The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-29
DIVES And DENS.
Protests Against Disreput-
able Saloons Filed With
the Aldermen.
MANY o. THEN MUST GO.
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Hearing BY the Excise Else Committee
Last kight-Ac Record OF
Two Murders.
lANY Oh THEM MUST GO.

The ~. /. c." tho Washington Garden
the Tivoli Theatre, the dens which Chief Of
Police Murphy designated as being unfit t.
be allowed to exist in any decent community
will have to go. This has been decided b,
the Excise Committee of the Board of AL
dermen. the members of which met in thu
Aldermanic Chamber last night to hear pro
tests against the renewals of licenses to OBJ
jectionable saloons. The committee was IL
session from half past seven until nine
o'clock.
No objections were made against The
doomed dens by private citizens. The Alder
men, however, arrived at the conclusion tina
the police knew more about the character Of
the resorts than anyone else.
IF Chief Murphy's declaration" said AL
derman Dusenbery, Ito the effect that
these places should not be granted licenses
is not sufficient to close them, then | do not
propose looking for further evidence. Chief
Murphy is a conscientious man, | know he
would not ask that they be wiped out OF
existence if he had not excellent reasons for
doing So"
Similar opinions were expressed by Alder
men Mitchell and Martin, and at Monday
nights meeting of the board the committee
] VIII OpO ooFO1OI1 0tJOa bh0 oPR&AScso1OAA1
of the proprietors.
A NEW wi PROPOSED.
The manner in which these places are OPP
Grated and the class of people who frequent
them was told in last Wednesdays NEWS.
The Aldermen nave been given to under
stand that the former proprietor of the J. I.
C.. Concert Hall is arranging to open a place
of a similar character on Grove street, be-
| tween Bay and First. The matter is to be
looked into, and if such is the case he will
not be granted a license.
OBJECTIONABLE SALOONS.
A written complaint was made against
William Wiley's saloon at Sixth and Mon
mouth streets. 1t was from the congrega-
ton of the Polish Church. The objection is
that it is unnecessary and too near the
church. Serious accusations were made
against the saloon doing business at No. S33
Newark avenue under a license granted to
Joseph, Conboy, but which Is operated, it is
alleged, by Mrs. Conboy. Henry Goodrich,
Bernard Gluckmann and a half dozen Others
complained that it was a resort of disrepu-
table characters and that drunken orgies
were Of nightly occurrence. Nuisances COM
United about the place lave become a
menace to health. These charges AVE been
investigated by Captain Newton and he re-
ports that they are substantially correct.
He reports that fights are of a frequent oc-
currence and that disorderly persons make a
headquarters of the place.
RECORD OF TWO MURDERS.
Major Bundy and a number of residents
of Academy street complained about a
saloon on Academy street operated by
Joseph Handley. In a written protest it is
asserted that two murders ave been COM
mitted there and that it is a resort for ques-
tionable characters.
A saloon at No. 102 jackson avenue, run
by A. Buchanan. was also complained of.
1t is objectionable because Of the character
of people who frequent it and drunken
brawls and orgies, which render sweet
sleep an i~mpossibility.
The charges against all the above places
were in writing. They will have a difficult
time in securing licenses this year The
members of the committee intend thoroughly
investigating every charge, but in nearly
every instance SO far the police corroborate
the assertions of complaining residents.
vERBA COMPLAINTS.
Miss Elizabeth Arid objected to Louis
Fischer's license being renewed to keep a sa-
loon at No. 1854 Monmouth street. The pro
prietor, she alleges, has a mudgutter band at
the place nearly every night in the week.
Playing and singing are kept up until early
in the morning. Sleep is not enjoyed by the
residents of the neighborhood, she alleges,
since Fisher opened his store. Tenants have
been driven out of her fat and she has been
unable to secure any assistance from the
police. On one occasion there were a dozen
or more men singing about the saloon about
two o'clock Monday morning. She called a
policeman to have it stopped, but he could
not hear the noise and left. She believes
that the noise deafened him temporarily.
Fischer will have to explain matters before
he secures the privilege Of having music in
his store after July l.
John Shelley of No. 173 Fourth street,
John Snyder n fourteen others remon-
strated against a license being granted to
Vs. Dali %,& ,-,z ~~l
dancing at No. 403 Henderson street. The
complainants don't object to his saloon, but
they are tired of the Polish music that is
furnished every Saturday night. Mr..
Shelley declared that chips and toughs
take complete possession of the saloon on
these occasions, and their language is dis
gushing, and the racket is SO great that no
sellor Manning, who appeared in Rozuk's
behalf, promised to nave the musical portion
of the license dropped.
A oAD HOUSE KICK.
Mingo j. Currie demonstrated against the
renewal off. H. Huey's place on Avenue D..
This is a road house, and was formerly
presided over by Samuel Brewster, a colored
man. Mr., Currie notified the Aldermen
that reports as to the character of the place
we're sufficient to condemn it. He also main
tanned that it was not necessary at the point
where it is located. q
Such applications as are not opposed be
fore Monday nights meeting of the Board of
Aldermen will be granted at that time.
Every license against which a complaint is
entered will be held out for a thorough in
vestigation.
Alderman Martin has received complaints
against half a dozen or more saloons, but
owing to the fact that the proprietors have
not applied to have their licenses renewed,
no action was taken.
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