The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-02-19
NEW LIMITS FOR
LIQUOR SALOONS
PRIMO PLA--S MUST GO AND
LICENSE HOLDERS WANT
FULL LICENSES NOW.
TREASURER WOULD GIVE OUT
MORE LICENSES.
The % Alleged Void Licenses Discussed
In Executive Council and in the
Grand Jury Room.

Grand Jury Room.
Twenty-Five Primo saloons will have
to 60 say the men who have just won
a victory against them in the United
States court. 1t is claimed by counsel
for the plaintiffs i'm the action just de-
cided, that it is the duty of the Terri
tory to shut up all the Primo places at
once, and if this is not done pres
sure will be brought to bear or legal
steps taken, to have it done.
There is no need of any further or
der of the court to close all the places
granted licenses under the law that
has been declared unconstitutional
said Attorney A. G. NJ. Robertson this
morning I'VE are waiting now to see
what will be done"
The holders of the special beer IL
censes are after full retail licenses now.
Some of them are making applications
to Treasurer Wright to be given gem
eral retail liquor licenses, and quite a
number are said to be ready to pay the
81 600 fee if they can get licenses. As
far as the revenue matter is concerned,
it is thought that the government can
get more this way than by renewing or
issuing beer licenses.
Not one of the 25 beer saloons is in
the saloon limits, however, within
which only can licenses be granted.
without a change i'm the limits, there
fore. none of them can get a general Ii
cense. The limits are fixed by the trea-
surer and governor together"
The Primo man are also talking of
actions to recover damages In the event
Of their being closed up. Some of them
have invested a good deal of money in
their places buying leases, fixtures
etc. and all of them have uneXpired IL
censes for which they paid in advance.
They cannot sue the Territory however,
and would have to look to the next Lee
gislature for reimbursement. 1t is easy
to put money i'm the public treasury, but
getting it out is another proposition.
Treasurer Wright stated this morn
ing that he would not take any action
in the matter, but would obey the
courts order and refrain from issuing
any more licenses. "As I undersJ Jand
| it from the Attorney General that IS all
| that this Office has to do IN the mat
! ter. / cannot withdraw any OF the IL
! censes. Quite a number Of the Homo
| lulu beer licenses were issued with a
| distinct statement that the holders
would have to take their chances. Every
! applicant who got a license after The
| injunction proceedings were begun last
September was told that he would have
to take his chances of the license being
| declared void
Treasurer Wright will recommend ia
| the governor the establishment Of two
new license districts to add at least
| two general retail licenses to those now
! out one is to be in KeWalO, the dis
/ trict to be Queen street, from South "a
| Cooke, This would provide a saloon for
| KakaakO and KewalO, perhaps to take
! the place of a lot of Primo saloons nov
! there, and the treasurer thinks II
! would break up a good deal of the
swipe business there. The other pro-
posed district is at the Eva end of towr
| somewhere in Kalihi the boundaries moi
! having been settled on yet At present
! there are no regular saloons outside OF
| the central limits of which the eX-
| tremes are Nuuanu avenue and the Ha'
waiian ho6el, and it is thought thai
there should be allowance for the fan
ends of the city.
The new retail licenses will be valu
able documents and there will be q
| scramble for them, when it becomes
known that they are likely to be giver
out. There is big money in the saloor
! business, even at 81 900 a year license
and many men would like to have
chance to open a place i'm the pOpulou'
districts which Treasurer Wright pro
! poses to include in new license limits.
The matter of closing the Primo plac,
has been discussed in Executive COun
ell meetings but no action was de
cided upon. II is said that the Terri
tOrial government would be willing Il
let matters go on as they are, taking NJ
active part i'm the matter pending tn
appeal from Judge Estees decision. bu
the Grand jury of the First Circui
court has taken up the matter, an'
something is likely to drop when IL get
ready to report.
In the meantime the Primo men ar
4 making hay while the sun shines, ant
4 Treasurer Wright is going to receiv,
many applications for general retail
licenses.