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

Col. Studley agreed that the place had
teen kept open long enough for the party
who had lost his license at an old loca-
tion, but be didn't see the need OF such
hasty action In taking up and granting
the Doyle application, as was proposed.
tie therefore entered mild protest
against the granting of that application.
The fact that there was a remonstrance
against Doyle had been forgotten by him
self and by the other members, he pre-
sumed. Had he remembered II at the
time he would have called the attention
of the board To IL.
THERE WERE OTHER APPLICATIONS.
"were there other applications for new
licenses on file at the timer"
- think there we're quite numb
"This one was Presented by MIR. Palmer"
"Yes.n
''He selected IL and moved its passage?'
81 don't know about his selecting 1t;
II Was one among Others
Here Mr.. Mccarthy wanted to know
what the intentions of the beard were
about the matter, to which Colonel Stud
ey answered that he didn't know that it
had any intentions about IL. he had
heard nothing Sbout Il until the applica-
tion was called up for action.
Mr.. Mccarthy had the stenographer
read Mr.. studley's previous answer, in the
| course OF which hs said he had made a
Y,
license. He then asked;
"What do you mean by referring to
| some one who lost his license?"
- refer to that SO the committee may
know what was said when the applica-
| tion was brought before the board"
"Do YOU refer TO someone else or do
you refer to Doyle?'
81 didn't refer TO Doyle as having lost
| his license"
"Do you know whether any one re-
| quested the hoard to act on the Doyle
appiication:",,
"Did any one so far as you know?''
"No, sir, ] didn't hear the subject
talked of at all until the application was
| called up"
"What was your objection to the grant
| ing of the license?'
~ couldn't see that there was any rea-
son for taking such hasty action ana
didn't know why the Doyle application
should be granted any more than any one
| of 80 or 40 others" T"
This question concluded Mr.. Studley's
| examination and with it Mr.. Met arthy
rested the case OF the compliments.
THE COMMISSIONERS sIDE.
General Wilson called as the first wit
| ness in behalf OF the board, commissioner
| George IL. Burnham.
"Have you," asked General Wilson,
| "arranged the manner in which the
| license commissioners proceed from the
time an application Is received, II so
| state the fact to the committee, giving
! the various steps following the applica-
| tion until the bond Is filed in the city
| treasurer's Office"
MIR. Burnham said with the commit
! tees permission he would read his reply
which he had prepared, and the commit
tee Offering no objection he proceeded
\ as follows:
The records Of the board give an ac-
count of the granting OF every license or
| transfer of a license with the date on
which the same was done, but before the
| business reaches that stage much must be
done. The applications as they are re-
ceived are arranged in alphabetical order
aud state the name of the applicant, the
| location of the place, and whether the az
| Dlicant is a citizen, resident within the
| State; If he is unknown TO all the mem
bers Of the board inquiries are made of
| some party to whom the applicant will
refer.
The lists for advertising are prepared
| from these applications; they are pub
| lished as required by law in the news
paper which has the contract TO do the
| city advertising. The applications are
made on blank. furnished by the depart
/ ment and are filed and kept.
| The locations are inspected by the board
| or by some member or members thereof
| in person, accompanied by the captain OF
| the police district in which the same Is
| located for the purpose OF ascertaining
| whe her or not the place is in suitable
shape to be licensed.
Notes are taken On the spot by the
tmen bers visiting, and also Dy the cap
tain, of the condition of all these places,
| end also of the alteration required by the
board, and until they have been complied
with and so reported by the ca tain to
| police headquarters no license is ssued
| except in cases of places licensed as tav-
erns by the Board of Aldermen. In case OF
applications for transfer from one place
| TO another, after the board has finished
| its tour If insrection, he matter il re-
| fe red to the captain in whose district the
| new location is situated, IL not Conven-
lent for some member of the board to
| visit il, and no transfer to another place
is allowed until it has been examined and
! reported. upon as above.
| Blgnk forms for bonds are also furn-
isbed by the department, and on the fl
ing OF these bonds by the applicant they
are all examined to sye If they are prop
| erly filed out and executed, and the sure
| ties scrutiniZed to see il the same are sat-
isfactory to the board.
In addition to the record upon the record
| book, of the issuing OF ,he license. there
| is a perfect record of the same upon the
| license books; hese are blank forms OF
| license numbered anu WIN STUD (alSC
numbered fttsched and bound together
in book; the stub contains the numbei
of the license, and the location of the
place. the name of the llcensee and of the
sureties on his bond with the date of is
suing.
Upon the granting OF an application the
licensee is notified by a slip sent by mail
and requested to calf at the Office OF
the city treasurer and pay the fee, the ac-
count of which is stated on the slip to
which there is coupon attached The
applicant calls for his bond, which he
presents with the slip At the treasurer $
office and pays his money; the coupon is
de ached and retained by the treasurer,
who receipts the sip which is then pre-
sented at the office Of the commissioners
and the II ense is filled out and delivered,
and the slip remains in their Office as q
voucher.
All of the books and papers are at oil
times open to he inspection OF the mem
bers OF the City Council.
If a emonstrance to granting a license
Is failed, the license which it refers is
not ran ed unit an exam nation is had,
esp, Il lly il il clein TO GOV more than