Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-11-25
REFUSED CAFE LICENSE.
Lively Discussion In The Board
On The Subject-Other
Business Trans
acted Last
Night.

The Mayor and City Council met In
special session last night for the pur-
pose Of awarding contracts for grad
ing and paving certain streets, the
granting of q liquor license, and Tor
the transaction Of other business that
might come before it.
The application of Philip Guinot for
| license for q cafe and saloon on
Main street was the occasion of a
lengthy discussion, on the part of the
opponents and the petitioners counsel.
The discussion was opened by ex-City
Counsellor w. H. Claude ON behalf of
the applicant, who contended that the
application was in due form and in
i compliance with all the requirements
of the law, and that it was not q
question of location or an increase of
saloons, but business transaction with
the Board for revenue for the city.
Mr.. Claude was followed by Mr..
James NJ Munroe on behalf OF the
petitioners in q most convincing argu-
ment why the license should not be
granted. He cited q number of rea-
sons, among them that the proposed
saloon was next door to q music scheOl,
where young girls from nine to fifteen
were in daily attendance, and it would
be demoralizing to have public sa-
loon next door to q young lady s
school. Another argument Mr.. Mum
roe made was its proxmimity to the
Annapolis Savings Institution-being
right next door-where women and
children go daily, and more especially
on Saturdays, which is always a busy
day for saloons. Then he referred to
ali the residents and taxpayers of the
street with one or two exceptions,
who had petitioned this Board not to
grant the license, as already half
dozen or more were in the same
square. He appealed to the Board as
the servants Of the people and represen-
tatives of the taxpayers to heed their
request and not grant this license.
Counsellor Riley took up the signers
Of the application in succession and
discussed the question from the legal
standpoint and said that he could not
see where this license came anywhere
near the requirements of the law; that
the signers do not meet the technical
part Of the law, which says they must
be in the immediate vicinity of the
d lace, while many of the signers on
this application lived in the remOtest
parts Of the city-squares away. He
said if the law meant anything II
meant what it says. He had no doubt
that the law had been fiagrantly vic.
lated and that they had gone from bad
to worse. He said he could not see
how any member of this Board. in the
face Of the oath they had taken could
conscientiously vote for the granting
of this license. He said 1t was not 9
personal question with him at all,
but matter OF duty.
After some colloquy between the
Counsellor and Mr.. Claude, as to the
legality Of the signers, Mr.. Claude
on behalf of the applicant, submitted
the question to the Council, who re
jected the application by yea anc
nay vote, as follows: Yeas-Aldermer
Williams, Martin, Bear, Thompson,
1T. A. Nays-The Mayor, Counsellor
Riley. and Aldermen Thompson, +
H., and Strange.
On motion of Alderman William
the City Commissioner was directed
to have the old pump on Charles stree
,, removed and the we'll filed up.
Application for building permit Il
erect q brick stable on Northwes
: street by the Annapolis Storage Com
pany was granted to PhilipW. Cooper
Application for building permit Il
5 erect two-story frame house OF
Pleasant street was granted to Thoma
, M. Lloyd for Mrs. Dora Baer, owner.
Hon. ]. Writ Randall, one of tn
Building Commissioners of the Stat
| Building Commission, laid before tn
: | Board communication from the archi
tect Of the State building with refer
| ence to the sewer connections TO tn
State buildings, and claiming that
was impracticable to connect the Stat
Z buildings with the College savenu
. sewer, and asked the city's permissio
(. to lay q sewer of its own to Colleg
: creek by way Of st. Johns street, tn
!. expense to be borne by the State
+ Whereupon Counsellor Riley submit
ted the following order:
|. "Ordered-That permission be, an
s il is hereby, given the State Of Mary
4 land, or its Building Commission, al
: pointed to superintend the construt
ton of the new State Building to COZ
struct q 12-inch terra Gotta sewer frol
Bladen street along College avenue
st. Johns street and thence along s.
Johns street to its terminus, and
discharge the sewerage therefrom int
q College creek within the city limit
e all without cost to the city OF Annal
II oils; provided said sewer be run unds
n the sidewalks Of College avenue an
J. st. Johns street, and that the vitr
/ fed brick paving on Bladen street an
l. College avenue be only disturbe
where necessary to cross said stre'
e and avenue, and provided that Il
!. street beds and sidewalks be CAREFUL
: and properly relaid at the expense (
the contractor for the work; all to
= done under the superintendence Of ii
Street Committee Of the city, and pr
vfded further, that residents alon
= that portion of College avenue and s
is Johns street be permitted to conne'
,f with said State sewer.
Ie The contract for grading, curbin
d and paving Holland, East and Randa
streets was awarded to Mr.. VILLAS
E. Feldmeyer.
The committee on streets were O
dered to advertise for bids to grad'
b nave and curb Cathedral street, we
+ Of Franklin to South street.
n On motion Of Alderman Baer q 3
p candle power incandescent lamp Wa
4 ordered placed on Shipwright street.
e On motion Of Alderman Martin Il
e uso Of the Council Chamber was gran
y ed the Associated Charities for the
q annual meeting on November 30.
u On motion Of Counsellor Riley Il
Judgment Of the Court and costs
the case Of Jewell vs.. the City OF Al
napolis were ordered paid.