Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-28
RENEWAL OF
LIQUOR LICENSES
Judge Hanckel Will Hear AppIi-
cations To-Day.
LETTER TO THE COURT
The Bonrd OF Police Commissioners
Call Attention TO difficulties In
Enforcing tho I.nw-Ccrtain HOrdi.
nRnccs'' ana tho so.Cailcd Social
Club CITED and II Remedy Suggcst-
ed-somc Instructive Statistics.

Hon. Allen Il. Hanckel, Judge OF the
Corporation Court. Will devote to-day
and tomorrow to hearing applications
for license TO sell ardent spir com
monty dcnominated liquor within ,ho
corporate limits of the city. III; i,.1i-
cations are that the number OF appli-
cations Will equal that of last April.
but that several Of tbs then successful
applicants will not find smooth sailing
may be considered rs assured. The pres
ent police administration has been
quietly taking notes and may he called
upon for the character Of certain places
that have given no little trouble.
There are several licensed places
known as "ordinarics,' and so-callcd
social clubs in close proximity to
saloons. which will have to show a
clean blll' berJrc the licenses under
which they are operating are renewed.
These places have been under police
surveillance and viii be required to
show that they are such places rs are
Contemplated by he law before they
VIII be given legal permission TO CON
tinue business.
A 7 IrT,rrp 70 TIN, cor,p,
,rho D.,
r,,, o"i" VI 'olcc COMMISSIONERS,
hai sa, ,",nt' ",ar ohiei OF Ponce nave
which ~ 81 ,v...tic iicea recently IN
on'',, c s'tu"'ivh was thoroughly
-, ..saeu III 'he iiSht or information
obtained and furnished. with the result
mat the Official communication was adj
dressed to judge Iianclel:
Norfolk, Va. April 18th, 1892
Hon. A II Uonc,,al Jud,.o ~, ,,,, 80.
poration Court. civ. ''''
Dear Sir-Since July LIST last this de-
Dartment has endcnVored tn have Tho
laws enforced in this city. including
ihose laws which are intended to pre-
serve me GOOD order of the city. such
.s me laws prohibiting gambling ana
.iie sane oi huupr on sunday and the
r,ly ordinance ianiiiaily known as the
HuuuFiuSe ordinance.
nv uePa'tMeht believes that the laws
i nay nee,i EN- orced |" Il large extent.
~ l. ieciS II mas not entirely succeed
ca IN It's efforts along this line. because
VI U uIt eohu''lons winch confront it.
my ti'c ponce force mas been able
:. -. oP'' ana il;lSrant violations
~, u' hW pIohipitlhg the sale Of liquor
o., 'u ,,S' we nave reason to believe
80, ia, Ivy haTe hot neen able To proven
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lists lists wien are nor open To their in
nor,i i .'o", ."c streets ana this is
haan ,i"'. ~ - "e ~ l'ihces winch have
n,,,a.. '.',, as Vrdlh'rleS. ana of
ran, .,6 49, W "'oii 'iie pi'r ana the restau-
We h,,.n oI.,r "tler;
con Of tt ,a, 80, hthucred ny rea-
tha io''',..i'', &C. ,i'r INV authorizing
conditions ,'r.. LIDS under certain
adynninrn Of ro,. H., "'u9uu anu taken
ductinr fbo s.ia NJ !'tipose OF con
ana tbnt ,,o,, 'p"D' OH sundays.
conductnd .s ,,''. 49, neti pfhcHcaiiy
i'm most c.s"s ,,1i5, Shioo'i9' Nhlch'
-, ms Gusts h"Joih or are under
In our oninion ,,,,. 1.
be rendered. ,n,,'.,, ''iisnt could
venting The vioI,tinn - , ,, ~ pre-,
your Uonor I'm ,,,..,,,,i,,' ~ '''rsc n'WS II
sale of ljnno,. r,,,in i,s; LENSES l"r me
of ordinary Iicnrea. - m,,,. 'nr L'n'i'ihe
as I'm co17717 17--4 au.ll pI.lces
Strictly tbn In,,ni ,o'',,; w. iaW' answer
prepared bono ,ida ~ r',,',,in,, W peils
ing and dint and wo,,,h vp'i =, lous-
such clubs as can convince vorr HI,