The record-union., 1899-07-04
THE SCHOOL AND SALOONS.
PROTEST AGAINST DoHERTY's
RUMMERY.
City Trustees Avoid the Issue by
Asking for the Surveyors
Assistance.

At last nights meeting of the City
Board of Trustees John L. Huntoon
appeared and protested against the
action of the board in granting Ii
cense to NJ. c. Doherty to conduct a
saloon at sol M street.
Mr.. Huntoon said he protested on
his own personal account and in the
interest of the public schools, the IL
cense having been granted in OPPOSE
ton to the charter provision that no
saloon should be kept within a block
OF any city school.
Trustee Dolan said letter was on
file from Mr.. Doherty stating that three
or four years ago the City Surveyor
had brought in report that the sa
loon property was situated more than
go feet-one block-from the High
School building.
Trustee Devine said if it was shown
that the saloon was situated within
Prohibited limits. the board ought to
reconsider its action in granting the
license.
Mr.. Huntoon in reply to question
said no protest had been presented
by the residents of the block for the
reason that the license had been
granted upon presentation of the APP
plication and without referring the lat
ter to the Chief of Police or giving any
chance for protest.
Trustee Paine said if the saloon was
within prescribed limits the board
ought to reconsider it's action and re-
woke the license. He moved to refer
the matter to the City Surveyor and
the Corporation Counsel with instruc-
tions to report back at the next meet
ing.
Do,an said that three or fou. years
aEo the City Surveyor had made Just
such Il survey and report as thas con-
templated in Paine's motion, and that
the report was to the effect that the sd
scribed limits.
1t was contended, he said, that tho
school was thirty feet from the side
walk, which would make the saloon
property more than a block away.
Mr.. Huntoon said the building was
not ten feet from the sidewalk, and
that even if it were. the people should
have been given chance to file pro-
test.
Devine said he had known the place
as saloon property for thirty-five years
and that two years ago a license was
denied, not because the building was
within a block of the High School bit
because of the protest of residents of
the block.
Mr. Huntoon said the reason of with
drawing the license two years ago was
because the building was within pio-
scrihed limits.
Devine said that one of the parties
who two years ago had protested
against granting Doherty license. APP
proved OF granting one now. He said
if the board found that Doherty lily
conducted his place, his license could
be revoked. He said the High School
and the saloon We're nearly 400 feet
apart, but that If a majority of the
residents protested he stood ready to
reconsider his action in voting to grant
the license.
Tebbets held that it was no more
than right to get an opinion from the
City Surveyor. He, when he voted for
the license, merely thought it was to
be renewed. If the building was with
in block of the school the licens.. was
Illegally granted, and if it was not,
still the granting should lie with the
residents of the block. He favored the
rule of the majority.
Dolan raised the point of order that
Mr.. Huntoon was not resident OF the
block, but was ruled out by the Presi-
dent, who held that any citizen coul1
bring such a protest.
Mckay went on record as being OPP
posed to the granting of any saloon
license without referring the applica-
ton to the Chief of Police.
Paine renewed his motion, and Brown
spoke, favoring the same, and after
some further debate the motion was
carried.