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I although he recognized -there .were many good things • <br /> 2' which. could .be .done with the money earned from . ,. <br /> 3 pull tabs, he would never personally consent to <br /> 4 having an --: outside organization running. that type . <br /> 5 of operation in' the City liquor stores ; <br /> 6 <br /> 7 said he had: been given to. understand that the -same <br /> 8' organization whose request had prompted the ordin- <br /> 9 ance in the first place had already been replaced <br /> 10 as managers of the Bingo Hall in Little Canada by <br /> 11 a Roseville sports booster group. <br /> 12 Marks reported -he had been asked to "keep an open <br /> 13 mind" on the, issue by the Lions who contacted him; <br /> 14 said he would have a hard time doing that because <br /> 15 he was firmly opposed to their request, perceiving <br /> 16 no. benefit for St. Anthony, whatsoever, from pull <br /> 17 tabs; <br /> 18 indicated he had told his callers he would be glad <br /> 19 to see they got on the Council agenda but to <br /> 20 expect no support from him when they appeared. <br /> 21 Sundland said he had also assured .the Lions they <br /> 22 would be given the opportunity of ,having their <br /> 23 request heard but' no to expect to change any minds <br /> 24 when they came, because, every time he had polled;. <br /> 25 the Council on whether they had changed their <br /> 26 minds about the ordinance, their unanimous opposi- <br /> 27 tion to doing that had been affirmed; <br /> 28 reported an outstate. mayor had told him his city <br /> 29 had allowed a local organization to conduct pull <br /> 30 tab games in corporate institutions like Seven/ <br /> 31 Eleven stores but no in City facilities for as <br /> 32 long as they needed to fund a specific project. <br /> 33 However, once that goal had been reached, the <br /> 34 games were discontinued; <br /> 35 . ..recalled it had been the fact that there would <br /> 36 probably be so many local organizations wanting <br /> 37 to run pull tabs for commendable purposes that the <br /> 38 Council had written the Ordinance to get away from <br /> 39 having to constantly explain why the Council did <br /> 40 not perceive, gambling games like. Bingo and pull . <br /> 41 tabs would be good for the :City. <br /> 42 Nelson to Provide Information for September 22nd Meeting with <br /> 43 Lions Club <br /> 8 <br />