Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-25
TAKE OUT THE PAPERS.
They Must All Be Paid for by the 2Sth
of the Present Month.
BIG DOODLE In BEER BUSINESS.
The Hearings Disclosed Great Profits Made
by Brewers.
NO LICENSE COURT TO BE7HELD TO-DAY

with the hearing of applicants, and every
thing moved at a merry pace yesterday. At
the opening the Court announced that all
the retail licenses handed down on April 15
must be taken out by April %. The law
requires that all licenses be taken out with
in Is days after they are granted, or they
will be revoked.
Following this announcement, the dis
tilIers, brewers and bottIers who were not
present on Friday were told to hold them
selves in readiness for an immediate hear
ing. The fun then commenced by taking up
the application of Thomas Moore, of the
Second ward, McKeesport. His case was
hustled through.
George p. s. Otto Hauch, brewers, Twenty
fifth street, Souihside, did a business last
GEAR of S4S, ,OOO They admitted that they
sold kegs of beer from the brewery to per-
sons who came to take it away, but that it
was not often.
Lauer Bros. Twenty-seventh ward, said
the business of their brewery amounted to
S28, 200.
Francis F. Walker, Twenty-eighth ward,
has been In business since December last,
having bought the brewery of Peter Jauen.
Since then his receipts amounted to s., 400.
Very Big Doodle Made in Beer.
Michael Metzgar, the brewer, of Etna
borough, had done business of $50, 600.
Charles A Schultz, Third ward, Home
stead, had business last year of $4,000 and
sold from 80 to IS gallon jugs of beer a
week. He also sold kegs to persons who
carry them away.
Judge White delivered lecture on the
evils of this practice.
Michael Euz, the brewer of Millvale, did
yearly business of sos, 600 from his brew
cry and bottling house.
Andrew Vesser, CHARTERS township, was
a new applicant for brewers license.
George W. Luther, Harrison township,
started in the brewing business in Novem-
ber.
The bottlers were then called. John
Lockner, 391 Webster avenue, was q new
applicant, as was also John B. Schmidt,
Vine street, Eleventh ward.
Charles Frell, 2610 Penn avenue, said his
receipts were SIC, 600.
PatricE McKeefrey, 90 Tustin street, Four
teenth ward, was refused for the last two
years. Robert Murdock, William Sheldon,
Patrick O'Reagan, George Garboth were
new applicants.
Peter Murray, 1888 Penn avenue; Andrew
McClain, John Kerner. 1903 Twenty-frst
ward; John Tweddle, 142 Enterprise street;
Louis Miller, Thrty-fifth ward; Robert War
ner, First ward, Allegheny; Joseph H.
Reed, of same ward; A. II. Kannefskey I'm
ished the morning session.
At the opening of the afternoon session the
bottlers who did not get their hearing day
before yesterday were called.
Allegheny was taken up, and B. j. Ford,
13 and 10 Allegheny avenue, Fifth ward,
was the first called. His receipts were
81 600. He said ne bottled beer, ale and
porter.
Tobias Goldberg, IS Beaver avenue, said
his receipts were $4,000. He bottled moth
ing but beer.
Beer BottIers Bob Up serenely.
August schlegel, IS California avenue,
Sixth ward, was an applicant for wholesale
license as well as bother. He was told he
could not have both, and decided to take his
chance as a wholesaler.
Albert F. Pitske, 60 Sarah street, Tenth
ward, was called. He had license as
bother last year, and said his receipts were
400.
Michael Enz, First ward, Millvale, was
heard in the morning as a brewer, but was
called in regard to his application as a
bother.
Henry Keasey, Cherry street, Harrison
township, did not answer.
Robert o. Henderson, Duquesne, Mifliu
twnship, was refused license last year. He
gave good description of his place and said
be should have license.
The wholesale list was then taken up.
James Getty, Jr., $50 and 1872 First ave-
nue. and 141 Water street, Second ward, said
his receipts during the last year were $780,
OOG. He denied that there was any drinking
in the alley back of his place.
William H. Holmes, 120 water street, was
home very i'll, but the Court allowed the
bookkeeper, John 3. Simpson, to be exam-
iued. The receipts, he said, were $125, 600.
The Jug trade, he said, was very light
John Killhan, 210 Second avenue, said his
receipts were 1900. One-half of this, he
said, was from beer. He said there was never
any drinking Oh the premises.
Henry Levy, "a Diamond street, was a
new applicant. The place, he said, was
26x22 feet and we'll fitted up. He has SIO, 900
to 20 in business on.
T.. w. Mueller, Third avenue and Try
street. said his receipts last year were
Sl6O,000
Joseph Rohm, corner of Shingiss and
Forbes street, said his receipts were So, 900,
made principally from sale to retail
dealers.
Philip RYAN, 159 Second avenue, said his
receipts were So, 900. He said he sold some
beer in eighths. He said he had boy IL
years old who drove one of his wagons
John j. Speck, 305 Smithfeld street, said
his receipts were $4,000.
c. Sunstein, I33 and 1874 Water street and
Smithfeld street, said his receipts were
$500, OOO
Emanuel and Abraham Weller. 157 First
avenue, gave their receipts as $500, 900.
They bottle beer only for shipping pur-
poses.
Henry Wolff, 23O 2s2, 234 Second
avenue, gave his receipts as $4,000. He
deals in beer only, bottling a great deal OF
export beer. He said he had no jugs.
The Third ward was then taken No.
William T. Espy, 600 Liberty street, is
new applicant. He is in the drug business
at present, and said he wanted TO go into
the liquor business to accommodate "his
family friends" He exnl aed that he
meant by "family friends" the regular cus--
Jomers at his drugstore who did not like to |
go to liquor house to make purchase o.
liquor.
w. J. Friday, 6SS smithfeld street, |