The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-30

/ un-Amerlcan, UNFAIR ana UNJUST and
that there will be no such dlscrimina-
,ion II he can help II. He said today
that every saloonkeeper should have
license providing he has the money
and no good reasons can be shown
against issuing him license. He
believes that a dry" town would
arouse Norfolk people to the situation
and that his own election showed the
sentiment of the people on the com
promise ordinance"
Call II a Bluff.
Councilmen who last night blocked
the removal of the seven limit say
that the mayors position is bluff"
Moreover, they told him last evening
that they would go in with him on the
no saloon proposition until he was
ready to issue licenses under the ex-
listing ordinance.
A Possible Way Out.
The feeling at the close of last
nights council meeting was bitter.
This is regarded as unfortunate, as
there Is much important work before
the new administration calling for CO.
operation.
1t Is said that the solution of the
present situation may come from the
saloon men themselves. 1t is said that
1t is quite possible that there may
not be more than seven or eight APP
plications before the council by next
Tuesday. This would simplify mat
ters. c. F. A. Marquardt, named as
chief Of police last night. today called
on the city clerk and tore up his APP
plication Mr.. Marquardt will with
draw from the saloon business. This
leaves eleven licenses. 1t has been
suggested that some of the extra sa.
looms might sell out their stocks to
other dealers.
Give Ordinance the Double Cross.
| The putting of "finesse" to ordinance
S31, the ordinance removing the linn
itation on the number of saloons and
! providing for chairs and tables in
saloons, was highly dramatic.
| The ordinance was read second
time, as had been expected AL
though unnecessary a vote was taken
on this. Every councilman but Craven
and Hibben voted to have the Or
dinance read. There was no COM
ment. Brakeman then said that as they
through, he would move that the rules
be suspended and that the ordinance
be put on it's final reading. The sus-
pension of rules was carried by Cole
man and Brakeman voting with Win.
ter, Fuesler, Dolin and Fischer. 1t
looked like the ordinance had easy
sailing until the thunderbolt came.
The vote on the ordinance proved
that Coleman and Brakeman had help
ed 1t to a final vote only to be in at
the DEATH" Winter, Dolin, Fuesler
and Fischer voted for the ordinance
and Coleman, Hibben, Brakeman and
Craven against it. Five votes are re-
CURED to pass an ordinance.
Some Warm Words.
For few minutes no one seemed to
know just what had happened, the
demise of the ordinance having been
so sudden.
Then Mayor Friday and some of
the administration councilmen sprung
the proposition of an open field or
no saloons.
Other councilmen said they were
willing.
Fuesler said he did not want to
have to pick seven saloons. Craven
reminded him that a year ago, when
the compromise ordinance was favor
ed by the saloon men themselves, he,
Fuesler, had said that he did not want
Elmer Thomas to pick the seven, but
wanted the council to do it in year.
Brakeman said that the agreement
of year ago was made in good faith
and that the council was bound in
honor to live up to it, He thought the
fuss was boys play" Winter did
not think so at all.
The ordinance reducing the license
from $1,000 to $1,000 was read a Sec
ond time, but no further attention was
paid to it.
When the council adjourned, it was
to meet at the mayors CALL So the
question of the next meeting time is
| strickly up to Mayor Friday.
The council during the evening au-
thorized three new sewer districts and
| transacted considerable business.
Mayor Fridays Message.
Early in the evening Mayor Friday
read his opening message to the coun-
Gil. In the message he urges the con-
struction of Norfolk avenue sewer
district preparatory to paving, the
removal of switches from Norfolk ave-
nue., the relief of the city's general
fund, and municipal lighting plant
for street light purposes only.
The message follows:
To the Honorable Council of the City
of Norfolk, Nebraska:
Gentlemen-The statute of Ne
braska makes it my duty as mayor to
communicate to you as the city coun.
Gill such information, and recommend
such measures as in my opinion may
tend to the improvement of the
| finances of the city, the police, health,
comfort and general nrOSnaritv Of thel