The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-05-31

Court
. The application of Frederick A. Saur
, ders for license for hotel at Haines
, port was offered on Thursday morning
Jacob c. Hendrickson appeared for tn
petitioners. and Mark r. Sooy represent
ed the remonstrants.
Frederick A. Saunders, the applicant
said he has rented the tavern in question
for five years. He was formerly engageC
in the manufacture of pin cushions il
Philadelphia.
Caleb S. Ridgway, Of Lumberton
thoughts hotel in Hainesport was no
necessary although he has made no in
quiry to establish that opinion. He sale
there has not been any hotel in Haines
port for some years and he doesn't think
there is enough travel to make hotel
necessary.
H. B. Culin, farmer living near the
place, said he does not think licensed
! hotel would be conducive TO the public
good, but believes it would have a ten
dency to encourage tipping and drunken
ness.
S. S. Johnson said he has been a resi-
dent of Hainesport for number of years
and knows something of the travel to and
from the town, being the ticket agent at
the Pennsylvania railroad station. In his
opinion the hotel is unnecessary. He
said On cross examination that he is op-
posed to the sale of liquor but he thought
the hotel was unnecessary even though no
liquor is sold.
George Murray, Isaac Fenimore and
Walter J. Middleton, testified that in
their opinion the hotel was not needed.
John D. Johnson has been engaged in
manufacturing in Hainesport for twelve
years, and visits the town frequently.
He believes the hotel would be great
disadvantage to the foundry interests be-
cause it would furnish temptation to
the workmen to become intoxicated.
Such has been the experience when
place for the sale of cider, etc., was in
operation there few years ago. He can
not see how the hotel will benefit anybody
and therefore he believes it unnecessary.
Mr.. Sooy then rested his case.
The petitioners recalled Frederick
Saunders. He testified that he has &C.
commodation for II horses and has 20
furnished rooms. He expects to open the
place on June LIST and at that time will
have four boarders, and expects five or
six more on June 10.
Samuel A. Phillips, farmer residing
near Hainesport, said that hotel in the
community was a necessity to accommo-
date travellers and the farmers. On cross
examination he admitted that he knew
nothing of the amount of trayel, and has
been in Hainesport only occasionally.
He gave his reason for thinking hotel
necessary that he thought it would be a
nice thing,
William Blakeslee thought hotel was
needed IN the town, and he believes it
will benefit the community in general If
the place is licensed. He knows of cases
where visitors could not receive accommo-
dation for their horses. and he offered
stable room in his barn, which was &C.
cepted. At another time he furnished a
travelling salesman his dinner, there be-
ing no other place in town where he
could obtain meal.
Joseph ]. Coles testified that hotel
was necessary at this place and would be
to the farmers hauling goods
to Philadelphia, because they could leave
tie extra horses necessary to draw the
load over the sandy piece of road between
Mount Holly and Hainesport at this ho-
tel until their return, instead of taking a
man along to bring the horses back, as is
now necessary.
William Albright, Frederick Endress,
BENJAMIN Coster and Frederick Tribole
testified that in their judgment the hotel
was necessary and would conduce to the
public good.
Mr.. Hendrickson then rested, and the
case was submitted without argument
The application was refused.
The application of Charles Seaman for
saloon license for Mount Holly has been
Court adjourned until Tuasdav