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to invite your consideration of the subject of
Saloon Limits. When the Ordinance present-
ing bounds within which liquor licenses shall
be granted was passed the intention was to con-
fine saloons to the business districts an rid-
gidly ashere to the police that they should not
invade the residence part of the City. The
object was of a most commendable characted,
but as the city grows there have arisen
points at which there is good reason why
the rule might be relaxed without viola-
ting the spirit of the ordinance.SOme of the
points exist inthe annexed district where
I understand Saloons are now running.
There are perhaps a few other places
in the City where permission might be safely
given, so long as the principle is admitted
that saloons are to be tolerated at all. The
experience of other cities as well as this is
that where even a judicious law is too
vigorously applied devices are resorted to
and acquiesced in for their evasion and a
legitimate source of revenue is unwisely
rejected. This involves a direction any
power which should be cautiously exer-
cised but is better to be leinient now
that to provoke a possible resistance which
might have a reactionary effect and
jeopardise a law mot salutory in its
general application.
(signed) Harry White mayor