The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-25
SALOON LICENSES
ARE HELD UP
SALOON MEN AND LICENSE IN
SPECTOR SEVERELY JOLTED.
Home Protective Association Gives
Council License Committee Some
Light on Saloon Conditions Which
the Inspector Had Not Discovered.

License Inspector Matt Walsh, at
the meeting of the council committee
on licenses this morning, came in for
q not shot from Alderman Frank l..
lSchoonmaker, who bluntly stated that
one whose eyesight was so bad ought
not to be on the city's pay roll as
! license Inspector.
Mr. Walsh, in the opinion of the
committee on licenses and the men,
bers Of the Home, Protective associa-
| ton, Is wholly useless in carrying out
the instructions Of the committee as
to what rooms in the saloons are used
or can be used as winerooms. The
| committee had over a score OF appli-
cations for liquor licenses and wanted
information as to the arrangements
on the various premises. That which
| was Vouchsafed was unsatisfactory If
not misleading.
After Mr.. Walsh had given testi-
mony that a certain saloon had no
wineroom, G. w. Purple Of the Home
| knew. ~
It appeared that the saloon in ques-
ton had a rear room and an inclosed
| office The license inspector adj
mitted that the office could be used
as wineroom, but he had never seen
any women in the place. It appeared
that the rooms were to all intents and
|
! spector saw any women in there or
not. "
| Members of the committee inquired
| why the members of the league had
not sworn out warrants. e
I'VE have understood that the pur-
pose of this committee is to inquire
into the character of every person who
applies for liquor license" said Mr..
Purple. when we produce evidence
that applicants for licenses have re-
.peatedly and knowingly violated the
law, we expect that they will be re-
fused licenses. We understand that
that is the sworn duty of this COM
mittee. The police won't enforce
these laws, but we believe that the
council has some responsibility in this
matter and that the aldermen are
here to discharge this responsibility. -
II believe SO, too;" declared Alder
man Schoonmaker, and he called for
the evidence regarding a score Of ap-
plications.
City Attorney Frank Healy ruled
that any room within or connected
with a saloon which was so situated
or inclosed that persons within could
remain unobserved constituted wine
| room. 't' -. -.
AS a result of all this the commit
tee voted to hold up the following
applications: -" -
Alfred Anderson, 1928 Fifth street S
A. M. Dagger, 52S Fourth street s; r. j
Cassin, 1917 Washington avenue N; Johr
j. Courtney, 22S-230 Second avenue S; j
}G. Chamberlain, 315s Washington avenue
N; Nels 2Dahlstronn, 2615 Twenty-flf
street s; Fred Forslund, 200 Twentieth
avenue n; Thomas P, Gleason, 244 Nicol-
let avenue; Martin zHandley, 429 Third
avenue NJ; 4. 81 Johnson, 1919 Wash.
ington avenue s. George MtClintic, so1
Harrison street NE; B. McCaskey, III
Washington avenue s, Edvardt Olson, 4Os
/ Cedar avenue;s3C. WI hsutcliffe, 2 MAR
| street NE.
Oscar Aalbu, ,2o1 Washington avenue N
for having saloon adjoining theater.
The Home Protective association
mas entered on fight against saloons
in 7theaters and adjoining theater<
also, and against restaurants which
are maintained over barrooms anC
may be reached from the barroom
without going outside of the building