Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-12-19
Petition Signed,
Community Meet
Airs Controversy
On License Denial

city council licenses commit,
jre 20 grant a permit "a bpcr
ata Is restaurant az jTha
Fourth Az $
The man whose application was
TURNED down was Russell Mayo
SSH Fourth Az $, tsee story
about MAYO elsewhere on this
page
Eighth wapi Alderman George
johnson attended The meeting and
told how %, general reputation ~
the location and protest from per
sons living in the block caused
him 90 dcmur 90 granting a be
euac unless Mayo agreed 20 close
al midnight
Former operation 90 the place
had caused the neighhorhood the
alderman and the police depart.
mcni long headache, johnson
stated.
AZ the council committee hear
ms December ~, Palmer a Jack
son Sos Fourth Az s, apnke
against granting license FOR a
cafe IN that iapation Nj Jack
sons home ~ In the same hlacl,
as the proposed barbecue place
Another speaker against the
licefar was Earl bowman ~
3di2 Fourth Az. = Both speakers
said the operation of a cafe oper.
ating past midnight IN the area
would create a nuisance
SPcaking for The granting Of
the license was A y Caaalua, bus.
mess man and civic fiFurc and
Ben Carruthora Of $3.50 Fourth
Az. &
Following the council commit
tee rundown Mr. Mayo and
friends called mass meeting 10
diacuHs the situations Prior "a
this he appeared before the OK
ecutiyo board ~ the inactive South
Central improvement Assn BONE
members ~ the troup were Tor
giving him 4 chance 70 prove that
the cafe would be operated prop
erly and others we're against II
The community mass meeting
Monday was well attended despite
the zero weather Curtis G Chlv
efs advertising manager FOR tho
Spokesman Recorder newspapers
served ~ presiding officer Alder.
man George Johnson explained hia
position and The council commit
tee action
Speaking Tor the granting 81 a
liconao ~ Mayo was Rev w l.
Battles who said every man
ought 10 have chance 10 prove
himself" also Mrs Mayiuts ups
teRrovo. Iscn Carui,hefs John Car
ter Anne browne Bert Davidson
and Edward Lynn
/ Spreading IN opposition vas Roy
NJ 4 simmons Mrs Palmer lack
son James Ward, Esr Bowman
81 Mrs Maurice Daniels and
Mutton RhhnisH
Mayo himpolf ga not speak ~
the meeting u was his feeling
be told reporter that the council
committees refusal 20 grant him
y license because he wo,ild not
agree 30 close at ~ O'clock was
discriminatory ainrs ay other cafes
IN The city are required 20 close
~ certain ho,u unless they serve
beer or liquor
Alderman George Johnson ~
the 9Th Ward vas agreeable 10
granting tho license u Mayo would
promise % close a. ~ O'Clock mid.
night
Hincs there Il no Minneapolis
city ordinance requiring eating
places "a close az certain hours
Mayo c0ntsnaed he would not
oonson, because u would be viola
tim ~ his rights
Mayo hlso said that Becauss BE-
planned 20 operate a barbecus
place u would moi BE- profitable to
eloss 81 " midnight because mss
type - food service - sold chiefly
- p~ople who have attended dan
nea, night athletic contests and
parilas Very feg barbecue places
have many customers before mid
Night Mayo aald
CHIEF objection ~ granting any
license N TIE part n Alderman
johnson and tbase opposing vas
tbaf me Place ~ previously 0pm
afsd had csuse1 many complaints
- The police Department arI was
according - JofnH1n opawted N
e careless manner, attracting im
dsrirat3ss 70 me nsigfb0rtn1d
Mayo eotm'stsd opposition 20
me license ~ sgbpIfflnq = f.afi
ftfn signed ~ BslghborEoea reel
defts ~ pr1prei0rs bHHrsss ron.
Germs 0ho approved be sffliea
tim mr. lieense Over 700 names
were signed 90 mr. document
Nhirh gss pr,aeHisd 20 fhs o0an-
cu Decef0ber ~ ~ ~ avail
Am0bR th5se VIM signed The
ps-'itlon ssre rer9ns who reside
within few hundred feet ~ the
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