The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-01-01

to lay Spur Track on Water Street
Granted.
The board Of aldermen met in called
session yesterday afternoon 70 take
action on the report Of the special COM
mittee which had investigated the ap-
pIitations filed for liquor license, and
The repo7o Of that cOnIni.tcc which re
commended the granting Of license TO
81 saloons was adopted, the only Oppo
-itinn manifested at all being that Of
Alderman ". H. YOpp who registered
4 no" against every license for any
bar thar is within 200 feet Of a church,
and by Alderman W. L Yopp, who
voted against granting license 70
Rothgchild & Co.
The board vas called to order at $40
O'Clock. il the mayors office, by May
or WaddelI, and all the aldermen were
present. except Messrs. Moore and
King, who were by vote Of the board
EXCUSED for being absent Later Alder
man King entered and voted on the
liquor applications.
The report Of the committee recon-
mended the granting Of licenses to 81
salOons, under the conditions that all
immoral pictures be removed from the
saloons, 40 women be allowed to buy
liquor or TO drink liquor on the premi-
ses and that no liquor be sold to
minors Alderman O'Brien said that
all the objections that had been raised
against certain parties had been with
drawn and that no objections existed
against the granting Of any Of the Ii
censes recommended.
Alderman w. II. Yopp said thai a Il
previous meeting OF the board, the
mayor had commented on the pronis
cOus granting of licenses and that Aid
erman OBrien himself had referred TO
the existence Of ceTaain diSOrderly Sa
looms; he also asked about the law re
2arding the proximity OF saloons to
churches.
Alderman O'Bricn quoted Chief OF
Police Williams az saying that the re-
Gently enacted law prohibiting the sale
Of liquor TO women had had splendid
effect. and that the order in saloons had
been exceptionally good. He said that
this law was the work OF the board
of aldermen and not OF the Ministerial
Association and he thought the board
should have credit for it
Mayor Waddeli remarked that he did
not want to appear egOisucal, but the
hair itself had suggested the law.
Alderman Price spoke Of the near
ness of certain salOunS to churches,
and said under his Interpretation Of the
laws, this was prohibited.
City Attorney Bellanly said he con-
sdcred il optional with the board, ac-
c0rding TO the acts of 1905, whether
such licenses should be granted or not.
tlermau ". II. YOpp said he con-
sidered it mandatory. not TO license sa-
loons within 200 feet Of a church, and
he asked To be registered as voting
against every application Of any saloon
within that distant
The names of all the applicants We're
then read by the city clerk and treas
ROthSchild & Co. was reached and
Alderman W L. YOpp objected TO this
name, ON accOun. of the way the firm
had acted toward The Morris Distilling
Co
Whun TTuelOVe'S name was reached
on the list. there was some question
regarding the recently published report
Of his beinG indicted for shipping liquor
into prohibition territory. The case has
not been tried and the board considered
il right that he be given the license
There were no objections and after the
entire ls1 had been read, the lst as
whole was voted on and passed This
licenses 81 retail saloons and one dis
IilbeIy for the six months, Jan. 1st, to
June 1st, these being in addition to
three wholesale houses already Ii
Censed.
Alderman O'Brien asked unaniOmuS
consent 1Or awarding the contract for
the opening of Dickinson street to Cap
Tain E. G. Parmele ~ 81 900. The mo-
ton was carried
The Armour Packing Co.. was given
permission to run a spur track from
the property which that company ex-
poets to purchase from the Willard Bag
and Manufacturing Co, between Dock
and Market
The board then at $50 adjourned.
The following were granted liceses:
SeFubpropT BTNS All north Front