The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-17
MR.. VERSEDE'S SALOON.
1t is an Odd Kind of Build
ing and the Neighbors
Are Very Mad.

The erection of a little, peculiarly
SNAPPED, brick building, with an elaborate
cornice at the south west corner OF sum-
nit and Sip avenues, coupled with the
fact that it is the evident intention OF its
owner, to fit it up for saloon purposes,
has created no little excitement in that
section.
The neighborhood abounds with pretty
homes, and handsome residences with
pleasant surroundings, and along the
railroad route between the Five corners
and Montgomery street. no liquor saloon
IS to be found. Naturally the ne1ghDors
are up in arms, against the proposed In
noyati0n.
The little building, is erected on a gore
toned building, the lower part of which
has been converted into club rooms for
the Saengerbund of Jersey City Heights.
The building occupied by the Singers, was
built a score of years ago., by George
Morrow of the original firm OF Morrow %
Day, and with its surrounding grounds,
was recognized as n of the notaDie,
Bergen homes. The broad stoop of the
building, stands about six feet above
Summit avenue, and its wide hallway
divides the lower floor into four, large
parlors.
WERSEBES
The property was purchased last Feb
ruary, at u foreclosure sale, BY George j..
Wersebe, whose family occupies he
upper part of the building as q residence.
Recently Mr.. Wersebe surprised the sing
ing society and the peighbors by COM
mencing the construction of the odd adj
dition. INT the announcement that ne
intended to open it for saloon purposes.
caused a howl of dis~approbation. The
general impression was that the Saenger-
bund was in some way interested in the
project, and that body came in for no
small condemnation. Wersebe informed
several parties that he %purposed expend-
ing $1,000 in fitting up the lutte building e,
and an excavation beneath the CLUB
house stoop, communicating with q pass
age way into the new structure, was evil
IDENTIFY intended as the family entrance"
OF a saloon.
is HE SCARED OFF?
Mr.. Weserbe has become somewhat ex-
ercised over the premature nOtoriety his
building has obtained, n a sign, in
scribed:-"Ihis store to let; enquire of
McCreary & Ruggles, No. $40 Summit
avenue now attracts the attention of the
passers-by. In reply to the neighbors'
inquiries Mr.. Weserbe has recently stated
that the place is intended for q drug
store; but every one in the vicinity knows
that II a saloon is not started on that cor
ner, it will be because a license for it can
not be obtained.
/ visited the Saengerbund rooms yes
terday and talked with President L. A
Meyer, M. G. Salinger and other members
on he subject. ! learned that not
interest nAi ii Mr. Mr. W S4snsfsSsn0 enter ao
prise, but that It's eighty members were
unanimously opposed to it. President
Meyer said:-"You know, we .contem-
plated erecting a club house on Summit
ven n that lots for the purpose
were purchased and are now held by two
of our members. Messrs. Hussa and GU
belman. We concluded finally to take a
two years. lease of the premises. We have
a buffet, similar to that in all other well
regulated clubs for the exclusive accom-
mediation of the club. When we were
informed of Wersebe's project TO erect u
saloon beside us we Indignantly pro-
tested against it and at a Board meeting
the ACCESSIBILITY Of enjoining him from
constructing the addition. as prejudicial
to u lease, was discussed, u we final
~ determined to wait and see to what
use the new building would be applied.
We also offered to purchase the property
at q figure largely In advance of that paid
for it by Wersebe, but he refused the
offer. The JERSEY CRY NEWS can say
that the Saengerbund, composed as it is
OF good citizens, has no interest in and is
opposed to the location of the proposed
saloon"
PROPERTY OWNERS KICK.
Mr.. John M. Jones, a large property
owner. whose handsome home Is il the
immediate vicinity, said:-"An attempt
to fasten a liquor saloon on this neigh
borhood will meet with q remonstrance
from the residents for blocks around.
We regard the locating of O saloon at the
point named as an outrage. 1t could re-
ceive no home patronage, and its ten
dency would be to attract a disreputable,
undesirable class, to the annoyance of
this quiet and pretty n~eighborhood. If
an application is made for licensing the
place the citizens will protest very
warmly
I. Mr.. William Gemmell, owner of q
handsome home on the opposite side of
Sip avenue, expressed similar sentiments,
as did also Mr.. p. G. Hopper. who resides
at No. so Sip avenue, and others. Mr..
Carsten Droge, a wholesale grocer dong
business in New York and living at No.
438 Summit avenue. and Mr.. E. Hauser,
his next door neighbor, living directly
opposite the club house, both German,
are outspoken in their opposition to the
proposed saloon. In conversation with
many other neighbors j found them
unanimously determined to prevent, if
nOacihlq the anmpIaticp of Naroahat.