The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-05-07
CosIaoN CoUNcIL. Regular Monthly Meet
ina Ma1 5tlis-All the members present.

b. Smith, President, in the chair,
The Secretary read the minutes of March
Gath. Mr.. Jos. Smith and Mr. Horn protested
against actionsby the new Council on the
minutes cfaprevious organization. The min
utes were adopted, however, as were also those
of succeeding special and stated meetings.
Mr. Jos. II. Boozer. Treasurer elect APP
peared before Council and rendered his resig-
nation, he declining to act owing to pressure
of other business. On motion, the resignation
was accepted. o.
<sMr.S-J ohnson showed thatsaasI there was
considerable business of importance to act up
on, that all petitions be laid over until the
transaction of such other business. Lost
A petition from residents of Main, Franklin
and contiguous streets, asking Council to
build sewer for the proper drainage of water
from that part of the city, thereby preventing
damage to their. properties; &c., was present.
ed and accepted. 80 y. sx - M
A petition from residents onsGlint on street,
asking Council to open and lay out said street
from Coryell to Elm, and remove all obstruc
tions from the same, was presented and
accepted.
petition from Geo. r. Gadds for Ii
cense to keep an inn and tavern at the corner
of York and Main streets, was presented
Lucas moved that the license be granted.
Mr.. Jos. Smith objected. He said that Mr..
G. has been selling without license for the
past month further, that he did not believe
such hotel would conduce to the public good,
&C.
Mr.. Brown objected for similar reasons
Mr.. Johnson said he believed the sale of
liquors was morally wrong, and the traffic evil
and only evil. He therefore felt it his duty
to object.
Mr.. Hester thought Mr.. G. a good citizen
and worthy of license.
Mr.. Burnett said several parties had waited
on him concerning license and he would there
fore explain bis views. Men ehoseirto m Of
fices were chosen to protect the citizens and
to do that which would conduce to the inter-
ests of the city. A refusal to grant license
would be injurious-men who frequent hotels
would so elsewhere, buy by the barrel, gallon
&C., carry it to their homes, take six glasses
where they now take one, and carry it to their
places of business and amusement He knew
Thy experience and Observation. Wives and
children were induced to drink by thus having
it in their house. He knew of a young man
who went from home, staid three years and
came home confirmed drunkard. On his
death bed he charged his father with making
him drunkard by giving liquor to him at
home when boy, &c. Two-thirds of the
women who drink acquired the appetite from
liquor kept in the house. Prohibiting license
increased drunkenness. When the Maine law
was passed, people knowing that it would be
in force, supplied themselves with fiye-gallon
kegs and put it in their houses-they were
bound to have it. He knew families that
never tasted of liquor before, who became con-
firmed drunkards. More whiskey was sold by
agents than was ever before sold, and it was
brought into the State, hid in boxes, firni-
ture, and all sorts of things. He lived in
Maine and he himself had got two-gallons in
a clothes trunk, The law produced more
drunkenness and sickness Shan ever was known
before. There was more rheumatism, cramp,
collie, &C., than ever, and the doctors gave pre-
and intemperance will Increase. He had lived
with families that had never tasted whiskey-
husband got it in house, and induced wife. to
drink. He would say to temperance men who
oppose license, that they are going against
their own cause-they are going to ruin wo-
men and children. For the sake of the COM
munity at large, and the women and children,
he would vote for license.
Mr.. Malone was in favor of the license-he
said he took little himself at times
Mr.. Lucas said the way to stop liquor selling
was to stop manufacturing.
Mr.. Horn said that Mr.. Gaddis had been
selling for the past month contrary to law,
and that it was a bad precedent to grant him
a license under these circumstances.
Mr.. Burnett spoke again, and said Govern
ment must say the sale of liquor should stop,
if it is stopped and until it says so, hotels
must be licensed In the Eastern States, the
first men who were in favor of prohibition
were the first to cry out against it. That the
liquor question had baffled the wisest states
men of this country and Europe, and it was
not therefore best to attempt to change the
practice of license
Mr.. Jos. Smith remarked that if the wise
men of Europe and other countries had been
baffled by the license question, it did not APP
pear to have that effect ON the Council, as
from appearances, they or at least some of
them, had settled it. However, he offered the
resolution
WHEREAS, The application under considera-
s,.son represents but small private interest,"
and one in the estimation of large number
of intelligent and good people, Of not only
aiouatful benefit, but of positive injury to a
,commtradty and whereas, the present in
,troduetaea Of this petition results from a
lhasty and reprehensible if not illegal action
of former Council IN changing the time
fixed by ordinafee for the consideration OF
such business and whereas, the tapplicant
named in this petition has, as we believe for
month past, been carrying on his business
without legal authority or license; there
fore,
RESOLVED, That for reasons above enumer-
ated, and others, it is unbecoming in this
Council 10 grant the application Of this petit
Lioner.
Mr. Johnson in reply to Mr. Burnett read