Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-01
THROUGH PITTSBURG.
The Last Wards of This City Closed
Up by Judge Magee Yesterday.
ALLEGHENIANS NOW BEING HEARD
First and Second Ward Applicants Stand
the Examination,
MRS. ELLEN FOSTER VISITS THE COURT

At last the License Court Judges have
succeeded in examining all the applicants
from Pittsburg, and the work on Allegheny
has commenced. Yesterday the Thirty
fourth, Thirty-ffth and Thirty-sixth wards
Of Pittsburg and the First and a part Of the
Second ward of Allegheny were heard. The
work is slow, and Judge White renAns at
home. still sutf ring from the grip. How
soon he will be able to return is Dot known.
Unless the proceedings get along faster than
for the past two days the work of closing up
Allegheny will run far into next week. In a
couple of instances the court was very lively
and interesting yesterday. and couple of men
now keeping saloons VIII retlre-posSlDly on
COmpelence-tn May.
Mrs J. Ellen Foster, the well-known lawyer
and temperance lecturer, was in the city yester-
day. and spent several hours deeply interested
in the proceedings of the License Court. 1t is a
new thing to her. During the noon hour she
was shown through the Law Library by Attor-
rcv C. +. Mckenna, who cOntended that even
she must aunlt that there is something good In
whisky. inasmuch it is mainly the whisky
tines thar go to keep up the library and add
now and useful books. Mrs. Foster also attend
ed awhile in the afternoon. Last evening she
gave a temperance lecture at Braddock.
1t Opened Up Lively.
At the opening of court the case of William
McMilIen, of 1875 Second avenue, who was not
present when his name was called, was heard.
H bought the house in January
Judge Magee-That's a pretty tough place
Applicant-Not that know of.
Judge Magee-Reports differ from your state
mpnt, Mr. McMillen. / wouldn't have granted
a license there last year if had known It,
The first man in the ThIrty-thIrd ward, John
Conway, l55 West Carson street, would like to
continue the saloon and restaurant business
there. James I. McHugh thinks there should
h.. al IN fhaT Na rl
West Carson street as the best location
William Amend No. $50 West Carson street.
IS matchmaker, and 4 wholesale house occu-
plc> a portion Of the place. He thinks there
IS not as much money in time as IN whisky.
William J. Adams applies for No. L Carson
street lie non assists his mother in running
hotel business in CHARTERS.
Are YOU marrieG?' inquired Judge Magee
a might get married if get license" re-
piled the hopeful young man
Charles COrln says be runs good restaurant
and boarding house at 744 West Carson street
He would like to have a license, but Judge
Magee seems to think there is danger of spoil
ing he restaurant. Peter Corlir is now Licensed
Al 1jS and 100 NeSf Carson street. Joseph
Grimm l. licensed at 704 West Carson street.
Ohio Cities of Refuge.
John Gilroy was refused last year, but has
some hope for this year at 46S West Carson
street. He says he went to Ohio to visit some
body who was sick, just after his refusal last
year
"A good many people went to Ohio to visit
sick people last year." said the Judge. 'It's
an easy matter to get licenses out there"
Charles F. Hawkins. 4 new applicant for %
Steuben street, was given j long and searching
examination. John f. sullivan. Nos. 465 and
457 West Carson street. is a new applicant.
HonOra " all secured a transfer in August for
4j5 West Carson street, and hopes tor re-
uewaL
Mrs. Nancy ]. Wagner now licensed at 694
West Carson street was the last applicant fl ON
the Thirty-fouTth ward.
When the 1hlrty-ifth ward hearings began
Nh ChrIsty promised some music. 1t was In
the shape Of a remOnstrance against all the
applicants in the ward. Jacob Bartel was the
first man called. He wants a license at l22l
GTandview avenue. A special remonstrance
also filed against this man. Daniel 0ber-
nauer, now a wholesaler, applies for the corner
OF Oneida and Grandview avenue. He rents
from Bosang, who applied last year.
M ChriSty-YOur Honor, the place for
which this man applies is the meeting place of
the famous Washington Irving Literary So
Cietv, the members of which drink beer instead
Of reading. The woman who owns the house is
the Secretary of the club.
This was the last case of the morning. Fif.
teen in all were heard