Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-28
TAKES SALOON LAWYER FROM
GALLERY TO ADVISE COUNCIL
MONDAY NIGHT.
FIRST ACTION WOULD
HAVE CLOSED SALOONS
Psenicka Hastens to Withdraw Reso-
luton, and Withdraws it Three
Times to Make sure-Action on Per-
mits is Deferred Until Thursday
Nisht-Want Northup Here Badly.

In its anxiety to help the twelve sa-
looms of the city that are without per-
mits to do business next year the city
council Monday night came near slip
ping one over on the saloonists. A sa.
loon lawyer from the gallery, seeing
the muss the council was making I'M
Willingly for the saloons, volunteered
to advise the body. Psenicka, who had
moved to defer further action on the
saloon permits until the last night of
the year, fastened to withdraw his
resolution, and to make sure he with
drew it three times in rapid succession.
Psenicka's first motion was that
when the council adjourned it adjourn
to meet on Friday night, Dec. 81. Clark
was not in favor of this for he said
that if the council failed to get thru
with its business on that night there
would be no way of postponing the
meeting for further action.
Psenicka stuck for the 31st however.
saying that there were matters that
the council needed advice on from the
city solicitor, and it was not known
just when Mr.. Northup can be dis
charged from the hospital and reach
the city. Psencka wanted to put off
the action just as long as possible in
order to have the city solicitor present.
So far there had been nothing said
by any one that would indicate to an
outsider unfamiliar with the business
expected to come up as to just what
these important matters were thar
needed SO much legal advice. The fact
that the gallery was peopled almost
exclusively by saloon owners and bar
tenders might have given an inkling
as to the nature of the business to
come up.
The motion of Psenicka prevailed.
and the Fifth ward councilman then
moved that the consideration of all res
buttons before the council be deferred
until the :1st
Bradford Then Takes a Hand.
Then T. F. Bradford, representing
several OF the saloonists whose permits
have not been granted, took a hand
He told the council members that he
thought they needed some advice, anc
called their attention to the fact thai
action on the permits on the 31st would
mean that the action could not be GER
titled to the county auditor on the day
following, nor could the licenses be
paid, and there would be danger, an6
legally too, that the saloon stocks
probably valued at $4,000, could be
seized and the places closed up.
Psenicka hurried to Withdraw hi!
last motion, once, twice, thrice, ant
Herman withdrew his second
Psenicka then moved to reconsider
the motion to adjourn, and it carried
Gregory dissenting.
Psenicka then moved to meet Thurs
day night Dec. 80, and this wa.
adopted.
Northup Wanted Badly.
No one will have a heartier welcome
back to the city than City Solicitor F
e. Northup and the greeting he vii
receive on the part of some member
of the council promises to be effusive
One member of the council said Mon
day night before the meeting that h
would not vote on the saloon permit
at all until a written opinion was give
on the legality by the city attorney.
Another member said that he wou
not vote for over ten saloons at tn
outside, no matter who owned then
and five would suit him better.