The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-07
COMMISSIONERS DECIDE.

About seventy were present at the
hearing before the license comm 's-
sioners held on Friday evening in tie
A. o. f. hall, to hear objections to
any of the applications for license to
sell liquor which have been filed with
the commissioners, The meeting was
called at O'Clock and the commits.
sioners remained until 7:10, and no OBJ
jections of any kind against anyone
we're heard. The license commission
ers then held their session alone, being
privileged to use their own good
Judgment in the selection of licenses
without being prejudiced against any
applicants through any objections that
might have arisen in the hearing
which preceded their session.
1t was the purpose of the commits
sioners to decide upon the licensees
for the best good of the community,
and they reasoned that if changes
were made among present holders Of
Licenses that the licensees had held
their place for year and that the
money put into the business had been
paid for. The commissioners decided
to grant first class Licenses to the
following: Jesse viles, at the pres.
ent location in the Pavilion; A. s..
Sparrow, Montpelier House; s. Mas
succo, located in his block formerly
known as the Bacon block; William
Miller, at the present location with
the exception of having the bar moved
to the larger room where it was at
first located. The fifth class or
druggists licenses we're granted to g.
e. McGrath and W. e. Poole. On
account of Fred Callahan withdraw.
ing his name from his application
filed as Ryan and Callahan and
Patrick Ryan filing the application
in his own name, the required three
weeks of advertising the latter name
will not expire until April IL, and for
chat reason the decisions Tor the second
class licensees can not be determined
until that time. The commissioners
in order to be fair with all the appli-
Giants for the second class, determined
TO find out the sentiment of the board
in regard to the granting of the Ii
censes OF this grade. 1t was found to
be such that the present holders OF
second class licenses would not be sell
ected for the coming year and it was
decided also that those being selected
for first class should not be granted
a second class also The commiss ion
ers, therefore, gave L. N. Wood, s..
Massucco, William Miller and Frank
Huntington chance to withdraw
their applications for second class.
The first three did so and the name of
the fourth was rejected by the com
missioners. The commissioners did
this in order to give Messrs. Wood
and Huntington, present holders of
second class licenses, a chance to
dispose of their liquor on hand. because
if they waited until April IL it would
hardly give them any time to sell out
before the new licensees would be
granted their licenses. The follow
ing now remain in the list of appli.
Giants for second class: Hiram Wedge,
E. S. Meigs, Patrick Ryan, Louis
Rivers, James Marion and B.
Tomasi. April IL as the date wher
the selection among these will be de.
cided upon. The hearing on the ap.
plication of Collins Blakely for fifth
class will be held next Tuesday.
The cost of the licenses this yeal
will be as follows: First, 81, 200
second, $500 and fifth, $25.
1t was aOout II o'clock when tn,