The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-11
OAK PARK AND ITS SALOONS.
ANOTHER AIRING BEFORE THE
SUPERVISORS.
John Selberg's Effort to Plant His
Saloon Near the Schoo1house
Again Fails.

Oak Park was we'll represented in
the Board of Supervisors room yester-
day, the occasion being the hearing OF
the application of John Selberg for per-
mission to open a saloon on the south
east corner of Thirty fifth street and
Sacramento avenue.
The application first came up few
weeks ago and was denied by the board
at the earnest request of many of the
better class of citizens of that commu-
nifty, who object to the maintenance
the public school.
Since then, however, Selberg has not
been idle. He had a flood of petitions
before the board yesterday requesting
that body to grant the license asked
for, all largely signed by residents of
Oak Park, and which were presented by
Attorney w. M. Sims.
There were also present number of
Oak Parkers who still opposed the
granting of the license.
Mr.. Sims opened the proceeding by
displaying a diagram of the neighbour
hood of the schoolhouse, showing the
proposed location Of the saloon. Selberg
now conducts saloon across the street
from where he wants to open a new
one. The proposed. new location, Mr..
Sims said, is something over 800 feet
from the schoolhouse, few feet farth-
er than two saloons that are already
doing business in that neighborhood.
j. S. DAILY commended that a majority
Of the signers to the Selberg petitions
reside a mile away and are therefore not
concerned in the matter. He did not
consider the proposed location for the
new saloon reasonable distance from
the school. If saloons are allowed to
encroach on the schoolhouse any near
er than they now are they will soon
be at its very doors.
The original remOnstrance against the
granting of the license asked for was
then read for the information of those
present. 1t transpired that some of
sides of the question.
Mr.. Sims said that when the remoM-
STRANGE was presented many of the
signers We're not informed as to the
exact location of the proposed new sa-
loon and supposed it was to be nearer
the SchoOlhouse than where it is de-
sired to esta blish it,
Mr.. Snider, one of the School Trus-
tees, said he had resided in Oak Park
nine years and he failed to recognize
among the names of the signers to the
Selberg petitions those of persons who
reside in that vicinity. Indeed some
Of them live in Sacramento. There are
now three saloons there, and they are
enough The people of Oak Park don't
want to have the place overrun by sa-
looms. Very few of the Selberg pc
tition signers live near the schoolhouse
and have no interest in the matter.
w. c. Curl canvassed the names on
the Selberg petition, and said that few
of the signers live near the schoolhouse
and among them are two boys under
age. If the opponents of the license
had known 1t We're necessary they could
have had the signatures of more than
two-thirds of the taxpayers to. another
renonstrance The Oak Park saloons
are supported by people from the city,
not by the residents of the neighbour
hood, and the latter do not want
large number of saloons there to en-
courage rowdyism and drunkenness all
through the nights by rough class
from the city.
c. w. Gandy's objection to the sa-
loon was that another saloon so near
the public school would be demoraliz-
ing to the pupils, most of whom would
have to pass its doors in going to and
from the school Most of the signers
to the Seberg petitions live far away
from the locality, and some of them
two and half miles. He was OPP
posed to all saloons in Oak Park, and
hoped that some day they will be gotten
rid OF.
D. w Hoffman said he had lived in
Oak Park nearly nine years. He has
children attending school there and is
opposed to the presence of any saloons
If -Selberg is allowed to remove his
saloon the school children will nearly
all have to pass the saloon.
A. w. Livermore spoke against the
granting of the license. He said the
people who located in the neighborhood
of the schoolhouse did SO with the I'M
Outstanding that no saloons would be
established on that side of Sacramento
avenue. In answer to a question by
Mr.. Sims he replied that four saloons
are worse than three, just as four
criminals are that much worse than
three criminals in neighborhood.
r. ]. Bachelor a resident of Oak
Park for five years, said he had fam
fly and went there to get into a clean
neighborhood- He takes drink
whenever he wants one, but there are
saloons enough there now, and he is
opposed having any more.
David Higgs, whose name appeared
on one of the Selberg petitions, stated
that he signed it under the impression
that there would be no increase in the
number Of saloons there, but since
learned that a saloon will be main
tanned in the place that Selberg pro-
poses to vacate. He is not teetotaler,
but regards all saloons as an evil
A. H. Brown said he went to Oak
Park several years ago to live in a
quiet, respectable neighborhood. He
has family, and is opposed to saloons
generally. They have been encroaching
on Oak Park. and he hoped to have the
evil checked. He did not consider it
very eevating to children to see drunk
en- men thrown out of saloons and to
hear and witness brawls and fights.
william Mcconnell, another resident
of Oak Park for seven years, said he