The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-16
COUNCIL DEMANDS THAT
POLICE enforce LAWS
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yery short. Councilman Curtis stat
"a that while the resolution did not
perhaps embody his own views, new
ertheless that he was in the council
representing one Of the largest wards
in the city, and that his constituents
did demand such an enforcement OF
the laws, Mr., Curtis also said that
the resolution was favored by the
better class OF saloon men, Unless
all signs fail this resolution Is going
to have an effect, despite the belief
Of some that such a matter is merely
"fooling,e Councilman Wilson was
not fooling when he seconded the
resolution, and il the members OF the
police commission had been present
they would not have thought Coun-
Gilman Belland was fooling when he
poured vitriolic wrath on their heads,
as there no communication here
from the police eommissionT he
asked.
~The police commissioners did is
sue communication" explained the
city auditor, "but it was not address
ed to any one in particular. It was
given to the press and has been pub
Ilished."
This was the communication print"
ed in the Astorian week or so ago,
wherein the police commissioners
did not want the officers TO peek
over transoms or through key holes"
and so on.
Eyes" said Councilman Belland.
81 read it. II Barnum was alive he
would want to look up the men who
prepared that communication-which
wasn't addressed to any one in par
ticular." Then Mr. Belland picked up
his sledge hammer.
81 don't know where you would GO
to find two other men cute enough to
write such a communication-but a;
long as il wasn't addressed to any
i. one in particular suppose we haven
anything to do with it" Thereupor
Mr.. Belland sat down with the air o
, man who Is leaving something un
! said which he would like very muei
to say.
] 1t is known that the attitude o
the council, generally speaking, i
not to try to nail the lid" dow
It tight on the town, but to teach a re
ie spect for law and decency, and t
is raise the laws from the mud wher
y thew have been trampled. Probabl
the attempt of the men who had bee
running the "Owl" saloon to secur
e license Immediately after their ex
+ perience in police court could no
e. have come at a more opportune tim
+ to illustrate the apparent attitude 0
the new council-and the attitud
that has always been held by Coun
e cilmen Stangeland, Belland and per
= haps one or two others.
q The two men who had been run
ming the "Owl" saloon had mad
their application for license, a
! heretofore told in the Astoriar
I" They did not even shut up their sa
y loon, though their license had bee
revoked, but apparently were ST
premely and audaciously confden
that the license would be granted, a
long as they asked for it.
y But yesterday they decided to with
u draw their application, and they ash
~ " ed for their S4OO back. The cit
. treasurer properly refused it, sayin
it was up to the council to refun
- money, if it was to be refunded. Th
~ question was under discussion la
- night and the money will doubles
- be refunded in due course Of tim
:" after the next meeting when their al
plication will be refused, despite til
fact they have withdrawn it.
" Councilman Curtis remarked thi
d. he felt it was the opinion of his co
>" leagues that the "Owl" license shoul
= not be granted, if the withdrawal
the application had not been put j
= "You bet it won't" muttered OF
70 councilman.
! at won't be granted" said anothe
J with an air Of fnality.
Z When certain section of the tow
Z ceases to try "to dictate the affairs
I the city," as one city official put
! yesterday, probably the whole S
I loon and gambling questions will g
Z on much more smoothly.
I OTHER BUSINESS.
The application Of the Athlet
! Club for an arc light at Eleventh al
J Exchange was granted, but the a
: nouncement was made by one Of II
I streets committee that ut will be Il
! last one granted this year" TV
o4La. ,oc1;cat;one for iiOhts were r