The evening times., 1896-05-23
DIVISION EXCISE CASES
Federation Of Liquor Dealers Is
Interested in Them.
PRESSING FOB ALLOWANCE
Delegation Presents n Memorial Re-
u1estiug Speedy Action and Giving
the Rei;SUns-Articles Found IN the
CITY Refuse-Trnnsfer Of License.
Minor District Matters.

Eight members of the Federation OF
Liquor Dealers. constituting the executive
Board OF the urganizaiiou, called persoIi-
alIy on the excise board today, and pre- :
seuteI a memorial. backed by oral argu-
rncnt in favor OF an immediate decision
N the several license cases of applicants
located in the Division.
There are fifteen of these saloon
keepers whose money has been ON de-
uosit since last November, and the Fed
Grafton declares that the suspense attend :
.ng the inaction of the board Is having Il
depressing effect npon their business; that
hey canno; proceed with needed improve
ments, and that their creditors are har-
assing them, in anticipation Of rejec-
lion of their applications.
1T is a lamentable fact the memorial
reads, that, as stated by the knights OF
Labor, iu a recent controversy, fully one
third of the local saiCon-keepers have
mortgaged stock, fixtures aud zeal estate
in the despc rate struggle to MAINTAIN tEeir
business interests and support their fam
lies"
THE RENTAL PAID.
The r.nt,emen stated that the rental
value of the property occupied py the
saloon n-keeperS IN that quarter Is placed at
a more exorbitaut rate than can be obtained
forit from ether business andif the licenses
be now rejected the occupants will have To
maintain those rates for mGnths and III some
Instances years fterthc business ceases
The Federation contends that as long
as the salnoni>tS comply with the law they
are entitled to the same consideration at
corded 20 ,thcrs aud the appeal concludes
as follows;
For Il long perion the salpon-keepers In
that locality have suffered in pocket and
reputation by enforced and unjust compcti-
ton with the speak-easy and its disreputa-
hlc adjunct the bawdy house, and now that
Tie local authorities have demonstrated
determination to protect the !cgitiin;.-A
dealer from this unhai!Owcd combination,
he board 5 appealed to not TO degrade the
business which We represent to lower
position than that assigned to it by the
!aW by placing it on a level with the bawdy
house and the speak-elsy."
The gentlemen were all present and made
an earnest verbal appeal for the granting
Of the license in each cas-" The delegation
consisted of Edward Johnson. George A.
Davidson. Samuel q. Stewart, Patrick j.
prury, Michael Ha ysieu, Thomas f. Barron,
william McGuire and E. F Treihcr.
FOUND IN THE CARRIAGE.
All sorts OF things get mixed i'll with the
city garbage aud come out cnly when the
refuse is examined. if examined, before be-
ing dumped into the crematory.
usehOIdcrs doubtless miss silverware.
Sossibly valuable dishes; it may be part OF
thc stock OF wearing apparel. and they
have no idea that the articles go the way Of
the garbage. but all such articles as these
have been fiShcd out of the swill after the
carts reach the furnace side.
Silver spoons without Duniber, silver but
ter dishes. and smaller hut more or less val
liable articles have been discovered with
out the slightest clue to the identity of the
owner, and on one occasion money TO the
amount Of 81 80 was found. The owner
may have placed it with the purchases
brought from market, may have dropped it
by accident into the slop, and its waythence
to the crenatory was easy and by a natural
route.
At any rate, it was found there, and
there was no way to discover the right
ful owner.
These articles were found when the
carriers were engaged in separating the
bones from the ether stuff Now that this
process has been discontinued by order of
the health officer the same care may not
be observed and finds may not be so numer-
GUS but the losses will doubtless continue
so long as hcusehclders are careless.
Contractor Warfield said this morning
that he has in his possession two as fine
silver spoons as he ever sa W. and he would
be glad to restore them to the rightful
owners.
TRANSFER OF LICENSE.
The excise board received an applca.
ton today from Mr.. Edgar stra osch,
manager of the Russian Orchestra. for
permission to transfer, for period Of
several weeks, the liquor license OF :
regular saloon to the Center Market Hall,
10 enable the orchestra to dispense beer
with refreshments at contemplated en-.
.ertainment.
The board decided, however. that a