Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-09-09
lcEUEN GRILLS
MAYOR SCALLON
harges Violation of Law in Grant
ing Liquor Licenses.

he council session opened perfect
eaeeful and serenely last evening,
as 1t progressed one matter after
Their was interjected into the pro-
iings until things began to sizzle,
finally to boil, and when Council
McEuen arose from his chair
the council chamber, aggravated
Ruse the mayor had cast his bal
and decided a measure upon which,
council were at a deadlock, and
oh McEuen considered unjust and
opposed-when he arose and
/: There has been a matter
big on under this administration
had not intended calling at
lion to until now, but l am going
o so, now that things have shaped
mselves as they have. What
BIT to call attention to is the
ter of granting licenses to saloons
hout an action of the council.
have a license committee, but
committee is never permitted to
slider the granting or renewal of
of these licenses, and here the
err day when one was granted to
o. X. saloon, the council was not
h permitted to take a vote up
it. ! am getting tired of this
man power, and think that it
uld be stopped, and gentlemen of
council l at this time make a
ion that the saloon license
nted to the o. X. saloon be re-
ed" Things had ceased to siz-
and boil and were at a white
and from that time on until
adjournment of the session word
mishes between Councilman Nc
n and the mayor were frequent
warm.
he war of words between the
Eor and the councilman had its
lin in a remote way in the vote
en- by the council on the verdict
sented by the board of arbitrator
reference to the Mrs. Teresa
ham and Taylor brothers build
!, both of which had been dam
b by fire. The arbitrators in these
IS had found the buildings dam
d to a certain per cent. found
they had been repaired in viola
to a notice given by the chief
the fire department, and finally
ided that the buildings should
permitted to remain on Sherman
ct. the Graham building for a
and the Taylor brothers build
until the expiration of the lease,
CHI occurs in 1910. This decision
he arbitrators was satisfactory to
owners of the buildings and they
agreed to its terms in writing.
puncilman Bodler maintained that
saloon men had no binding lease
he building. and so did McEuen.
ger Wearne who appeared for
firm explained that they had had
but that it had been burned in
fire. Bodler wanted to make
ion accepting and placing on file
verdict of the arbitrators save
part applying to the Taylor
ding City Attorney Mcfarland
ained that they could not go
of the award of the arbitrators,
nothing could stem the tide and
Her finally framed his motion.
II came to a vote. Ransimer,
dt, McEuen and Bodler voted In
pr of the motion, and Sullivan.
llian, the new couneilmen. Hedal
Bedell against it. That made it
essary for the mayor to cast the
ding vote and he also voted
inst It. and the motion was lost.
Wearae then arose, and said that
firm deserved renewal of its II
se for three months. Bodler OPP
It. and so did McEuen. and q
ion was made by Bodler that
nse be not granted the firm. Be
1t was placed to a vote, Mr..
rne arose and asked the council
to permit their feelings on the
ious question TO influence them
asting their vote on this subject.
he was cut on sharp by McEuen
Ing for the question, and by the
ement that he had heard all the
ussiOn he cared to listen to upon
subject A vote upon the ques-
resulted in a deadlock just as
ad on the question before. the
filmen voting the same, and in
ing a deciding vote the mayor
q in the negative and this motion