Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-04-20
APPLICANTS FOR LIQUOR LICENSE.
city Council Considered Eighteen APP
pIications for License TO Run saloons
Two Not Granted Other Lfeenes
Granted
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City Council met in special session
last night 10 consider the applications
of the liquor dealers for license to
sell spirituous liquor I'M the city.
Mayor Henshaw was in the chair aud
Councilmen Roberts, Rentch, Ever
sole, Brandenburg, Porter, Staubly
Shoafstall and Kline were present.
There were eighteen applications to
run saloons and two 10 sell beer al
wholesale. Two Of the applicants
Were not granted license, their appli-
cations being Ield for further consid-
Grafton Besides the saloons. nam
Der Of licenses for drug stores, restan-
rants and pool rooms were granted.
The following applications to sell
spirituous liquor were recommended
to the County Court, all bonded by
trust companies j. r. Porter to do
business at 253 N. Queen street I'D. Fl.
Barry, 100 f Martin street. @ w.
Sehili, 242 N. Queen street; w. s.
Little, corner Queen and Llbretv
streets Il. A. Hobbs, ii5 w. King
street; VIM. Roach, lis n. Queen
street Mrs f. r.. Drehrer, Hotel
Berkeley; p. Strausner, 10s-l05 n
Queen street, Jacob Scheluss, 1870
e. Martin street; f. X. Combs, i12--
ia s. Queen street; A. b. Stewart,
Ill S. Queen street; Jno w. Dodd,
Continental Hotel JAS. M. Baker E.
Martin street
The application of w. W. Westphall
to do business at 232-234 N. Queen
street. with Mr.. j. 9. Westphall and
G. w. Bender as sureties, caused
some discussion. The Mayor recalled
the recent act Of the Legislature in
making it legal for saloon keepers to
be bonded by surety companies and
said he had recently issued an order
that all saloon keepers must give bond
in surety companies. He stated that
his experience had been that when a
fine had been imposed which the
bondsmen should have paid the Coun-
Gil invariably released them. He said
he had issued the order for the sole
reason that when fines were imposed
they could be collected. When they
We're imposed heretofore they were
held off until Council met and the
Council then released them. He adj
vocated requiring each and every sa-
loon keeper to be bonded by surety
company.
Councilmen Staubly moved that
Mr.. Westphall be granted license if he
gave bond in surety company which
motion prevailed and the necessary
bond was then produced.
W. j. Lambert asked for license
with Geo. d. and l.. Il. Lambert as
his bondsmen 1t was decided to grant
him license if he gave the required
bond in surety company.
X. B. Creque & Son applied for
license with c.. W. Buxton and Geo.
l.. Sencindiver as bondsmen. 1t was
decided TO grant him license also on
~ after he gave the required bond in
a surety company.
A petition signed by number of
citizens asking the Council not to
grant license to ID. W. O'Conner to
sell liquor at LOG W. Race street for
the reason that the conduct of the
patrons of his place of business was a
menace to the peace and comfort of
the residents of that neighborhood,
was read. The application of Mr.
|O'Conner was laid on the table.
Emma Buscn applied for license to
sell spirituous liquor at SOP N Queen
street, The Mayor stated that he
thought things were bad enough in
that neighborhood with one saloon
and that he also thought it strange
that a woman should make the appli-
cation.
The application was held for future
consideration.
q. II. Quenzel and the Belvidere
Brewing Copmany were granted IL
cense to sell beer at wholesale
The following were granted drug
store licenses: G. w. Tabler. r. l..
Snodgrass, M. A. Snodgrasss, j. A.
G. Hover, f. G. Williams, c. P.
Matthaei.
License was granted to the follow
ing to operate pool tables G. A. Mantz,
III N. Queen street; r. f. Miller,
1442 S. Queen street; Carsten &
Adams, I24 w. King street.
Licenses for hotels and restaurants
were granted to the following
G.. W. Schill. W. W. Westphail, VIM.
Roach Jacob Schleuss, j. r. Porter,
T.. r. Drehrer T.. A. Hobbs, p.
Strausner. f. X. Combs, j. w. Dodd,
A. L. Martin.
Mr.. G. A. Miller appeared before
the meeting and asked that the rate
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