The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-26

"It was passed as il was new license
and with others was laid on the table. No
action was taken on il. "
"Mas any motion made"
"No, sir. 4"
"Then you disposed of it that way
without taking any actionT
"Ies, sir. T"
81. came up again on Nov i5'"
eyes, sir. "
THE MAN WHO CALLED IT UP
"who requested action on it at that
timer
81 did. called the license from the
table"
"Did any one else request to have such
action takenf"
II don't think So"
"Why did you call it up?"
"It was an application for a new
license and as there was one vacancy IN
the -four hundred, the limit fixed, called
it up"
"how many licenses were to be issued
at that timer"
"Only one"
''What did the board do?''
"Voted to grant IL.
"Did anv one outside ask you to take
action on it?''
"No, sir.
''Were there several applications for
transfers pending at that timer
"Yes, l think there WERE"
"And this was the only application for
a new licenseP'
"YeS.n
"M ere you aware when you acted on
this application that a remonstrance had
been pre- en- ed by Edwards ~ Angel,
repres. nting parties no owned the great
er part of the land within 200 feet of this
locHtion?"
ave found that out aftewrard The
remonstrance had been presented about
the time the application came in, but
the matter had laid on the table so long
that the romonstrance was forgotten"
"You say that no one requested you TO
have the board act on this application?"
81 do.
"You say you had forgotten about the
remonstrance. Are remonstrances kept on
file?'
eyes"
Don't you keep the papers in such
ca esq"
circumstances against applications
arc all kept together"
''Wss there any difference about the
granting of this application and the grant
ing of others?'
"No, sir, there was not.
"Did all The members vote Tor it?''
eyes, sir. "
"Were all the members PRESENT."
eyes, sir, thev we're all present."
"That YOU remember distinctly"
There is an understanding among the
commissioners thst no action shall be
aiken on the granting of new license or
the transfer of an old one unless all The
members are present"
"What is the practice when member
is present ard doesn't voteT'
"He is counted in the affirmative"
HE Examined THE REMoNsTRANCE.
"You said at the last hearing that you
,a,...1 all aotr
Eyes sir, said sc"
"DId, you examine the one against Ber-
nard boyie?"
ayes, sir, examined into it when it
was first put In and / couldn't find that
Mrs. Mcmillan was credited with any
real estate at all. :"
''Did not some one request you to have
this license granted for political reasons?"
"No, sir, )" very emphatically.
You are familiar with the records?'
"Yes.u
"And the notices?'
"Yes.D
"Ana you know the notices and records
are correct?"
Eyes, SIR"
"You have sworn, in answer TO Mr..
Wilson, that the board complied with all
the statute requirements"
Eyes, sir.
"Are you aware that applications for
licenses and transfers are frequently in
ser ed in the notices after their first pub
lication?n
ayes, sir"
"Why is his done?'
In answer to this question MIR. Paine
went over the ,e ground and gave the
same explanation as he did in answer to
almost precisely the same questions at
the previous hearing. This explanat on
was TO the effect that at first the board
advertised applications, giving the re-
quired two weeks notice but allowing no
time between that ami the date of the
hearing. Many persons who read The
first insertion of the notice came TO tie
commissioner to see il they could not
have their applications, which they had
neglected to bring in earlier. inserted.
After a number of such cases the board
decided in advertising hereafter to leave
ieeway of from two to five day, so that
the late comers could have their applica-
tions included in the notice.
HE LOOKED AFTER THE BUSINESS.
"Do you personally see," queried Mr..
Mccarthy, "that each new application is
pub ished the required timer
"Yes, SIR
az aou't see hut that you look after the
business of the board pretty we'll"
81 try 10 do so to the best of my abii-
ity."
"Do you have formal pdjournments of
hear1nl s?p
eyes, they sre all adjourned to the call
of the chair"
'Do you have continued sessions; that
is, adjourn a hearing fiom one day to an
o her?''
"No, sir, esch hearing is complete in
itself and Is Concluded by adjournment ~
At this point Mr.. Mccarthy turned his
attention TO the Come 1 transfer to Tobias
Burke, and after fixing the date of the
publication of the notice of the applica-
tion as Sept. rs, the h.aring on II as oc-
curing on oct. IL and the granting of it
as TAX ng place on No,. IS, he inquired
as t why il was taken up on the 18th OF
Move Der.
at was taken up at my request" an
swereu M. iaine.
3" by did you request TO have it taken
up?'
"Because had ooked over the remon-
STRANGE and found that IL represented but
small ort4on OF the uua,ber OF feet re-
quired.
"No orc requested YOU to call it up on
NovemLe 81"
- sir. -
"Nill yos swear on did not reques
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