The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-05-15
To Appoint
A Liquor
License
Inspector
NEW BOARD OF LICENSE COM
MIssIONBRS WILL MEET THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THAT PURPOSE

A meeting of the receitly APP
pointed Board Of License Commission
ers, under the new liquor law, will be
held this afternoon at o'clock. and it
is probable thatsat this time the dozen
or more applications for the position
of License Inspector will be consider
ed, and the appointment made, The
meeting will be held in a room placed
at their disposal in the basement of the
Capitol building.
The Board as appointed by the Gov
ernor for the County of oahu, consists
of C. G. Ballentyne, VINO has been
made president, Carlos A. Long, j. A.
Gilman, Jack Lucas and A. J. Camp
bell Mr. Campbell was made secre-
tary Of the Board when the body met
and organized.
Under the new Liquor Law enacted
by the last Legislature, the Board of
License Commissioners is placed in
absolute and supreme authority in all
matters relating to the Issuance of
liquor licenses, and the conduct of the
liquor business, subject only to the
provisions of the act itself. Their de-
| cision or any question relating co sa-
looms is final and not subject to APP
peal.
! The office of License Inspector is a
most important one, and the Board
must often place almost complete de-
pendence in his reports in the matter
of issuing liquor permits. Because the
| Job will be no sinecure the salary has
been fixed at $3.50 per month, and as
result of this there have been numer-
Gus applicants for the place. Among
these are Clarence L. Crabbe, John H.
Wise, w. P. Fenne1, ]. NJ. Camara,
John Schaefer, Henry A. Davis and
John Martin. Other applications have
been handed to the Commissioners but
the decision will possibly be made
from among those named
In speaking Of the matter this morn
ing, one of the members of the Board
said: "The Inspector for Oahu will
be one of the most important officials.
Also he will be one of the busiest in
the Territory if he attends to his du-
/
by any means, as some of the appli-
eants appear to have imagined, and it
won't be the most pleasant of work.
The Inspector will have to pass on all
happiications for liquor licenses. He
Twill first have to see that the applica-
ltion has been made in proper form
land that the provisions of the law
have been observed: then ne must in
Investigate the character and record OF
the applicant; see how the citizens in
the nelghborhood of the proposed sa-
loon feel in regard to the matter, and
after all this and a good deal more,
report with his recommendation to the
Board. OF course the Commissioners
will look into some of the cases on
their own account, and the require
ment of the publication of the appli-
cation in a newspaper for four weeks
and then holding a public hearing, win
give anyone opposed to the issuance Of
a license a chance to be heard on the
matter; but a great deal of dependence
must be placed on the Inspector. Be
sides looking after the granting of Ii
censes, his duties will also be those of
a police officer in watching and seeing
that the law is not violated"
While the new law is in force at the
present time, it will not apply especi-
ally until the first of July when all
licenses expire. From then on the
power of the License Inspector and the
Commission will be supreme, and If
they enforce the law rigidly. the con-
duct of the liquor traffic is likely to, be
very different from what it has been
in the past.