The daily sentinel., 1909-04-14

II was "A most important meeting
of the city council. Ii was the last
regular meeting of the present board
OF aldermen and Mayor Wentworth.
Next Monday evening the , present
council Will adjourn sine die and the
new administration headed by James
H. Lee as mayor will take up the
reins of the city government.
Naturally a great amount of busi-
ness was transacted last night. When
the council opened there were six of
the eight aldermen present. A little
later Alderman Boyer arrived and
an hour after the session had opened
Alderman A. p. Drew. who had been
called to the country on professional
work. came in and took his seat.
Attracted by the promise of some
excitement over the effort to be made
by the saloon men 10 get a renewal
of their licenses there was large
crowd of spectators in attendance.
All the chairs in the city hall were
filled and some twenty or thirty men
stood up all during the session. In
all there were about ninety citizens,
! including the officials, in attendance.
The editor of the Morning yellow
who yesterday in his sheet attempted
to incite the anti-saloon people to
mob violence by publishing wild stor
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that there was grave danger of the
saloon men securing renewal of the
| licenses at the meeting last night.
was very much in evidence. He Sc
cured a seat as prominent as that of
1.-THE mayors and did all in his power
to keep attention centered on his
noble parsonage all during the even
J ing. He was hoping for trouble so
! that he could have something to
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anxious that the council would renew
the licenses so that he could turn
loose the carrion crows of villifica-
tion this morning. He also had an
idea that he might be able to have
something started" among some of
his close allies who were present at
the meeting. should the council grant
the license. Ever and anon he was
conferring with Lacy McClintock who
was reclining on a table in the rear
of the room or some other of his
most ardent supporters. Notes We're
passed clear across the hall and sly
and knowing winks were handed
about. But it was too bad, the yell
lows editor was sorely disappointed
as The Sentinel announced yesterday
he would be. The shrieks of the
Yellow yesterday morning and the
Ipuny actions of It's editor last night
lonly caused amusement. II was an
awful blow to the gentleman when
the application of the licenses was
defeated and the opportunity for
making "d-n good dope" was gone.
After the reading of the minutes
by City Clerk Conley petitions were
taken up. A number of residents
asked for an arc light at the intersec-
tion of West Rood avenue and Spruce
street. The petition was tabled.
Then from the various saloons OF
the city applications for renewals OF
licenses for a period of six months
from April Ia to October II, were
read by the city clerk. Each license
application was accompanied by the
necessary bond.
Mayor wentworth then announced
that If any citizen present desired to
address the council on the matter OF
the licenses or any other matter he
would gladly hear from them at this
time. He desired to give all sides a
hearing. In spite of the fact that
there were numerous citizens present
bitterly opposed to the renewal Of
the licenses not one of them availed
himself of this offer of the mayor
Evidently the citizens present be
lieved that the council would do IT!
duty in the matter without needing
: any addresses.
Then Alderman Hudson movet
that the applications be referred ts
the license committee. By vote o
3 to 4. this motion, which was sec
onded by Alderman Boyer. carried