The Detroit times., 1911-10-11
.||HEIS BOUND TO- BLOCK
kOEN|G'S SALOON PLAN
Protest TO Council and win
Storm Committee When
Matter Comes Up.


& TOOK the common council Just 20
minutes 70 dispose Of its business.
tuesday night The session itelf was
Without Incident. but delegation OF
citizen from the north end OF the Third
ward made Il interesting for Aid. VIII
Ham koenig, Of the Third ward, after
TIE meeting adjourned. They came to
manifest their disapproval OF Koenigs
plan 70 establish q saloon at Beau
IItnet and Harper-ave., In prepare
ton for which the alderman slipped
IN ordinance through the council
about month ago taking this corner
out Of the restricted district
Ia response TO the protests. Aid. Gut
man Koenlg's colleague In the Third
ward. introduced another amendment
10 the Watson ordinance putting
koenig.e property back In the restrict
"a district Both the amendment and
the signed protests OF the citizens
we're referred to the committee on
liquor regulation Aid. John Garvey,
81 the COMMITTEES, himself a saloon
keeper. says he viii vote TO give
Koenig q license. Carney expresses
the opinion that the opposition was
stirred up by q man who runs saloon
On q neighboring corner.
The delegation OF citizens, however,
gave sereyal good reasons why they
do not want another saloon In the
neighborhood when they surrounded
Aid. Koenig after the meeting G. B.
Weiss. No. 100 Harper-aye., whose
father. @. w. Weiss. owns considerable
property In the neighborhood, and VIII
fred Caldwell, q travelling salesman,
led Ia the attack.
Il know what's the matter with you.
Koenig.r said Mr.. Caldwell. You're
sore because Mrs. Becker set her SON
up In the grocery business In opposl
ton TO yon. Why don't yon put In
feed and coal. too while you're about
4 and make q little trust out Of your
Belf7s
II can do that, II want to-" re-
iofted Kosnig, getting angry.
dr. Caldwell pointed out that more
than 300 school children pass the cor
Rer every day and cited this as one
ol the reasons why the citizens are
opposed to another saloon In the
neighborhood Aid. Owen took hand
~ the discussion, which finally grew
10 warm that Koenig fied precipitate-
III The citizens feel that Koenig
felIpped one over on them In getting
his corner taken out OF the restricted
district. but they intend to be on hand
when the committee passes on his case.
Frank ID. H0veys two ordinances,
providing for the collection OF garbage
and ashes. which had been whipped
into legal form by Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel Thomas Penniman, we're
unlimited BY tae author and were re-
fcrred to the committee on ordinances
without discussion. Aid. Allan, chair
man OF the committee. Gays the meas
0ros win be given full hearing. but
there Is q disposition on the part or
the committee 10 wait until the Board
of Commerce submits the ordinance.
which II - preparing along the same
line.
No attempt was made TO release any
brick bills over Mayor Thompson's
veto. On receipt OF the veto of the
freight bill on Novelty brick, the coun-
e|I. on Aid. Harpfers motion, recon
6Idered its former action, ordering the
Bill paid. and laid II on the table.
The council adopted resolution In
ifoduced by Aid Lodge. abolishing
roller towels In schools and all public
PAGES IN the city. Aid. Littleneld's
Resolution directing the ID. u. r. to
make the corner OF Bagg-st. and Four.
tecnth-ave. transfer point for pas
seneers coming from Michiganaye.
cars was also adopted
The council extended az invitation
70 tho grand lodge Of the I. o. o. f.,
now meeting in Saginaw, TO meet In
Detroit next year.
Or. Guy L. Kiefer, health oficer, sub
mifted q report on the national con-
vention OF health officers, held recent
" IN Chicago, at which he represented
Detroit The unanimous opinion Of
the delegates with respect to garbage
1Iepoeal was that It should be by In
cintrntion, he said. In Milwaukee, he
said, the cost OF operating the plant
was from 500 to s1.06s cents per ton,
the quantities varying from le0 to 23e
49,. 49,. - $780, ~