Show LICENSE for Ix EVENUE the city fathers pass the license ordinance ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS AGREED UPON AS LICENSE FEE the time of closing saloons extended till eleven 0 clock the city council met again last night the mayor beine absent mr alexander was called to the chair besides the mayor there were absent driggs hordaway Hof daway and bean after the reading of the minutes mr dunn reported that the committee and city attorney to whom was resubmitted the licence bill recommend mi a number of amendments to the he raid the committee recommended that with the adoption of these amendments the bill pass alie report was accepted and the council proceeded to the third reading of the bill the first recommendation of the committe that the word that on first line of section two be stricken out was adopted the second recommendation that the word city council be stricken out in line 13 section 2 and the worda mayor of alie city be substituted waa then discussed the mayor came in hero and took the clifair mr alexander stepping down and resuming his seat on the floor the second recommendation was on motion of mr dunn adopted mr dunn moved to strike out the word aAll persons and insert in lieu thereof any person in line 1 section 13 tho motion carried on motion of mr dunn the words equally and as principal in line 3 section 13 were stricken out mr dunn moved that alie words fine or imprisonment or bothee stricken out in line 3 section 13 the words and the penalties provided in aliis ordinance be inserted in lieu thereof also that the word this stricken out in line 4 section the of be inserted in lieu thereof the motion was adopted it was stated by one of the committee that they had decided to make no recommendation for further qualification as to age mr dunn moved that tha words neither of whom is engaged in the business of selling liquor be inserted in the thirteenth line section 2 after the word sureties alie motion carried air brown moved to strikeout strike out under 21 years of age in line four section C the motion was carried mr daniels moved to strike out or employer thereof in line six section 6 the motion prevailed air thin man called the attention of the council to the evident mistake they bad made in striking out the words under 21 years of age they were he said in strict conformity with the language of the territorial statute mr farror if we have mada a mistake let us rectify it the city attorney read alio statute and it was found to read as he had stated mr daniels moved to reconsider the last two amendments adopted the motion was carried and the words were replaced mr farrer moved to strike out the word ten and insert eleven in lines 6 and 8 section 10 this was a proposition to give the whiskey dealers a little longer time to do business mr brown opposed the amendment mr maiben argued in favor of it ho wanted the dealers to have a fair show inasmuch as it was designed to license saloons he would offer a further amendment to strike out the hour altogether and give dealers the option of keeping open all night some judge had ruled that there could be no restriction his proposition however was not favored as it did not receive a second the hour of closing however waa finally changed from 10 to 11 mr daniels moved to strike out the words or any legal holiday for tho reason that the law bo observed anyway and it would be cutting off the best part of the whiskey dealers trade some one suggested that thanksgiving day be inserted as an exception for the traffic but mr maiben thought while others might like their roast turkey some people might desire to manifest their thankfulness by indulgence in a glass of whisky and therefore he did not favor closing up on thanksgiving day the motion of mr daniels was adopted mr maiben moved that the words or any day proclamation of the mayor ba added carried mr farrer moved that the hour for opening be made at 5 a m instead of 6 a m motion adopted mr dunn moved to strike out in section 11 the words or in any adjoining room connected therewith by an avenue of direct communication the motion prevailed one or two minor amendments were then adopted and the third reading was finished mr farrer moved that the bill now pass the question was put and carried ayes alexander dunn farrer daniels brown maiben noes hansen and talmage absent bean and driggs the bill was then passed by ita title mr maiben asked the privilege for mr sim duggins to address the council mr talmage objected stating that if mr duggins had any communication to make he could do so in his petition or application for license resignation of alderman driggs was presented and on motion accepted mr dunn moved that the license for retail liquor selling be 1000 per annum mr maiben remarked that mr hines had told him he was willing to take out a license for 1000 per annum but an injustice might bo dona him by gome one coming in and taking out a license for three months or during the ames court was in sebal cn mr dunn thereupon added to his motion the provision that a quarters license ahall be and the motion passed council than adjourned |