The herald., 1894-11-16
NO SETTLEMENT YET.
THE MARK WALDER SALOON IL
CENSE AGAIN CONSIDERED.
a Compromise May Be Effected-Dls-
cussion of tho Merchants Be-
fore the Police Com
mission.

Despite the fact tbat.a lengthy session
of the police commission was held yes
terday afternoon, no definite action was
taken in the matter OF the saloon license
granted Herman Markwalder to open a
saloon at 146 North Spring street.
Another attempt to quell the uprising OF
the business men in the vicinity of the
new saloon will be made this morning,
when the commission will meet again.
At yesterdays session of the commits
sion all the members were present, to-
gether with Messre. Furrey, Jevne,
Jacoby, Montgomery, Bluett, Braley.
Gardner, Ponet and others. Upon its
opening, Mayor Rowan announced that
the matter to be discussed was properly
before the meeting, and that the COM
mission was ready to hear anything that
might be said.
Major Furrey said the facts seemed to
be that the license was granted under a
misapprehensien. He did not believe
there ever was the requisite amount OF
feet frontage. The protest was signed
by nearly all the merchants on Spring
between First and Temple. He found
that two or three persons, before the ap'
plication was acted upon, withdrew their
signatures, two of them being Larronde
and Baldwin. The speaker thought that
the protest was Justly entitled to some
consideration, since it represented the
leading business men in the vicinity to
be affected. He had been told the per-
son who signed for the Lsnfranco estate
had no authority in the premises and as
the gentleman was present (Walter
MaxwelD, he asked an explanation.
At this juncture j. II. Braley an
nounced that he had an interest in the
matter, both as citizen and aa prop
errv holder. The protest which he
signed, he said, was sent in to the board,
and several citizens were present TO
argue in its behalf, but were informed
that the petition was Withdrawn and
thought that ended it. Two weeks later
he was astounded that the application
had been granted without hearing.
"rhe saloon will grea. detrinlent 10
that portion of the CITY," he said. He
had been told that one of the Lsniranco
estate didn't want it and that the agent
did not wish it.
Walter Maxwell, in behalf of the
estate, said the agent had no more right
to sign for the estate than did any other
collector. He wanted only what was
right in the premises. he argued that
the applicant, having received the
license, and having his goods ready,
that great damage and injustice would
be done were the commission to revoke
it, still he was willing to have 1t cancel.
if the damages we're paid.
Mesere. Braley and Ponet argued
against Maxwell, and there WAS con-
siderable discussion.
Commissioned Arnold said he had not
conceded the Withdrawals, and voted on
the supposition that some undue intlu-
ence had beed used to get the signatures
withdrawn.
To put an end to the matter Mr.. Bos-
byshell moved that the license be re =
voked, but afterwards withdrew it, as q
tie vote would have been the result.
After some further discussion, which
ehowed that there is prospect OF a
compromise, she council adjourned to
meet at 80 a. m. today to further con-
eider the matter.