The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-11
DIVES MUST CLOSE
Licenses Refused by the
Aldermen to the Low
Concert Saloons.
THREE VOTES FOR INDECENcY
Warnings for Many to Be Orderly
-Vengeful Mr.. ?. A.
Somers.
THREE VOTES FOR INDECENCY

The Board of Aldermen last night adopted
the report of its Committee on Excise. As
was exclusively fo~reshadowed in THE JER-
sEY CITY NEWS licenses wore not granted to
Jacob Gambossi, the proprietor OF the old J.
/. C. now called tho Atlantic Garden, The
| Washington Garden, in Washington street,
kept by Christian Meistner, the Tiyoli or
| Central Theatre on Newark avenue, kept by
Louis Bair, and formerly run by Gombossi,
who bought the J. 1. c.. and the new den
which Gus Reiber, former proprietor OF the
j. |. G., proposed opening at No. 36l Grove
street.
Before going into open meeting the Re-
publican members held a caucus in City
Clerk SCOTS Office. 1t was decided by
Aldermen Mitchell, Dohrmann. Martin,
Hill, Dusenbery, Mccarthy and Wilson to
knock out the above named dens complained
of by Chief Murphy. Alderman Witter
bolted the caucus. He declared that he had
visited the places and found everything
within limits of decency that warranted him
in voting to grant them licenses. For a
time it looked as though the decision arrived
at in caucus would be of no avail, owing to
the fact that the fire bell rang, n Alder
mar Mitchell, who is fireman OF No. 3
Engine, made a has5y exit. He returned,
however, just in time to Sign the death
warrants Of the dens.
Aldermen MeCoobery and Fleming were
the only democrats present. McCoooery
moved to nave the report of the Excise
Committee. so far as the concert halls were
concerned, laid over Witter seconded lt;
but the seven republicans held together. and
defeated every move made to perpetuate the
raipu of iu0ecaucy.
WAYNE STREET JOYFUL,
Frederick Schroepfer's application to keep
q saloon in P. A. Somers building at Wayne
and Varick streets was killed by a strict
party vote. Counsellor Kfink, representing
the residents of Wayne street. between Jer-
ssy avenue and Varick street. was on hand
at the meeting, and did much in defeating
the granting of the license. 1t was reported
at the meeting that Jas. McHugh has decid-
ed to play a sharp trick on the demonstration
against Sehroepfer's application. his scheme
was to apply to keep a saloon at a certain
number On Varick street, which will be in
the rear of Somers' building on the corner OF
Wayne and Varick streets. The Aldermen
are on the lookout for the application and
will defeat it. Some of Somers friends were
present and declared that he would put a
Chinese laundry in the store, negroes on the
first floor, Italians Oh the second and operate.
if possible, an open air concert on the roof
with a mud gutter band. A legal contro-
versy will undoubtedly be the result OF re-
fusing a license of Somers' tenant.
The application of James Conbov to keep
a saloon at No. 1873 Newark avenue was also
knocked out. Captain Newton reported to
the board that the place was a resort for
d~isreputable and dangerous characters and
not fit to exist.
LIcEsEs GRANTED.
In the other cases complained OF favorable
dispositions to the applicants were made.
Louis Holt of No. $40 Third street was di-
rected to keep a more orderly place; Harry
Stolta OF No. 29s First street, was directed
to dispense with music; William Wiley, who
was complained of by Bishop. Wig
ger and the parishioners of the
Polish Church at Monmouth and
Sixth streets. was granted a license without
any restrictions. Louis Fisher of No. 3S2
Monmouth street was granted q license with
the understanding that he dispense with
music after ten o'clock at night. A.
Buchanan will nave to prevent fights at his
saloon or have his license revoked. Vincent
Rozuk was granted a license with the under
standing that he dispense with the com-
planned of Saturday night dances and fights.
Joseph Handy of No. 81 Academy street
was warned to pat a stop to fights and mid
night brawls or forfeit his license. j. IL.
Huey was granted a license with the under
standing that he conduct the road house at
No. 102 Avenue D in an orderly manner.
A NEW RENONSTRANCE. |
A. M. Wolff and others presented a re-
monstrance against the granting of a
license to Peter Treiber, at No. 1870 South
street. The demonstrators declare that he is
an unfit man to run a saloon; that he is too
hasty, and that fights are of such frequent
occurrence as to be a nuisance to the neigh
borhood. The complaint was referred to the
Excise Committee. The committee reported
favorably upon forty-eight applications.
The committee to whom was referred the
matter of ascertaining the cost of fitting up
apartments In the City Hall for the City
Marshal reported that such apartments
were not deemed necessary. Alderman
Michel, on behalf of the Police Commissioners
and incidentally Health Inspector Benjamin,
introduced an ordinance providing for the
creation Of an animal pound, and for the APP
pointment Of sspound master and assistant,
to be paid out of the receipts. The ordi-
nance was ordered printed on slips for the
use OF members. 1t is intended to defeat
Alderman McCarthy's ordinance, embracing |
similar provisions, but placing the pound Ia
charge Of the s. P. c. A.
A resolution was adopted requesting own
ers of corner property in all parts of the city |
to place signs on their houses.