Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-09-14
NEW THEATRE TO HAVE A Bar
A License Is Granted BY The City
Counca-No Charges Pre-
fvrred Against The
CITY Clerk.

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was present and large amount of
routine business was transacted
Among the other matters transacted
was the granting of liquor license to
Manager Hollebaugh TO conduct a sa-
loon or cafe in the Colonial Theatre
in connection with stag hotel he in
tends running for the accommodation
of the theatrical companies that will
play here during the season. Manager
Hollebaugh pledged his word of honor
that the place would be conducted in
a first-class manner. and that il would
in no manner come in connection with
the audience, and that the best of
order would be kept.
The report that charges would be
preferred against City Clerk Louis S.
Clayton by the Annapolis Transfer
Company for neglect of duty, did not
come to light, and the matter is sup
posed TO have been dropped.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
After the call of the roll and the
reading of the minutes, the Mayor
laid before the Board a number of ap-
plications for building permits, as
published in yesterdays Capital, all
of which were granted.
Ex-City Counsellor w. Hallam
Claude being present, Counsellor
Riley moved that he be allowed to adj
dress the Board on a matter of public
interest. Mr.. Claude said he desired
to call the attention of the Board to
the better lighting of ST. Johns street,
adjoining st. John College, and to
the trimming OF the trees that hang
over the street. He said it was dan
gerous for a person to pass up this
street on very dark night.
On motion of Counsellor Riley the
electric light committee was author
lied to have an incandescent light
placed ON said street, which was
adopted.
A communication was laid before
the Board from William II. German
& Company. owners, asking that the
assessment on lots in City Hotel en-
closure be reduced, which was not
granted.
The petition of William Il. Slaugh-
ter for the use of the Assembly Rooms
for September l6 for the purpose of
completing the organization of the
Athletic Association, was granted.
The petition for the use of the As
sembly Rooms by Mount Moriah A. M.
e. Church was granted.
The petition-Of Harry w. Elliott.
Henry b. Myers and others for an
incandescent light ON Jefferson ST set.
was referred to the electric light com
mittee.
The petition of X. l.. Werntz and
James K. Ryan for the repairing by
the city of sidewalk on their property
on st. Johns street, destroyed by the
State in laying sewer down said street
by authority of the city, was on mo.
tion of Counsellor Riley, granted.
The Mayor laid before the Board
the application of w. A. HollebauglI,
manager of the Colonial Theatre, for
a liquor license to conduct a saloon
or cafe in connection with hotel in
the theatre. The application was in
due form.
Alderman Williams opposed the
granting of the license, and said he
had so informed Mr.. Hollebaugh of
his opposition to putting a rum shop
in reputable playhouse like the Co
lonial Theatre; that it would be the
means of keeping many reputable peo-
pie from attending a theatre with a
rum shop facing the audience; that
Mr.. Hollebaugh did not know the peo-
pie of Annapolis as well as he did,
and he could not clothe it with respec-
liability by calling it a hotel or cafe
any more than any other place where
liquors are dispensed, and he was OPP
posed, from a moral standpoint, of
putting rum shop in the temptation
of young men who visit these places.
He thought it was the beginning of
troOble.
Mr.. Hollebaugh said when he con-
ceived the idea of running the theatre
it was to connect hotel with it, and
no hotel could be run successfully
without q bar. He intended to run
an exclusively stag house, and would
see that it was conducted in the most
orderly manner, and that iG would in
no way interfere with the patrons of
the house. He said he was pledged
to look after the interest and accom-
modation of his theatrical companies;
that often they could not get accom-
modations and he had made every
provision for their comfort. Upon
roll call on granting the license the
vote stood as follows: Yeas-The
Mayor, Aldermen Martin, Strange,
Baer and Thompson, L. A., 5. Nays
City Counsellor Riley and Alderman
Thompson, X. H., 2. Alderman Will
Jams asked to be excused from voting.
The Mayor appointed City Counsel
Ior Riley and Alderman Baer COM
mittee TO draft resolutions of thanks
to the donors of the gunboat Annapo-
lis for the handsome set of colors pre-
sented the city.
The petition of the EastpOrt Fire De-
partment for the use of the Assembly
Rooms ON Thanksgiving night for
ball for the benefit of the fire com
pany, was, on motion granted, free
of charge.
The petition of George w. Jones,
bookseller, asking the city TO refund
TO him the sum of $l3. 90 for license
Maid for use of slot machines, which
were removed from his store by order
of the city, and also to Robert Red
mond, So 75 for the same, was granted.
The petition of Farenholt. Gardiner
q Co., for stay-pole on sidewalk to
brace smoke stack to his factory at
the foot of King George street, was,
ON motion of Counsellor Riley, grant
ed. proyided that such permission be
obtained annually and paid for at the
rate of telegraph poles.
The petition of property holders on
Dean street for the grading OF said
street. was, on motion of Alderman
Raer. referred to the street committee.
.The report.of DR.. Louis b. Henkel,
cftv health officer, for the month Of
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