The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-06
Rowland Ave. Saloon License Fl
naIIy Passed by City Council
After Butter Fight
BRING IN BIG PETITIONS
Victory for the Saloon Element is Won
After Bitter Tirade on the Part
of Members of the Council
Funds Get a Boost

The saloon element Of the Common
Council had triumph on Monday
evening and as a result of this triumph
Ameche and LaMacchia will open a
saloon at 213 Rowland avenue this
morning or as soon as they can get
the fixtures in place The two Italians
who were twice refused license by the
Council now have the document ready
for framing and they will lose no time
getting started in business. The vic
tory of the saloon element in the
Council was by narrow margin of one
vote. The matter was brought up in
the way of a petition signed by BOB
italian citizens Of the city headed by
the pastor of the Italian Catholic
church. In the petition the petitioners
laid great stress on the fact that the
Italians needed place for congregat-
ing in the Fourth and Fifth wards and
insisted that the refusal of the Council
to grant the license was a discr1mina-
ton against the people of that nation
atty in the city. Then followed a
bitter TRADE by Alderman Thomassen
which was supposed to be defense of
the saloon business and the Italian peo-
pie, but which was in reality roast
on the Civic Federation. When the
question was put to vote two Of the
alderman who had voted against the
saloon at the last test, vote,4 in favor
Of the license and it was granted by
vote Of to 7. The vote in favor
Of the license was Alderman Pirsch,
qully, Thomassen, Disch, -onend John
Wade, George r. Wade and Willems,
while those voting against it were AL
dermen O.Brien, Timme, Marlatt, Hig-
ley, Simons. Swift and Schultz.
The mayor declared the motion car
ried amidst the greatest rejoicing
among the men who had been fighting
for the granting of the license.
Alderman Schultz took occasion to
say that he hoped the saloon would be
carried on better at the new location
than it was at the cd and the mayor
gave his personal guarantee that it
would.
This was the only really important
matter to come before the Council. The
weather was 50 hot that the members
Of the Council had a desire to get away
and discussions were curtailed as much
as possible. The city treasurer s re-
port was interesting in that it showed
| +bo+ +bopo ,roe n bo1onoo of Yooro +J,o,,
| $S7 900 in the bank to the credit of
the city. This was due to the pay.
ment Of the saloon licenses. The re-
port showed that there was an over
draft in one account that of the streets
and alleys department and notwith-
Estanding the fact that $4,000 had been
added to this fund from Lne amount
collected for saloon licenses it showed
an overdraft Of 1923. 1t is evident
that the street work this year is go
ing to be great luxury to the city
as can be seen by the fact that there
is already an overdraft in this fund
The matter Of passing the ordinance
providing for a Park Commission was
laid over in order to give the Council
a chance to consider the ordinance
further. The members of the Council
accepted the invitation of Mrs G.. A.
Yule to make trip to Racine on next
Sunday to lock over the parks Of that
city and see what has been done by
the commission there and all. action on
the ordinance will be laid over until
after this trip.
Miss Anna Riley, Mrs. Anna stahl
Mrs. Julia B. Griffith and Esther Nc.
CURE fled claims against the city for
falling off the bridge on Prairie avenue
west of the city few nights ago and
the matter was referred to the commit
tee on claims.
The remainder of the session of the
Council was given over to the discus
sion of routine business nothing of an
important nature being taken up.