The record-union., 1895-04-05
DON'T WANT SCHURMAN'S GIN MILL.
Highland Park Residents Enter a Pro-
test Against 1t.
They Say He Formerly Kept a Disor-
derly Place Until q Generous
Fire Wiped 1t Out.

The Board of Supervisors yesterday
heard protest signed by Charles A. Lor-
raine, c.. P. Rideout and other residents
of Highland Park against the granting of
saloon license to Fred Schurman.
G. II. Dunn, who appeared for the pro-
testants, said the saloon which Schurman
wants to conduct will be about block
from the schoolhouse. Schurman for
merly conducted a saloon in Highland
Park, and Dunn said it was maintained
as a noisy and disreputable place at
times. There are two saloons outside the
boundaries of Highland Park, said Mr..
Dunn, and he thought they were sutfi-
cient to supply the wants of the residents
Of the park. The protestants, he said,
represent more than majority of the
residents of Highland Park. and do not
want saloon in their midst There are
about fifty children who 60 to the school
in Highland Park, and if the saloon is
opened 1t would have a demoralizing ef-
feet on them, more or less.
Schurman denied having conducted
noisy and disreputable saloon, or that he
intended to maintain place of such
character. He said he had formerly con-
Quoted saloon there for about two years
ana no complaint had been made against
the place.
'RideouPs action in protesting against
the board granting me a license is ali
spite work." said Schurman. He is
Jealous because l did not give him the
contract to build my house."
Chairman Morrison said it appeared
strange to him that complaint had not
been made before about the manner in
which Schurman conducted his saloon.
However, the residents of Highland Park
should be respected in the matter, and
petition protesting against the granting
OF the License and signed by majority OF
the residents in that locality should be
given due consideration.
Charles A. Lorraine testified that when
Schurman conducted a saloon in High
land Park, before his place was burned
down, be allowed his customers to be-
come noisy and boisterous and to act at
times in very disgraceful manner
William Goddell, Charles L. Brown,
M. M. Pryor and otker residents OF the
park testified that the saloon formerly
conducted by Schurman was noisy and
dlsreputable place. They said a saloon
could not exist there without the patron
age OF visitors from this city, who get
drunk and conduct themselves in q ribald
manner. The witnesses said they were
men of families and the presence of a sa-
loon in highland Park would be men
ace to their children, who would be COM
pelied to pass the saloon on their way to
school.
Schurmen testified that he intended to
make his residence in the same building
IN which he wants to conduct the saloon,
and 1t was his purpose to conduct a quiet
and orderly place.
A. Eberhardt, also resident of High
land Park, testified 10 Schurman's good
character, and to the fact that he had con-
Quoted respectable resort before, and
believed that that if the board granted the
license Schurman would conduct the sa-
loon within the provisions of the ordf-
nance.
On motion of Supervisor Jenkins, fur
ther action in the matter was POSTPONED
until this afternoon, and in the mean I
time Supervisor Curtis, who is unable to
be In attendance on the board this week.
on account OF illness, will be consulted in
the matter, as Highland Park is in his
district.