The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-19

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"Does the board sometimes refuse to
grant Licenses when the reinon STRANGE
represents less than q majority Of the
"sometimes."
THE BURKE CASE AGAIN.
Then the matter OF the transfers 10
Tobias Burke was taken up and Mr. Burn.
ham was asked IL he made an examina-
ton OF the premises and replied that he
"was it after you had voted to grant
the traDsfer?n
"Yesu
"Why did you make it?''
"Because Mr.. Nixon asked me TO. And
Will say for myself that / thought il
the remonstrance represented TIC re-
quired quantity OF land, even though It
came in after the vote to grant IL, II ought
to hold good against the issuance OF tha
| license"
"Did you make report?''
81 did. to Mr.. Nixon"
"Was there any date OH it?"
"No, 1t was informal. l merely made
| statement OF the number OF feet owned
within the 200 feet limit by the remon-
| strants."
| Then Mr.. Burnham was questioned as
| to whether he had ever made an examina-
| tion before this and replied that he had
and had made report. What was done
| with the report he couldn't say. 1t might
| have been lost or gone into the waste
| basket.
Then Mr.. Mccarthy asked, "Did YOU.
| previous TO Nov. Is, examine the location
TO see what part OF the land within 200
feet was represented by the remon-
| strants?n
81 satisfied myself without going there
| by maps and plats."
| "Tbat was before Nov. 1922
| 81 presume IL was,
| "Will you swear?'
81 will swear that knew all about it.D
| sin your opinion was 1t proper to grant
| that Transient
"Yes. II was"
sis it customary. to make written re-
| ports to the board?'
| "No, SIR"
''How often did you make report?" z
"Oh, l can't tell"
"Mss ssnt i 10 ts,i g, 49, or times year'"
".You could If you wanted TOT"
| 81 presume so. ~
There was some further sparring and
then MIR. Burbank was ssked whether
more pains were taken to ascertain the
| strength OF the remonstrants in this case
| than in Others. He answered that he
didn't think any extra trouble was taken.
1 As he said before he thought IL the re-
| monstranee was sufficient 1t ought to have
| weight at any time previous to the issu-
inb VI tnc CtTtluCule.
A QUESTION OF PRIvILEGE.
"You were present when the vote was
taken?" asked Mr.. Mccarthy.
81 was"
"Did you vote?''
"Tnat IS question of privilege which
| don't think you have any right to ask.
Besides, you have been told how the vote
| stood
Mr.. Burnham was instructed to answer
| the question and Mr. Mccarthy asked
Were you in favor of granting the
! transfer?"
"Yes, was"
"Before voted"
"Was there any good reason for refus-
ing license at Bogman street and grant
ing it for fiHfn ana Bishop streets?a a'-------
hat was question for the board to
decide.,,
This style of inquiry was pursued furth-
er until General Wilson interfered and
said such questions were utterly improp-
er.
Next came up the last application OF
Trainor for license at Bogman street,
and Mr.. Burnham, in answer TO questions
| by General Wilson, stated that the appii-
cation had been granted the day tefcre.
WAS there any remobstrance?"
"No, sir. SuIne of the people who re-
mons.rated against Mr.. Burke for the
good of the community, signei Mr.
Ira!nor's petition for License"
'Do you know who Mr.. Trainers
bondsman is!''
81 do not.O
Then a comparison of the names In the
Burke remonstrance and those recon-
mending the granting of the Trainor ap-
piicstion was made and 1t was found that
In nearly every instance they wore the
same.
Mr.. Wilson asked II the Ahearn sisters
yya and ina "A A,xx
were not, although they had attended the
previous meeting.
1t then developed that these sisters who
had protested against the Burke TRANSFER
had formerly leased their OWE premises
for liquor shop. At this Mr.. Mccarthy
ference.
"Yes it does," retorted General Will
son. sit makes difference to have these
people come here and petition to have the
license commission investigated in the
interests of the community, when as q
matter OF fact they have let their own
property for liquor selling"
1t was brought out also that man named
Baxter runs liquor saloon on premises
owned by Mrs. Ann Maguire who was
also one OF the remonstrants against the
Burke transfer.
"Did you do anything different in
making this transfer than in making
otners?' asked Mr.. Wilson.
"No, SIR"
"Do,you remember anything about the
number of feet represented BY the remon-
strants to the Burke tlansfer?"
- dom IL ssas=e*er 25, eaa4aet=
The whole area within the 200 fset { ircle
is about l25, ,00J, and the requisite guam
tity is one half Of that and one foot ad
ditional"
Then there were questions az to whether
any one complained that Mr. Burke was
not a proper man to have q license, or
that there was trouble at his place, TO
which a negative answer was given. In
conclusion Mr.. Burnham stated in reply
to a question that the quantity OF land
represented on the remonstrancc was not
more than one-third of that required to
make it effective.
This concluded Mr.. Burnham's exami-
nation ana the chairman announced tho
adjournment of the hearing until Thurs
uay evening next, at 1880 O'Clock.
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