The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-06
Wednesday, April 3, 1907.

The council, at the appointed hour,
was called to order by the mayor,
The ordinance for the issuing OF
bonds for draining the city was read
to the council by Attorney Griffin,
and on motion was adopted and or
dered advertised.
Attorney Walton Shields, for the
late Merchants and Planters Bank,
came before the council and offereu
to compromise the city bank taxes
Nor 1905 on a settlement of so percent.
Councilmen Robertshaw and Will
czinski opposed the settlement on the
ground that if the city was not en-
titled to it, they did not want it; but
if it was, they wanted the whole tax.
Attorney Shields then argued the
equity of the settlement before the
council. On motion the compromise
was rejected by a unanimous vote
The liquor petition of J. J. Ryan
was presented to the council and ask
ed that it be granted Attorney Cash
in argued against the granting of the
petition on the grounds that the pet
ton asks for the granting of the Ii
cense to James Joseph Ryan and
Fannie Ryan, and for this fact wo-
man being a partner of the firm it
was his opinion that it was violation
nf od ct n,c1o
ture. He also gave other grounds
against the granting of the license
Mr. Cashin was asked by Council
man Wilczinski what penalty is pre-
scribed by the state for a councilman
to grant the license if wrong. Attor-
ney Cashn said he knew of none, but
no representative of the people
should act on any question for fear
of punishment or hope of reward, but
the law and facts before them should
be their guide in such matters.
Attorney Watson, attorney for Mr..
Ryan, argued the granting of the pc
tition before the council
After a few further remarks by Mr..
Cashin, motion was made to grant
the petition which carried.
Councilman Wilczinski moved that
it be granted and bond filed, accepted;
carried
The petition for liquor license for
Salvador Grego was read and its is
suance objected to by Mr.. Ben
Hughes, and his objection was read
by the clerk. He then made state
ment that he simply opposed the
granting Of the petition because he
found it illegal and would oppose
others for the same cause.
Mr. Cashin then asked to be heard
for few minutes and in the course
of his talk asked the different mem
bers of the council if he would point
out to the clerk names counted in
the 3o5 names that were disqualified
thereby reducing the petition below
the required number of signers neces-
sary to grant it, would the council
agree to strike these names off the
list, provided the clerk agreed with
him that they were disqualified. In
answer to this, Councilmen Robert
shaw, Wilczinski. Smith and Vincent
said no. Councilmen Scruggs ara
Mcmahon said yes. Mr. Cashin then
said since it stood TO h. had
nothing further to say.
Mr.. Percy then appeared for Mr..
Salvador Gregg and held in the be-
ginning that the signing of a name.
the way a man signs it, in his opinion.
will be held legal
Mr.. Percy held that the obicl..sss
OF Mr.. Hughes to the granting ot the
petition was frivolous and asked the
granting of the petition.
On motion the petition was giant
ed aud bond accepted.
1t was ordered that bids be 1siser-
tised for publishing proceedings and
printing.
An election was held to select two
trustees of the public schools to take
the places of w. E. Hunt and a.