The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-03-21
PROTECTING DISPLAYS L .
i. N the COUNCIL CHAMBER
Atsrnsa Battle by Speech, nake Deaoa-
stF,ioas alt Buraisl up Arms For
Throltoled Warfare r

The Pat Sullivan incident was the
cause of Q warfare which took al
most the entire time of the city
council at the meeting last night.
In accordance with notice given
Pat Sullivan was due to be heard
AZ to why his license should not be
revoked as he had been convicted
of selling liquor after regular clos
ing time, ii O'clock.
Attorney NJ. H. Mcmahon appear.
ed for Mr.. Sullivan, maintaining
the license should not be revoked,
that the violation was by al. Til:
ford, Mr.. Sullivan's bartender, that
the whole incident was a frame-up
to make Mr.. Sullivan the "goat",
that it was not obligatory upon the
council to revoke the license, that
Mr.. Sullivan was one of the only
two or three independent saloon
men in the city. BE imputed en-
nifty vindictiveness as the motives
for the prosecution and maintained
it would be unfair to deprive Mr..
Sullivan of his business as the
council is on record as being op-
posed to granting another licenee
to any place that has the license re-
voked.
City Attorney D. D. Morgan en-.
quired if Mr.. Mcmahon imputed
that he had anything to do with
the alleged frame-up. Mr.. MaMahon
in reply stated that the original
complaint had been against AL. TIL
ford the bartender and that this
wac withdrawn and the complaint
against Sullivan substituted, Mr..
Morgan asserting that the police
would not "staud for" any CON-
plant except one against Sullivan.
President Boylan took the floor
10 oppose the revelation of the Sui
livan license contending that the
city council should not take the
police court finding but should
make its own investigation. Alder.
man McGhee spoke briefly resent
ing imputation that any of the
council had been party to any
frame-up.
In the final vote only President
Boylsn and Alderman Coffey op.
posed the revokatf noff tl,r riicense..s
The vote torevoke was 2 to 2. Then
TO carry the Lid and anti Hid contro-
versy further Mr. Boylaa moved
that there be an investigation ia
| the, case of Louis Cohen, a we'll
known saloon keeper, to ascertain
Why hrs place should be operated
under license taken in the name
of bis brother who resides in Chic
ago. Alderman Keller then moved
that Landrigan and Darcy be in.
vestigated, they too having been
some time ago convicted of a viola
ton of the law.
1t is generally believed that
great civic rumpus has been start
ed that may cause an upheaval and
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moval OF heads of departments in.
Guiding Chief of Police Ellis Walsh
and Chief AT. Thayer of the fire de-
partment. .
The council by vote of seven to
two, Aldermen Mattson and Nc
Ghee opposing voted to grant $25 a
month to City Clerk Bickford for
Office assistance.
The city engineer and the street
COMMITTEE have in hand the matter
of making recommendations for
Improving the road between Vir-
ginia and Eveleth.
The mayor and aldermen Moilan
and Heritage constitute a commit.
tee which will report to the council
on a possible site for a new city
hall and with recommendations ae
to what sort of building should be
erected. 1t has been proposed to
have in the next city hall an audi.