Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-03
SOME NEW SALOONS,
And Some Old Ones That Are Closed
for the Coming Year.
MONDAYS GRIEF AND GLADNESS.
New Proprietors Happy and Hopeful, and
the Refused are Glum.
ANOTHER TURN AT THE LICENSE MILL

Several new saloons and restaurants in
the two cities were opened by the grace of
the license court. and not few business
places of that character which we're closed
Saturday night did not open yesterday
morning through the same grace.
The failure of Max Schneider's place in
Allegheny to open yesterday created no end
of comment, and not few people bobbed
up against the hotel bar doors, ratified
for time, inquired about the cause of The
closing and securing the required intorma-
tion left bearing away more or less disgust.
Mr.. Schneider, himself, was subdued and
evidenced his disappointment by refusing to
discuss the subject of his having been re-
fused license. He said last night that he
and in his judgment been greatly wronged.
He will, however, keep his hotel open this
year as temperance hotel
j. K. Durr's hotel and restaurant also
failed to open yesterday morning. The
place was closed on Saturday night for the
year, and tine proprietor has not yet def
nitely determined whether he will run a
temperance hotel for the year or go into
other business. Meanwhile he says that a
temperance hotel at his location is not like
ly to pay we'll
The Driving Park Bar Closed.
The bar attachment to the clubhouse at
Homewood Driving Park did not open yes
terday morning. An application for a
rehearing in the Homewood case has been
filed, and with it petition for license
signed by 100 of the most substantial busi-
ness men in Pittsburg The license Judges
have as yet in no way indicated what dis
position they will make of the application
and some of the Driving Park people are
yet hopeful that their case will be reopened
and that license will be issued for the
place before the June meeting.
But while an air of gloom and desertion
hung thickly about the places that closed to
open no more for year at least, quite diff
ferent air and atmosphere surrounded the
new places opened yesterday. All the
new proprietors wore their pleasantest
smiles and all their places were
fitted out with fancy fixtures sparkling
glasses and brand new barkeepers and their
first day was spent in feeling the pulse of
the drinkers and arranging for the perma-
nent patronage of those who called in just
to see how the new place looked.
When the list of licenses for Pittsburg
was handed down it was predicted that
several of the new ones granted would not
take out their papers as the price
had been raised within the year from $500
to $1,000. All the successful applicants
seemed willing to take a chance at year in
the liquor business, however, and all the
papers were taken out and all the new
saloons were promptly and properly opened
at the regulation hour yesterday morning
''The people don't know I'm here" is the
way one Of the new saloon keepers explained
his dull business yesterday. He seemed
happy and hopeful, however, and he threat
ened to make it his business to let the
people into the fact that he is now doing
business at his new stand.
Another Batch of Rehearings.
There are goodly number of applica-
tions for licenses that have not yet been
definitely disposed of, and in consequence
not few of the applicants are vet shifting
about rather restlessly on the anxious seat.
Judges Collier and Slagle reconvened the
License Court yesterday afternoon for the
purpose of hearing the testimony in the
cases of applicants from Pittsburg and Allie
gheny who were granted rehearings.
The first case heard was that of P. F.
Smythe, wholesale dealer at No. 50 South
Fifteenth street. The question was as to
the necessity of the house. Mr.. Smythe
said he thought the place very necessary.
Judge Collier produced type written COM
plant from the Department Of Public
Safety, in which the applicant was charged
with selling in jugs and smaller quantities.
Captain Mclaughlin and Detective
BendeI appeared as witnesses and
testified chat Mr.. Smythe supplied
more liquors to speak-easies than any other
liquor dealer or brewer in the city. In
spector Whitehouse stated that as late as
last Saturday night the speak-easies out in
Soho and the Four-mile Run had been sup
piled from Smythe's wagon.
Pitcher Morris In the Box.
Edward Morris, No. Robinson street,
Allegheny, came up, accompanied by Is
witnesses Judge Collier said, rather tartly,
to Attorney Long: Il fail to notice among
that crowd of witnesses any of the gentle
men who wrote us the strongest letters for
the applicant and upon which this rehearing
was granted" Mr.. Morris, however,
made out a strong case for himself
James Donahue, of Taylor avenue, ALLIE
gheny, was next called. Mr.. Carson, who
claimed to have a lease on the same build
ing, filed statement that Mr.. Donahue had
the legal lease of the place, and that he
withdrew all claims TO the house. Judge
Collier said that the only reason for with
holding the license was the question of the
lease of the house, and as that was settled
the license was granted.
Lawrence Barkhoff, No. 235 Frankstown
avenue, told the court that his business last
year amounted to S5O, 900. He denied that
his drivers sold beer from the wagons.
Colonel F. 1. ,Rutledge and other witnesses
thought the house necessary.
Mixed Up With Namesake
H. J. Meyer, No. 1O1 Madison avenue,
Allegheny, was informed by the Court that
they had gotten him confounded with an
other Meyer who run a saloon and had
bad reputation. The applicant had U. H.
Staufer, B. G. Christy, DR.. Shilito and
others to testify that he was not the bad
Mr.. Mayer and that he had always run a
decent, orderly house.
Frederick Golmer, No. 81 Ohio street,
was asked to show that his place was neces-
sary. Chief Murphy, U. H. Staufer and
others testified as to the necessity of the
place.
These were all the cases to be heard and
the Court stated that they would hand down
their list this morning.
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