The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-16
TRY ANOTHER TACK
APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER OF
SALOON LICENSE TO THE
ALHAMBRA
WITHDRAWN AFTER A TALK
DIRECTORS APPEAR REFoRE TIM
AlDERMANIC COMMITTEE ON
LICENSE.
THEIR DUTIES ARE QUESTIONED
Ala. snnbOrn, However, Seemed tn
Think He Would Like to HAVE
Something to Say at Least.

The application of May Wright for
! the transfer Of a saloon license from
f1S ROBERT street to the Alhambra
theater came up before the aldermanic
committee on licenses yesterday after
noon. Aid. Allard sent word that he
would be unable to attend, so that the
business was left to Aid. Donahower
and Sanborn, the other members of
the committee
| The DIRECTORS, Theodore G. Walther
| Watson Willard, U. G. Moore and Da-
Vld Morgan, were present and had as
their attorney D. w. Doty. May
| Wright, the applicant, was represented
by o. NJ. Metcalf, who also represented
the owners of the building used as the
theater Interested spectators were
William Hamm, Anton Miesen. Assem-
| blymen Mabon, Reardon and Thomp-
son, and w. B. Miller, the mayors pri-
waite messenger
Mr.. Doty stated his position was that
the committee had nothing to do with
the granting Of the license as the su-
preme court had held that this was
one of the duties of the common coun-
Gil and could not be delegated to a
committee. Aid Sanborn said he had
not looked up the law in detail, but
was of the opinion that the committee
was called to pass on the application,
and If Mr.. Doty had any information
which would help the committee to ar
rive at a conclusion, he was ready to
hear 1t. AS to the council being the
sole judges, as claimed by Mr.. Doty,
that was a question for Mr. Doty to use
his own judgment on. Aid. Sanborn
said all he wanted to hear was as to
the character of the applicant and the
reputation of the place where the sa-
loon was to be conducted. Mr.. Doty
stated that the objections in the main
were that the applicant was not fit
person to run the place, and the place
was not one where saloon license
should be granted, as it would be det-
rimental and injurious to the welfare
of the community.
Anton Miesen stated that IL the OBJ
lection made by those opposed to the
granting of the transfer of the license
was that the $1,000 had not been paid
he would see that this formality would
be fixed at once.
Mr.. Doty announced that this was
only one of the minor objections, and
called Rev. 8. G.. Arnett as the first
witness The witness was sworn by
Aid. Donahower, and under questions
put by Mr.. DOty stated that he had
visited the theater mentioned about
two months ago. Objection was made
by Attorney Metcalf to any testimony
Of the witness about the place two
months ago. for at that time May
Wright was not conducting the place.
Aid. DonahOwer decided that the OBJ
lection was all right, and Informed Mr.
Doty that he must confine his questions
and the testimony to the time since the
applicant had taken charge Of the
theater. The witness stated that May
Wright had told him and a number Of
others that she was selling liquor in
the auditorium of the theater, and was
of the opinion that she had right to
do so under the application she had
made for a transfer Of the license. AT
the time she made this statement, sho
lad exhibited a letter from Mayor
DOran allowing her permission to sell
LIQUOR and conduct the theater until
such time as the transfer of the license
had been made. Mr.. Doty asked and
demanded that the letter from the
mayor be produced by the persons rep
resenting the applicant.
Aid. DOnahOWer objected to the
mayor being brought into the matter or
connected in any way with the con-
sideration of the application for the
transfer of the license. Mr.. Metcalf
stated that as Soon as the applicant
had been notified that she was viOlat-
ing the law, the sale of liquor had been
stopped Anton Miesen took occasion
to say that he saw no reason why the
mayor should be brought into the case.
He had been present at the interview
with Miss Wright and the mayor, and
Mayor Doran had Informed Miss
Wright that if the place was run in an
orderly manner he had no objection
This was put in writing, but 1T was
also understood that if objection should
be made, the place would be closed.
This was all there was to the letter
which had been mentioned and he saw
no reason for connecting the mayor
with the present application. Mr.. Doty
explained that he simply wanted to
show that liquors had been sold at
the place without a license, and this
under the law would prevent any
license being issued. Mr.. MieSen in
quired if the present application was
Withdrawn and new one maze ana
the person making the application was
not a female, would there be any OBJ
lection Mr.. Doty said the DIRECTORS
represented the best interests and the
welfare of the city. The place had not
been properly conducted, and liquors
were sold in the theater while the ap-
pIcation for the license called for the
sale of liquors in the front room Of
the building at TIA East Seventh street.
The gentlemen he represented were
opposed to any one conducting business
in the same manner as 1t had been in
the past at the theater They were
determined that If the license was TAX
en- out for one place, liquors should not
be sold in another part of the building,
or in the theater, which was a direct
violation of the law AS to what steps
or objections would be made to flu
ture application, he was not prepared
to say. Mr. Miesen announced that he
would withdraw the application and
accompanying bond, and the thing was
over.
The committee passed on IS other ap-
pIcations for licenses. Nearly all OF
the bonds were signed by the Provident
Trust company.
WILL. LECTURE TONIGHT.