Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-28
GRIEVANCE Goes TO COURT
Council Bluffs Improvement Club
Writes Letter to Judge Green.
COMPLAIN AGAINST RoADHoUsE
Not only object 90 One Now in Exist
ence. bot say mere IL ReasOn to
Believe Another IL 20 Re
opened soon.

In accordance with a resolution adopted
last Tuesday evening at the meeting OF
the West Council Bluffs Improvement
club. President A.. c. Kellsr and Secretary
G. r. Sparks Of that organization yester-
day afternoon sent to Judge w. r. Green,
now presiding over the term OF the district
court in this city. a letter in which COM
plant is made Of the existence OF a road
house on North Thirty-seventh street and
the rumored opening Of q similar resort
In the near future on West Broadway near
Thirty seventh street.
The district grand jury will reconvene
on December I, and the letter II is stated,
was sent to Judge Green with the idea
that he might. II he deems IT advisable,
bring the alleged violations Of the law to
the attention Of that body.
The text e the letter follows:
70 the Hon. w. r.. Green. Presiding
Judge OF the District Court, Council
Bluffs. Ia.-Sir: May we, as residents,
stituting the membership of the West
Council Bluffs Improvement club, speaking
through the officials thereof, call your at
tention. AZ the honorable court to a sert-
Gus condition in this section OF the city,
in which its prosperity and the morals OF
the community at large are strongly In
For several years past It has been a
matter of common report. known to the
DInItI duNIOtllltEs LtdI n certain tHIHD-
lishment on Thirty-seventh street, con-
tiguous to the homes of a large number OF
respectable and law-abiding citizens, has
where men and vomen from our neighbor-
ing city have gathered from time to time
for purposes unknown to the personal
knowledge of any member OF the club.
II Is alleged also that the mulct laws of
the state have been violated, and liquors
sold to the patrons of the place, as shown
by evidence in the court of a Justice OF
the peace, Judge Greene. in this city;
The respectable people of the ~neighbor
hood have complained to this club about
the manner I'm which the place has been
conducted. and this club has notified the
proper authorities, constituting the police
ney. The police OF the city has not acted
in closing the establishment and the
county attorney wishes this club to furnish
Nhim with names of witnesses who will
testify to the violation of any law.
As certain violations of the law cannot
edge of a witness, unless he is a partici-
pant in the offense to which he testifies
you will see the request OF the county at
tOrney cannot be compiled with in the
very cases TO which common report gives
currency.
the honorable court. invoke the inquisi.
torial power of the law through the
sheriff or the county attorney, or such az
may be the proper official TO have the
offense cease, II such exist, and the place
closed permanently.
The former proprietress Of the place Is
on Broadway, west OF Thirty-sevent
street. which, as publicly announced, Il
to be used for hotel purposes. A prominent
citizen or resident Of Omaha. said to have
had large holdings in the red light dis
trict of that city, Is reported as having
mdde large purchases of real estate in OF
near the same nelghborhood for building
purposes, and a distinguished citizen o.
another city has remarked that that sec
ton of our city Is to be ''the cesspool o
Omaha
We. pray your honor for relief from
such a deplorable condition, as alleged
asking your honorable court to invoke tn
utmost powers of the state TO permanent.
suppress these and any future enterprises
OF similar character
With the greatest respect for your homo
and the high tribunal over which you pre-
yours. A. G. KELLAR,
President West Council Bluffs Improve
nfeht club.