The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-09
SALOON LAW BEATEN.
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was notified to take the wagon and get
out after O'Brien and bring him BY
force to the Council chamber. Fred
Bradley, the night desk man, was ord
cred into the search with positive in
structions not to return without the
alderman and in the meantime the mem
bers of the Council stood about discuss
ing the display Of spite that the mayor
was showing. Time and again the
mayor called the police office to per-
sonally direct the search, but O'Brien
failed to- show in. He had disappeared.
The first tidings Of O'Brien came nearly
half an hour later when bradley re-
ported to the Council that he had
been seen and had started toward the
city hall. Scholey directed Bradley to
90 out and bring the alderman by force
but the Council waited in vain for no
| O 'Brien came After the first warning
Stunned all his favorite haunts and had
taken to the high timber. The mem
bers Of the Council recognized the fact
that the presence of O'Brien was not
necessary and urged that the meeting
proceed, but the mayor declared: g II
we are going to stick to the law IN
some things we must stick to them in
ALP and the search for o 'Brien went
on. A few of the members of the
Council slipped out to a nearby refresh
ment place and had bite and AMP,
but o 'Brien did not show In and the
officers did not return. Finally after
waiting for more than half an hour the
mayor consented to call the aldermen
together long enough to allow the labor
bills. Once or twice some Of the alder
men attempted to break in with other
business, but all got the same answer
from the chair. "Not till we get
O 'Brien." There was nothing else to
do but adjourn and that the Council did
till Friday evening It is just possible
that the alderman from the First ward
will still be absent and it may be a
difficult thing for the mayor to compel
his presence If such is the fact the
business of the city may have to wait
until the differences between the men
are patched up.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
motion to- grant the license for the
saloon was never put by the mayor
or voted by the Council, the mayor mott
fed the clerk after the enforced ad-
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the license carried and the matter so
appears on the records Of the clerk.
Clerk Harrington admits that he never
heard the motion put and while he has
made the record in keeping with the
order Of the mayor he has declined to
attest any license under the ruling until
ordered to do so by the Council. 1t is
evident that the friends of the saloon
on Rowland avenue are determined to
carry the point regardless Of the wishes
Of the Council, but it is not thought
that a majority Of the members of the
body will stand for such high handed
methods to save the saloon 1t is just as
cerain that if the saloon attempts to
continue in business under the action Of
the mayor that the proprietors Of it
will be promptly arrested and forced
to answer charges of selling liquor with
out license
The ordinance for the putting of a
portion Of the west end of Prairie
avenue into the saloon district did not
come up, but big remonstrance against
such action was presented and there
seems to be little reason to believe that
the ordinance will ever be taken up as
it looks certain that it will fail of pas
sage.
Three saloon licenses were not taken
up by the Council and as they expired
at midnight last night it is possible that
grave complications will arise if an eff
fort is made to grant them at any
future meeting.