The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-22
EXCISE
COMPLA IS.
Board Of Aldermen Com
mittee Hears Objections
Last Night.
PASTORS or CHURCHES OBJECT.
No Decision Made in the Sau-
erland Case-committee
Reasons.

opposed to the granting Of liquor licenses
to A. H. Sauerland to open a saloon .on
the northwest corner Of Erie and Fourth
streets; B. W. Brown, to open a saloon
ON the southwest corner of the same
streets; William Cunningham. TO open a
saloon on the northeast corner of York
and Van Worst streets, and against The
transfer of the license of Bert w. Clark
All the members of the Board were in
vited to attend the hearing, and besides
the Excise Committee there were present
President Midlige and Aldermen Decker.
Ehrhart, Fichtl, Stell and Warrin. A
strong delegation from the Women $
Christian Temperance Union was present
There were also Messrs. Cooknan and
and North Baptist Church.
Mr.. SauMland was represented by Coun-
selor John DENIM, who also appeared for
Bert Clark.
Chairman Dittmar of the committee
opened the meeting. The case of the
transfer of the license of Bert Clark was
first taken up and ex-Judge Puster ap-
peared in behalf of the Eagle Brewing
Company to protest against the transfer
His plea was that en- the agreement of
Clark TO remain where he was located,
on the northeast corner of York and Van
Worst streets, the Brewing Company FIR
nished him with the money $3.50 to pay
for his license, which money had not been
paid back, and the company under the
agreement had lien upon the license as
originally granted. Mr.. Puster cortended
that the Brewing Company was entitled
to protection by the city
Counselor DENIM disputed the right of
the city to interfere in the interest of
the brewing company. He asked if it was
intended TO make the city collecting
agency. Mr.. DENIM said the alleged
agreement was absolutely Illegal and was
entirely worthless. The two lawyers In
dulged in spirited wrangle as to their
respective legal knowledge, each accusing
the other of not knowing where he was
at.
Chairman Dittmar called for other re-
rnonstrants against the transfer, but none
responded, whereupon Counselor DENIM
asked the committee to rule that in all
cases, If no signers of the protest came
forward, the protests be ignored. This
request was not granted.
Opponents to granting a license to VIII
liam Cunning CHAM were next called for by
Chairman Dittmar but there was no re-
sponse, and the chairman remarked, as
there appeared to be no directors, he
guessed it must be all right to grant the
license.
The granting of licenses to A. H. Sauer-
land and B. w. Brown. having practically
the game protestants, those two cases
were considered together.
Mr.. Henry Hart, of No. 209 Fourth
street, was the first to speak in opposi-
ton to granting the licenses applied for.
He said he had no personal objection to
Mr.. Sauerland, the applicant for the IL
cense. or to Mr.. Williamson the owner
of the building.
Counselor DENIM asked the speaker if
he was a property owner and on his re-
plving that he was not, the lawyer OBJ
iected to any but property owners being
heard as the objections OF simply ten
ant, who was liable to move away at
any time should not be considered.
Rufus Smith, of No. 24o Fourth street,
property owner, was the next protestant
heard He said that in a general way ne
based his objections on the fact that that
corner has always been free from liquor
saloons and was practically a playground
for the pupils of No. 2 School.
81 don't believe anyone can keep what
you call respectable saloon" said Smith.
..Do YOU drink" asked Lawyer DENIM.
NO. was the reply.
ssThen you don't go into saloons and
don't know anything about
them?' retorted Mr.. DENIM would it
surprise you to know that the money paid
for the improvement of your street, which
improved the value of your property,
come from the liquor license fees, and that
some of it also goes to build and support
public sdhools?"
Il didn't know it, but If it comes to the
question of getting money for these pur
poses for selling liquor and the people pay
ing higher taxes, say let the saloons go"
said Smith.
]. B. Niblett also objected
IF there was no school in that neigh
borhood would you have the same OBJ
lection to a saloon?" asked Alderman
Murphy.
Il would object to it anyway, was the
seplr.
.sDo you go into saloons sometimes?'
asked Mr.. DENIM.
Sometimes do.'' he replied.
what for?'' asked the lawyer.
ITO get a drink of soda water. If the |
saloons were not there I would not go |
nto them, said Mr.. Niblett
The Rev Mr.. Goodman, pastor of the 1
NJ E. Church. was the next pro-
estant. He said that, being a clergy
nan, he appeared In a different standing /
rom those who had preceded him He +
appeared as the representative of the T
,eople of his church, who, at recent /
Meeting, adopted resolutions protesting /
against the granting of licenses for. sa-
oonsl on these corners. He was there
o represent the moral sentiment of his 4
people. The statutes stated, he said, that /
,inety per cent. of crime came from /
liquor.
Il happen to know pretty wen what is
n the statutes and they state nothing /
# the kind, said Mr.. DENIM, Don't /
Fou know that liquor is necessary ~
I'm some extreme cases 1t may be nee
,ssary, but not for general use. said /
sastor Cookman. It's the. gilded and so
.alled respectable saloon where the young +
nan Is led away, not the low place. which
hey won't go into.
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