The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-08
But Later Gave Up Hopes Of Carrying
His Point and Voted As
:. Did Others. 49,. -. F.
SET NEW RECORD FOR SPEED
Covered Much Ground in Presence of
Crowded Chamber Sixty
Were Present. .


stroke of business that sets a new
record for speed and results. Besides
passing upon the usual number of
bills they changed the new ordinance
calling for $500 saloon license to
S 200, granted two liquor Licenses,
one plumbers license, appointed DR..
L. A. Ward health officer, made the
Sentinel the official city paper on
condition that all matter be printed
in the Pioneer also, let building of
"a fire proof vault to George Kreatz,
granted auctioneer's license to o. C.
Rood. accepted. city.traasurer,s bond,
decided to grade Mississippi avenue,
open the septic tank and drain same
into river and discussed various 9TH
er topics of interest to the city.
After disposing of the regular bills
the council was addressed by E. E.
Mcdonald, who presented petition
signed by many of the business men
favoring S 900 license. 49, p
Smart moved that Attorney Rus
sell he instructed to draw up an or
dinance making the saloon licenses,
$1,000 which was seconded by Mo-
berg. Before vote was taken many
hot words ensued, during which
Smart asked Murphy for his reason
i'll demanding, the 1880 license.
Bisiar, said sit would be an injustice
to some of the saloon keepers to
raise the licenses so high, as some of
them expired soon, while others
would not. expire for year and
while some were paying $500 others
would be paing $780," =, p.
Klein suggested a definite date be
set for all licenses to be reae-ed and
each man was to be returned the
amount unused of the $500 and then
from that date all would pay $1,000.
Mr.. Russell was asked as to the legal
right and he stated that the present
charter protected the saloonkeeper in
that case, as their license could not
be called for certain date until
their entire year was up nor could
money be returned to them unless
license was revoked or in case of
death.
A vote was taken with the
following result. Ayes Moberg,
Bisiar, Smart, Crippen: Nayes: Klein,
Bailey, Hanna, Miller, Murphy. At
ter a few more hot words Smart
moved to lay the question on the
table until next meeting, but there
was no second as all wished to finish
this business last night. Hanna then
made the motion to make the license
$1,000 instead of $500. Miller se-s
conded it.. Vote: Moberg, Nay;
Klein, Nay; Bailey aye; Basiar, nay;
Smart, nay; Hanna, aye, Miller aye;
.Crippen, nay; Murphy, aye. Five
nays, four ayes.
Miller moved that that petition be
incorporated andemade a part Of the
minutes and published.
Smart said, IF I was some of
you men would be ashamed to have
it published He declared the whole
thing a put up job, told Klein he was
changing his mind every minute and
that he was surprised to see him
- lost orb
E. E. Mcdonald made short
speech saying he believed nine out of
ten of Bemidji people were in favor
of $1,000 license and declared it
would be, an injustice ito demand.
$500 from the saloon keepers at the.
present time. At the end ofsthe talk
Klein asked Mcdonald II he thought
the Nelson bill swould pass, but Nc.
Donald said that it would be impos-
sible for anyone tostell without can.
wasting both houses. Smart then
asked for new $1,000 ordinance. It
Continued On lat paEs5.
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