Bremerton Saloon Owners Challenge City Hall
After the city council unilaterally revoked liquor licenses, local tavern keepers prepare to sue the town for damages.
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It is announced in Bremerton that every saloon man in the town whose license was revoked by the council a few weeks ago will proceed at once to sue the town for damages, holding that the council proceeded without authority in taking away the licenses. The suits may be filed now any day. Three saloon men have refused absolutely to take the money that was offered them by the council for the unexpired term of their licenses.
“every saloon man in the town whose license was revoked... will proceed at once to sue the town for damages.”
This struggle over local governance and municipal control of vice reflects the persistent friction between city authorities and the businesses that operate within their jurisdiction, a tension that remains a staple of civic politics.
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