Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-01-23
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hnpltct inc uFSt question lo,-ShdtL there De q
PERMANENT Ploce Of AMUSEMENT in Worcester
Two years ago, this question was agilated, and
fully discussed in pubic meeting, called for that
purpose, expressly, and any one, who was pres
ent at that meeting, cannot but remember that
the mass Of public sentiment was in fssptofhay.
ing permanent place Of amusement established
Besides this demonstration, han ttoelve humid
red legal voters, petiion.d TO have license
granted TO Mr.. oates, and The license was grant
ed. Mr.. Gates then fitted up Flags Hall, at a
very considerable expense, and mas since carried
on the business with the acceptance, believe, Of
nine tenths OF the people Of Worcester, and un
der the sanction OF three different City Govern.
menis, he has filled the place with all the neces.
sary scenery, wardrobe, and other fixtures and
properties necessary for carry ing on The business
also, at great expense. and by perseverance, and
industry, has placed the Worcester Dramatic
Museum on level wnh the first theatres IN the
country.
1t is urged against Mr.. Gates, that he has not
paid up his license. The ficis in relation 10 thai
are these From the first day Of Dec. 1851,
Mr.. Gates has paid into the City Treasury; ten
dollars per week, for every week the Museum
was open, with The exception Of seventeen weeks
j" 1862, which, amounting TO one hundred and
seveu,y dollars (Which was settled by afull dis
charge 10 chancsry, into which he was uniorlun-
atey drvenl -unl The FIRST day Of Nov. asl,
when the Mayor and Aldermen reduced The pace
10 six dollars per week, all Of which has been
promptly paid up 10 the day the k:ense was TAX
en- away. iaherefores he virtually oaces the city
not one cent for license. 4
II was again urged that the restriction, not TO
admit boys under Is years Of age hid mol beer
strictly adhered to. Mr.. Gates positively de-
clares thai it has always been his orders aud
wishes, that this restriction should be rgidly ad
hered to- Mr. Brown, he Treasurer, who has
sold the Tickets, also declares that he has not
knowingly violated this rule. 1t is very difficult,
always, 10 tell age Of young men, unless they
will tell truly themselves, as differ AS much
in looks as III age Solnt at 20 look not more
than Is, and Others Of fifteen look as old as 20 or
% even. There are cases where the most care.
iul might be deceived. How then shall mans
age be tested! Shall then the don keeper take
their word in relation 10 II? Or how shall he
ascertain! The onlyssAfe way is 10 refer TO the
Clerk q Books in the Town where such person was
born.
After all, the matter must rest on the faithful.
ness and integrity of The management. MIR.
Gates came To orcester with testimonials ffonr
two diff rent City Governments of Lowell, and
many distinguished individuals, including the en-
tire editorial corps of Lowell, -indeed ne brought
as good recommendations as any man could de-
sire or obtain, 10 which was added long exper-
fence in the business in Lowell, which certainly
gave those who recommended him ample means
Of juggling Of his fitness. And now, after pursli-
ing the business for two or three years. 10 The al
most universal satisfaction Of the community, OBJ
jsctions are, for the first time, raised against his
receiving license for the ensuing year. We
hope our city fathers will not refuse the license,
and thus destroy the property of Gates 81 Brown,
without at least good and sufficient r,asons for SO
doing. They have, under the sanction Of three
different City Governments, as before stated, in
yestt all they have, some four or FIVE thousa nd
dollars in tho business, which must be almost
worthless 10 them without license. And it
certainly would seem unfair and cruel, 10 destroy
the business of two of our citizens, both of whum
have families, and are tax payers. After the en-
cour cement they have had, and lhs expense
they have incurred, and the amount of money
they have paid the CITY for The privilege of doing
a business, which has been acknow lodged respec-
table by its being licensed.
Il seems 10 me, that il any one has license,
it should be g ties 81 brown. Let them be plac-
ed under proper restrictions, and them if they dis
regard them, annul their license That can be
done at any tune, and there is no fear that the
City can be uined while Try ing the experiment
Ills true, IT'S citizens have demonstrated. Ii is
we'll known that few, il any, Of those remon.
strants, have ever been into the place conse.
quently they can know but very lille about it,
Some have supposed that both Of the petitions
for license came FROM the same source. This, we
are informed, is not the case The other petit
TONERS, AIr. Beisseuherz and wife have been eni-
ployed by MIR. Gates, for some Two years, receiv-
ing salary OF rs or 30 dollars per week, with
benefits for taeu services They have nothing
invested here, and how can the City recognize
his claim to license, greater, or even equato that
of The present proprieiors?
By stopping the business d the Museum, thirty
SIR people, thirteen of whom have families, are
instantly thrown Out Of employ ment in the midst
of winter We repeat, we hope and trust that
city fathers will consider well before they act
upon the subject Of SO much I'M ortauce. In re-
lation I, lhieying toys, we nay ray that hoy
who is p ons to steal, will do it as soon to buy
candy, or skates, or any other toy, as he will 10
go to the Museum. All the Museums III the world
will moi make him more or less thief. | have
extended these remarks much fnrer than | ai
fist intended, but consider the subject one Of
Importance and i1erest, to great majority of
our citizens.