Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-06-08
RATHER QUEER WORK
HOW THE PATTON AVENUE SALOON
WAS LICENSED.
THE BUSINESS MEN WHO
PROTESTED.
MAYOR BL.ANTON WORKED
FOR THE SALOON.

To say that a majority of the business
men on Patton avenue, and a much
larger number of those who have to pass
down that way, were displcased when
they read THE CITIZEN yesterday after
noon is putting it mildly.
This state of things was brought
about by the action of the board OF
county commissioners in granting IL
cense to A. G. Hallyburton to retail
liquors on Patton avenue, in the building
now occupied by Brown, Gudger & Co.
For It's over this avenue that the peo.
pie must pass on their way to the postof
flee the YIN. c. A., the library, the opera
house, and three of the most prominent
churches in Asheville.
Does it seem a wonder that they are
displcased
Said gentleman yesterday: "Wc had
hoped to keep whiskey off Patton
avenue. The sale of that article should
be prohibited at east on the avenue
which is now the hnest business street in
the city, and is continually growing in
Importance. 1t is an everlasting shame
and disgrace that the bar is to be put
therc-and that by body of men who
have little or no interest in Asheville's
welfare, and probably don't come to
town ottcncr than once a month"
Some History.
According to a good authority the
history of the thing dates from last
Monday, when the magistrates hclt
their annual election for county commits
sioners. And it is SAID that this election
or at least, the latter part was a thor
ughlydisgraceful affair. When tie fiftl
man was voted for the contest had mar
rowcd down to fight between the Ii
quor men and the prohibitionists.
There was no sort of orderin the room
it is said by several who were present
and the liquor men were allowed to Z,
inside the bar and "jugglc" with such O
the magistrates as they might care to. 4
gentleman who was close observer o
the whole affair, tells THE CITIZEN tha
no less than five or six of the magistrate
were drunk, and their votes were cas-
at the dictation OF tn: men who wer
lobbying. Where the liquor came from
that made them drunk is not certainl,
known. But the drunks were known.
Not only this, but it is affirmed by ;
gentleman on the inside that nunbe
of the magistrates same into the city OF
Sunday afternoon, and that on Sunda'
night meeting was held in buildin!
on South Main street behind locket
J doors, at which moses were counted
and water flowed like champagne"
A Protesting Petition.
Well, on Tuesday the petition Of A. G
llallyburton for lice.se to run a liquo
store on Patton avenue was prcscntc,
to the commissioners. 1t was the oil
board, to be sure. but several of tn
members had received the vote of Mr.
HALLIBURTON on Monday in the contcs
for the commissionership. The fact tina
such petition was to be presented wa
not known long before the time for tn
presentation. Raysor & Smith, tn
druggists, who will have the saloon fo
a near neighbor, employed Jones & Web
to fight the case. The attorneys pre-
sented protesting petition with tn
following signatures:
Raysor & Smith, drugs; B. II. Cosby
iewelry; E. Coffin. auction house; Weave
& Myers. shoes; Thad w. Thash & Co
china palace; A. V. Jones & Co., book
and stationery; ]. W. Schartlc, merchan
tailor, Blair 4 Mcdowell, furniture; /
Nj. Spencer, opera house; !. p. Sawyer
banker; S. X. Chichester & Son, Mel
chandise; Sawyer Bros clothing
+. E. Mitchell, mems furnishings; ]. A
Porter, groceries; ]. Y. Yates, groceric:
Fulenwider Bros, shoes; W. b. William
son & Co., furniture; H. B. Mays, fo
/ Y. NJ. c. A.; II. Redwood & Co., dr.
goods; W. +. Barnes, barber: b.
Arlington, dentist; Cortland Bros, rcf
estate; A. Crawford, c. S. Jordan, M. l
| Fletcher, physicians.
A petition signed by number of cit
zens not doing business on Patio
avenue was also presented.
Strong arguments were made agains
the granting of the license by the alto
ncys. They recited the objection tha
ladies, and men, too, going to the pos
office, to the churches, to the Y. M. {.
and to the opera house would have t
pass near the saloon. Again, they salt
a saloon so near the opera house wou
be strong temptation to men to lea,
the opera house between acts. The
made use OF every argument possible in
case of this kind.
These are They Who Voted.
Chas. A. Moore, cx-judge of the Grim
nal court of Buncombc county, ha
charge of Hallyburton's case. He to
the commissioners what he knew abo,
such things here and abroad, and doub
less saw in starting out that he wou
have it his way. The question of gran
ing the license was called by Chairmt
Rankin, and the ayes were as follows:
J LEVI PLEMMONS.
]. +. WELLS.
X. c. CLAYTON.
JAS. N. MORGAN.
There was no dissenting vote.
FEOH1DltlOn1StS,' k'neW!
Something here looks very much awr
One OF the members of the board, it
said by men who know, in order to
reelected on Monday, promised fait
fully that he would never vote to liceu
another bar in Asheville. This mau''w
r. c. Clayton. When the other apple
tions for license came up. (lIally yburtol
was last) these four commissioners sa
We're prohibitionists, and if we cot
do so, hit lay in our power to ref
license to these bars, we would dc
right now I"
Now see how they kept their solct
word.
They Had Discretion.
License was granted to all the b;