Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-22
PENN AVENUE AGAIN.
EIGHT TIMES As MANY APPLICANTS
FOR SALOONS

As There Are Now Enjoying the Trnde of
That Neighborhood-CourtO Opens Pretty
Promptly on the Fifth Day-Maps for
Convenience of the Court.
The Court began work yesterday morning
by taking another trip out Penn avenue to
the Twelfth ward, from which district AZ
applicants bobbed up serenely, struggling
for the business now controlled by five Ii
censed houses and 80 speak-easies. Court
was only three minutes late in opening.
Judges Ewing and Magee had two or three
letters to look over, whether from friends or
enemies of the applicants only the Court
knows.
Mr.. A. Y. Lee, the draughtsman, had
prepared careful and nicely printed ward
maps, which he handed up TO the Court.
Judge Ewing has been asking for such aids
daily since court opened.
The work opened by the calling of Samuel
j. Abrams, who wants TO sell whisky and
other Intoxicating mixtures at No. 2S06 Penn
avenue As an attorney b. had secured a
nephew to Judge Ewing.
A MISSING RESTAURANT.
Mr.. Abrams had license in 1883, but
Judge White did not consider him worthy
one a wear ago. At that time Mr.. Abrams
was spreading meals to about score of
people daily, but when the liquor flow was
stopped he shut up his eating house. Judge
Ewing anxiously inquired what had be-
come of his boarders, but the applicant was
unable TO answer that question.
''The trouble is this, said the Judge;
''if the people could get along without your
restaurant the past year, they could get
aIong without it this year"
sit wouldn't pay me without license"
"What have you done this year?"
'I didn't done anything
you sold in buckets in 1882"
''Well, your honor, L done little.'
"And to children?'
mo sir, never, your honor"
Mr.. Abrams has also applied for a whole
sale license. He said he didn't expect
both. He wants one if he can't get the
other. He saws he has 100 barrels of whisky
on hand, and wants to get money out of it
somehow. He used to be in the wholesale
business.
oUGHTN'T BE HID.
Frederick Bergman, No. 2SI7 Liberty
avenue, has an eight-room house, the entire
lower floor of which he designs for bar
room. He said he would have to keep his
restaurant" upstairs. Judge Ewing said
that his idea was that the restaurant ought
to be the most prominent feature, and that
The bar ought to be put back somewhere or
upstairs. This made Fred smile, it seemed
so ridiculous.
Charles Broskv would like to have per-
mission to sawdust a big barroom at No.
2134 Penn avenue. He used TO keen
restaurant on Sixth street. His proposed
place is now butcher shop. Last wear Mr..
Brosky applied in the Fourth ward, but
Judge White put big "No" mark against
him, and Mr.. Brosky has been working for
Carl Wuesthof, the beer dealer He was
forced to admit that in 1887 be sold on Sun
days and sometimes after midnight.
Vincent Brozosky applies for No. zoos
Penn avenue. II his impression on the
judges be as weak as his voice, he will con-
tinue for another year to sell cigars and soft
drinks. He kept saloon up to May l. 1888.
and was not naturalized until that year.
WANTS THE BULGE.
James Bulger wants to be given the bulge
on his neighbors with license at No. 2741
Penn avenue, which is a butcher shop at
present. He said he wanted to keen a
saloon and restaurant, the magnitude of the
latter depending upon the demand. For
six years, in the same house, he kept only
saloon.
Benedict Boehm, a middle-aged man.
''saId mis- piece" for No. 1922 Smallman
street. He was licensed in both 1888 and
1889. Mr.. Boehm appeared to keep a bona
fde restaurant, saying that he fed over 100
persons every day. He denied that he kept
any free lunch. 81 guess" said Judge
Ewing, "that you must have satisfied
Brother White that you had behaved pretty
well in 1888. Your record was not the best
when YOU applied in 1885," He keeps three
girls cooking, one man in the lunch room
ana two bartenders.
Thomas Berger, No. 2OO9 Penn avenue,
quit keeping saloon when the Brooks law
began operations. He was positive that he
had not sold q drop during the past two
wears. Although he had a 500 license only
prior to 1888, he said that he had not sold
spurious liquors.
Judge Ewing said: "You are on the speak
easy list"
READY TO FIGHT.
me? A speak-easy? No, sir. Any man
what says been speak-easy, I'll fight him,
Mr. Ewing. No brewery in the county can
say L buy an eighth in two years. I am
able to fight that man, Mr.. Ewing"
John Bush applies for No. 2S12 Penn
avenue. He presented q letter from Alder
man McKenna, of the Fourth ward. Mr..
Bush's lawyer called the attention of the
Court to the statement that wounds which