The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-14
ISSUE OF SALOON
LICENSES SOLVED
CITY COUNCIL. WILL ABIDE BY
DECISION OF A JOINT COMMIT
TEE OF THE THREE BODIES
WHICH WILL RECOMMEND
NAMES OF THIRTY PERSONS.

The city council of Moorhead per-
formed a lot Of good turns for the
good of the dear people last night at
an adjourned meeting.
The method of selecting the thirty
applicants who are to be given saloon
licenses for the. year beginning July
/ was practically decided upon. Joint
committees of the city council, the
directorate of the commercial club and
the Loyal Liberty Protective league
will meet in due course and select the
thirty parties to whom licenses are
to be granted and the, council is
practically committed to abide by the
decision of the joint committee. While
it has not been absolutely decided,
it is known that the council is about
a unit in fixing the license for the
ne wterm at $1,000 which will make
the total receipts from licenses, $4S,-
600, the same as was received for the
current year. Secretary Rudd of the
L. L. l.. asked for a few days more
time for the presentment of the report
as to elimination and the presenting
of the anne of those who are to be
given licenses and the request was
granted. What at one time seemed
to be an almost unsurrnountable diff
ficulty has simmered down to a very
easy proposition, made sc by the in
lection of an element of common
sense by all parties concerned and the
exercise of practical business methods
in the consideration of the subject to
be dealt with.
Alderman MeIvy announced to the
council that the firm of Higgins-Aske
Co. desired to purchase a strip of
city property adjoining the rear of
their building at the corner of Front
and Fourth streets, that If the pur-
chase could be made h firm would
undertake to pull down the present
building and erect a modern two
story building in it's place the struc-
ture to nave a pressed brick front.
The proposition was referred to the
committee on buildings.
Engineer Hopeman was instructed
to plans and specifications
for a water main on First avenue
south, between Fourth and Eighth
streets. :
A resolution of thanks was adopted
by the council expressive of apprecia-
ton for the courtesy of Manager Leek
of the Lyceum theatre for the gift
Of tickets to the children who assisted
in the cleaning up campaign carried
on last Saturday.. and to Aldermen
Olson, Peterson and Morrow, and
John Lamb for the generous supply
~ IGdIIlS IN 1o~ NJ S~~NJ -
making Cleanup day" a pronounced
success and a factor of encouragement
to the boys and girls who lent their
services in doing the manual work re-
CURED.
Z Mayor Beck named Aldermen Cos
tain, .Melvey and Bowman to represent
the council on the joint committee in
regard to saloons. N. B. Brophy was
granted an electricians license which
will be issued just as soon, as ms
business has been established. Pool
and billiard licenses were ordered to be
issued to E. E. FIaten and A. w. Mon
son. ~
The ordinance prohibiting minors
entering saloons in the city of Moor
head and other ordinances wereAread
the second time and passed. TheSone
relating to minors in saloons is very
drastic and youths in the city con-
victed under the new aw will find
themselves in a very embarrassing
position. The council adjourned until
next Friday night, Efforts We're be
ing made this afternoon to arrange
for a meeting of the Joint committee
on licenses late this afternoon.