The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-15
DISApPOINTMENTS CERTAIN
City Committee and Town Officials Be-
ing Urged to Refuse to Grant Licenses
to Men Who Have Failed to Live Up
to Regulations Imposed by Boards.

I Saloons and the men who keep them,
both in Kenosha and in the outlying
towns of the county, are going to be
under observation this week. as it is
only fortnight until the new licenses
are to be issued and there is going to
be some busy times for some of the
/ holders of licenses to secure a continu-
ance Of these licenses for another
year. In the city the license commit
tee Of the council, headed by Herbert
Thomey, is giving the "once over' to
| every place used for saloon purposes
| and the men who have been operating
the places are being told to show
cause why they should be licensed
for another year.
The committee has been supplied
with copies of court dockets showing
the arrest and prosecution Of saloon
men for the violation of state and city
ordinances relating to the management
| of saloons and men who have pleaded
| to violations of the laws and ordinances
are on the anxious seat. 1t is certain
that there is going to be some vigorous
action in regard to some applications
now pending before the council. The
members of the committee have not
| shown a great deal of consideration for
saloons owned by the big brewing com
panies and it is possible that some of
the licenses which have been paid for
by the brewing companies from year
to year with the idea of traficing in
them to prospective saloonkeepers, will
fail to be issued this year. Several of
the members of the council seem to
favor a plan of refusing all licenses
when it can be shown that the license
fee is not being paid by the man in
whose name the license is being issued.
The members of the committee are
also giving especial attention to lot
of saloons in the city which have been
losing propositions for the men who
have kept them in the past. In nearly
every case there are saloons where the
breweries are seeking to hold on to a
lease of building. The committee is
going to be asked to turn down such
applications and limit the number of
licenses to saloons which are operated
at least with hope of profit from
legitimate handling of the business
1t is expected that the committee will
have a report for the council at the
next meeting and that this will recon-
mend the granting of large majority
of the licenses asked for.
Property owners who have contest
ed granting licenses to several places
are ready to act again this year
and already the committee has re-
ceived many protests against grant
ing certain licenses.
Out in the towns Of Pleasant Prairie
and Somers the saloon question is be-
ing given more consideration this year
than ever before. Each of these towns
now has saloons which are under the
eagle eye of the town officials. Pleas
ant Prairie has five saloons and all of
the keepers of theM will ask for a new
license this year. A six o'clock Sun
day regulation has been laid against
the saloons in this town and it is said
that every one Of the men in charge
has closed his place promptly at six
o. CLOCK in the afternoon on Sunday
The town officials also demand from
the saloons the same closing hours as
are followed in Kenosha Tt is said
that in Somers several of the saloons
have failed to live within the regula-
tions and tits just possible that some
Of the six saloons in that town will
not Get license when the town board
meets to consider licenses this week
The town officials themselves and men
from the Sheriff S office have been
keeping pretty close tab on some of
the places in Somers and it is declared
that they have not lived up to regula
tions. Places close to the city limits
seem to be the worst offenders against
the regulations and these licenses are
declared to be in the balance now.
Many of the men who have been
long in the business in the city and
the towns have declared to the various
committees in charge Of the granting
Of licenses that they are in favor of
refusing license to any saloon man who
fails to live up to regulations.