The evening world., 1891-11-27

AN ASTOUNDING VIEW.
According to Commissioner Koch, Pastor
Bolles and his entire congregation, as well as
all the property owners OF the neighborhood
were In league with four gin-mil keepers on
that corner to prevent Rose from opening a
place, and 1t would have been rank injustice
TO deny him the right to make an honest liv-
ing simply because his rivals IN trade were
trying TO down him.
Commissioner Koch was very indignant
that any one should suggest that any other
motives could govern the majority OF the EN-
else Board In Its action.
A number OF other cases may be cited in
which President Meakim was thwarted in his
efforts to secure the rights Of citizens and to
prevent imposition and fraud bv the cOmbina-
tion which has been formed against him by
his two colleagues in the Board.
one recent instance Of this was the case OF
Franchfs old saloon at 142 Bleecker street.
President -Meakim refused to vote for Bren-
mans license because he was convinced the
man was only a dummy and figurehead for
Franchi, who now claims to DO only man.
ager and bookkeeper In his mothers wine
store in Spring street.
When the license was finally granted by
the Board, the statements made by Capt.
Brogan that although the saloon was being
run In Brennan's name 1t was owned by
Frenchi, led him to make charges against
Brennan with view of revoking the license
In this EFFORT also he was defeated by the
votes OF his colleagues.
~ am as certain as ever that there is
crooked business there, although ! am not
able toprove IT," said President Mealiim to an
EVENING WORLD reporter to-day.
Another instance OF the fruitless efforts OF
President Meakim to carry out the wishes OF
the public is Afforded by the cases OF the four
applicants for licenses inWillett avenue at the
corners OF One Hundred and Thirty-fourth,
one Hundred and Thirty-sixth, one Hundred
and Thirty-seventh and One Hundred and
Thlrty-cighth streets respectively.
THE TwO-To-oNE COMBINE AGAIN.
: There are one or two churches In that
ncighborhood, and although It Is not fully
built up 1t IS a growing residential locality.
Protests were received from large number
OF wealthy residents against the opening Of
all these places, and there was bitter fight
made in behalf of the householders and prop
erty-owners before the Board, President
Meakim using all his arguments and his in
fiuence to secure the rejection OF the appica-
tions.
The two-to-one combination, however, was
too much for him, and all the licenses were
granted, to the great Indignation and disgust
OF all the people living In that vicinity.
Last August a license was granted to Henry
Mcdowell for saloon at the southwest cor
ner of Park avenue and Eighty-scventh
street. President Meakim was satisfied that
the license was being obtained by fraud, and
voted against 1t on the ground that Mcdowell
was not the real owner, but that the proprie-
tor was person whose license had been re-
yoked for gross violation OF the law.
A similar case was that OF John c. Goepfer,
who applied for license for the saloon at
213S Seventh avenue. A man named Muller,
whose license had been revoked, was reputed
to be the real owner, and President Meakim
voted against the granting of the license.
The Hamilton Republican Club occupied
the rooms over the saloon. There were three
churches interested In the fight against grant
ing this license, which were represented by
the Rev. DR.. James A. Daily, OF the Methodist
congregation; the Rev. Dr. Bidding, Baptist
minister, and the Rev. w. W. Paige, OF the
fre-eyt-rfua Church NJ Ono .iSundred ana
Twenty-eighth street.
FAILED TO REVOKE 1T.
After the license had been granted Presi-
dent Meakim took steps to have it revoked on
newly discovered evidence. The matter came
up In the Board and he was defeated In the
usual way.
Another noteworthy case Of the same kind
was that OF Joseph Lindheim, who applied for
a license at 43O Columbus avenue. Every
eflort on the part OF the wealthy residents of
that locality was put forth to defeat this
license, but 1t was granted in spite OF all the
objections which were urged against 1t.
Asmar Gureling has applied for license
to open a II luOr store at 436 Columbus ave.
nue., only three doors from Iindheim's place,
and there is every reason TO believe that this
win also be granted, although the people Of
the neighborhood are violently opposed to
any Increase in the number of saloons in that
vicinity, and President Meakim holds the
same views.
In the case Of Richard Harms,o 80 Bowery,
who was charged with violating the Sunday
law, President Meakim endeavored to have
his license revoked,but his proposition was
voted down by Commissioners Koch and
Fitzpatrick.
Michael Ward, who keeps a saloon at SO
South Washington Square, was brought be-
fore the Board at President Meakim's in
structions, to show cause why his license
should not be revoked.
1t was commonly reported that he was
merely dummy for a man named Doyle,
whose license had been revoked, and 1t was
Capt Brogan who had said that although he
could not get into the place on sunday ordi-
nary citizens could and did without any
difficulty.
| ALWAYS THE SAME RESULT.
President Meakim believed that his suspi-
cions were well founded and voted to revoke
the license. His colleagues, however, took a
different view OF the case In accordance with
their usual custom, and the result is that
saloon-Keeper Ward still plies his trade at
the old stand.
These Instances might be multiplied in.
definitely, but sufficient number have been
given to show the methods pursued by the
majority In the present Board. In some
cases, It is true, they are unanimously In
favor OF rejecting an application or revoking