Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-17
FUDGE
is Determined to Have
a LICENSE
In Anxiety To Secure Per nit to Dispense "Iiouid
Cheer He Applies for License In Three Locations
Application Was Laid Over For Present
NO ACTION TAKEN ON LICENSES OF LOAN COMPANIES
Many Other Matters Before Board of Affairs at Brief
~ Session Last Night

The city board OF affairs met yes
terday afternoon with the entire
membership present. Mayor stowers
presided.
D The main business OF interest to
come before the board was the APP
plications filed by Doc Fudge for
license to operate negro saloon in
three different locations i'm this city.
The idea of Fudge filing the three
applications was evidently an effort
to fix upon a location in which there
could be no objection to opening the
proposed negro saloon. The appli-
cations were for stand on Raleigh
street; two on Scott street, one on
the Smith lot, the other in the Mary
Pinkard building.
No action was taken in the matter,
however. action being deferred
until the next meeting of the board.
But little discussion for or against
granting Fudge license was brought
forth.
Mr. Peters. in view OF the fact that
Kessee had renigged on the lob of
garbage hauler reported that he had
employed the next lowest bidder,
Park Nash. at ten cents a barrel. The
report was accepted, and Mr.. Nash
was given the contract.
At previous meeting Lacy Broth
eis asked to have their commission
ltNNaa apOuIlad m. +ha oro,,,a .Lo.
only about fifteen per cent of their
business comes under this head. Mr..
Worley, to whom the request was re-
ferred, reported adversely and the re.
pert was accepted.
In the matter OF raising the grade
OF four buildings on Pulaski street
the petition was referred to the city
attorney. The Norfolk e. Western
agrees to make the Improvement free
OF charge.
TWO sets Of door springs were or
dered for the fire station, and on mo-
tion Chief Speiden was instructed to
employ man to look after the fire
alarm system.
Mr.. Kahle recommended the ex
pediency OF Fire Chief Speiden's at
tending the national convention of
fire chiefs OF the United States to be
held at Grand Rapids, and on motion
Mr.. Speiden was instructed to attend
The contested matter OF Frank S
Echols erecting three buildings on
Fairfax street was settled Mr.. Echols
agreed to change the former plans so
the buildings would not bo objection
able to adjacent property owners, and
the permit was granted
A communication from w II. Daw-
son. assistant superintendent OF the
Norfolk e Western, was read In
which 1t was stated that the floor OF
the Mercer street bridge stood I'm
need of repairing. II stated that
fifty pieces in the floor are in bad
shape. The matter was referred 10
the street commissioner.
The Maryland Casualty Company
asked a rebate OF $105O for insurance
license, since It had paid this amount
in behalf Of two local agencies The
request was granted.
Mayor Showers said that several
complaints had been lodged with him
on account OF certain firms I'm Blue.
field doing loan business for the
reason that an exorbitant rate OF I'm
tefest is charged, and other high
handed methods. Mr. Peters thought
that az long as these people had paid
their license, and that the law ro
garded the business as legitimate
these was practically no recourse. ex-
cept the charge OF usury, and that
depended with the man who did the
borrowing. II he made no complaint
there was nothing left TO do How
ever he agreed with the rest OF the
board thqt the license should be made
so high that It would shut these peo-
pie out II was stated that IN some
Instances the loan Offices charge az
high az 112 per cent. The matter was
referred to the city attorney for in-
vestigaton
The regulations for the gov ern
ment OF the police force prepared by
Mr. Peters, we're adopted. and II was
ordered that they be printed in local
form
J. l.. Horton appeared before the
board and asked that the privilege OF
digging cesspool granted to Judge
J NJ. Sanders I'm South Bluefeld be
disallowed on the ground that the
oesspool would pollute a spring on
his premises. lie thought tho cess
pool would result IN the loss of his
spring and permanent injury TO
his property. The board will make
an examination next week and decide
upon the matter.
Y. y. Payne. manager OF the Union
Park. asked the board to cooperate
IN the matter Of giving n carnival for
the benefit Of the fire department.