Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-31
COLLINS AND NERTNEY
BUFFETS RESTORED
PERMITS
VOTE IS UNANIMOUS
COUkCllMEN GIVEN PROMISES
THAT THERE WILL BE NO MORE
VOlATlONS--PEA AND HAR.
MoNy RESTORED IN CITY HALL

Ine saloon licenses We're granted ia
T. J. Nertney and ]. j. Collins nj n
meeting OF the council this afternoon
and the bonds submitted by the two
propi ictors were approved. upon the
recommendation OF Commissioner
Campbell.
the storm that was aroused over
the discovery OF slot machines and
roulette wheels in the basement of
me Neftney building buffet and the
Moioney building buffet was passed
over without any great connection
wheh the proprietors of these two
bullets appeared before Justice l.. l..
thompson, OF South Ottawa in re-.
sncnse 10 warrants sworn oul hv chjol
OF Police Zurich and accepted line
Of $500 and costs,
This afternoon at the meeting Of
thc city eopmissioners The re4ori az
commissioner Campbell vas present
cd, together with that of CHIEF Of 20.
ice EuricK. Commissioner Campbell
had previously recommended that II.
cehses be withheld from 7. ]. Neriney
and }. J. Collins until such time
as all gambling paraphernalia had
peen removed from their saloons and
the chief OF police was satisfied that
gambling had been entirely discon.
tinHed.
Action had been postponed on this
report until an official repor, from
Chief Enrich could be obtained. This
was forthcoming this afternoon when
he reported that in company with
City Attorney Clark he had visited
these two saloons ON January - and
found evidences OF gambling in tho
form OF slot machines. roulette wheels
and card tables
On January 81 the chiei Of police,
IN company with City Attorney Clark
again visited these two places aud
found that these so.called eamblinp
devices had been removed from both
places. Whereupon warrants were
sworn for the arrest OF both Mr.. Ncrt-
ney and Nh, Collins and upon Near.
ing before Justice Thompson this At.
ternoon they were fined S25.ao ana
costs. The chief reported that ho ~ as
satisfied that gambling had been ill.,.
continued
Commissioner Heinrich had moged
that the report of the chief be con
Cured in. The vote upon this motion
was unanimous
Commissioner Compbell moveo hat
the bonds of T. j. Nertney signed by
j. +. Carew and Theo. Grot and the
bond OF J. J. Collins. signed by Her.
man kopf and +. p. Nitschelm be ap.
proved and that licenses be granted
upon the applications on file
The bonds were approved and appl.
cations were ordered to issue
The opening OF West Ieftor.or
street, from Armstrong street wost
was brought 10 the attention of thn
council by City Attorney Clarf At.
torney Clark reported that this prop
cuy was involved in litiaptiar snd
that it would be necessary 10 II, II.
tuie condemnation proceedings against
the ownerskn order to obtain he %.
ening Of the street The city attorney
was directed to institute the qerps.
sary proceedings cor the continuation
of Jefferson street west for Il distance
of two blocks.
This Morning
The morning session was scheduled
to open ut 8 o'clock. At 10 O'Clock the
mayor and three commissioners we're
on duty to place themselves on record
In what they considered one Of the
most important matters of the yeai
A heavy curtain Of silence overspread
the council table when the -FOUR rep.
lesentatives gathered arnunv it. Silo.
wise glances were shot about the lee.
islative boards, but that was all, as
the next move was awaited with i'm.
patience.
Then when the stage was all set for
what each believed Was to be an ex.
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