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Show No Revocatin for Pool Prohibition ' I'lly Council In Spcclnl Session He-fuses He-fuses to Clinngo City Oordlnnnco Prohibiting Operation of Public Pool Hnlls. At u special meeting of the City Council last Sat. evening the question ques-tion of changing tho city ordinances so ns to permit the granting of pool hnll licenses wbr taken up. Tho Council Coun-cil went on record by a vote of four to ono as being In favor of lcttltlg conditions in this regard to remain Just as thoy arc, which will probably settle the matter nt least till there Is a change In tho City Council. Three wicks ago N. M. Ambrose asked for a license to operate a public pub-lic pool hall, and a motion granting tho license wns carried by a votu of thrco to two. It was found, however, how-ever, thnt there was a city ordlnnnce expressly prohibiting tho grnntlng of n license, which ordiuanco must bo repeal ml beforo tho action of tho City Council could bo of effect. An ordinance or-dinance wns drawn up repealing the ordinance against pool halls, but when a motion thnt tho ordinance bo not repealed was carried, tho new ordiuanco was not presented. Thero was a good attendance of loading church officials nnd officers of tho Clvlc-nottcYinontL"jaguo present to opposo changing tho ordinances, but bb tho Council clearly Indicated their Intended action tho visitors did not mnko nny tnlks. Mr. Ambrose, who- wns present, contended thnt the 'Council hnvlng voted to grant him a license, It must pass an ordiuanco in conformity thorowlth, which, howover, tho Council refused to do. Tho action of tho Council will probably prob-ably meet with tho wishes of n largo majority of tho citizens. Tho'meeting was called to pass two ordinances pertaining to tho vnlldlfy-Ing vnlldlfy-Ing of tho recent paving extensions, tho action on tho pool question being only Incidental. |