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Show COUNCIL MOVES TO CLOSE CLUBROOMS; HOLDS UP LICENSES SPECIAL 3IEETIXG HELD BY COUNCILMEN WEDNESDAY Serving notice that billiard and beer licenses would be denied proprietors pro-prietors of two places unless charters chart-ers of two amusement "clubs" operated op-erated in connection with the places are revoked, was served by the city council this week. The council's stand was considered consider-ed as an answer to gambling convictions con-victions involving the Bachelors' club and playing cards after closing clos-ing hours, involving the Boosters' club, obtained in the city court during dur-ing the past year. The clubs are the Bachelor's club, with headquarters in the rear of the Glenn Boley billiard bill-iard hall and beer parlor; and the Boosters' club, in connection with the M. C. Robinson cafe. The matter came to a climax Monday Mon-day night, when the council ordered that the application of Glenn Boley for billiards and beer, and M. C. Robinson for beer, be denied, "until such time as the clubrooms are closed, clos-ed, and notice from the Secretary of State that the charters have been revoked" has been received. The motion carried unanimously. On Wednesday morning the council coun-cil held a special session on the matter, mat-ter, deciding to allow Mr. Boley to open his billiard hall and Mr. Robinson Rob-inson to continue selling beer, on the condition that they close the club-rooms. |