Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-22

ike IL is down town. line people only come
for dinner"
John J. Crawford, No. 3O57 Penn avenue,
is a colored man. He is Virginian who
has lived in P1ttsburg only four years. He
wants to keep a saloon for the benefit of the
many colored men who work in the Black
Diamond and Solar Iron Works. A man
named Patrick McKenna testified that Mr..
Crawford was sober. industrious and honest.
Wendell Collin, No. 1885 Penn avenue, is
already preparing his house for the opening
of saloon and eating house, and expects TO
move his family elsewhere. He has never
been in the liquor business. Thomas Kirk
owns the house.
HAS HEARD NO COMPLAINTS.
Thomas Clark keeps a saloon at No. 1858
Penr, at the corner or Twenty-sixth street,
the Alexander Hotel. Although he had
small bar competition during the past year,
he said he spent $500 fixing up his dining
room. Judge Ewing said: 81 have never
heard any complaint of you"
Daniel Dillon, No. 1916 Penn avenue, is
a venerable gray-haired man who keeps 16
boarders, beside mealers. He was one of
the possessors of 500 license, in 1887.
''Of course" said Judge Ewing, you
sold whisky
'No. sir, 1 didn't"
ut would be hard for your nation and
mine to get along on beer"
P. j. Donnelly, No. 2O33 Penn avenue,
said: "My intention is if get license, to
run a saloon and barroom-I mean saloon
and restaurant 1 don't understand much
about restaurant, but have wife who is
a very good cook" He was asked to desig-
nate other restaurants near him, but he said
he did not want to say anything about his
neighbors. He lives at No. 2427 Penn ave-
nue., where he used to keep saloon, and
during the past two months he has been en-
ployed as police officer at the Casino
Museum.
ENLARGING HIS HOTEL.
John Escherich applies for a house which
he owns at No. 2746 Penn avenue. He keeps
an eating horse and is now enlarging his
facilities. He calls his house the Union
Hotel.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Fierst desires 10 resume
the business at No. 22l0 Penn avenue. Her
husband was several times indicted for ille-
gal liquor selling, and has been dead about
a year and halt.
Mrs. Elizabeth Flynn, who keeps a res
taurant at No. 80 Thirtieth street, presented
her first application since the Brooks law
became operative.
James Hunt, No. 2202 Penn avenue, ap-
plies for both retail and wholesale license,
and was given a strong hint by the Court
that he ought not to have either.
John Kleppner, No. 2S37 Penn avenue,
was granted a license in 1888 and refused in
1889. Judge Ewing said: You kept a
very rough place. You abused the conf
denee reposed in you when you were granted
a license in 1888, and, as far as am con-
cerned, have made up my mind that you
must wal"
NOT IN GOOD HEALTH.
George Koch now has a furniture store at
No. 270S Penn avenue, and desires to change
it to a saloon and restaurant. He kept q
saloon until two years ago, but did not ap-
ply under the Brooks law. His health is
not good.
Henry Leach, at No. 2019 Penn avenue,
desires to close out his drygoods stock and
put in stock of wet goods. 81 found the
drygoods business don't pay me- he said.
He was refused license in 1885,
John B. Lynch, a gentleman with very
long red mustaches, keeps a saloon at 2503
Penn avenue. He calls his place a hotel,
furnishing from 80 to 60 meals daily. Prior
to 1888 the house was kept by Fred Field.
During 1888 it was not run as a hostelry,
but was occupied as Justice office.
James Mills, No. 1918 Penn avenue, at
the corner of Twentieth, is now using what
he calls the barroom as a plumbing office
During two years he has kept lodgers. Ha
thinks he can get from 30 to 80 people Tor
meals, if he is licensed and opens a restau-
rant. From Sixteenth to Twenty-ifth street
there is at present no licensed house on Penn
avenue.
A NEW OBJECTION.
Thomas Morouy ran a saloon and restau-
rant at No. 3001 Penn avenue for five wears
His liquor license was cut off year ago.
but he said he had kept up his restaurant
business. On the third story of his house
there is lodge room. The building is oc-
cupied by Malaque O'Donnell. Judge
Ewing said that the occupancy of the upper
hall by outside parties was Questionable.
Mr.. Morony said that he would stop that. if
desired.
Richard Muse, No. 2417 Penn, never ap-
piled before. He is molder for the West
inghouse Machine Company. He said that
he was brought up at the hotel business in
Towlaw, County Durham, England. The
place he occupies is owned and was formerly
by Thomas Beck, who applied and
was refused in 1888. In behalf of MIR. Muse
a number of personal letters and a long
petition were presented. Some of them were
from good people.
Judge Ewing said: 1.-THE place has poor
and is adequate. A new man
might improve it, but there ought to be bet
ter accommodations. The standard out
there is very low. If there are new appli-
cants who seem to be good, 1t gives us an
to select. If no good ones ap-
pear, why, suppose we can refuse all, as
one year ago"
BEGAN A LITTLE EARLY.
Edward Michalowsky, who was refused
in 1889, applies again for $500 Penn avenue.
He came to this country in 1872 and kept
saloon before he was naturalized, although
be says that he had taken out his first
papers.
Evan Morris, No. 26O0 Penn avenue, four
years ago kept q restaurant at No. 542
Smithfeld street. His proposed place is the
Pearl Hotel, kept as public house for at
least 25 years.
Patrick McKenna, who vouched for John
Crawford, asks personally for permission to
close out his shoe stock at No. 2843 Penn
avenue and put in a stock of liquor.
Charles f. Mcdonald, No. 2427 Penn ave-
nue., at the corner OF Twenty-fifth street, is q
young wldower with two sisters, one of whom
knows how to run a restaurant He has
been running the engine which operates the
reirlgeraung apparatus for Spencer & Lid
dell's brewery.
James McCafrey, No. 1856 Smallman,
corner OF Twenty-ninth street, is a big,
smooth-faced man, with bald head fringed
with gray. He said: 1--WE had no license in
that house since the Brooks law came in.
Last year Mr.. Pitts was the tenant. He was
a good tenant. He paid me a months rent
in advance. He paid $50. That was for the
front part. He couldn't get the whole house
for that, Then he applied for license and