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Show OQUOR UNION MATTERS TAKE MOST Of COUNCIL'S TIME Many Licenses Passed and Two Resolutions Co Orer One WeeK. .No action of any kind waa taken by the city council last night relative to the charges that at the time Murderer J. J. Morri, waa arreated by the police he had nearly $4000 worth of diamond, concealed in' his cl. 'thing. The matter waa not even mentioned at any time during the session. H ia .understood that a majority of the member, of the council view the charges a, having been made for political purposes only, and that thev are not worthy of notice. The Mc Kinney reaolution for the closing of saloon, at 11 p. m. Instead of midnight waa referred to the municipal munici-pal law committee. Fernatrom introduced a resolution calling on the chief of polica to make at least four inspections year of all saloon, and rooming bouse, in the city. Bv this ruling, if it is found that any person ha, violated the law twie, in a vear, hla license if to ba revoked, and no more issued for that place. Tha reaolution went to the municipal law committee. The question of a viaduct over the railroad tracks, on . Waatfifthflouth street went over for one week. On recommendation of tha board of park eommisai.inera the aalary of Superintendent Super-intendent Bvhouwer waa increased from $125 to $ ISA per month. City Recorder B. 8. Rive, wa, m-strueied m-strueied to have tha notes caat at tha recent liqnor election ready to eanvaei at a meeting of the eouncil which will be held next Thursday night. The eouncil granted twenty-aeeen more liquor licenses with little or no debate on the subject. Petitions were preaented to the city council laat night for bitulithie pavement, pave-ment, from property owner, on O, P, Q, K, H and Virginia, street,. Six other 'alphabet streets" aa well aa Third avenue have already petitioned for this pavement, all specifying bitulithie, on a bituminoua rock base. |