Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-01-05

such places if a list be furnished.
Mr. Hansen replied that he was only
speaking for himself.
The board granted renewals of two
saloon licenses; two renewals of bot
Ting licenses and two transfers of sa-
loon licenses. They refused one ap-
plication for new license for bot
tling establishment and three appli-
cations for wholesale licenses for re-
tail places. They laid on the table
two renewal applications and one ap-
plication for a retail license for a
wholesale place.
The Board Organizes.
The meeting was called to order by
the clerk, C. NJ. MacWilliam. There
was a goodsized audience in the
chamber Commissioners Hoy, Han
sen, Schoonover and Axen were pres
ent. The clerk called for nomina-
tions for president. Mr.. Schoonover
nominated Mr.. Hoy and the election
was unanimous. Mr.. Hoy ascended
ed the board briefly.
Mr.. Hoy said that he was proud to
be reelected. He thanked the board
for their courtesy and help during
the past year. He said that he hoped
they might do even better during the
coming year, although" said he, Il
don't know as we can do much better
although a certain newspaper seems
to think so. If that paper" he con-
tinued, would look excise matters
up more carefully it might find that
it is not always right" Mr.. Hoy
then complimented the clerk for his
good work during the year past.
Committees for Year.
Mr.. Hoy appointed his committees,
as follows:
Ordinance-Goldman and Axen.
Investigating - Schoonover and
Hansen.
Judiciary-Hansen and Schoonov-
er.
Rules-Hansen and Goldman.
Printing-AXen and Goldman.
Washington Street Saloon.
President Hoy gave report of in
vestigating he had done in regard to
the place at 109 Washington street
for which Frederick Slater wants
renewal. Mr.. Hoy said that he had
seen Mr. Newman and that the latter
had told him that he would not OBJ
ject to the granting of a license for
the place if decent man had it and
ran it. Mr.. Hoy said that he had
told Mr.. Newman that, when he OBJ
served the alleged violations, he
should have informed the police and
action would have been taken. Mr..
Hoy said that he had also asked
Chief of Police Burke, Sergeant Null
ligan and Roundsman Morris regard
ing the place, and that the summary
of their observations was that no
complaints had been received, except
in regard to the sanitaries of the
place, and none of violations of the
law. Roundsman Morris was called
there once but it was only for quar-
rel between boys.
Later in the meeting son of Fred
erick Slater addressed the board and
said that he lives opposite the place
and had never seen any violations.
Commissioner John Schoonover
asked who had had the license for
the place.
"Mr. Slater" was the reply
''Is this man an agent for Slater?"
asked Mr.. Schoonover.
"One man should not run a half
dozen places in town"
Recorder Pickersgill spoke up and
said that the very evil referred to by
Mr.. Schoonover is one of the worst
the police have to combat in enforc-
ing the law. He said that it is fire.
quently remarked that it is up to the
police to enforce the law, but that the
police and excise board should work
in harmony. He referred to case
which came up in police court recent
ly where the owner of a building in
which saloon is located did not
know who held the license, as the
place had changed hands frequently
without the formality of securing
transfers. The recorder said that
there were. other places in town
where the same condition of affairs
exists.
Mr. Hoy took exception to this and
said that the board was not aware of
hat fact. Recorder Pickersg:ll said
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