Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-31
COUNCIL MEETS BIZ
TAKES No ACI|ON
;AUcUs DEVELOPS THAT MEN,
RERS ARE UP IN THE AIR ON
SALOON QUESTION.
MAYOR WOULD CUT OUT
ALL BREWERY SALOONS
announces That He Will Not Issue Ii
eenses on Resolutions Already Passed
-Saloonists Advised to Move Stocks
From Buidinss-counci Meets
Again This Afternoon.

The city council met Thursday night
IN adjourned session, for the purpose
of fixing things up for the saloons that
they may operate next year. but failed
70 accomplish anything. Psenicka pre-
vented three resolutions, which were
adopted, and within five minutes after
being called to order the council ad-
iourned until this afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Psenickas motions We're that when
The council adjourned it meet at
o'clock today, and that all resolutions
before the council be deferred until
this afternoon. He then moved to adj
journ.
Caucus Late in Afternoon.
A caucus of the council members
was held beginning at o'clock Thurs
day afternoon, when il was hoped that
everything could be cut and dried tor
the evening meeting.
The caucus, however, showed that the
members were up in the air on the sa-
loon question, and that no one knew
Just what 10 do or how 10 act. Advice
from the city solicitor did not appear
10 clarity the atmosphere 10 any great
extent, and before the meeting was
over the county attorney was sent for.
Mayor Would Gust Brewery Saloons.
The mayor announced al the caucus
Of being IN favor. in reducing the num-
Der OF saloons 10 twelve 10 do away
with the saloons operated by breweries,
Or commonly referred TO as brewery
saloons. These are eight in number,
and all but one are within the number
that are yet without any permission to
do business during the coming year.
The Schoenhofen Brewing Company
operates four of these saloons, known
as the Pilgrim bar. the NanBuskirk or
Did Muelhaupt saloon on South Third
avenue: Carl Sleinmayer's place. on
South Center street, and the Wenger
place on May street. The Des Moines
Malt Company operates the other four
which comprise the two Brewer saloons
corner of Main and Third avenue and
corner Of Third avenue and Nevada;
the McGoogan saloon on North First
avenue and the Wellington bar on
West Main.
viii Not License on Resolutions.
LII CpLi4EEN4Dll WIKI Tie u-SCuSSt Oll O44
an action 10 rescnd the resolutions
already adopted which include the
three Clifford saloons, the Van Busllirl
place, and the two Schulz & Wetzstein
saloons, the mayor announced that he
would not issue licenses on the resolu-
lions. The resembling of this action on
the resolutions is the one large bugaboo
before the council and the one thing
that the six members who voted for
them are particularly interested in.
Upon the action 20 rescind rests the
interesting procedure of bringing the
matter before the grand jury, which
would more than likely mean that the
six members of the council, and the
mayor, would be indicted.
Plan to Rescind Resolutions.
The caucus finally resolved itself into
a program for the resembling OF the
resolutions. which all .he members ii
seems are now agreed should he done
and the revocation was to be acted
upon al the night meeting. City So
licitor Northup, however claimed tina,
he had not had time TO prepare the
resolution, and no action was taken
Only Twelve For Clark.
Mr.. Clark, of the First ward, an
nounced before the caucus that he
would not vote for more than twelve
saloons Hull councilman-at Large
had previously stated that he would
not vote for more than ten, and that
five would suit him better. Clark want
ed 10 know what would be the effect
on the council of the mayors action
in refusing to issue licenses on tn
resolutions Mr.. Clark could not ses
how the council could be held for ar
action in which the motive was not
realized on.
County Attorney Egermayer, who, in
the meantime, had been called into the
caucus, said that the mayors action
would make no difference whatever If
what the council had done. He cited
Dubuque case in which the mem
bers of the council had voted TO raise
their salaries beyond the legal limit
and yet never drew the extra amount
The council claimed it was not guilty
of an Illegal act SO long as the mem
bers had not profited by it. The SUI
preme court, however, ruled otherwise
Statements Do Not Jbe.
At the caucus City Solicitor Northul
told the council that the county at
torney had agreed to the witildiT aaai 9
the. permanent injunctions already is
sued, and the dismissal of the litiga
ton against the Clifford saloons.
AS this statement was not what mem
bers Of the council had understood a
the situation, County Attorney Eyer
mayer was called into the caucus. TIL
county attorney was asked about tn
situation and said that he had Away
insisted, and still insisted, that he has
nothing whatever to do, nor could h
have. in stopping the litigation alread
pending, and that the cases woul
have to take their natural course. TIL
county attorney quoted the law to tn
effect that only twelve saloons coul
be conducted in this city, and suggeste
that the twelve should be run by ney
owners, if the saloons and the city wan
to stop additional litigation, and the
only when the owners of the building
had filed sufficient abatement bond
that would prevent any recurrence G
the nuisances complained OF.
Adjourn to Caucls This Morning.
When adjournment was taken it wa
agreed to meet in caucus at o'cloc
this morning, and take some action i
deciding on who were to operate tn
twelve saloons next year When thi
morning came. however. the member