The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-28
KISSED Mr.. SIMPSON
Unfair Ruling Of the Alder
man-at-Large in the
Rsiber Case.
MARTIN HELPS THE DIVE KEEPER
The Ex-Methodist Pillar Votes to
Continue the License Of the
Grove Street Den.


men at their meeting last night. 1t was
believed that they would have to act
upon an application to transfer the IL
cense obtained by Fred Chaplin to operate
the music hall den known as the j. l. c.,
on Grove street, under promise of con-
Quoting it in an orderly and decent
manner, to Gustav Reiber. the doors of
whose notorious den on lower Mont
gomery street were closed by Chief Muir
ply. Dietrich Gerken, representative of
the Burton Brewing Company, who IS
backing Reiber in his new resort, evil
IDENTIFY realized tina the Aldermen who
nave any regard for decency would not
allow Reiber to have a license under any
circumstances, as he caused the appl-
cation for the transfer to Reiber to be
Withdrawn yesterday, substituting an
other calling for the transfer of the Ii
cense to himself.
Alderman Dusenberry was the first to
detect the trick, and just prior to ad-
journment he offered a resolution ask
ing that the license. granted to keep a
saloon at No. 361 Grove street, known as
the j. I. C. music hall, be revoked.
Alderman Mitchell seconded the motion.
Alderman Martin. who is chairman of
the Excise Committee, was on his feet in
an instant.
MR.. MARTIN OBJECTS.
ST object to that resolution" he de-
clared. The Alderman was in a jovial
frame of mind. but that his colleague
should attempt to revoke a license, even
though it allowed a den to be operated,
hurt his feelings. ct isn't right, Aleck;
| YOU should have consulted me about this
thing he continued, turning to Mr..
Dusenberry.
toned load of good humor with him, and
he exclaimed
PLACES" so,a
Mr.. Dusenberry, 81 want revoked the
license granted to Fred Chaplin, but I'M
der which Gustav Reiber, a man who
was refused a license by this board, be-
cause he did not, in the opinion OF the
Chief of Police. conduct a decent place,
has been operating without our permls-
sion."
Il want YOU. Mr.. Dusenberry, and
you, Chairman Simpson," said Alderman
Martin, ito understand that this matter
should first be submitted to me before
being brought up here. 1t is the first
time anything of this kind has been
taken out of the hands of the committee,
and 1 am surprised that no one has been
man enough to tell me what was on the
carpet"
Chairman Simpson called for a vote on
the question, and, Notwithstanding the
fact that a majority voted to revoke
he ruled the other way. He was Kissed
for his decision, and some uncompli-
mentary things were said of the eX-pillar
of the Greenville Methodist Church. A
and an amendment followed to refer it
to the Excise Committee. The yeas and
nays were called for, and these Alder
men put themselves on record as bolster
ipr W. q don (which iC onnnl9jnad Of nv
people who live in the neighborhood and
which is operated by a mar who was
practically driven out of business tenn
porarily:-Aldermen Dohrmann, Martin,
McCoobery. Witter and Simpson. Oppos-
ing it w~ere:-Aldermen Dusenberry, Hill,
Mccarthy, Mitchell and Wilson.
TO DRIVE REIBER OUT.
Aldermen Dusenberry and Mitchell are
members of the Excise Committee with
Mr.. Martin, and both declared after the
meeting that they would under no cir
cumstances grant Reiber a license or
even permit of the transfer of the license
granted to Chaplin to representative Ger
ken if he proposed permitting Reiber
to operate the place or have anything
to do with it. Reiber is to be driven out
of the music hall den business no matter
what happens.
The question of granting a license to
John T. Muller to keep a saloon at No.
100 Bergen avenue, which is at the cor
ner of Bramhall avenue, was next taken
up. The Excise Committee reported adj
NGIStly anu 0dD1IllllSu ~ II DOdIQ d
protest signed by ex-Mayor Charles Seid-
Ter, Mrs. Darmer, DR.. Forman, Chauncey
Holt, F.. F. Emmons, Mary Remmey,
Leon Dalton, John Smith and others,
owning $3.50 00 worth of property in the
vicinity. The report of the Excise Com
mittee was sustained. James Brady and
others objected to the granting of a
license to a man to keep a junk shop at
No. 35 Third street. The protest set
forth that such a business would be a
menace to health and detrimental to
property. The license was not granted.
On motion of Alderman Dusenberry $3.50
was appropriated for the proper furnish
ing of the Fourth Regiment Armory.
Nothing was said or done about Build
ing Inspector NeilFs fire line or building
ordinances. Alderman Martin wanted the
ordinance compelling places of amuse-
ment to pay a license fee of 800 brought
up for final passage. That document is
in the hands of a committee ard will
probably be brought up later. Four IL
censes were granted, nine ~transferals,
seventeen were granted to peddlers, and
adjournment taken until December 4.