The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-06-22
SALOONS CUT TO nine
And License is Raised to 100000
Each Per Year.

The city council, in regular meeting
Monday evening had long session
of almost four hours duration. The
hour was striking midnight as ad
journment was taken, and the men,
bers left the hall Saloon license was
raised from one thousand to two
thousand dollars per year and rules
to be followed in the granting of H.
censes were adopted. The picture
show men were heard in protest
against the one hundred dollar annual
license and action was started that
may result in yiaduct on Third
avenue west under the Central tracks.
All members of the council were
present for the session.
J. Fl. Mccormick appeared before
the council in complaint of the block
aiding of both Sixth and First avenues
making impossible the uninterrupted
passage of citizens and children from
one side to the other. The matter
was referred to City Solicitor H. B.
Mccoy for investigation and report.
The matter will probably be taken
higher up following the report of the
solicitor and the action of the council
Harry Bowen, proprietor of the
Orient theatre, and w. !. Neagle in
terested in the Princess, appeared
before the council in protest against
the one hundred dollar license ordi-
nance recently passed by the city
council. Mr. Neagle showed by let
tiers what other places are charging,
ten to seventy.tive dollars per year,
the greater amounts in the larger cit
les where the seating capacity is
twice that of the Orient or even
greater. In no city of the state was
one hundred dollars paid for privi-
lege. Lafollett made motion to re
peal the ordinance and make the IL
cense fifty dollars, but the motion was
lost.
Some tax matters received atten-
ton.
City to be Sued.
Original notice has been served on
the city that it is to be made a de
PENDANT in a suit for two thousand
dollars damage brought by E. f. Day
against John A. and George Kalbach,
owners of the lot wherein is located
a shooting gallery on High avenue
west, and the city of Oskaloosa for
licensing the place. Day claims to
have sustained personal injury, being
struck in the face by a stray bullet
from one Of the guns operated in the
gallery.
Wages Raised.
The wages of all paid fremen were
advanced five dollars per month, eff
fective on and after July 1st, and all
call fremen will have five dollars
more pay per year.
The claim list was audited and al
lowed.
License Increased.
A resolution was passed by the
council increasing the amount of sa-
loon license from one to two thousand
dollars. This brought out much dis
cussiOn and argument. The change
was thought necessary by reason of
the fact that the number of saloons
in Oskaioosa under the new petition
of consent will be cut in two under
the provisions of the Moon law. There
will be but nine saloons under the
new order of things. The city not
desiring to have its revenue cut down
passed the resolution making the
amount of license paid to city and
county five hundred dollars quarterly.
This met with some objection on the
part of members and an effort was
made to amend the motion, making
the license fifteen hundred dollars
per year, but this lacked the neces-
sary support to carry and the original
motion was carried as made, that is
for two thousand dollars per year.
Blattner and Lafollett voted negative.
H.
The following set of rules and regu-
lations for the government of the
council in allowing the licenses of
the places to be permitted to operate
under the new conditions were adopt
ed. The rules were taken up section
by section and considerable discus
sion resulted. (The rules as adopted
appear in another column
The meeting adjourned to meet
again Wednesday evening.