The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-18
Chief of Police Gives New
Orders Today in Regard
to Saloons in City.
NO MORE WARNINGS COMING
vi ,lators of Reasonable Regulations
Named by Police VIII Be Arrested
and Prosecuted for Each o6ense.
Must Keep Screens open After Hours.

Chief of Police Owen o Hare this
morning issued new order for the
management of all saloons and hotels
in the city of Kenosha and the order
IS being served personally on every
proprietor of saloon in the city and
with it is an injunction that there
viii be but one warning and that vio-
lations of the regulations, will result
in prompt prosecutions under both
state laws and city ordinances. The
new regulations sound the death lnell
of the wine rooms in Kenosha saloons
and the keepers of saloons and hotels
have been ordered to see to it that the
wine rooms are removed at once The
order provides that the wine rooms
be removed" and not that they be
closed up.
The order will be enforced impair
TALLY and in the future women drink
ling in the saloons Of the city must
expect the same treatment as men.
There will be no objections to tables
in the saloons, but these tables must
be arranged so that they are open to
investigation at any time.
| The ban is also placed on glass
screens that make it impossible for
the officials to see into the saloons at
night. 1t is ordered that these screens
be removed or changed 50 that it will
be possible to remove them after clos
| ing hours. All saloons in the city
must close at eleven o clock every
night in the week with the exception
of Sunday and on Sunday the closing
hour is eight O'Clock. The regulations
provide that fifteen minutes after this
hour all curtains muse be opened and
all screens removed so as to make it
possible for an officer to see whether
or not any one is in the saloon.
~ want the saloon men to &C.
operate with US in the enforcement of
the regulations, said Chief O'Hare
this morning, and I want them to
understand that these regulations viii
be enforced and that every saloon in
the city regardless to the proprietor
must live up to the regulations. There
will be no change in the orders for
any one and if the saloons do not obey
there will be arrests and prosecutions.
These matters have been taken up
with the saloon men themselves and
they understand fully just what is
meant with them and there is no
chance for misunderstanding The
police department win not give any
other warnings in regard to these
things and the officers Oh the force
have been instructed to act after to-
night The Sunday dance order as is
sued months ago Will be observed and
the managers Of saloons in dance halls
must arrange to conform strictly to
the new regulations.
Mayor Head is fully advised as to
the contents of the order sent cut by
the chief of police and it is known
that it has his full sanction.
The regulations with the exception
of the order in regard to wine rooms
are practically the same as have pre-
vailed in Kenosha for years. Many
OF the saloon men of the city have re-
peatedly protested against the wine
rooms and they have als) declared
themselves in favor of proper regula-
tions. It is certain that these men
will do all in their power to aid the
officials in carrying out the order.
Some Of the saloon men who have been
in the habit Of running wide open
without. any restraint, object to the
new regulations, but it is probable
thai they viii heed them.
There is a strong probability that
the city council will demand further
regulation IN regard to the issuance Of
licenses this year and wholesale deal
ers who have been accustomed to do
ing business on retail license will
be forced to secure two licenses.
Many of the representatives of tie
breweriss have for years paid for
their licenses and used them exclusive
" for wholesale business and these
men will insist that the agents for
other companies be forced to follow
the same rule.