The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08

The days or hours of mental anguish
that might have harassed the appli-
cants for liquor licenses, had the COM
missioners been less compassionate, is
done away with, and at this hour it is
safe to say not one of the entire list is
in ignorance of his or her fate.
Early yesterday afternoon members
of the license commission disappeared
and the most diligent inquiry failed to
locate their whereabouts, although
many an anxious applicant or possibly
a friend called at the commissioners
office or used the telephone, in an en-
deavor to establish communication with
some members of the board.
During the afternoon it became noised
about the streets that the licenses had
been granted, and as early as o'clock,
before the hour for registering protests
had passed, some of the knowing ones
were on the street with list Of the
successful and defeated candidates.
whereof they spoke and from their con-
nection with municipal politics in days
gone by it was thought that possibly
there might be something in the report.
One of the statements and perhaps
one of most interest was that Connie"
Murphy was among the favored ones
and would once more rule as king" ct
80 Grafton street. The rumor travelled
like wildfre and for couple of hours
Comics friends thought he was once
more to grace his old place of business.
The congratulatory period was short,
however, and before the city clock
chimed out the hour of eight, those in
terested in such matters knew that the
liking" was to be crownless another
year.
There were other surprises in store
as well, facts that set some Of those
who felt secure to thinking and direct
ed their steps toward the nearest au-
thoritative source of information,
namely, The Spy office.
The commissioners lost little time
after the period of time required by law
was passed before granting the licenses
and at 7.3O o'clock a message over the
phone announced that the commits
sioners would be pleased to grant an in
terview. The meeting at which was de-
cided who should have the privilege OF
dispensing the ardent throughout the
coming year was held in the office OF
James Early, and it was here that the
information so much sought was given
ONT IN ba distributed broadcast
throughout the city.
The license commissioners have the
power to grant SO liquor licenses eX-
elusive Of druggists special club ard
alcohol licenses. Up to the present time
they have granted SO, classified as fol-
lows:
Innholders. first class, l.; common
victuallers, first-class, so; common vic
tuallers, second-class, /; wholesalers,
fourth-class, 8; grocers, fourth-class,
1G; brewers, fifth-class, |.
It will be noticed that Of the old
wholesalers, Peter Doyle ana the
George F. Hewett Company are not
among the firms to whom license has
been granted, but their places are kept
for them in the five licenses remaining
to be granted. The difficulty with bJth
these dealers is that they have been
inaccurate in the description of the
premises in which they intend to 90
business as specified in their appica-
tion.
Doyle states in his application that
he desires to occupy three floors Of the
building, 100 Millbury street, and one
room in the building, 152 Millbury
street, stock In the cellars Of both
buildings. The buildings mentioned axe
divided by Sigel street. \ ruling by
the city solicitor given hereafter shows
that the license cannot be granted I'M
der the original application.
Practically the same state Of affairs
is in evidence in the application Of the
George F. Hewett Company. This firm
asks for license in the entire building
and stock in the cellar of the buildings
30. %, "a Foster street and stock in the
Waldo street and in cellar underneath
building 38 and 40 Waldo street.
The license commissioners wish the
foregoing statement made public to-
gether with the following question sent
to the city solicitor and his ansW ar.
The question Of the commissioner
was, Have the board Of license COM
missioners the right to grant pcrmis-
sion to applicants for liquor licenses, to
store intoxicating liquors in building
or parts Of buildings outside the build
ing or part of building n which the
license is granted for the sale of such
liquors and having no interior commit
nicaton herewith.
The solicitors answer was NO
which will necessitate the applicants
making new applications and advertls
ing the required 10 days as in the nrst
case.
Another question regarding which the