The Jersey City news., 1902-09-06
BELLS PLACE
Gets A LICENSE
Excise Board Grants G.. F.
Sehuler a Permit Under
Certain Pledges.
CURRAN LOSES LICENSE
Half the July Salary Goes to
Gen. Mason and Half to
Commissioners Bacon.
CuRRAN LOSES LICENSE

Last nights meeting of the Excise
Board kept the Commissioners on exhi-
bition in the Assembly Chamber at the
City Hall about five minutes. The Hon.
John O,Brfen and his colleagues had
their customary longwinded session in
the office of the board before appearing
in public at $40 o'clock.
The license inspectors and assistant
clerk were all in evidence when President
Siebert raped for order and Assistant
City Clerk Thomas x Halstead called
the roll of Commissioners.
Four applications for licenses and five
for transfers of licenses We're received
and laid over for investigation.
FOR BELLS PLACE.
Charles +. Schuler was granted Ii
cease to conduct saloon at No. 233
Henderson street, which has long been
known as Bells Place" I'm July the
Beard refused to give John Bell license
and last week it turned down an appli-
cation which was made by man Of the
name of Westerman. The Commission
ers made no explanation of their action.
although it was understood they had an
idea that Westerman was acting as a
dummy for Bell.
They voted to give Schuler q license
without making any comment. 1t is said
they exacted certain promises from
Schuler before giving him the desired per-
mission to do business. One was Il
pledge that he would not allow anybody
to violate the law by receiving bets on
the results of horse races.
LICENSES GRANTED.
Others to whom licenses were granted
were:--George A. Woods, No. 316-31S
Barrow street, Woods HalD; Matthias
Umstatter, No. 54s Montgomery street,
and Patrick ]. Kenny, No. 745 Grand
street.
Transfers of licenses were ordered as
follows:-Henry Berlin to Charles Mel
ius, No. 316 Third street; Michael dan
gelo to Giovanni Molaskalsko, Third and
Coles streets; George Mallendieck to
Herbert Paxton, No. 270 Newark ave-
nue.; Charles Treftz to Bernard J. Berg
kamp, No. SIG Bergen avenue, and Peter
Meisa to Robert Attenkopf, No. 1905
Summit avenue.
CURRAN'S LICENSE BROKEN.
On motion of Commissioner William
Mason the Board, by a unanimous vote,
rescinded its resolution adopted several
weeks ago, grantinga license to- James
]. Curran TO conduct a saloon at No.
2T3 Washington street. This place is
known as the Palm Garden, formerly
called the Washington Garden. 1t was
once kept by Barney Lennon, who tried
to get license from the Board earlier
in the season and did not succeed.
The Commissioners were very mum
as to their reason for breaking Curran's
license. 1t is understood, however, that
their inspectors did little detective
work and filed a report in which they
suggested that as certain women visited
the place Curran ought to be put out
of business The Commissioners were
under the impression that, although Cur
ran had the license Lennon owned the
place.
commissioner Bowling introduced a
resolution, which was adopted, annulling
a warrant Which was ordered drawn in
favor of Commissioner Mason for sS3.333,
his salary for the month of July. I'M
mediately afterward tho Board ordered
warrant drawn for $41.GG in favor of
General Mason and another for $41 81
ia favor of Edward Bacon for Their ser-
vices as Excise Commissioners during
July. Mr. Bacon resigned on July Is to
accept mn appointment as Finance Com
missioner. and General Mason. who was
q license inspector. was appointed TO sue
ceed him. The original warrant giving
the entire months salary to the General
was duo to a mistake on the part of a
clerk. and absent mindedness on the part
OF the Commissioners.
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