The Glenwood post., 1910-07-23
For Once Town Board Has Backbone
Enough, to Say No to a Boozery--
Telephone Ordinance Passed
JOY RIDERS BETTER LOOK OUT

The passing of the franchise ordi-
nance permitting the Garfield County
Telephone company to do business in
Genwood, the refusal to grant Ii
cense for an additional saloon and the
location of fire alarm boxes throughout
the town constituted the work of the
town board in semi monthly session last
Monday night.
Mayor Drach and all six of the trus-
tees were present soon after O'Clock
and the board at once proceeded to
get busy.
Frank Costanzo of Cardiff who has
gained more or less notoriety the past
year on charge of wife beating pre-
sented a petition for license to con-
duet a saloon in the Blake block, here
tofore occupied by the Cedar Brook
saloon. 81 move that the petition be
not granted' said Trustee Barnes al
most before the clerk had finished read
. not at all slow in giving reasons for the
way he should vote saying that it
ought to be apparent to everyone that
x flenwood had altogether too many sa
\ oons now and that no reason of any
kind could be advanced why another
should be licensed. He said the town
had already suffered and was suffering
every day from the unreasonable num-
her of saloons and he thought it high
time the town board should say "thus
far and no farther''
Trustee Howard at once championed
the cause of the would be saloOnist
and thought that inasmuch as the board
had taken no action, by ordinance or
resolution it was only fair to allow Mr.
Costanzo the same privileges accorded
to others.
H. w. Smith claimed to appear for
the owners of the building and claim
ed that since the town board had not
made it plain that they would graut
no further Licenses, to refuse this pet;-
tion was like taking snap judgment
on the owners Of this property as he
said the building had been occupied as
saloon, was equipped with bar and
fixtures and could probably not be rent
ed for any other purpose. This. was
but a reiteration of the argument used
by Howard and Mr.. Barnes reminded
them that under such claims any one
could install bar in any building and
then claim a license to run saloon
because the place was fitted for that
u purpose.
N Trustee Smith said he wanted to be
Vfair with all. He said he had always
taken liberal view of such things
but that he was certain that Glenwood
was now and had been permitting al
together too many saloons. He did not
say how he would vote. McKissick
seemed to fall for Howard 3 bad argu-
ment although he too admitted that the
town was cursed with too many sa-
looms.
Cross who was voted for by the
church people because they thought he
would at least oppose an additional
number of groggeries but who dissap-
pointed his supporters in that respect,
gave evidence of having seen the light
and he too bemoanei the fact that Glen
wood was over burdened with boozer-
les. s"Pe-
In the discussion Mayor Drach even
admitted that Glenwood was surfeitei
with dispensahes but he said it seem
ed impossible to single out and cut
off any one. He thought, however,
when the saloons put themselves out
they should be allowed to stay out and
he seemed to favor an ordinance or
resolution to that effect.
And then came the vote on granting
the license according to the petition
which resulted in tie, Howard, Nc
, iKissack and. Meadows voting for the
license and Barnes, Smith and Cross
opposing it. "The petition il LOST
> is the way Mayor praeh disposed OF
u the matter and thus was taken long
Vdeferred step for deeency,