The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-06-25

held every weekday and church SER
vices on Sunday; also Kamehameha
Saloon. on Aala lane, within 150 feet
of Aala Mission.
In the belief that our position will
have due weight with your body. am
for the board, yours very truly,
DOREMUS SCUDDER,
Corresponding Secretary.
Honolulu. T. H., June 10, 1907.
To the Board of Liquor License Com
missioners, County of oahu, Terri
tory of Hawaii.
Gentlemen: Mr.. p. d. Ryan is an ap-
plicant for license to conduct sa-
loon on the ground floor OF the Occi-
dental Hotel building, at the corner of
Alakea and Hotel streets. The saloon
is not to occupy the immediate corner.
but is to have its direct entrance a
short distance below King street on
Alakea. This is because the immediate
corner Is within one hundred and fifty
feet of the entrance to the Christian
church, situated a short distance above
King street on Alakea. We, the mem
bers of the Christian church, in con-
gregation assembled, wish to call your
attention to a number of reasons why
we think no saloon should be permitted
at that point; and to a further number
of reasons why we believe, even If there
should seem to you good reasons for
licensing one there. the present appli-
cant is not a suitable party to whom
to grant such license.
Reasons against granting a saloon
license at that point to any applicant:
/. The corner of King and Alakea
streets is a transfer point for the Rapid
Transit Street Railway Company. We
think it bad public policy to permit sa-
looms so near such points. Traffic is
necessarily more or less congested at
such points. Passengers are liable to
annoyance from drunks. And besides,
the drunks themselves are in increased
danger of meeting with serious acci-
dents. We believe such points should
be guarded from the liquor traffic to
the same extent as churches and
schools.
2. Though technically the Alakea
street entrance to the saloon is outside
the 150-foot limit required by law, the
saloon is to all intents and purposes
within that distance for the reason that
our congregation in coming to and go
ing from church must leave and take
the car within few feet of the saloon
entrance.
3. Though the saloon has its main
entrance on Alakea street, 1t has a side
through a hallway on to King
street, which is within the distance
prohibited by law. We think this con-
an entrance within the mean
Ing of the law and should be so con-
sidered.
Reasons against granting license to
the present applicant even II a saloon
should be continued at that point: IL
l. From the hallway just above re-
erred TO- and near the opening into
he saloon, Is another opening on the
Eva side OF the hall into what is
lomlnaly a reading room and cafe.
This so-called reading room and cafe
constitute what is practically one
'oom, and they are called "nominally"
! reading room and cafe because they
ire neither treated nor used az II GUS
omary with such rooms. The Alakea
treet entrance to this room In treat.
a similar to entrances 10 saloons, by
leing screened In an EFFORT 10 obstruct
he vision within. The wlndows are
lso blinded as are those OF saloons,
Within We have not at any time seen
ven as much as the proyerbial sand
iioh or cracker on the tables Nor
ave We seen patrons engaged In read
ls Repeatedly, and that on Sunday
%, some ~ our members have seen
be- bartender busy plying back and ,
lrih between this s0rcallsd reading :
pom ana cafe and tho saloon with his
fay loaded win bottles ana glasses
hey have fe'n ihc men seated about
na ~ the tables ~ this nominal read I
~ roun ana cafe drinking iho cons
'nls NJ those BOTTLES with nothing elao
iAn ihn drinks in evidence. ~ oourse
a underriand ihHi Y0u miHhi forbid
lF feHdinr room and safe in FranfinH
la liHrnHf ihis time We du not hos
Hf0 ihen ras hprn flihfr 10 any n.
ilmatp srpse m lAu pact fhrre has