Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-05-17
SALOONS IN MASSACHUSETTS
Cities May Restrict the Number Of
Licenses,

Springfield, Mass, May 16.-The
board of license commissioners has
granted So licenses to common yictua-
lers, Wholesalers, innholders and brew.
ers, and gave leave TO withdraw 10 rs
applicants, leaving but nine applicants
for the remaining licenses to be
granted This means that the commits.
sionerS as we'll as the general public,
which has been heard from most EN-.
phatleally on the matter. are persuad-
ed that Sc licensed places in the CITY
of $1,000 inhabitants are enough, and
that they will grant only that number
of licenses. All of the former license
holders, with the the exception of two
or three, in which the members of
the firm have retired, and the nine
which are pending because their ap-
phcauous have not yet been sufficient
ly advertised, retain their privi.
leges, and every one of the new ap.
plicantS has had his trouble for moth
ing, leave to withdraw having been
granted in every case.
The commissioners took important
action at the meeting leading toward
the suppression of pocket peddling"
throughout the city 1t has come un.
der the observation OF the commits
stonerS during the past year that
drivers who have delivered beer on
commission have pedded It out at
random, and the vicious tendency of
this practice is obvious. 1t is even
felt that this evil is far greater than
would be saloons in the residence dis.
tricts. The commissioners have gone
to the root of the matter and have
compelled the brewerIes 10 make an
agreement that in future all goods de.
livered by them elsewhere than on
their own premises shall be delivered
in teams owned by the company and
by men paid with regular wages, and
not by commission on sales or col.
lections. It is further agreed that
deliveries shall be made only after an
order has, been previously given by
purchaser and reported to the COM.
pany's office, 1t has been learned
that the two local breweries have
from five to seven teams out accord.
ing to the season of the year, de,
liyering beer on commission, and In
one case 1t was found that the horse
and wagon was owned by the driver.
This practically placed a premium on
Illegal selling, and the drivers were
not at all careful to whom they sold
so long as they disposed of their
loads. Under the new regulation, the
brewery must be cognizant of every
purchase, and the delivery must be
made by its order and by its own
men, It is believed that this will put
a stop entirely to the practice of beer
peddling. The commissioners have
not learned that any Of the wholesal.
ers have allowed peddlng in this way,
and consequently no agreement has
been required Of them
Those who have been given leave to
withdraw include five applicants for
innholders' license, 20 for common
victualers,' and two for Wholesale. All
Of the club licenses were granted ms
before. The druggists have been
very dilatory in getting in their appli.
cations and it may be necessary for
the commission to discipline some Of
them II they do not respond more
promptly to the boards requests
Only II druggists licenses were
granted yesterday, about one-third of
the total number usually granted. Sew
eral other applications have been re.
ceiyed, but the druggists have not
yet received the certificate required
from the state board of pharmacy.