St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-01-07
SALOONS GALORE FOL.
Low CHEAP LICENSE
Ten 10 0poIOuSas. and Prospects Of Several
More -SalO0HS to Bs Scattered Broadcast
ALL over BOTH PARISHES
Action of Police jury In Putting License Al
$500 Does Not Meet gith Popular FaV0r--
Country Does Not Want Whlskey.

Following the election of last
Saturday, at which licensing OF
saloons was restored, and the
action of the Police Jury in fixing
the license at 5000, saloons are
bobbing up, as it were, at every
crossroad in the parish.
Even Dagoes are going into
the traffic, and it may we'll be
imagined how we'll this class will
observe the provisions of the
Gay-Shattuck Law, which regu,
late saloons. Two of these vii
be established in Opelousas.
There are so far ten applica,
tions for permits before the City
Council, and one more that is
known and prospects of severa
more. The applications so far are
J. A. Budd, for whites, at cor,
ner of Court and Bellevue.
Campbell & Creswell, f OF
whites, in New Lacombe Hotel.
Wallior & Fontenot, for whites,
in Desmarais Building, corner
Landry and Market.
R. B. Christman, for whites,
it Christman Building, Landry
street.
Ardoin & Sandoz, for whites,
lat the Branch.
Ardoin & Sandoz, for whites,
Lacombe Building, Court street.
Jos. Lassalle, for colored, in
building to be erected back of
his store on Landry street.
Leon Pitre, for colored, at the
Branch.
David Bros, for colored, Acad,
emy street.
Leonardo Tredico, for colored,
903 Court street.
L. Lapiri has advertised that
he will open a saloon at the cor
ner of Vine and Union streets,
but has not yet filed his applica-
tion with the authorities.
There are now three saloons
being operated in Opelousas,
having opened Wednesday morn
ing, after the Board of Aldermen
had compulsorily followed the
action of the Police Jury and set
the license at $500. There was
no demonstration at the opening
of the saloons, but things looked
more animated around the court
house square than they did a few
days previous. Instead of people
crouching and sneaking into
blind tigers, they walked up to
the bar and took their drink. In
stead of 'rotgut" Whiskey one
got a good article.
The Police Jury fixed t h e
license Tuesday evening.
1t was understood that the day
before an agreement had been
entered into by a majority of the
Police Jury fixing the license at
$500. When this became known,
Mayor Lafeur and a delegation
from Eunice, delegation from
| Washington, and the Mayor and
many citizens of Opelousas, ap-
peared before the Police Jury
and protested against such low
license, arguing that it would be
the means of establishing grog
shops at every cross road in the
parish. The town people, they
argued, did not want ! o W
license, because they wanted the
saloon traffic so limited that il
could be kept under proper police
protection; that the country die
not want saloons, because they
had vot overwhelmingly
against them. Only two mem
bers voted for a $1,000 license
Mr.. St. Cyr of the 1st Ward anc
Mr.. Acduel Fontenot of the 8tf
Ward. Mr., D. Durio, of the 1st
was not present for the vote
but would have voted for a rea
sonable license had he beer
there.
Evangeline parish has set
license of $1,000, and so has Mel
vile in the fourth ward, although
the latter will not stand, because
a municipality has no right t.
exceed the license set by th'
police jury.