The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-05-12

JUDGE DEAN or TAVERN LICENSES. We
have published from time to time the views
expressed by Judge Dean On the subject Of
granting hotel licenses question which at
the first term Of court in every wear in each
Of the counties composing this judicial dis
trict is the subject Of more OF less agitation
At the recent Blair county court which
convened week before last the usual diff
culties presented themselves when the re-
mOnstrances against granting license to GER
tain applicants were before the court for its
consideration. We publish below the re-
marks made by the Judge i'm announcing the
conclusions at which the court had arrived
The concluding portion Of them viii probably
interest some persons in this county whose
license petitions will be presented TO the
court for its action at March term, 1883.
Judge Dean said
1t may, OF course, and doubtlesz does. seem %
the counsel somewhat arbitrary % refuse these IL
acted arbitrarily IN the matter, but have endea-
vOred 70 grant such licenses we thouzht. und Ter
the law. should be granted, and have refused such
as We thoukht ouGhJ 70 be refused. In every case
our discretion has been exercised IN view Of the
particular evidence adduced In the case, aud the
iocaity OF the houses and having exercised cur
discretion, after full hearing and careful exami-
nation Of the facts, We intend 10 adhere 70 one de
cislon, ana We 90 not intend u change IL by solc
itations or on motions to reconsider. We do not
say We VIII not hear motions 10 reconsider-it ts
as our discretion has been exercised ser full con
sideration- Il Is not at all probable that viii
make any change. In any case. in the decision we
have come to until another year has passed.
We have granted altogether in the county hfty-
one licenses, Including those granted at the Jauu-
airy term. It was saidhere on the pert Of the re
monstrants that the flfcenscs should not be IN
creased and there has been no increase in proper
ton 20 the population. In 1880 the population Of
this county was p. 10 land the number oflicensas
hotels. eating houses, etc. IS one 20 every
ST5 Inhabitants. In 1880 the population p s2s
and the number Of licenses was GO. one 70 every
43o inhabitants In 1870 the population IS .o5l,
with ~ licenses, or one FOR SOC inhabitants. In
1850 the population was g, Isl and the number Of
Licenses was -. one FOR every 200 Inhabitants.
The population Of the county IS now probably not
much less than IS 600 and the number or licenses
81. not much in excess in wears Statistics
show therefore the country has only one T.
cense 80 every LOO 200 OF the population.
while In 1ssl there was one for every 57s; and we
think, therefore, that the trafo is now confined to
about as narrow limit q can be under the law.
II has been alleged here-not proven. bat alleged
In regard 70 some Of the houses licensed. that
they are not kept as hotels. but only drinking
saloons. The law does not contemplate the lcens-
ing OF saloons, and next year, II this question Is
raised, We VIII require applicants TO show by the
produetlon Of their registers other proof. that
the public has used them az hotels; and ff the
public has not so used them Il matters not wheth-
er they are large well furnished not that fact
viii be taken as evidence that they are not ueces-
sary and should not be licensed.