Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-04
IIUTEL AND SEER SALOONS.

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Are not Beer Saloons growing with marked
rapiaity in Oul city: So much SO that think
1t necessary for the citizens OF Lane tster tG
protest against it. We're they Il benefit or i'm
prOvement to our city we should gladly ndvo-
cate them. But what are the consequences
Little shops, door after door, are opened for
the sale OF Beer with no accommodations for
the public whatever, and to In terfere with he
traffic and trade OF Hotels where thousands OF
dollars are invested by landlords for the ac-
tuul accommodation OF the public.
look at the Stevens House, Cooper House.
Grape Hotel, Franklin House, Cross Keys,
Fountain Inn Merrimac IIolel. Exchange
House, Leopard Hotel, and County House,,
representing a capital OF over $50O,JOO in
vested tor the accommodation of the public.
commouate the trade. whilst IN the same
vicinity OF those Hotels no less than twenty
five saloons flourish and divert the trade from
tai invested for it. But this is not all, there is
scarcely Il Saloon thatIdoes not sell Liquor ana
Bilters with their Beer, a direct violation of
the law. believe. Not only that. but Of late
they harbor young men anG women. Please
explain the cause OF young men and women
docking into certain saloons on North Queen
Saturday. Is 1t for good or evil is it for the
morality OF our city. or tho evil thereof: Time
will tell. Why is it that there is more i'm
prOvement in the tDuilding line in the Fifth
and Sixth wards OF our city than all the rest
put together: The only reason see fs that
they are clear OF the Beer shops. and the good
citizens will not tolerate them.
believe the Fifth ward has two Hotels and
no Beer Saloons, and the consequence thereof
is quiet, intelligent neighbornnOd, with no
rowdyism whilst in the Sixth ward some OF
the most substantial improvements are going
on and the Beer Shop on the decline. ] be
lieve the Court should carefully scrutiniZe all
petitions presented to it, and should at least
refuse hall the Eating House license presented
that the Court taking such an action wOului
really have a wonderful effect on the criminal
list of our county.
Beer saloon proprietors say. We pay big
license an" high taxes and the county II
largely benfited. Well, suppose we admit it
ana take look at Onr prison report, which
shows that during the last year the number
to be 2U35 persons. The aldermen amt con-
stables costs, with board for each. would cost
the county on an average no less than $40
each, showing an average expenditure or no
less than $40 $50 tor one year, and venture to
say that you, upon investigation, will not be
able 10 trace per cent ofaDOve commitments
to Hotels properly licensed and kept. So it is
readily seen that the taxpayers are out on
offered TO our young men and women to be
led astray. Would it not he well for our
court, or councils OF our city. to appoint u
special officer, unknown to ali Interested. TO
examine and see that our liquer law Is prop
ely enforced. Weall know that the constables
OF the respective wards make sworn state
ments of no violation OF the liquor law, but
am afraid that our noble Jell0ays IN considera-
tion OF being candidates tor reelection, do
not visit many OF the saloons in their wards
and consequently do not know what Is going
adelphia are doing a noble work Of late to
wards the morality OF the city, and think
the good old city of Lancaster should follow
their footsteps py the good substantial citi-
Zens of our city and ones interested in keep
ing good hotels, and the city by meeting in
council. and protesting TO the Court in grant
ing so many beer saloons in our city: