The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-03

Blakely borough is greatly agitated
just now over an application for a
license for hotel which Julius
EgrcsZky wants to conduct in the CEN
ter Of the best residential portion of
that pretty borough and in the shadow
of the Baptist and Primitive Mctho
dist churches.
A strong petition urging the court
not to grant the license has been draft
ed and is now being circulated by the
Rev. j. II. Ellis, pastor of the Baptist
church, and others who object strongly
to the granting Of the license. The re-
monstrance, which is as follows, will
be filed in a day or two:
In re application Of julius Egreszky for
retail liquor license for building situated
on Main street in the First ward of the
borough of Blakcly.
TO the Honorable the Judges of the Court
of Quarter Sessions OF Lackawauna
County.
The undersigned. residents, citizens
property holders and taxpayers of the
Second ward of the borough of Blakcly
in the county of Lackawanna, do respect
fully pray your honorable court to refuse
said aDpliCa zion and the granting of this
! license for the following reasons, to wit:
Nirst-rhat the description of the prop
| crtY is imperfect, vague and indefinite;
| that the property sought TO be licensed
| in this application is located in the Sec
ond ward of the borough of Blakely and
not in the First ward as set forth in the
| petition, and the same has been erron-
| oously advertised as being in the first
ward of the borough of Blakely.
| IMPROPER RESIDENCE GIVEN.
Second-That all the petitioners who
| have signed this application according to
| the certificate attached, purport to reside
| in the First ward of the borough of Blake
! ly and not in the Second ward of said
! borough wherein this property is located.
Third-That an application for the Il
| CensinE of this property was made to this
| court one year ago, and the application
| having then been heard upon petition and
! rcmOnstrdnCe it was refused; and this is
! but renewal of the former application
and no reasons have arisen since the
| former petition was refused that might
warrant the granting of this license. Tho
same reasons against the granting of this
| license which then appeared to this court,
still exist.
Fourth-That across the Scott road,
within fifty feet of this store which is
sought to be licensed, is what is known
as the "l'nion Hotel" owned by the es-
tate of John Koch and kept by Richard r.
in twenty or thirty feet of the northern
| division line between the borough of
| Blakely and the borough of Dickson City,
and this hotel is sufficient to accommo-
date the public and to entertain all
strangers and travellers who pass and re,
pass through that part of Dickson City
borough and Blakcly borough
| Fifth-That the building sought to be
licensed in this application is in the most
prominent part Of the borough of Blake
lE, with residences all around it: the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Maria Hull. of George NJ
Hun, of Mrs. Edward Jones and family,
of William Il. Carr, of Thomas W. Wat
kns of William II. Hull, of Joseph IL.
Hull, of Il. ID. Edwards, of George NJ.
Watts, of Mr.. Northrup. the pastoral resi-
dencc of Rev. Mr.. Ellis, the Young Mems
Literary club and the Blakcly Baptist
church are all within very snort dis
tauce of this proposed hotel And if this
license should be granted, 1t would not
only be unnecessary for the accommoda-
tion Of the public but it would also be a
source of great annoyance ANA discomfort
to the residents of Blakcly.
THE CALLENDER STORE.
SiXth--'rhaL the property described in
this application is what was known years
ago as llull's store, and recently known
as Callcnder's store situate upon the
lilttll VI bIlllNlLI'tl SNltNl VI lIIc IotNolu
ward OF the borough of Blakely; that this
property has never been licensed as a
hotel or restaurant, and the granting OF
this license is not necessary for the ac-
CommOdatiUn OF the public and the en-.
tcrtainmcnt of strangers and travellers.
SeVenth-That the applicant is Il Hun
| garian, 50 your petitioners are informed
and verify believe. and as there are very
few Hungarans in the borough OF Blakcly
and as HunguTian hotels are almost who'll
ly restricted in their patronage to people
of that nationality, it would appear there
is no necessity for a Hungarian hotel in
that part Of Blakely, near the Baptist
church and in the midst OF the residences
mentioned.
| Eighth--That the petitioner has made
affidavit that groceries are not sold IN
any room Of the building sought to be H.
censed in his application, whereas it is
now used as Il store by r.. j. Bdrthold
whose lease of the same will not expire
50 petitioners are informed and verify be-
lieVe, until the first day of April, 1899; thai
the interests Of the public will be better
| subServed by its remaining as a store
rather than as a drinking place 10 beSuilt
the youth of the borough.
Therefore, your petitioners humbly pray
your honorable court to refuse said ap.
pllcaton for the granting of this license
And they will ever pray.
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