The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-02
LICENSE REFUSED
Aldermen Again Reject
the Application Of James
Connolly.
HE HAD ONLY THREE VOTES
City Fathers Clear Up Their
Work and Take a "Much
Needed Rest"

TIL last regular meeting Of the Board
of Aldermen prior to its summer vacation
was held last evening. Unless a special
meeting should be called the Board WILL
NOT meet again until September rs
Twenty-Five Members were present last
evening. Aldermen Bedle, Cookson ana
Perry being absent.
In anticipation of some action oelng
taken in the matter Of the application OF
james Connolly for a renewal OF license
to keep a restaurant at Railroad avenue
and Monmouth street, which was re-
fused at a previous meeting, the lobby
was well filled with citizens, who dis
PLAYED more or less interest In the out
come of the proceedings. The
cation from Mr.. Connolly, presented on
last Tuesday evening. when the BOARD
failed to hold d meeting owing to lack
Of a quorum, and which has been pub
lished. was received and read ana re-
ferred to tie Committee on Excise Mr..
Connolly stated in his communication that
he has always kept a respectable saloon
in which no gambling of any sort was
allowed. no tables or chairs TO entice
~sitters, or liquors sold to woman or
minors. and requesting a thorough in
vcstigation and that justice and fair play
be accorded him..
The committee ON Excise making no
report on the communication, Alderman
SteH offered a resolution providing that
the resolution adopted by the Board on
July IS. refusing a license to James Con-
molly to keep a restaurant. corner OF
Railroad avenue and Monmouth street.
be reconsidered and that a license De
granted to said applicant.
Alderman Stell not having been present
at the meeting at which the resolution
refusing the license was adopted and
consequently not voting for it, he was
not eligible to move a reconsideration,
and therefore President Midlige declared
his resolution out of order
The resolution was Withdrawn and then
offered by Alderman Fichtl. who was re-
corded as voting in the Affirmative on the
previous resolution. but explained mat
he did so because he was given to I'M
derstand at that time that Mr. Connolly
kept a ~disreputable place, but ne mas
since found he was misinformed- lie did
not see why a license was refused to Mr..
Connolly when no one charged him with
keeping a disreputable place and no re-
monstrance had been made against 1t.
He certainly should be accorded the same
rights and privileges as all other respect
able citizens. Alderman Stell said this
resolution was offered in all fairness. No
reason was given why a license should
not be granted to Mr.. Connolly, who in
the keeping of his saloon had conformed
with the law in all respects, and why ne
should be singled out in this manner 10
understand. He never saw Mr.. Connolly
until last evening and therefore could not
be charged with any fayoritism, his only
desire was to do justice No answer was
made to these remarks and a vote was
taken on the resolution Offered by Alder
man FIchtl and II was rejected BY a vote
Decker, Alderman Ritter being excused
from voting. This disposed of the matter
for the present at least.
Applications weru received for one inn
and tavern license, 10 for restaurant
licenses, 10 for peddlers, 3 for junk shops
and one each for auctioneer, paWnbrpker
granted excepting three to keep restau-
rants. those refused being Burns & Burns.
No. 81 York street; Thomas Reddy, No.
3IS1z Washington street. and Margaret
Young, No ISL Sussex street.
An invitation to attend and participate
in the celebration of the third annual
convention of the American League of
American municipalities at Syracuse on
September 10 to % was disposed of by
Clerk O'Donnell stating that this city is
no longer a member of the league and
not interested in. its proceedings
The communication from the Corpora
ton Counsel advising the Board as to
the powers of The Building Inspector in
regard to unsafe and dangerous build
ings. published on Wednesday, was re-
ceived and ordered filed.
Building Inspector Kelly asked for and
was granted authority to issue permits to
Bertolames EostaT to raise the present
three story and attic frame building or
lot 81, block 3S5, Newark avenue. SO feet.
making it 80 feet high. and also to extend
20 feet. to bring it out to building line.
for store PURPOSES and living apartments:
TO Emile Sehick to erect on rear of four
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extension 3.6x10 feet, to be used as toilet
rooms. and to Mr.. Reiman to erect a
tvs story frame building. 1875 feet wide
by 81 feet deep, 35 feet high, on block
Ss2. corner of Monmouth and Fourth
streets.
The COMMITTEE on Elections was author
izfd to provide the necessary ballot boxes,
booths. etc.. for the next election. have
Them put in proper repair. and provide
suitable places for the storage of the
same. A resolution by Alderman Stell
was adopted providing that no license be
granted to any person to sell liquor at
any place on the Hudson Boulevard be-
tween the bridges of the New York and
Newark and PENNSYLVANIA Railroads.
SO much of rule 3 as prevents the audit
ing of claims at the same meeting at
which the are presented was suspended
for this meeting to allow for the settle
ment of all claims before the vacation:
Warrants were ordered drawn for the
M of salaries nf city officers under
control of the Board for the months of
August and September when due.
A resolution submitted by the commit
ties on Laws and Ordinances approving
of the Wilson Portable Fire Escape, as
recommended by the Building Inspector,
as SUPERIOR to ropes and chains. for use
Application was directed to be made,
in hotels and other high buildings, was
adopted.
Timothy r. Aaron was appointed con-
stable of the Seventh Ward TO fill the I'M
expired term of John N. Leonard. who
failed to renew his bond.
with the concurrence of the Board of
Finance. to the Circuit Court for the APP
poinfment, according to law. of a Com
missioner of Adjustment. to fill vacancy
caused by the death of Charles B. Thur
stnn.
An ordinance adopting as the valid and
ances compile and revised by order of
the Board of Finance and approved and
adonted by each of the several Boards
of the city government was passed and
the Board adjourned until the leaves COM
mence to fall TO allow the City Fathers a
'smuch needed rest.