Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1893-09-21
THE RUM COMMISSIONERS.
The Action of the Infamous
Board Thursday Afternoon
Causes n Big storm. Blood
Money to the Tune of $3.50
Demanded for q Hotel LII.
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The Democratic members of the EX-
else Commissioners met at the Court
House Thursday to transact what
ever business that might come before
the Board.
Owing to the death of Samuel Wells,
Secretary of the Board, 1t became nee
essary to elect successor, and Louis
Beckhardt was chosen unanimously to
fillthe position.
All the members were present, in
Guiding President Kirby, the Massa-
chussetts gentleman.
After the reading of the minutes
Secretary Beckhardt read the list of
applications. They were as follows:
Mark Smith to sell malt and spiritu-
GUS liquors in Millville.
Elliot Hardon to keep inn and tav-
ern in Bridgeton.
Joseph Rascher to keep inn and tav-
ern in Bridgeton.
Seoriam Dubois to keep an inn and
tavern in Bridgeton.
Christian Heller to sell malt and
spirituous liquors in wholesale quanti-
les in Bridgeton.
The President noted down In little
morocco covered book, all of the ap-
plicatfons, and the memorandum will
be used in the usual dark secret ses.
sion.
Mr.. Richman moved that the Board
adj ourn until 2 30 o'clock this after,
noon. and in the meantime to consider
the applications, and announce the re-
suits in the afternoon. Mr.. Westcott
being the only other member to second
the motion promptly did so, and the
motion was carried.
The Secretary withdrew from the
room, together with the others who
had been there, and the three illus.
trious gentlemen sat in the corner for
some time and discussed various mat
ters and things.
HOTEL CUMBERLAND REFUSED.
The License Commission of Cumber-
land county has pulled storm down
about its head, and it would seem now
that some of the alleged rottenness of
that august body, often limited at,
would be exposed ere long.
As announced Thursday in the PIo-
NEER, the three commissioners ad.
journed to meet at half past two
O'Clock in the afternoon. In the mean
time the dark secret" room had been
invaded and the licenses applied for
considered, and certain other stipula-
tions looked after. The members
seemed to be little uneasy just pre-
vious to the calling of the afternoon
session, and they kept oscilliating be.
tween the Court House and the bar
room of DIR. Cast. There were rumors
that there was likely to be some fun
ahead, and several curious ones were
about.
Finally the three high handed men
assembled together, and the suave, oily
tongued drug clerk of Massachusetts,
called the other two to order.
Then the Massachusetts president
proceeded to reveal the result of the
deliberations of the ''dark secret"
room.
Christian Heller was given license to
sell malt liquors. wholesale, and the
license fee fixed at 5000.
Seorim Dubois was given license to
keep an inn and tavern, the license
fee to be $4OO.
The license of Joseph Rascher to
keep sn inn and tavern was also grant
ed, at $4O0 license fee.
Then the audience received shock.
The pill pounding president announc-
ed that the application of Elliot Har.
don for license at the Hotel Cumber-
land was laid over. OF course know
ing smile passed over many faces. All
seemingly understood, and the impress
sion was Immediately expressed that
Hardon had failed to do something
that was thought to be absolutely
necessary by the Rum Commissioners.
Mark Smith was granted license
in Millville, with $4OO license fee, and
w. r. Hand one for $3.50 fee at the
same place.
Then motion prevailed that the
Board should stand adjourned until
the Goth of November, unless sooner
convened by the president That was
the end of the session, but it is by no
means the end of the discussion.
A PIONEER reporter carried the
news to Mr.. Hardon that his applioa-
tion had been laid over, and he i'm.
medtately went out. Later he returned
and when the reporter asked him why
his application had been thus treated,
he replied, that it was because he
would not be blackmailed, That