The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-02
FIFTH EDITION,

Herring the License Applications.
Court met at 0 O'Clock this morning
The application OF Frederick Hook Tor
q license for a place at Adams and
Linden streets was taken up. Mr..
TPrickett objected on the ground that
neither 1t or tho advertisement speci-
fled the place where the saloon was
located. There WINS also q remon-
STRANGE against 1t on the ground OF its
proximity. to Wesley M. T. Church.
/ The application OF EN- met l.. Thorn
as, OF No. 0l3. West Eighth street. was
remonstrated against, has IL isncar 10
public school and church, and that it
had already been refused a number OF
times. L. r. Cochran. Jr., who an.
peared for the applicant presented
petition signed by about 40 persons re.
siding In the vicinity, asking that the
license should be granted.
Nathan Dean WAS the only witness
present. and he testified that Thomas
70 proper man to keep o place. and
that one was needed In that vicinity.
\ After remarks by Mesns. Priokett
ana Cochran the c0se was submitted.
The case OF Arthur M. Davis. No. COS
East Eleventh street, WINS resumed.
Mr.. Prlckett presented three remon-
strances against tho license being
granted.
John H. Rodney. who represents the
applicant. presented long petition In
his favor and also number of letters,
stating that he intended to open a
first.cla restaurant. where meals
can be had.
Joseph Hettenger's case, for license
at Elm and VanBuren streets, was
taken up with II. @. Turner for the
applicant: Mr.. Pickett called the at.
tentlon OF the Court to the fact that
this is new place near to church,
and the Polish school.
The fact was brought out that there
Is no etabling Accommodations, which
In an application for hotel is a fatal
defect consequently the application
Is already doomed.
Daniel Mckenney's application for q
license at Third aud Monroe streets
was resumed, and Mr.. Pickett con.
Itinued the examination OF witnesses in
oppoHitlon. Jacob Plerson. Joseph
Jones and Oscar Appleby teotifled that
the place Is not needed, ne there are
hood.
Mr.. Turner, for the applicant, called
Operator at Police Station Frank
Kane. Clerk OF the Market Samuel N.
Smelz and Councilman James NJ.
Griffin who each testified that hotel
lat that place would 10 q great accom-
mediation to Farmers and truckers
who attend the Madison street market.
Michael ]. Sharkey. who applies for
a license at Front and Market streets,
was next placed under fire. Previous
to tho February Court Sharkey was
granted fractional license by Judge
lGrubb. on his representation that he
intended to keep hotel. Mr.. Pickett
presented remonstrance signed by
the Warner Company, Hudson & Co.
and number OF others.
John Biggs appeared for the appli-
cant and presented a petition signed
by 80 persons, recommending that the
license should be granted.
The case of Peter Ruan. OF the
United States Hotel, was called, when
Mr. Pickett said that this man was
already under indictment, and would
be tried at the May term OF court for
selling liquor TO minors.
l.. q. VandeRrift represented the an.
plicant and explained to the court that
this building belongs to tho W. Il N.
railroad Company. who would not
have man In the place that would
Violate the law or even be under in
Idlctment.
This closed the license hearings. and
after traneactlna some minor bust
meas court a took recess until $50
O'Clock this afternoon.