The Detroit times., 1912-02-21
y ". c, A. WILL CONTINUE
FIGHT To KEEP SALOON
FROM REAR OF BUILDING
Effort Made To Have Council
Revoke Permission Given
Cottington To Transfer
CITIZENS ARE AROUSED
Aid. Vernon Heads the Fight
Against Grog-Shop, But
Gets Scant Support
CITIZENS ARE AROUSED

Strong efforts are being made by
officers OF the Young Women's Chris
tian association and influential C!ti-
Zens interested in the organization, TO
have the council reconsider it's actiou
OF Tuesday night, in allowing Levi
Cottington TO transfer his saloon IL
cense from the old Walker block,
which has been torn down, to No 35
Clifford-st., directly in the rear OF the
Y. w. c. A. building. The best citi-
Zenship of the community is aroused
over the matter, and that the tight
will be renewed in the council next
Tuesday night, seems certain.
The action taken 0y the aldermen
Is unfortunate and was great dis
appointment to us" said Mrs. A. g.
Angel. who is actively identified with
the work of the association. The
presence OF saloon in such ioca-
tion will tend to make ii more diff
cult for us to look after the girls who
visit our institution on their way TO
and from the building, and that is the
basis of our opposition. We certainly
hope that enough Of the aldermen who
voted for the transfer, can be induced
To change their minds TO have the
action rescinded. and we are receiv-
ing considerable encouragement"
Mayor Thompson declined 10 be
quoted on the matter "Wednesday
morning. He did not think il was a
matter IN which he could interfere,
expressing the opinion that the power
of veto did not apply in such case.
In allowing the transfer, by vote
of % to 9, the council disregarded
protest bearing the signatures OF no
less than 800 prominent citizens and
the objections urged by officers OF
the Young Womens Christian associ-
alton before the liquor regulation
committee, Tuesday morning.
The action of the committee In
bringing the matter up Tuesday night,
after taking IL under advisement In
the morning, was surprise. The re-
port, favoring the transfer, was drawn
up by Committee Clerk Schreiter dur
ing the afternoon, and was signed by
four members, Aid. Ellis, Allan, Knapp
and Garvey, just before the councli
session. The report stated that the
committee, Ito fortify itself In the
premises, asked the corporation
counsel for an opinion. and Inc In
formed the members that there were
no legal impediments In the way Oh
a saloon in the proposed
location. In the report, the commit
tee also expressed itself as satisfied
that Mr.. Cottington will conduct none
other than a first-class establishment
Aid. Vernon tried hard TO have the
matter referred back to the commit
tee for further consideration, and IN
this connection he offered the peti-
ton of protest, The clerk, by request
OF the aldermen, read several or the
names, which included those OF j. L.
Hudson and several other business
men, Aid. Vernor's motion was then
put TO vote and was lost, IA to Il.
The Vernon motion was in the ma
ture of an amendment TO one by AID.
Ellis, chairman of the committee. call
ing for the adoption of the report.
After the amendment had been voted
down, the original motion carried by
a vote of &c TO nine, as follows:
Yeas-Ald. Allan, Brozo, Deimel, Ell
lis, Garvey. Gilman, Gutman, Hindle
Keating, Keusch Koenig, Knapp, Iit-
tlefield, Lynch, McCarty, Merritt.
O'Brien, Ostrowski, owen, Rosenthal,
Theisen. Tossy, Walsh,
Watson. and Zoeller-26.
Nays-Ald. Burton, Field. HARPER,
Lodge, Mason, Schultz, Thompson,
Vernon, and the President-y
That some aldermen will file no.
tice OF reconsideration is almost GER
tain. The opponents of the saloon
feel that they were shown very scant
consideration by the council and do
not propose TO give up without a
fight
considerable quibb4iAg
on the part of the saloonkeepers in
the council as. to how the names. on
the petition should be read by the
clerk In handing up the petition,
Aid. Vernon had taken the top sheet
and placed IL on the bottom, declar-
ing that il belonged there.
Read that first sheet -afdHtffe- first
name" shouted Aid Garvey. saloon
keeper, and WITH thar ne rushUT for
ward and took 1t upon himself TO re-
store the bottom sheet to the top.
The clerk then started TO read of the
names and 1t was found that j. L..
Hudson's name was at the top. Mr..
Hudson is an active force in the Anti