The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-04-15


the room was filled to Overlooking with
interested citizens. Many more were
unable to gain admission, but hung
about the stairways and landings, Gag
erly awaiting the result of the appica-
tons for hotel licenses that had been
laid over at the Monday evening meet
ing. Seated near the Presidents desk
We're the Rev. II. A. MacKubbin, of
the First Presbyterian Church the
Rev. 5. G. Pitt, of the Centenary NJ. T..
Church; the Rev. Herbert S. Smith, of
s. Andrews p. f. Church; City So
licitor Sergeant, Oliver |. Blackwell,
Esq, and John II. Myers, one of the
applicants for license.
Clerk Reynolds called the roll and
all the members responded, after which
an ordinance to regulate the manner of
conducting the sale of Intoxicating Ii
quors in the city of Lambertville was
introduced, declared passed on first
reading by title and referred to the
Committee on Laws and Ordinances.
The two automatic gasoline street
lamps that had been given a thirty
days trial, by request one al Frank
lin and Church streets, the other ut
Coryell and George streets-were or
dered returned to the company to whom
they belonged.
The agreement between the Hunter
don Electric Company and the city for
lighting the streets of the city for the
term of one year was presented, and,
on motion of Mr.. Bodine, the Commit
tee on Street Lights was instructed to
sign the same.
Several bills were ordered paid, as
follows: Lambertyille Gas Light Co,
gas for two street lamps, three months,
$l5; S. II. Warner, attending lights,
three months, SO Jacob Helms, gaso-
line, alcohol cement, &c, 81. %; John
McDermott x Bro, coal for Fire De
partment, So. 80
President Solliday then announced
that the license applications would be
taken up, when the femonstranees were
again presented the first, that of Mrs.
Susie Dobilinski, stating that the
granting of license to this applicant
would be a menace to the moral welfare
of the city; the other asking a refusal
of license to Mr.. Myers on the ground
that it is known that he had frequent
ly violated the ordinance prohibiting
the sale of Intoxicating liquors on
Sunday.
The applications were then present
ed and after they had been read the
Revs. Mr.. Pitt, MacKubbin and Smith
addressed Council, making vigorous
and earnest protests against the appli-
cations, appealing to the members, as
ten licenses had already been granted,
to vote against further increasing the
City Solicitor Sergeant and
o. |. Blackwell favored granting the
licenses and the latter presented
petition. signed by 234 residents and
others, asking that Mrs. Dobilinski's
license be granted. The Rev. Mr.. Pitt
read an affidavit made by John w.
Sproat, who resided near Mr.. Myers
place, that men frequented the place
on Sundays. Another resident stated
under oath TINT he had visited Mr..
NJ yers' barroom on n certain Sunday
and bought and drank beer therein.
Mr.. Myers and his clerk, Edward
Mathews, both swore that this certain
person had never bought or drank in
the place on this certain Sunday or
any other Sunday and had never to
their knowledge been in the barroom
on Sunday.
After some further discussion on
both sides and by members of Council,
Mr.. Fisher moved that the license of
Mrs. Dobilinski be granted. The roll
was called and the license declared
granted by the following vote
Yeas-Messrs. Bovine, Fisher, Gull
lick, Mackay, O'Rourke-
Nays Messrs. Bodine, Holcombe,
Lodor, Solliday-4.
Mr.. Fisher moved that the applica-
ton of Mr.. Myers he granted and the
President ordered call of the roll,
when Mr. Myers asked to withdraw
his application.
The City Solicitor stated that Mr..
Myers had legal right to withdraw
the application, while the Revs. Mr..
Pitt and Smith protested against such
a procedure, and after some discussion
in relation to the matter the President
again ordered the roll called. This re-
suited in refusal of the license by the
following vote:
Yeas -Messrs. Fisher, Guillick and
o. Rourke-3.
Nays -Messrs. Bodine, Bovine, Hol-
combe, Lodor, MacKay, Solllday-G.
1t was agreed that special commit
tee of three be appointed to enforce
the ordinances regulating the sale of
liquors. The committee
of Messrs. Solliday, Bovine
and O'Rourke.
Mr.. MacKay presented a resolution
appropriating the sum of five hundred
dollars to be placed in the hands of the
above committee, to be used at their
discretion. The resolution was adopt
ed by vote of to 1, Mr.. Guillick
voting in the negative.
Adjourned.
First Baptist Church.
The an nual business meeting of the
First Baptist Church, this city, was