The sun., 1898-03-17
TAKEN UNDER AMUSEMENT
John Savers Application for a
License in the Balance.
LANDLORD Sol RED ON TENANT
Law and Order Society Don't Want
Too Many Has y" Oh.
lection to Sayrrs.

The contest in the matter OF granting /;
liuuor license to John Sayers permitting
HIM to dispense Intoxicating liquors oVtl
a bar at Tenth and Orange streets Wa
brought up this morning in the Superior
Court.
There were three parties to the cas-,
and each WAS represented by different
attorney, which made ii very interest.
ing contest.
/ John Savers was represented by VIII
lard salisbury, Jr., Arthur W. Spruancc
appeared for John Kelley, the purchaser
Of the saloon property occupied for So
many wears by Sayers, and William :.
Prickr,t appeared for the Law and order
society, which protest against the Iicen>-
ing OF another place in that locality, a> it
is, III his opinion, unnecessary, and 1t is
no part ui the cuu,ts business to ncddlc
in the dispute.
The applicant has had the corner stand
ior II wears. The property is q part OF
the Mellon estate and VAS recently sold
to Joseph Kelly, Mr.. Savers lease ex-
piring on March 18th. The license Of
the saloon continues until the May term
Of court, but Mr. SaycrS has to give up
the stand on March 25th, and is now
DESTROYS OF securing LICENSE for the
! property next door.
Tie complicated nature Of the ease
made it interesting. The Law and
Order Society offered no objection to Mr..
Sayecs personally, but obj jected tn the
addition OF saluOn in that nrighbor-
hood. Mr.. >Druance lnade no objection
to granting the license, provided that
granting it should not prejudice the ap.
plcation OF Mr. Kelly when he applied
for Il renewal ut the May term. lie
thought it would be fairer to have both
appicat ions come up at that time.
! On behalf Of Mr. Savers, Nr. salisbury
introduced evidence showing that he.
had kept what might I've called model
saloon, strictly complying with the law
in every respect, and that it would h tO
the interest OF the community for him to
keep u saloon there. Witnesses we've
not prepared to SAY that two saloons
were necessary.
After Charles Wllann and Thomas +.
Cusick had given testimony favorable
to the applicant, Charles Thomas, jani-
tor ut the police station, related that h.
had heard the former owner say that he
would not sell the place to Savers.
Francis f. Kelley testified that the
effect Of granting the application would
e good, for it would he an incentive
i"r man t" conduct saloon properly;
whereas to refuse it, would Ike bad be-
cause ii would put salnonkepers 1T tile
merry oi landlords by charging exorbi.
tant rentals or holding the property at
ex"rbitant prices.
In reply 10 Mr. Spnuncc, the wit.
ness said he had been willing t" back
Mr.. Sayers in the purchase Of the prop.
ety to the extent ui $1,000. but that
the amount offered by Mr.. Savers for
the place WAS not larger than 5000
until alter the sale had been made to
Mr.. Kelly.
Mr.. salisbury, in urging tho grant.
ing OF the application, dwrlt uTr,n the
favorable character OF the evidence and
on the allegations chat Mr.. Ssaycrs hsd
been pnv' ntcl fr,in securing the prop
erty.
Judge P-nnewill remarked that the
court could consider only the character
Of the appiran. aud the necessity inr the
place.
NJ. salisbury said that in phiIa,lel.
ph!a tl.e court LskeA c,Rnizancc Of cases
whenr the tenant has i,nproysd the place
and the landlord has raised tho rent on
him to u r'iIlous figure. by granting
license else where.
Nr. Spruanct asked that the ease ni
Mr.. Kelly 10 not pr~iudiced whrn his
ami i,.hf /, IN cnIutS m in Nav and Ar
Pricket' ",pr.sed any action that would
This ended the hearing, and the court
held the application under consider
alton.