Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-03
The Colored Saloon Keeper
Makes GoodH Check and
Board Orders Application
Certified to Council.
CITY ATTORNEY
REAPPOINTED
a Appointments to he Equal
Aed Between the Parties
on Salary Basis.

At a meeting of the board OF af.
fairs held last night at the city hall
much important busines WIS trans.
acted and the board did not adjourn
until 10 O'Clock.
One OF the most important actions
o. the board was the election OF a
city attorney. ID. f.. French was re-
elected TO the position and the ap.
pointment Will give general satisfac-
ticn, We think. Mr.. French has been
successful In winning several large
suits for the city recently and the
honor is worthily bestowed. The nom
nation was made by Commissioner
kahle who suggested that IN electinR
Mr.. French a Democrat TO this i'm
portant Office, the Republicans were
entitled to an additional policeman
IN order TO equallze the Offices on
the basis OF salary benefits. The
suggestion was reasonable and IL was
agreed that one Democratic police.
man be dropped July 18th aad a Re
publican be appointed in his place.
Mr.. Kahle reported the selection OF
horse for the fire department from
T.. b. Belcher at an agreed price OF
$2l2.5O. 1t was ordered that q war
rant be drawn on the treasurer In
Mr. Belche'r favor for that amount.
The application for a renewal OF
his saloon license by d. A. Fudge
TIC colored saloon-xeeper on Raleigh
street again came before the beard,
and 1t appearing that the check he
gave the treasurer for the en- .unt OF
license required by the city some
time ago, which was dishonored al
the time, had since been certified. II
was ordered that the matter be pass
ed up to the council for final action,
the board being a tie on the question
o: granting a permit.
The following ordinances passed
their final readings and were adopt
ed. An ordinance classifying the
police officers, and establishing re-
gulations for their government: an
ordinance prohibiting the placing OF
chairs or benches on the streets or
SIDEWALKS, obstructing the way OF
pedestrians; an ordinance providing
Tor an appropriation for city salar-
les; an ordinance creating the offices
OF seven patrOlmen ten nremen two
drivers city electrician and build
Ing Inspector; an ordnance provid-
ms 70 ra license OF s. a ewek or any
part thereof in the case OF vending
goods through games Of chance OF
tests OF skill.
a permit was granted J. G. Will
klns to erect $4,000 building on
Mercer street.
Licenses were granted 10 Bowling
Grocery Company restaurant. South
Bland street; M. G. Winston. hotel
Stuart street; J VI. Ray, hotel, Prin-
ceton avenue; Alex Hu1t, erryrgo-
round, South Bland street; G.. w.
Jones, restaurant, Bland street; c.
Poulus. Greek restaurant, Stuart
street. ~ ~
The matter OF granting a pool ta-
bic license to Miller e. Gilmore on
Raleigh street was again laid on the
table. The application Of Harry Holt
fci a restaurant license On Raleigh
street was also tabled.
A petition 70 rthe transfer OF the
liquor license OF G. +. Myors, doing
business on Blueheld avenue. 10 r.
f. i. Echols was granted aad the
transfer ordered made.
The bills against the cry for the
month OF June we're allowed. as was
also the pay roll Of the city engineer
fo- making sewer connections for the
month of June. The latter amount
cd to $232.86.
The application for a pol license
BY the Bluefeld Amusement Com
pany, on South Bland street. was laid
over for investigation.
The application OF Frank s. EchoIs
for a permit TO erect three buildings
on Fairfax treet. which came up al
the previous meeting. was also tabl.
el An objection was made by an ad
joining property owner II the form