The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-24

pairing to leave because their landlord
| had applied for license.
| This last assertion was denied by Buzz
zell, who also said that the speakers
| first objection would be removed ii he
| rot d license as liz WAS to remove the
amusement places
Merchant Street Residents Protest.
| Eight residents 0f Merchant street
presented h written protest against the
application of McNuHy and Kingston on
I the ground that THE salu0n dit No. s
would be detrimental. Kingston remark
ied To the commission that The obieetors
were almost all situated on the extreme
| end of the street, next To Summer. while
lmany Others living nearer had not sign
ed the protest.
A Dangerous Location.
What was considered to be the dam
gerous location of Arthur M. Trenier's
| applications at 1S Granite street was
the only factor brought against him, aud
1.-THE Central Vermont and the Montpelier
| ~ Wells River railroads were tile prin.
Icipal obiectors, although the Rev. r. Fl.
Lowe was opposed to granting q license
I there for the same reason. No. lis is
the Premier building lying directly be-
tween the tracks III the above mentioned
railroads.
Attorney I'll W Shurtlef of Montpe-
llier protested in the name ok the M. a.
i W R company, while Attorney John N.
Harvey did for The Central. Their chief
argument was the chance or probability
that drunken individuals would get on
1.-THE tracks and III struck BIT trains,
| while the further objection was entered
lby the Central Nermont's \ representative
/ that in their drunken delirium" the in
ldiYiduals might tamper with his COM
ipany's switches, of which ii has seven
right at this point. A. y. Morse also
/ lobiected to the place for b License. Wig
orons reply to these objections was
made by The applicant and he was ap-
lplauded.
Churches Don't Want fhis Saloon.
Three Of the churches facing on the
lefty hall park presented written obiec-
tion to the granting of an inn keepers 3
license to r. WI, Morse. proprietor Of
The City Hotel. They were the Baptist,
Methodist and Enirersaliat That Of the
4 fyst-named was the only one read. IT
gave four reasons, first, that q license
would be objectionable To ii because Of
/ its proximity, only a driveway intsrven
ling; CD because the city park which
| IL faced was the only quiet, clean place,
where people could gather (s) because
the bar would Be under the shadow Of
the new library; (4) because the child
Irin passing to md from school would be
icompellea 10 pass the saloon This writ.
Item protest was supplemented bv a yer-
bal one frpm William Mcdonald.
Against This protest. Attorney Frank
J. Martin spoke at some length, deelar-
ling that II WI Morse had run d clean
hotel for eight years ahd that he would
do so If he cot license, that 1T was
IhaFd to make hotel pay II liquor was
not sold. and that moreover the City
Hotel was not hostelry that closed
/ during mo periods and became opened
Tin the ''wet season. He said that in
lthe law there could he 10 legal objection
There had been no objection to the
Northern hotel application.
Lively Tilt Over MCGOWAN.
/ There vas another lively tilt when
The chairman read the name Of M J,
Mc6oRan who asked for second !elass
| license 1t his st6te Oh South Main stf4et
ne was opposed by attorney 2. +. Davis
| representing Charles Cay, q near neigh.
Dor, and by 4 Written protest from G. Fl
Watt The Cay obiertion developed qsiits
a hat Of spice.
Attorney Davis said that his client
stood on his legal right "a asfesident
within a5 fact of tue proposed saloon
who objected TO The license being grant.
ed, and that thp place was considerably
removed rom the police patrol ard that
the south end covered bridge nearbyswas
a disaereeable place for pedestrians when
men used 1t FOR drinking plnce
Speaking on his ewn behalf MCGOWAN
brought the charge that after election
having asked Cay il be would object %
the license Cay replied;
what is there il il for met"
Then attorney Davis called for his
client TO take the stand, and MCGOWAN
| demanded that all the witnesses be
sworn. which was done. Then MCGOWAN
repeated his assertion that Cay had
asked him what there was In IL for
him, and had bis clerk, Frank Turner
sworn To substHntiata him.
When he yaa placed on the stand,
Cav replied to The question, Did you
not ask me what there was in it for
/ yougn As follows
II certainly did ! said you would
have to buy me out for $4,000
Tsstifying further, Mir. Mctsowsn said
IN asked Mr. Cay II lie would object To
a license at my place. and he said
ssWhat IS there in IL for mef "Not
one cent" | replied, II don't believe in
lblaekmailp
Presents 0S-Foot Objection.
The objection to granting a license
TO A. AZ. Smith 10 sell liquor under a
second class 1T 60 South Main street
was objected to in writing by w NJ
4 Burnham. who relied Oh che legal OBJ
lection Of 25-foot limit.
Too Near Railroad.
Michael David, who hoped 10 get a
4 FIRST OF second class license az rs and
so Prospect street. found himself up
4 against the protest Of the Montpelier
4 Il Wells River and the Barre railroads
on she grounds similar 10 those brought
In the Granite street location, aud this
elcsed the hearing
I Those Not Objected 70.
Those who escaped without being OBJ.
iected To were Peter Bonlbard. second
class, at 387 North Main Oscar Borgh
6rst, 32f North Main; Tehaldo Ressi
second, 32s North Main; John II, Tier.
lney. second, ga7 Mo- Main; q III Camp
bell first Of second aOt NO Main Carlo
Merlo. second, 9s Granite; Giovanni
Tomasii first OF second, $40 No Main
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