The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-26
FIGHT TO KEEP OUT NEW
HOWARD STREET SALOON,
Enterprising Applicant, Mill. Worker,
Baker-Woman's Testimony Weakened
When Rain Trap Is Set.

Testimony given before the Excise
Board yesterday afternoon shows that
there is a man in the city who finds
time to conduct two shops, works for
another man, and still has time to
conduct a saloon at the same place he
has his other businesses, and the COM
m~issioners, bowling before his efforts of
~frenzied finance, deferred decision as
to his application until next week, as
told in last nights edition of the
EVENING STAR.
The fight was warm and at times
humorous, n the board room for a
time resembled a court with witnesses
being called and examined. The APP
plicant in question was John Kowal-
ski, n he asked to be allowed to run
a saloon at 144 Howard street. This
application was opposed by Frederick
Jay as counsel for a number of prop
erty owners in the vicinity, and former
State Senator Michael T. Barrett rep
resented the applicant.
The reasons given by the counsel
for the residents were that Kowalski
at the present time works in a
leather factory and conducts a bakery
shop and a tailor establishment at the
number he asked for a license to have
a saloon. 1t was also said that there
were seven saloons within a radius OF
two blocks. and the mans character
was attacked, besides.
Mr.. Barrett said hat he thought his
client was a Woodworking, honest man
and saw no reason why the license
should be withheld on the testimony
of the opponents counsel.
Mr.. Jay called Frederick Fisher &
the stand to show that there were toe
many saloons in the neighborhood ano
that the applicant was not a fit mar
to conduct a thirst-quenching estab.
lishment. and that he was a "wife-beat.
err" Mr.. and Mrs. S. Libbiskin were
then called. The woman said that las
Sunday afternoon she sat on her from
porch and saw a man enter a salooI
near 144 Howard street, and that sew
eral hours later she saw him come Oh
intoxicated.
did you sit on the stoop two hours
waiting for the man to come out las
Sunday afternoon" asked Mr.. Barrett
Il did" answered Mrs. Libbiskin.
HAS your stoop a covering?" asked
the counsel for the defense, and th'
woman answered in the negative.
"Then," said Mr.. Barrett, II presumr
that you had an umbrella?" and again
the answered In the negative.
did you get wet?" continued thu
saloon-keeper's representative. ant
when the woman said mo" Mr.. Bar
rett called the attention of the com
missioners to the fact that it hat
rained hard all Sunday afternoon.
City Counsel James R. Nugent CAV
his opinion on the right of mer
chants selling bottled beer without
bottlers' license. He stated that undo
the supplement of an old law, still IL
force, it is a misdemeanor to sell wine
or liquors from wagon or sleigh, ant
punishable by a fine OF $40, but this
he holds, does not affect those with
bottler's license delivering orders.
There were as applications for re
newh of licenses granted, s singh
transfers and 3 double transfers. Thre
single transfers were laid over sor
week on request.
From January 1 there have beef
granted LIES licenses, 271 transfers ant
81 dodble transfers.