The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-25
LEAD CITY COUNCIL
GOING AFTER SALOONS

council, published III the Lead Reg |
lister, ii is evident that the Lead au- |
thorities are determined on better !
enforcement Of the law:
anderson of the fire aud police !
committee, made the following re-
port: The committee had made the
rounds of the different saloons and
found them in very bad condition.
Some had complied with the requests
of the committee, some partially, and
some had nearly defed them. He
referred the council to the report
submitted by Acting Chief of Police
| Woolcock. Chief Woolcock's report
was read and showed very plainly
T, that those who were of disposition
to comply with the law in every re-
spect we're very few indeed
after the report had been read,
Anderson made motion that the
| city revoke the licenses of those who
! had not complied with, or endcavor
ed to comply with the law. And right
here is where the fun started.
"The mayor said that he would
carry out the instructions Of the
council in regard to the matter, and
if they ordered him to revoke the IL
censes he would most certainly 90
so, unless the saloon men complied
with the law"
Anderson wanted the wine rooms
cleaned out, the back and side doors
locked, and all distractions to the
public gaze taken down in order that
no women or boys should be allowed
in the places, as they might be in the
saloons at the present time without
the knowledge of outsiders. He also
wanted the il O'Clock and Sunday
closing laws enforced"
poole asked the city attorney for
information as to the law on the mat
ter of distractions.
"City Attorney Stanley then reao
the law on the subject, which was
very clear, stating that the windows
must not be INSTRUCTED and that no
partitions were allowed in bar rooms.
He said that the law did not allow
restaurants, as they are generany
known, as a blind in order to allow
drinking at unlawful hours. Nc
gambling games of any kind are al
T lowed in buildings occupied by sa,
! (
1 not less than $50 or ten days in Jail
or both, or more than $500 or three
, months in Jail, or both. The attor
ney said it would give him grea
2 pleasure to prosecute any who offend
: ed the law, if the city SO desired.
!, Anderson said that if the matter
, was dropped by the council, parties
! from the outside would take the mat
, ter up and force it to an issue o
t some kind"
| Cooper was sore. At the las
meeting he did not want the matte
brought to head, but as long as thu
$ council insisted on reform, he wa
willing to give it to them. He sai'
q that he had now turned radical, an
S insisted that the law be enforced t
: the letter.
/. Goodman wanted to shift tn
: matter on to the county or state OF
d ficials. Harris wanted the mayor t
O handle it.
e .Morthland said that he was no
radical, but that he wanted the la'
d enforced to the letter, without show
s ing any favors.
l. Goodman took the side of the SIS
q loon interests, and said he though
that the council was going too fas
He wanted police regulation instea
of so much law, and was not in #
J. yor of such radical measures"
Harris wanted gambling stoppe
and the II O'Clock and Sunday elo'
L ing laws obeyed.
} 'Morthland wanted the back dool
u closed, all partitions taken out, a
e games and excessive boozing stol
q ped.
~ Anderson again made the motlo
4 that the licenses of those who ha
Y. not complied with, or endeavored
N comply with the law, revoke
d Morthland seconded the motion.
10 Cooper again showed that he W;
IN turning radical, and offered a
IN amendment to the motion askin
that or endeavored to comply wit
"a be taken out of the motion. Clal
at seconded the amendment.
IS. "The vote resulted in tie. Tho
Id voting yes were, Clark, Dayton, A
a derson, Poole, Morthland and Coo
ne er. The nays were, Goodman. Fe
# guson, Matulovich, Schieke. Pinso
ID nault and Harris. The mayor ca
x the deciding vote by voting yes. II
ed amendment carried.
n 1.-THE original motion corrected
n the amendment. was then voted. u
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