The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12
|THE PROHIBITION Ward.
Residents Of the Thirteenth Opposed
to Liquor on General Principles.
RE RENONsTRANCES WE'RE HEARD
List Was Gone Through With Soon After
Noon Yesterday and Then Court
Adjourned Until D O'Clock
Saturday Morning.

License court adjourned at o'clock
yesterday afternoon until O'Clock
Saturday morning. The hearing OF the
remaining petitions was finished and
today and tomorrow will be spent by
the judges consulting together In con-
siderlng the applications. During the
past three days none of the judges ex-
pressed any comments which would de-
note the action which will be taken In
dealing with the petitions; hut where
new houses have applied the represent
ing attorney has been required to make
very clear to the court that the appli-
cant Is a fit person and the place is u
necessity. "r 1.
The list of licenses granted and those.
If any, refused, will be handed down
Saturday. The forenoon yesterday was
taken up with hearing the petitions
from the Thirteenth ward. The appli-
cation of Edward McAndrew for hotel
at 1907 Won Storch avenue was the first
one opposed. O'Brien 4 Kelley repre-
sented him and the remonstrants were
represented by Attorneys w. w. Lath-
rope and Colonel Il. l.. Hitchcock The
remonstrance was signed by over 2O0
residents of the ward and set forth that
the place Is not a necessity, but that 1t
d
ward. where there Is no craving for liq-
uor. William Smith, John Courtrtght,
Thomas Kennedy and Anthony Nc
Guigan testified to the necessity OF the
place.
APPLICATION OF AIR. BROCK,
Attorney C. Comegys represented the
petition of George l.. Brock for hotel
at GI5 Green Ridge street. Mr.. Com
IA Ill, a
planned for IL first class hotel. and 1t Is
one of the finest structures of its kind
in Green Ridge Mr.. Brock is compet-
ent to run a hotel and has for eight
years been making applications for a
license, but the court has been deaf to
his appeal. Colonel Hitchcock respond
ed that there is no more necessity for
the place now than ut any time during
the period the court has seen tit to re-
fuse a license. The quarters of the
Green Ridge Wheelmen's club is ad-
joining Brooks place and the members,
Colonel Hitchcock said, do not want
u hotel SO close to them.
In the opposition to the petition of
William Jordan for hotel at l24I North
Washington avenue it was alleged that
the place Is not necessity and that
Jordan is not tit man to he granted
u license John X. Harris testified that
various times during the past year he
saw beer wagons stopped i'm front or
Jordan's place and frequently he saw
men going in and coming out on Sun
day. His opinion from these facts was
that there was drink sold there, al
though II has not been licensed.
r.. b. Sturges testified that the Jor-
dams for the past ten years have kept
Il house which Is not famed for good
reputation in respect to complying with
the liquor laws. Mr.. Sturges once pros
ecuted the father of the present appli-
cant for keeping II tippling house and
recently sent notice to the mother of the
applicant to shut up shop Or she would
regret that the warning was not needed
II she persists In selling liquor without
u license.
Attorney Thomas F. Wells testified to
there being no necessity for u license
at the place where Jordan is located.
John l. Powell testified that u kind
ergarteE school Is within hut one block
of the place. Testimony was taken to
prove that there is a necessity for Jor-
dams place. and that he is well quail
fled to conduct a hotel.
PETITION FOR A RESTAURANT.
The petition of q. j. Nichols for a
restaurant license at 1880 Albright ave-
nue.. was represented by Hon. John =.
Kelley who spoke of the necessity for
1t from the fact that there Is at present
not an eating house In the Thirteenth
ward. Colonel Hitchcock argued that
the place is not a necessity. There was
no question as to the fitness of Mr..
Nichols for a restaurant.
A remonstrance was against the pc
tition of +. G. Rarick for a wholesale
rhA oh Han th.l
ground of no necessity. Attorney J..
Elliot Ross represented the applicant
and Mr.. Lathrope the remonstrants.
The application Of James j. Kelley for
a hotel license at 1899 North Washing
ton avenue. across from the county Jail,
was opposed for the reason, as alleged,
that there is no necessity II. &. Full
ler. of the Scranton Stove Works, was
one of the witnesses against the pc
tition. and he was opposed to it for the
reason that ii would attract his EN-
ployes while they waited for the street
car to come along after work.
The application of stephen Pendal for
hotel license on Rebecca street.
Throop borough, was opposed. The
reason assigned was that it is not Il
necessity. for ThfoOo is already well
supplied with establishments stocked
with bottled hardware. The petition of
Anthony Roth for IL restaurant license
on Pancoas. avenue in the same bor-
ough was opposed for the reason that
he was alleged to- have sold liquor with
out Il license within the past year. At
torney n. V. Powderly represented Roth
and Attorney Charles L. Hawlcy, the
rcmonstrants.
TAYLOR BOROUGH CASE.
The last remonstrance heard was
against the petition of John kohler for
restaurant license on Main street I'm
the Fifth ward of Taylor borough. At
torncys James f.. Watkins and Joseph
O'Brien represented Mr.. Kohler and
Attorney Charles l.. Hawley represent
ed the onnositon.
Rev. II. II. Harris, pastor of the
Calvary Baptist church. and Rev. T. A.
King. pastor of the Methodist EpiscO-
pal church. both testified that the place
Is not a necessity, that there are sew
eral licensed drinking places already
within 100 yards of the nlace Attor-
ney John NJ. Harris and John r. Wat
kins, the singer, testified that the place
is n necessity and that Kohler is a
cOmpetent man.