The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-27

Chairman Of License Committee De
clares There WIN BE No Hesttancy
On Part Of the Committee to Re-
woke Licenses for Violations.

Twenty-one more saloon licenses were
granted by the City Council at the
meeting on Tuesday evening and after
the license committee had finished the
work of making it's report there were
still some seventeen applications un-
acted on. The great majority of the
licenses still in the balance are for
places where the "dry" order Of the
government has made it impossible
for the men seeking license to do bust
ness. There are two or three licenses
held up on account OF the fact that
One of the number, the license of Cor
don Brothers on Main street, seemed
TO cause some concern among the mem-
bers Of the council. The chairman of
the committee reported that the com
nittee was still investigating this APP
plication and that report would be
made to the council on next Monday
evening. AS licenses will become eff.
fective on Monday morning the men
who failed TO secure licenses. at the
adjourned meeting on Tuesday even
ing must close their places on Saturday
night and not reopen them until the
council formally votes to grant licenses.
The application of Peter Krisor to
reopen the saloon at the north end of
Milwaukee avenue, was turned down
by the committee and the committee
also refused to grant license to Anton
Shimkus who has been in charge of a
saloon on Linden street just west Of
the North Western tracks. Chairman
Loef of the committee when asked
why the Shimkps application was
turned down declared that there were
so many reasons that it would take
half the night to tell them all.
Chairman Loef served, notice on the
council. and on all saloon men licensed
under the city that there would be no
hesitancy in the revocation of licenses
in case that violations of the law are
reported by any one against licensed
saloonkeepers. He declared that the
license committee on a report of vio-
lation of the law would promptly take
the license from the saloon and do
mand formal revocation of it by the
Common Council. He held that the
licenses were issued to the salooo men
only during the period that they
complied with all laws surrounding
the license privilege.
While such statements have been
made in previous years it is understood
that the council this year plans to live
up to this rule to the letter.
The saloon men and their associa.
tion have declared for strict appli-
ance with the law and the license
committee promises to be an active aid
in bringing about this result.
There was little other business of
Importance to come before the meet
ing on Tuesday evening. The only
other matter of interest was the ac-
tion of the council in providing for a
small display of fireworks on the even
ing Of independence Day. The mem
bers of the committee announced that
they had found small supply of fire.
works in the city which would be Of
no value to any one after this year and
that the committee was favorable to
purchasing these fireworks for q dis
play as a grand finale TO the munich
pal celebration. 1t was stated that
this action would in no way permit
dealers to sell fireworks to individuals
and that the city would not go out
and buy any fireworks not already
in the city.