The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-10
DECENCY'S VICTORY
Aldermen Refuse a License
for the Proposed Bam-
Der Hall Saloon.
MR.. CALNoN ON TEMPERANCE
President Simpson Unfeelingly Cuts
Short His Flight of Flo
quence.

IremDly 10 open a saloon IN bdHlpei
Hall. formerly the old Linden Avenue
Church, on Linden avenue. G~reenvilie.
This victory for the church people and
property owners of Greenville was not
won without a hard battle. 1t was the
most important case the excise COM
m.ttee, consisting of Aldermen Writer,
| Mitchell and Losel, had to consider.
| Alderman Witter was for granting the
| license at all stages of the proceeding,
but Alderman Mitchell commended that
| the responsibility of the locality in which
the saloon was to be located should be
considered. He appealed to the sense
| of sentiment of Alderman Witter, but
that gentleman said Sentiment be -"
The Rev. DR.. Hull. pastor of the new
| Linden Avenue Church, President
| Barger of the Board of Trustees of the
| church, Counsellor Carey and a dozen or
| more property owners were present and
| occupied seats in the lobby while the
members of the excise committee tried
20 agree on the report they were to
| submit to their colleagues Pastor
| HILLS eloquent appeal to the committee
| was brought up and discussed. 1t was
shown that owners of one million dollars
| worth of property opposed the grant
ing of the license, while persons repre-
! senting less than $4,000 favored it.
Aldermara Writer was obdurate. He
| wanted to know why the trustees of the
| old church had not sold the place with
| the understanding that it should not be
converted into a saloon. No one could
or would answer the question. The pros
meets of the committee agreeing upon a
| report grew less as time rolled on, and
/ caucus was finally called. 1t was held
IN City Clerk Woolley's office, and 1t was
a hot session. All of the Aldermen We're
| mad. and many remark were made that
would not look well in print. Finally.
at half-past eight O'Clock it was decided
to submit the question to the entire
Board.
ALDERMAN wITTER GETS Elk
CITED.
Alderman Witter was excited. He said.
as Chairman of the Committee on Ex-
Else. he proposed signing the application.
no matter what sentimental pleas were
| entered. He maintained that if the
! church people did no want a saloon in
| the old church. or near the cemetery
| that they should have so stipulated In
! their deed. He had a "run in" with Al
dernlan Mitchell. who argued that COM
mon decency and respect to the dead
should detaiI, him from granting the Ii
| cense. Alderman Losel went around Eke
a chicken with it's head off, but he finally
fell in to the hands of the Trembly con-
4titueney. He. signed the report favor
ing the granting Of a license. He was
ldvisei not to. hut inaslnuch as the sa-
| loon was not TO be located in his partic-
3.lar ware, he did not think MS action
would jEjure him politically, One hun
lred licenses came up for, passage. The
| ne fer T,en;bly approved by only AL
dermen Witter and Losel, was laid one
side for a separate vote by President
why do we vote upon the license
ienarately?' asked Alderman Calnon.,
Because a strong remonstrance has
been presented against it by Greenville'ss
promptly replied Mr.. simpson.
81 do not know this applicant" con
him a few evenings go The case at
traeted my attention and l took occasion
to make a personal in~vestigation;
in the neighborhood and they said there
was room for another saloon. They adj
| mitted thai it would hurt their business.
| petition there was the better the business
| would be. Now If we can't give a license
| 20 this man why do we grant licenses
| 70 the men across the street and on the
corners above?"
No one answered the Aiderman's
| query. He voted to grant a license which
I NOulo 10LAf NIt OAA anu 49,
IF worship into a GROCERY and SO did
| Aldermen Dohrnann. Guiton. Losel and
| Writer
Aldermen Heritage. Mitchell. vermil-
| yea and President Simpson stood by
| Pastor Hull. the trustees of the church
she prop ef ftG sre amnnrs and aha voted esdSp aeainsf
It. Their votes settled the question and
the old church will not be a saloon just
yet awhile.
n this board ?' asked Alderman Losel.
1T does some things hut not a liquor
| son. Seven votes are necessary for a
II would move that this case be laid
oy YER, d laaeFrq be iai Ald evara3 q renliad Mr..
simpson. st has been disposed of once
for all. An ordinance of this board makes
license neees5 This i man se has not S4'e Received sa sdat that {
many and that settles his case
MR.. CALNoN, MAKES A SHOW OF
II DENT want TO be misunderstood in
this matter" said Mr.. Calnon. II am a
temperate man and can drink one glass,
swo glasses or three glasses and leave 1t
He was was interrupted on this point
BY President simpson WHO almost
Sa seated He Is out Of order"
| Mr.. Calnon very reluctantly sat down,
He, with the other Aldermen who had
struggle. He wanted to see the law
setting forth that seven votes were nee
easary to grant q license. Assistant
| Clerk Halstead was sent for and he pro-
duced 1t in short order. 1t plainly says
that seven votes are necessary to grant
q license, and then the Mayors approval
Is necessary. In the event of the Mayor
vetctng the granting of a license, his
veto has to be over-ridden by a major
fty vote. The Aldermen who supported
Trembly were finally compelled to give
Pastor Hull left the Aldermanic cham
her smiling, after thanking in a courte-
Gus manner all the Aldermen who had
stood by him, and his parishioners and
prevented the conversion Of the old
| church into a saloon. It was a hard won
batrle, as Counsellor Gtoldenhorn for the
applicant, made a determined fight.
A new application will probably be en-
tered for a license under some other
mans name. Pastor HUI and his fol-
overs propose keeping a close watch for
such schemes, until the idea of placing
a saloon In the church is abandoned. A
license was granted to Louis Fisher to
sell Hcuor at No. 1884 Monmouth street.
He viii probably experience considerable
difficulty in securing a concert license,
owing to the remonstrance that has been
filed BY Miss Elizabeth M. Arid. The
application of Mrs. K. Matthews for a
license for No. 81 Hudson street, which
was recently ratded by the police, was
/ Withdrawn. Subsequently, her deposit