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Show A NYMIIt'ATIC K MM ki ll OIT. Thou Whu Hun Mur Than On fcnlouu , Will lliive lu ft.itl. When one of the councilmeu at lust night's meeting of the cnuueil showed Nome hesitancy when his vote was called call-ed for on tho passage of the saloon license ordinance, one of th" member made the startling statement th.tt If the measure did not become a law mid affairs wero to remain as they now wr that n syndicate was to Ih formed for the purpose of com I net ing more than one liar under the provision of one license. In substantiation of his assertion, he filed a number of luntnliecs w here more than one saloon w at being run u lilt but one license. The speaker claimed this was not only working hardship to tho great majority "f saloon keepers but was a dead steal nualiisi tint eity treasury. While the gentleman was dwelling on this subject nil application was man" for tlio renewal of a liei-n' u liieh covered Iwo saloons conducted iu the same building by the applicant. Under the provision ofjhe new ordinance ordin-ance the man will be compelled lo either close olio of his places, ol else take out two licenses. |