Show COUNCIL AND TRE THE SM the question of license or no license ns up for discussion on last saturday night in the cit council session eq oil I 1 ahe he gravity of the question was nias fully sensed hy by the maor maior ind councilmen it is 13 no childs plan pla to be called upon to suppress a business which the law his in the past thele a number of citizens present to take notes on the action of the council cil one thing was nab clearly demonstrated the meah memoirs rs of the richlie richfield d cit council m ill opposed to the I 1 liquor I 1 r traffic the only question be between t the io is as to methods 0 of f con 0 trolling it one branch of nf the coun conn ell cil is in fici of radical action 1 b rooting out tile the saloon ea evil II 11 at one the other and conserva conservative tiNe branch wants to take such action as will bs be justified b results result of tiu tie greatest good to the gica test number it is not a mitter of pro saloon and anti saloon sentiment among the members member all ire agit iii ed thit the biloon is a goud good thing to be rid of and the difference is one of kni bli thod of accompli accomplishing hin the de desired ired end mior Chu stemen is to be corn con on ins his in the matter lie he is to the saloon as is an institution lie ile gac figures on sat urda night tu to show that the question of revenue or finance need not enter into the biloon que question tion as the eit cit is in a condition to on fintain its municipal goern government ment Nit it hout an aid from the saloons this is excellent news and one which the hails N with ith delight we thit that the should not dot be to the saloni evil bebau e c of the revenue the majors assurance is doubly welcome nelcome but afa maor or chris ahns tenen fth f th r thin this ile he declares emphatically for prohibition but he does not want to see richfield enter upon prohibition until acner aveo there A aill ill a avenue denue is guarded so that be no such thing as failure if other towns in the count x iu ill join in the moi movement moc ment ement so much the better but if not then richfield can itself for prohibition in the future and make it win the mior stands in this position that prohibition is a debi desirable rable end but it must not be entered upon until aeri thing for its success la is arranged and there must be no back down or failure in the proposition mr christensen did not mince words in his tall talk on the saloon nutter matter ile he realizes realize the importance of the step and he is in favour of applying everyday busin s sense in preparing I 1 for the important change for richfield of a dry city with no such thing as ab municipal maintenance from money wrung from men who kho are slaves to the appetite tor for liquor while the discussion in th council waxed acrimonious at times it is pleas ing to note that the gentlemen are all against the liquor traffic those thoe who favored the granting of another license did so with the distinct statement that it was not because they were in sm sn mp pithy athy with the saloon or the liquor traffic but because they did not believe the city wis was prepared to enforce prohibition but all agreed that the cit should let in line for that desirable desi end and so it comes about that the saloons will conti continue nUL here foi mother three months with moth the that there md man be no DO more licenses licences licen ces cs it suil after that time another is that all slot ma i hines ill hac to go drinks will be served over the bir and offenses 07 against the ordinance in gamb ling selling alter after blurts E s ailing on sunday and selling to minors will result in the license of the offender being revoked next to absolute prohibition these regul irions are mot MOIA satisfactory to the be epli ind NC c believe belice the council colt dell ill cont due their ef foit inthe in the direction of prohibition ind un the dreim of councile Counci lm in young in I 1 jensen will ill ie 10 realized in thi future |