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POLirCHIEF IS TO STOP GAMINGAll Resorts of City Will Be Under Close Inspection.GAMBLER LIST GIVENNames of the Indicted Men Are Furnished Authorities.Gambling received a black eye last night at the meeting of the city council. The chief of police will hereafter l:e engaged in the exciting occupation of running down all resorts of the city that furnish any opportunity for trying a whirl at games of chance. More than this, the chief of police has been furnished with s. list of some of the places that are reputed to be harboring manipulators nf cards, diefe and such, uther equipment as is deemed' necessary for the tempter of fate.' The list of places mentioned includes some of the best known saloons in the t'Hy and covers a field that praotioally releases no saloon keener of the city fiom surveillance. In addition, a schedule for operation has been prepared for the chief that contains the names of all persons that have been indicted for gambling in Decatur during the last eighteen months. This record lias been furnished the chief and he is commanded by the action of the city council to inquire into the habits and daily locality of the persons whose names have been incorporated.The names of the saloonkeepers aVB as follows; Arthur Shook. Thomas r. Gleeson, Michael Ilaher, Zucli Mel* horn, Michael McGinty, The Peerless, and the rooms over 662 Bast Eldorado street. It is claimed thatat the places mentioned gambling of various kinds has been indulged in.List of GamblersThe list of men under indictment and who will be inquired into as to their present occupation contains the following names: Abe Barnes, E. Llehtenberger, Charles Monroe, George Myers, Arthur Miles, Ed. Posey, IT. Drysflale, Churlcs Cessna, Dug Mullins. Jeff Llslenbeiger, W. D. Holland. Silas Milldr, Willis in Wo twin, George Lancaster, Ol. Kinkajd. William Ferguson, and William Giazebrook.The I rouble for the gamblers and persons under suspicion started over a resolution introduced by Alderman Montgomery. The demands of the resolution were that the people included in the list be inquiry], into by the chief of police. Mcrovei- he will be required to report to the next council meeting.The re so in lion was passed by the council unanimously. Prior to the vote, however, Alderman Montgomery made u. talk in favor of the measure that he had introduced, claiming that he hud been informed that the city had become a refuge for gamblers from all parts of the suite and ’that many men driven out of Chicago by the recent crusade at that place were here now engaged In thoir nefarious pursuits.Montgomery claimed that he intended I JO reflection on the chief of police, but he insisted he wanted that official to examine into the rumors that were in circulation and would insist upon his enforcement of the law in the matter.The resignation of Patrolman Henry Kossieck was received last night and was accepted by the council. Alderman McliiLosh asked that a vote of 1 hanks bo extended the former police officer. The application of si. Paul’s C4erman Lutheran church for a rebate of (axes charged again si that institution, claiming the law exempted education and religious institutions from taxation, was turned down. A claim for a rebate by Anton OasKcl on taxes for a bowling alley and billiard hall conducted by him was also rejected.Inquire Into Bidding ,.aws In the Interests of the city and for the betterment of its fire protection the demands made by the fire commissioners for the appointment of a Bpo-commlti.ee from the city council to cooperate with them in examining into the violation of the building ordinances 01 the city, a resolution introduced for the drafting of a new ordinance and the selection of the committee was passed.It is claimed that the city at present is in need of more stringent laws r’e-garding the erections of buildings and for this reason the committee to work with the commissioners was asked for. They will draft an ordinance to be presented at the next council meeting.The right to build a spur in West Cerro Gordo street from the power plant a distance of HO teet was granted by the council after receiving and approving the report of the committee on streets and alleys. The spur is sub Ject to the clauses of the franchise-.Once again the movement To secure the creation of a board of examiners to examine candidates for the position of steam engineers within the corporate limits of the city went down in ■ defeat. The measure was killed and will probably remain dead for some time. Almost every feature of its composition came in for a scoring.A proposal to grade for and the building of a sidewalk on the south-side of Macon street from McClelland street to Falrview was referred to the committee^on streets and alleys.An application far a license to run a saloon at 135 North Broadway was received from E. Jj, Mammond. The petition was referred to the finance committee. The saloon was formerly owned by Charles Boggo and notice of the transfer of ownership and the consideration was presented to the council. yTo Examine Waterworks.The committee to examine into the
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Decatur Herald
Decatur, Illinois, US
Tue, Sep 19, 1905
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