Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-22
Sournal aIlO Galrrisr.
Wednesday Morning, Dec. 22. 1880.
Local News.
Board of selectn1en.


 Licenses Objected To-nIore Discussion With n Representative of the s. F. Q. -An AdJournment Until Thursday Evening.
 The regular weekly meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held last evening. Present, selectmen Andrew (presiding), Reynolds, Feldman, Hart and Crawford
 The case of Herman GomaIl, 7s Webster street, who had applied for license, was first considered. Morris F. Tyler appeared in opposition to the license. He said that since Gomall had made his application there had been serious fight on GomalPs premises, and for this reason he still further protested against the license being granted.
 Charles R. Whedon appeared as counsel for Gomall, and contended that there were no grounds for the complaints made against his client.
 James Bell a special constable said that he had never seen any more trouble at Go- malls than at any other saloon. He said there was row in Gomall's yard on Thanks giving day. As he understood it, parties who were drunk desired to get. into the saloon, and being refused they got into fight in the
 
 arrest in Gomalrs place. He frequently went in there to get glass of beer.
 Anthony Fleetwood testified to the good reputation of the place.
 Officer William Collett, who is stationed on the beat where Gomalrs saloon is located, said that he had heard numerous complaints about Gomall. He had never made an arrest there
 George H. Jackson, special constable, said that Gomalrs saloon was as quiet as sa- looms in general. He said he was seldom there at night,
 John Tracy, Bartholomew Casey, Isaac Shields and many others, white and colored, testified to the good reputation of the place.
 Mir. Gomall in his own behalf testified that the parties who caused the row in the vicin- ity of his place on Thanksgiving day were not in his saloon before the trouble com menced
 George l. Burke was called by MT. Tyler and testified that Gomalrs place was a per feet nuisance. He said children were seen coming out of the place with beer and it was frequented by women. He said vile language was used by parties coming out of the sa- loon, and as he lived next door he would be obliged to move out unless the nuisance was abated.
 Charles R. Whedon for the defense made a brief plea in his clients behalf. He contend ed that Mir. GomaIl was as much entitled to a license as anyone in that vicinity.
 MT. Tyler in reply said the place was evil dently in bad odor. It was a quarrelsome and noisy place. He said that the parties who had testified in favor of the place were there almost every night, and it was a place of refuge to them. Hence they testified as to it's good character
 This finished the hearing, and decision was reserved until executive session.
 The next case considered was that of John H. Tyler, of GA George street
 Policeman Merwin testified that he had never seen any trouble at Tylers saloon since he had been on the beat, which was since November 1st. He said he never had seen any woman going in or coming out of there. He was on duty, and before him Officer Bis sell was on the same beat. The latter officer had told him that he had never seen any trouble there.
 MT. Mossman objected to Frederick Hog ben having license. MT. Rogben had ap- piled previously for a license, which had been recommended, and he now applied for an- other in different locality.
 Mir. Feldman said to Mir. Mossman that he thought it was wrong that parties should be prosecuted by the S. P. c. when their licenses were pending.
 MT. Mossman replied that no complaints had been made by the s. P. c. against these parties. He said that Mir. Ewing, who made these complaints, was acting without any au- thorlty whatever from the society.
 The case of Joachim Stark, 15 George street, was called up and bill of sale to an- other party was read.
 The case of Margaret Welch, 63 Fair, was also objected to because she was not suita- ble person to have license.
 Thomas Conway, 191 Franklin street, was also objected to on the ground that he had violated the Sunday law.
 The following licenses were recommended, to sell beer and Rhine wine A. O. Schmi at, 73 Greene Maria Carroll, 223 Wallace; l.. Ingoldsby, 21 Oak; P. F. Delaney, 1865 State; Ellen Riley, 61 Market; Thomas Conway, Franklin and St. John. Liquor i- censes were recommended for John Ward, 283 Portsea; John Schotz, 489 Columbus ]; George w. Brinkerhoff, York and Chapel ; Fred. Hogben, 319 East Grand Michael Cannon, 229 Hamilton.
 Bills were approved as follows: Outside poor, $354.25; roads and bridges, $272.76 ; almshouse, $35 election account, $158. 75 !; construction, $3O; general account, $99; interest account, ,$456 93.
 The Board adjourned until next Thursday to consider licenses objected to, which were not acted upon on account of the absence of a f1Il1 Roa,6