The Glenwood post., 1912-07-06
Listen to Protest Against Dance Hall
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Defective Wiring.
Livery oRDIDANCE LAID over

The regular monthly meeting of the
town council last Monday evening
started out with complaints and these
occupied much of the attention of the
board during the evening.
The first was a remonstrance on the
part of Harry Burnett, proprietor OF
the Hotel Glenwood, who objected il
the assignment of bus room at the Rio
Grande depot. Mr.. Burnett said that
the busses for the other hotels were
each given prominent places on either
side of the walk while the bus carry
ing passengers to his hotel was shove
off to one side. This matter revived
the trouble between Brosius and Clark
which ended in lawsuit some time
ago. The assignments were made
while Brosius was out of the transfer
business and the board thought they
could not with justice disturb the pres
ent conditions.
Kendrick 4 Son asked the board to
enlarge the outlet to the flood water
pipe at the corner of Seventh and Pit
kin and the matter was referred to the
street and alley committee with power
to act.
And then came petition quite ex
tensively signed and aimed ut the
nickel dance hall ON Cooper avenue,
conducted by George p Weri"k. The
petition declared that the place was Il
menace to the morals of the communi-
ty, that the Place was conducted N
an indecent manner, that the music
was of low order and generally that
the moral effect of the place on the
youth of the community was very bad.
Mrs. Malkmus, prOpretress of the
Avalon rooming house just above the
dance hall, made vigorous protest
against the place being allowed to run,
declaring that it had almost ruined
her business, her rOomers stating to
her that they could not sleep on ac-
of the loud music and that they were
also disturbed and shocked by the vile
and profane language used by patrons
of the place on the sidewalk in front
of the dance hall. She said parties
frequently quarreled inside the place
and went out of the front door to set
tie their trouble and that the language
used on such occasions was "somc-
thing fierce.'' She is a widow and
must depend on her rooming house to
support her and she thought she
should have some protection.
Weirick was present and spoke in
his own behalf, declaring that is had
been his aim to conduct strictly r"-
spectacle place. He said he had re
fused to allow girls to dance whom
he knew were under the age limit, that
he would not allow man in his place
when under the influence of liquor and
as for immoral dances he said he
would not allow them for minute and
then he added that if there was a man
in town who knew what an immora!
dance was he was the man. He re
ferred by name to girls whom he hal
sent home on account of their age, but
said their parents came to him and
asked that their daughters be givon
the privilege of the floor and he had
then complied with their request.
Mayor Drach said the allegations in
the petition were very serious and ne
thought they should be given most
careful attention.
Barnes thought perhaps there wera
two sides to the question. He said he
had made some inquiry and had been
told by those he interviewed that Mr.
Weirick was very Careful in the con.
duet of the place. He thought the
matter should be Investigated thor
oughly and he made motion that 9
committee of three be appointed t.
investigate the matter, with power t4
sct.