Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-03
CITY COUNSEL REFUSES Ill
CENSE TO oUT-oF-TowN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SA-
LOOMS GRANTED LICENsE-
cow ORDINANCE TABLED.

Our city dads held session OF
council last night. and although un-
used to doing anything OF the sort
for two months--and rather out OF
managed to do considera-
bic business, which was principally
negative in its character.
For example. they did nothing
with the COW ordinance. and the
cows can continue TO wander in and
out OF our front door yards, in n
perfectly law-abiding and legal man
ner. The COW industry, I'm other
words, is still protected Then
home Industries were otherwise pro-
tected by refusing the applications
OF the Jung Brewing company OF
Cincinnati and the l.. Hoster Asso-
ciated Brewing companies OF Column
bus, o., for wholesale licenses In
this city. or course the council
would not be guilty knocking against
cows, because we need milk. and the
brewery fellows can keep their old
beer In Cincinnati and Columbus
These remarks are injected here, In
order TO help the reader understand
the councils mental attitude in the
case.
granted-just to make the number
lucky-there having been fifteen APP
plications; the two turned down be-
ing I. l.. Cohen OF the Patton House.
and j. Baker of Bluefield avenue.
This latter part OF the councils ac-
ton seems TO have been made fam
lily affair. for Baker is the father-in-
law of Cohen. 1t is clear that the
Dads" wish to break up a tendency
toward the liquor business in fam
lilies. At least 1t isn't clear that
there was much OF any thing else in
the reason line tied to the tail OF
this canning
The payroll for January and Feb
ruary. amounting to $87905 was al
lowed
The January report OF paving
committee was adopted, excepting
items of c.. f. McCary. Geo. II. Hill
and Assistant Engineer Thomas. The
latter was let out, and his name will
not appear on the payroll next
time
The finance committees bills, paid
out of general fund, were allowed.
Engineer HIS bill for special
work in addition to his regular work
as city engineer was not allowed.
Same way with Engineer Thomas. A
petition for larger water mains I'm
the eastern end Of the North Side
was referred to the fire committee
Petition will probably be acted upon
favorably.
A petition asking council to apply
rules for fire limit construction to
that portion of Pulaski street recent
ly burned out, referred to building
committee Desire to prevent in
iamable material going into exterior
construction Of new buildings cause
OF petition.
Petition asking for lights on Will
lIams street referred to light com
mittee
Building permits granted 20 Sarah
Kaufman, to erect building on
Princeton avenue to cost $4,000:
Union News company, on property
OF Norfolk and western railway. t.
erect a building; G T Ross to build
cottage on Bedford street: w. r.
Alexander TO move a building ON
Monroe street; permit TO roof
building on Pulaski street, owned
by A. Black, refused permit TO buli5
near to the Superior Supply compo-
ny's plant, shop. granted to the
No folk and Western railway: per
NIT fer the enlargement Of the de-
pot OF the latter company granted.
Report Of chief Of police and the
recorder for month Of January was
read rs follows.
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