Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-28
Council Bluffs
FIX HOURS FOR POOL HALLS
Limit is 1890 O'clock Week Days
Except on Saturdays.
ONLY AFTERNOONS ON SUNDAY
Feature thai Loser May Not Pay for
the whole Game Eliminated
Morgan Votes Against
ordinance.

Pool halls OF Council Bluffs must now
close every week day night except Saturday
at 1890 O'Clock. On Saturdays the doors
may be kept open until midnight. on Sun
days between the hours of / and 6 .. m,
the tables are open to patrons but not
later.
This is the extent Of the regulation of
the halls included in the ordinance passed
Monday after long discussion and a con-
sideration OF the regulation problem in de-
tail. A feature of the ordinance when
first introduced that the loser In a game
should not be made TO pay for the game
thus eliminating every gambling feature.
was stricken out.
As originally introduced. the ordinance
provided for closing every night at 10
o'clock and all day Sunday.
Long Argument Made.
For three hours the councilmen listened
patiently to the arguments on behalf and
against the ordinance. Those speaking
for the ordinance or some measure pro-
viding strlcter regulation of the pool
halls were Harry Curtis. general secre-
tary of the Young Mems Christian assoc
citation who led the cohorts opposed TO
the pool halls: DR.. o. o. Smith, pastor
of the First Congregational church; Rev.
Marcus p. Mcclure. pastor of the First
Presbyterian church; Rev. r. A. Case,
pastor of the First Baptist church; o.
j. McManus, former county superin-
tendent OF schools; DR.. j.. L. Poston,
Rev. J. M. Williams, pastor of Broad
way Methodist church; W. II. Killpack,
member of the Board OF Education.
Appearing on behalf Of proprietors of
the pool halls were Attorneys Emmett
I 1~RAl,.r 4 ID NHF,1Al 80 -
Harrison. On behalf of the pool hall
owners IT was commended the closing of
their places at 10 o'clock on week nights
and all day on Sunday meant bankruptcy
for them and practically confiscation of
their equipment valued at between
5000 and S25. 900.
The arguments advanced in behalf OF
the passage of the ordinance were sub
stantially the same as those presented
at the time the ordinance was introduced.
Mayor Maloney did not take part in
the discussion beyond advancing the
opinion that as the pool hall owners paid
! license TO the city they were entitled
| to fair treatment at least.
A petition from residents of the west
| ern part of the city for the assignment
of a policeman for that district from 6
p. m. to 6. a. m. was referred to the
committee Of the whole.
A complaint from residents on Avenue
A in the western part of the city relative
TO the lack of lights was after consid-
cradle discussing referred to the COM
mittee on fire and light.
New saloon permits were granted Hans
Clausen, 1920 West Broadway; Il. A
Michel. 1913 South Main street; and S
h. MeCluggage, 1872 South sixth street.
Mayor sends In Veto.
The council passed the ordinance in
troduced a week ago practically taking
from the hands of Mayor Mallory al
control of the street department which
is now under his appointment. The mayor
at once read a veto of the ordinance ano
the council reconsidered It's vote whereby
1t was passed and the subject will come
UP later for further discussion.
The sum OF 500 was appropriated fol
the relief of Mrs. George Wilson, widow
of an officer of the Council Bluffs %
lice force who was shot while on duty
two years ago.