The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-11
SALOONS WIN AGAIN
NUTLEY COUNCIL GRANTS
TWO WORE RENEWALS.
Ruban and Schneider Get Licenses by
Vote Of 5 to 1-Chiardi's Application
Laid over by Vote of 8 to 8.

Despite further objection at the hearing
before the Nutlev Town Council last night
on the three postponed applications Tor
renewal Of liquor licenses. the Council, by
a vote OF ; to l, granted permission TO
Leon c. Ruban and Edward f.. Schneider
TO conduct their saloons there for another
year. Two tie ballots. 3 TO 3. We're taken
in the case Of SabinA chiardi and his APP
plioation was laid over again.
Like the meeting of a few weeks ago,
when the Council granted most Of the APP
piications, laying over the three in qnes-
ton for further investigation till last night,
the session last evening was a warm one.
Ruban's application for a renewal TO keep
n saloon Mt Hamilton place and Chestnut
street was objected 10 OH the grounds thai
he was not a resident Of the town and
wanted the license only for specializing
purposes that of Scbneider's for a saloon
at Elm and New streets was objected to as
being within 500 feet Of the Park School.
and that of Chiardi's for a stoon In
Bloomfield avenue. south OF harrison
street. which was held up on account OF
one Of his bohdsmen not being located by
the legal committee. was opposed on the
ground that he WIS not a proper person
morally to conduct a respectable place.
Give n. Elliot, representing the menl-
hers OF the Nutley NJ. f. Church and the
Epworth League of that church, first spoke
against Schneider's application.
~ would like to inquire IL the town en-
r!near has measured the distance between.
the Park School and schneider's plaee2' he
asked.
Engineer Shepherd replied that he had
and found that from the south side or the
Park School to the entrance TO the hotel
was 800 feet. .
Mr.. Elliot, continuing, said that he had
had the distance measured by an engineer
and found that Ii was only 446 feet. He re-
ferred to f.. s. Farwell. The latter sad
that, measuring from the nearest point OF
the Park School to the hotel building was
gDr feat and from TIM Dor III School IN the
entrance of the hotel was A6 feet.
Mayor Brown asked for an opinion from
Town Attorney Guy j. Edwards. who
stated that there was only one case on
record where n decision on the question
had been rendered. In that case two meas
renlent had been taken, said Mr.. Ed
wards, one from the nearest points be-
tween the buildings in an airline. and one
from the regular means Of access. The de-
cision of the court was as follows; Two
votes for the measurement between me
regular place of access OF the school TO the
regular place of entrance TO the hotel, and
one for the airline measurement. Mr.. Ed
wards said. according TO the town engi,
neer's figures, the applicant was entitled
to a license.
Mayor Brown remarked that he under
that the Board Of Education had
said that when the addition was put to
the Park School 1t would knock out the
licensing of Schneider's place: Engineer
Shepherd, who Is a member OF the BOARD
of Educatio said that IT was the hrst
liitiE uldi liz idI ' "a &c -
of Education had so expressed it.
self, and he questioned 1t.
Mr.. Elliot then objected to Chiardfs
license being renewed.
e. s. Farwell also objected to Chiardi's
application. He said it would be a dis
graceful thing If the Council should grant
a license TO a man who had been prac-
tically convicted of an offense against
morality.
"a man with n wife and family com-
nht<Ang an act he. is charged with should
be granted a license" said he.
I have been Informed, he made this
woman his bookkeeper, and some months
ago she disappeared. He also went away;
they both came back. We appeared
the Council at its last meeting and
you to reduce the number of
saloons In town, and now request You to
reject the applications of the most objec-
ones, at least"
Mr.. Farwell then took up Ruban's APP
plication.
II have been informed said he. that !
Mr.. Ruban. transferred the place to an
other man. and moved away from town,
and Is now keeping a saloon in
He was interrupted by Councilman Con
Brown, said that he did not think the
members OF the Counci should be made 10
listen ito all this talk
IF the gentleman desires to question
the members of the Council, well and
good said he. and any information in
our possession will be given; but do not
think the members should be compelled to
listen to repetition and nonsense"
Councilman Henry F. Banta moved that
remarks from those who desired to talk
on the subject be limited to five minutes,
and It prevailed.
Mr.. Farwell asked II a man could pro-
cure a license and allow someone else to