Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-01-18
SALOON LICENSE RAISED. :.
License Now $3.50 -FIatner Applica-
tiOn Again Denied.

tion Again Denied.
The city council had two regular
meetings this week, one on Tuesday
evening and another on Wednesday
evening.
The Tuesday evening meeting was
the second regular meeting of the
new council.
After the usual preliminaries, City
Attorney Ormond filed a report stat
ing that he had been unable to affect
any settlement with j. H. Peterson
relative to the damage sustained by
L. j. Schlattman by the killing of a
horse in the sewer trench at E. j..
Jones's residence. After discussion,
motion was passed that J. FL. Peter
son be required to appear before the
council next Tuesday evening to
show cause why his license should not
be revoked, and all the parties in in
terest be subpoenaed as witnesses.
President Watzke announced the
appointment of the following COM
mittees:-
Finance and Purchasing-Lund Law
Ter, Gutter.
Sidewalks-Lawler, Lund, Gutter.
Streets-Guter, Lund, Lawler.
F. A. Mullen made application for
the appointment as city weighmaster
for two years: he to received ten per
cent of the receipts as his compensa-
tion. The prosposition was accepted.
The matter of raising the liquor
license was then taken up. Alderman
Lund moved that the license remain
as it was. Remarks were then made
by the various members of the coun-
Gil, and also by Max Trantow and
Phillip Dohm. Alderman Lawler then
seconded the motion, which was vot-
ed on and lost, the ayes being Lund
and Lawier, and the nays, Gutter and
Watzke.
The application of THE TRIBUNE
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and to publish the city official notices
at two thirds the legal rate was re-
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Wednesdays Meeting
The Wednesday evening meeting
was primarily for the purpose of act
ing on the application of Martin Flat
ner for liquor license.
Before the application was taken up,
Alderman Gutter moved that the license
be fixed at $3.50 for this year, but the
motion received no second and was
dropped.
The council then took up other
business, and elected Alderman Law
ler as president. Two ballots
were necessary, On first Lund receiv-
ing one vote, Lawler two, and Gutter
one; and on the second vote Lund re-
ceiyed one and Lawler three. hi.
The application of Mike Ryan for
street commissioners was read, and as
it was the only application, the ballot
was about to be taken when John
Flynn stated that he wished to make
application, asd the matter was held
open while Mr.. Flynn prepared his
application.
Meanwhile the applications of Wal
ter Borrill and Iver Hanson for ap-
pointment as assessor were read, and
the ballot taken resulted in a tie. A
second ballot was taken with the same
result, and it was then agreed to lay
the matter over.
The ballot was then taken on street
commissioner and this was also q tie.
A second ballot gave Ryan three votes
and Flynn one, and Mr.. Ryan was
declar ed elected.
The application of Martin Fiatner
for liquor license was read, and dis
cussed. Alderman Lund moved that
the application be granted, which was
seconded by Alderman Lawler. On
roll call Alderman Lund and Lawler
voted aye and Gutter and Watzke nay,
and the motion was declared lost.
Alderman Lawler then moved to re-
consider the application and take it
up at the next meeting, which was
seconded by Alderman Lund. On roll
call, Alderman Lawler and Lund vot-
ed for the motion and Gutter and
Watzke against, and this motion was
declared lost.
An informal request was received !
from the Great Northern Railway Co. /
that the council set price for con-
Meeting with the saver. On motion,
the price was set at $500. Alderman
Lund voted against the motion, as he
believed such connection would
save the city the cost of putting in a
flush tank. The sum of $500 was the
amount recommended by Engineer
Wolff. !
Alderman Gutter then renewed his
motion to raise the liquor license to