The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-20
BLAMES OFFICIALS
J. W. SCOTT KEEPS UP HIS
SALOON FIGHT.
East Orange Man Writes Regarding
Renewal of License for Place
Opposite School.

John Winfield Scott, of East Orange.
who tried last week to prevent the
granting of a renewal of a license for
the saloon located opposite the Nassau
Public School in Central avenue, East
, Orange, has written letters to Chair
man stephen W. Ougheltree. of the
East Orange City Council. and Presi-
dent william G. Thomas of the Board
of Education. in which he claims the
city officials neglected their duty in the
matter. In his letter to Mr.. Oughel-
tree Mr.. Scott stated:
Thanking you again for the courtesy
accorded me on the evening of Septem-
Der S, when / called the attention Of
your honorable Board of Councilmen TO
conditions observed by me adjacent to
Nassau School and your reference of
the question to the police committee
with the request to investigate and
confer with the Excise Board thereon,
/ beg to say that on Tuesday evening,
September 8, Chief Bell ~telephoned me
an invitation from Mr.. Somers to at
tend the meeting of the Excise Board
on Wednesday evening, September 10.
I, of course, accepting the invitation
and attended the said meeting, but no
member of the police committee was
there nor lar any conference or word
of any kind relating to renewing license
of saloon at 299 Central avenue been
had with a member or members of the
committee of the Common Council
THE Excise Board, upon being informed
of your having so referred the question to
the police committee, delayed action for a
period, expecting YOU committee to ap-
pear, but, as neither committee nor mes
sage came, and the existing license would
expire at midnight, the Excise Board re-
newed the license, With a warning to the
licensee that upon another complaint the
license would be revoked forthwith.
Hence, because of absolute inattention
and neglect of duty by your committee
and the committee of the Board of Edu-
%catten, the saloon remains In close prox-
unity TO the, Nassau School,
'On the morning of Septemb 10 l re-
ceived a letter dated September 9 from the
secretary of your honorable board an
nouncing that he had been directed to
thank me for a letter ] had addressed to
you through Mr., Eppstein, calling atten-
ton to certain conditions observed by me
in the vicinity of Nassau School, and that
"a ommitt of the Third Ward board
members was appointed to be present at
the meeting of the Excise Commissioners
on Wednesday evening and oppose the re-
newal of license for saloon opposite Mas
sau School.
Il beg to advise you that no member of
the Board of Education was present at the
n Getting of the Excise Board and the
Board of Excise told me that neither mem
Der nor committee of the Board of Educa-
ton had spoken to any member of the
Excise Board re tie question of renewing
the saloon license at 299 Central avenue,
nor had the Excise Board knowledge that
the Board of Education had appointed a
committee relating to the question, and
inasmuch al the license at that address
expired at midnight, September 10, the
board felt obliged to grant a renewal with
the warning to the licensee that such IL
cense would be at once revobed upon the
board receiving a complaint against the
place. The question was delayed, expect
ing your committee to appear, but no word
coming from them, the license was re-
newed as aforesaid: therefore. that a sa-
loon remains in such close proximity to
Nassau School is due to neglect of duty by
bers."