The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-22
WHERE WERE THE
DIRECTORS TO
THE SALOONS
At the Public Hearing by the Liquor License
Commissioners Yesterday Not
Protest Was Made

though to some that would be no rec
ommendation for him. He had been
two years where he now is, and had
kept an orderly place. The name of
his saloon, Brown thought, was a good
one, anyhow.
There was no one present to repre-
sent George Lycurgus and the Union
Grill, the first applicant on the list for
restaurant license. But also there
was no one present to object.
Charles Lambert, proprietor of the
Orpheum Saloon, was there in his own
behalf. He said he had run the place
for four years and run it in a way
satisfactory to the public and the
police. ''I'd like to remain there;
that IS all I've got to say
The applications Of J. E. Thompson
for the Kentucky saloon on Alakea
street, Lewis & Company for a whole
sale license, F. P. Johnson for a saloon
at Honouiiuli, and Yee Yap for the
Sing 10y saloon on King street We're
quickly called. No one appeared either
for or against them.
P. J. Monaghan of the saloon at
Queen and Militant streets, declares
himself a law abiding citizen, and that
during the two years he had run this
saloon there had never been any
trouble there
p F. Ryan appeared in his own be-
half when the application for the
saloon known as the Occidental Bar
and Cafe came up. He vouched for the
good character of the place There
was no objection made at the meeting.
though there is a protest from the con-
gregation of The Christian church on
file with the Commission.
F. A. Schaefer & Company applying
for a wholesale license were in the
same class with Cunha and the Grill;
no one appeared for or against the
application.
John D. Moore's application for
restaurant license with the special
privilege of keeping open after hours
and on Sunday came up next. c. w.
Ashford appeared for Moore. 1T is
easy to see,'' said Ashford, that ir
place like this there is call for GER
tain number OF restaurants with all
the accessories; and if there is business
for more than now exist, there ought
to be no monopoly allowed in the busi-
ness. Moore has complied with all the
requirements of the law"
S. Kimura's s application for a whole
sale license called nothing forth.
c. J. Mccarthy, when the Criterion's
application was called up, said he had
been in the business for fourteen years.
Then followed a number for whom
nobody appeared either for or against.
They were 7. Muraoka, Waimanalo;
n. r. Spencer, 253 North King street;
Frank Harvey, Kilohana saloon on
King street, Wagner & Gonsalves, Iwi-
lei road; Moritaro Yamasaki, Waianae;
Sing Now, Hotel street.
Then there was a bunch Of Frank
clients. Tojiro Sumido.
on Maunakea: II. Hackfeld
& Co., on Fort and Queen, and Shi-
moda, the proprietor of the Headlight
saloon, Iwilei.
J. T. Silva of the Pantheon saloon
appeared for himself. Mr.. Lishnan
for The Lishman & Day
saloon at Queen and Nuuanu, and also
for Macfarlane & Company wholesal-
ers. He said that Macfarlane & I9na-
pany was the oldest house in town,
and had held a license for over fifty
years.
Then came Alexander Young's ap-
ications. those of the Territorial Hotel
Company for a hotel license for the
Moana, and of the Alexander Young
Company for the Alexander
Young Hotel. No one appeared on be-
half of these applications and no OBJ
iections were ma lie.
The other applications were from M. |
8. Silva for a saloon at 1043 Aala |
street: Hasutaro Miyamoto, proprietor
If the Wela ka Hao saloon, Queen and
o. Nakashima & Naga-
ami. Aala saloon, River street and
8eretania avenue; K. Takamatsu 81 G.
sasaki. 104 Beretania avenue. and then
wo of Frank Thompson's clients, Shi-
notsu Saiima and K. Ushijima.
That finished the call of the calendar
md the audience dispersed W. c.
Achi said his client Yee zap had in
tructed him to learn from the board
whether the license for the Sing 10y
aloon had been granted or not. But
le was told that the board had not
considered it yet, and when it did 1t
would notify the applicant of the, re-
uIt
.ewen, after all the talk there has
,een about keeping out improper
aloons, and limiting licenses and tnat
ort of thing" calculated one of the
as soon as the gatner-
NO had dispersed, this surprises me.
Tot a single objection raised to any OF
hese applications. This was a public
neeting called for the very purpose OF
living an opportunity to object, and
one of these people are here to say
word"
Every other member of the Com
1ission expressed approval and en-
orsement of these sentiments.
This was discussed at considerable
,ngth and the Board expressed q de-
ire that the greatest publicity possible