The Glenwood post., 1914-01-10
One Thousand a Year Beginning Nexi
Month For Privilege Of Serving
Booze in e|eawood Springs
SMALL FEE FOR Wholesalers

TAs real business Of the city council
last Monday evening was the doubling
Of the saloon icense, the raise from
$500 to $1,000 per year to take effect
at the beginning of the next license
period
After the minutes Of the previous
meeting had been read and approved
and the same action had been taken
with the regular reports of officers and
ths rasnlar grist of bills against the
city had been disposed of, City Attor-
ney Bell brought out resolution
Which he said the mayor had asked
hin to prepare and which he under
Stood Alderman Kirwaa, on behalf Of
the council, would intrsduee. To this
renark As. Kirwaa replied, "wsu, I
doa't know whether l viii or ~. 1
60 tell bstAss - to tAat after nave
heard tAe resolution read" 1t..
Thea Mr.. Bell rad ths rssslutisa
Which psovidss tAsk, befnniAg WITH
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less than $500 to Be accepted for any
salooa liesase and all lieeases 70 ex-
pire on Jasuafy 81 and July 81 except
that for tie Hotel Colombo bar which
could be for the six months durin.
which the hotel Is operated during the
summer, but in no event for a period
Of less than sig months.
The resolution also provided that If
any Of the present saloons failed to
pay their license fee, either the first
of next month or at any time in tie
future no license would be issued to
anyone else who proposed to occupy
the abandoned building, as has been
done too often heretofore, but that the
saloons of the town should be dimfn.
ished by the number failing to renew
their license. In fact the spectators
easily inferred from hearing the reso-
luton that one of its objects was tow
ard the elimination of some of Glen.
woods too numerous saloons.
In speaking to the council on the
subject Mayor Barnes ssid that the
number of saloons in Glenwood was
out of all decent proportion to tn.
number Of its inhabitants and said thi.
fact was commented upon by the tour.
lists who visit Glenwood and that the
comments were not at all flatterinG to
the city and those in charge Of its
s3sir~ In fact he said patrons and
sympathizew Of the saloons and the
saloon keepers Themselves did not hesi-
tate to admit thak the town h>s alto
getAer too many salooos.
Mr.. BsFnes did not speak as a pro-
hibitionist, bat he spoke Of the inrosd,
being made BY the proaibitionists all
over the country and refered T. tn.
rapidly srowia gsentinept which Il
now forcing prohibitioa On many con-
Ms.ities which few years aeo would
have ridieuled tAe idea that such a
coalition could be brousAt ahuut, He
said Ae Thought The proposed action
BY the council was even be,efit TO
tie saloon interests for he wss sa4is-
fled the people would not very. npsh
longer tolerate sevenEeen saloons in
Glenwood. He fek that II tie
number Of saloons were cut dawn.
which result was probable under the
resolutioa, those that remained could
be easier polieed and better conditions
could be maintained and thus thew
would not be % much menace to the
public.
The matter was thoroughly discussed,
some Of the aldermen referring to the
objection that would Be- faised to The
effect that tae Dew plan would work
. great hardsAip - tAe saIooa men
a.l tAae wAils ssoe Of thsa vsuld b
sA6esa - - sst II Sasisen, tAos.