Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-01
LICENSE WILL N0T BE LOST
 BY h0ROtNGER
Council Agrees Not To Revoke Permit of SalooniSt Con- yiCted for Violating Wine Room Ordinance

The city council met in special se5- sion las. night for the purpose If siving Barney Nordengcr q hearing on Ihe charges i!ed agai:lst him 10 hat he md cfTducted a sine room in connection with the
 Red Light saloon. After hearing Eoydenger's statement and his prom isc to no longer violate the ordinance { it was decided by the council 60 give him another chance and
 bis license will moi be revoked. After the council met Nordengcr was called on to hear the charges against him. in defense Nordenggr stated when he opened tEe place he had shown it to Marshal John Stcg- ems who had stated that it was lo violation of the law as the room used was not directly connected with the saloon. lie said that he had continued to sell liquor to wo- not catered to ne trade. He said that he did not believe that he was violating the law and he'd been 90 in. n.orIned by his attorney. No action was taken against him during the administration previous to tae pres snt one.
 Nordenger said that had he been told that he was breaking the law by the officers connected with this administration ne would nave dis- continued serving drinks to women. City Marsha, Watkins was called on for testimony and related the cir. cumstanCes of the arrest nf Nordens- CT for violating the ordinance. He stated that when the arrest was made three women were in the wine room
 After hearing the testimony rEe council asked Nordenger if ne would from this time on conduct hls place according to the law and would pay the fine assessed by Judge High at the time of the trial. He stated that he fulI7 intends Jn obey the laws controlling his business and that he will pay the s2i fine.
 Mayor Edmundson and the council men stated that they had 10 iutsu- ton of working a hardsEip on any one and that if Nordenger would conduct his place according 10 the letter Of the law the matter would be dropped On receiving the as- surance from Nordenger that he will obey the laws he was told that no further action will be taken against him and the matter was let pass without any further action.
 Alderman Hughes brought up the question O. the gas company's fran chiss and asked if sonethfrr could not he done about the present shut down wcich is greatly inconvenience ing those who depend on gas for cDokirc. or rirht City Attorney FlaniCan stated that the franchise does not provide any penalty for the fai Ire oT the company to main tain it's production. Alderman New man stated that h. has very good reasoa to believe that the gas plant will be in opcrntion again within q short time.
 The question about the licenses for thc saloons that serve regular lunches was discussed on the grounds as to whether or not these saloons shnuid pay restaurant Ii. couse. No action was taken. but it is probable that small restaurant license will be assessed with the reg ular saloon license.
 pr. Sims appeared before the coun- cil and stated that he will give the city all the land it wants to straight en out the road and to make It the full 40 feet wide where it passes his propcrty up Tombstone canyon. When asked if he will give ground for city park he stated that he will give as much as anyone.
 The council discussed plans TOT city park and wiil visit the ground under discussion and inspect 1t with the intention of some time in the future converting it into 9 pubic park
 Alderman Newman stated that representative of the fire insurance underwriters is in the city and will visit the city reservoir today to in- spect the water supply. Alderman Scbmid was instructed to accompany Inc insurance man and Bruce Periey on their trip to the reservoir ana oyer the fire protection system to give them such information about the system as they may wish for The :nspection Of the fire protection system may result in lowering of the insurance rates in this city.
 Before adjourning the meeting vote of thanks was extended to Ald- erman Schmid for his good work m SO quickly repairing the damage doae to tho city reservoir by the flood of July 22.