La Junta tribune., 1907-07-20
CITY esv.s,s.

session last Wednesday night from
Monday night, on account of being
unable to secure a quorum on the
regular meeting night. 1t was pas,
10 O'Clock before the council go,
down to business, Alderman Draper
being unable to break away from ar
important meeting of the school
board until that hour.
During the long wait G. VI. Dam.
eron appeared before the council
and made talk favoring the grant.
ing Of saloon license to Curran &
Cadman. He stated that the allie
CATION had been made that there
was saloon trust" in La Junta.
He was well aware Of the fact that
all of the saloon men in this city were
getting rich. but as Mr.. Jones. the
owner of the building where it
was the intention to open the new
saloon. was one Of the heaviest tax
payers in La Junta. and in the event
OF the license being granted would
receive monty rental of 500 per
month, he thought he was entitled
to some consideration. Mr.. Damer-
on asserted that his clients would
conduct decent and orderly place.
comply with all the ordinances now
in force regulating saloons. and
hoped the council would take fav-
orable action upon the application
for a license.
As there was no quorum present
no action was taken. but as soon as
Mr.. Draper arrived the first busi-
ness taken up was the application for
license Of Curran & Cadman. 1t
was moved by Mapes and seconded
by Draper that the application be
denied. Mr.. Draper was opposed to
the granting of the license for the
reason that he thought such action
would be inimical to the best inter-
ests of the community, and made
the prophecy that additional saloons
would result in La Junta being
Rocky Fordized and placed in the
same dry town category as that
burg.
Alderman Daimler said that as
long as the town was engaged in
the business of licensing saloons he
was in favor of granting additional
licenses to any one who had the
price and would guarantee to con-
duct decent and orderly place.
Alderman Kirkpatrick was of the
same opinion. rhe vote resulted in
tie. as follows: For granting the
license. Daimler and Kirkpatrick;
against. Draper and Mapes.
Mayor Barr was called upon to
settle the tie and cast the deciding
vote in favor of granting the license
asked for Mayor Barr said that he
did not believe the city council had
the power to refuse to grant the !
license under the ordinance. citing |
the case of the city of La Junta vs..
C. w. Heath for peddling artesian
water without license. in support |
of his contention. Mr.. Heath appli- |
ed for a license under the ordinance
providing for the peddling of ar
tesian water. which was refused,
and thereafter was arrested and
fined eight times for peddling with
out a license. The county court de-
cided that the ordinance was un-
constitutional for the reason that its
provisions were arbitrary, and this
decision was sustained by the su-
preme court.
The petition of Frank Nixon, ct |
al. asking the council to grade
Second street, from Anderson av-
enue to the arroyo. and also to place /!
an arc light on the corner of Second
street and Maple avenue. was
granted.
Gerald Daimler. driver of the hose
wagon. requested the council to
grant him a lay-off of thirty days
with full pay. Considering the fact
that Mr.. Daimler has been on duty
for four straight years, day and
night. without days leave Of alb
sence. the requested was granted.
The bill of Mrs. Tyler. amounting
to SIS. for nursing a smallpox
patient was on motion laid on the
table.
Ordinance No. 176. compelling all