The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-04
GROTSKY LICENSE
NOW UNDER FIRE
Third Ward Residents Pc
tition Council for RevOca-
ton of Saloon License.
STARTLING STATEMENT


drink" vender, who several weeks ago
destroyed the evidence which Consta-
Bile Scholey and state prohibition of
ficials secured in a raid on his place
Of business at 557 Newell street has
another batch of trouble on his hands.
1t appeared at the meeting Of the city
council on Monday evening when a
petition, signed by ninety-eight rest
dents of the district in which the
Grotsky soft drink parlor is located,
was filed and demanded that the per-
nit be revoked Immediately.
The petition declared that at ap-
peared that liquor Of more than one
half per cent of alcohol was being
sold there and and that whereas the
place was located within a short dis
lance of church and men in an in
toxicated condition have been seen
coming from the soft drink parlor fire.
quently" the permit should be revoked
Stirs Up Tempest.
The presentation Of the petition
stirred up tempest in the meeting of
the council. Alderman Tully moved
that it be referred to the license COM
mittee but Alderman Cox amended the
motion and asked that the petition
be granted. Then came an interest
ing discussion.
Alderman Wachs and Alderman
Thomas spoke for the license declar-
ing that no objections were placed
against the permit when it was allow
ed only short time ago. Alderman
Pabst from the third ward, admitted
that this was true but declared that
many things had happened since that
time which strengthened the claim
of the petitioners for revocation of
the license.
'Some of Scholey's Work"
Alderman Thommessen in declaring
that he believed the petition should be
referred to the committe on license,
let the cat out of the bag, so far
as the opposition to the petition was
concerned.
"You all know this may be a little
of Scholey's political scheme" declar-
ed Alderman Thommessen. "Let the
committee look into it and decide"
Alderman Tully kept up the thrills
when he declared that he could see no
reason for shutting up a place out
on Newell street when lot of others
are selling the same thing on Main
street."
Alderman Cox insisted on the TAX
ing Of vote on the, amendment, but
it was lost by large majority, after
City Attorney Slater had explained
that it would be necessary to give
the man hearing before the license
could be revoked
Call Grotsky on the Carpet.
The council then voted unanimously
to adopt motion made by Alderman
Pabst that Grotsky be summoned to
appear before the council at its next
meeting and show cause why his IL
cense should not be revoked.
Several weeks ago Constable Scholey
and dry officials raided the Grotsky
soft drink establishment and confscat-
ed several bottles of what they de-
clared was wine and whiskey. Grotsky
followed the official and when he
found Scholey waiting outside sec
ond saloon approached him and push
ed the bottles Of liquor out from under
his arm AS the bottles broke he said
"These goes your evidence"
Later he was arraigned in the
case and dismissed on the grounds of
insufficient evidence.
Four Licenses Held Up.
There were a little more fireworks
later in the evening on the license
proposition when Chairman Loef of
the license committee, presented four
applications. When a demand was
made for the addresses of the men who
wished licenses 1T developed that one
OF them was Domicilo "Red Mike
Nalras. who formerly operated q So
loon at 1872 North Congress street.
care you trying to slip something
over? interrupted Alderman Wachs as
the address was given, as he informed
Chairman Loef that he knew that this
permit should be refused. Alderman
Loef asked Immediately that all four
applications be held up pending q
further investigation.
Under the miscellaneous business
discussed by the council, Alderman
Waehs brought up request that some
thing be done regarding the better
supervision of restaurants. He tolc
of steak which he had purchased
recently at one of the restaurants anc
insisted that it was not "good meat
He handed out some left handed com.
pliments to the food and meat inspec
tor, but DR.. Windesheim defended the
latter and declared that the "steak in
question was now in the ice box Of
the city laboratory and would prove
his contention"
Lets see the steak?" suggested
Alderman Thommessen and DR.. Win
desheim started after it but was re
called by the mayor, who declared thai
the "horse-play had gone far enough
No action was taken regarding tn,
episode.
WORSE AT GAINESVILLE.
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