Connecticut western news., 1908-11-19
ID GRANT OR
 NOT ID GRANT
THAT WAS THE LICENSE QUESTION
Attorney Herman Told Why Licenses Should be Granted and Attorney Higgins Told Why They Shouldn't -ApnIications Denied.

The County Commissioners held hear ings in Canaan last Thursday on the remonstrances to the applications for license filed by Clement KeRler and Martin Broggi of East Canaan and Charles c. Thompson of Canaan Valley Owing to the fact that there was misun- derstandinR as to the date of the meeting Git having been generally understood that the hearings were to be held on Friday the attendance was not large
 Hon. R. T. Higgins of Winsted ap- peared in support of the remonstrance against granting licenses to the above named parties and Samuel Herman, also of Winsted, appeared in opposition to it.
 O. G. Thompson's application was first considered. The witnesses sworn for the remonstrance testified that, i'll their opinion, the liquor demand in the town could be served by those to whom licenses have already been granted and for that reason no additional licenses should be issued. These witnesses were George w. Ford, c. A. Adam, William Canfield jr., N. l.. Jackson and J. H. Lansing, Messrs. Barley and Bartlett
 The remonstrance to the three appli- cations was signed by c. A. Adam who, were sworn, said his reason for signing the same was that he did not think more licenses necessary.
 J. H. Lansing, in answer to attorney Herman's questions, said he is not familiar with the liquor capacity of East Canaanites, but thought one licensed place there sufficient to supply the de- mand
 William Garfield jr. said he is not in favor of having more licenses in town because he has noticed that other towns which have large number of saloons are not the most prosperous. He thinks sufficient have already been granted i'll North Canaan.
 toward the applicants but believes there are sufficient licenses.
 Martin Broggi, the East Canaan Italian, whose application MT. Adam opposes, said. when called to the witness chair, that he did not want to talk about what experience he had had in selling liquor but wanted to talk about his li- cense. He described the floor plan of his residence and told how he proposed to arrange it for the sale of liquor.
 William Carotti, better known as ''Little Billy" was the next witness cal led in behalf of the applicants. For three years he has taken orders for kegs of beer and delivered the same to cus- toners, principally Italians in the town of North Canaan. He described his oc- cupation as that of ''truckman." He thought BrogRi proper person to have a license. He swore that he delivered beer to Broggi each week, usually two kegs at time.
 August Castagna, a cooper, said Broggl is good man to have license. He frequently went to Broggi's house. He was there last about three months ago. Broggi handled beer all right" then and he thought he could handle it all right now" He testified that Broggi drew been on bar then. He had no trouble to get beer there. On cross ex- animation he said he never drank beer at Broggi's and never saw Broggi drink any. The witness had but limited knowledge of English and apparently did not clearly understand the questions therefore his testimony was of little value.
 William Fuller, of East Canaan, thought that Broggi's place ''all right to be licensed,' as Broggi is "a good straight man. and believed he would handle the Itailan trade satisfactorily. MT. Fuller said he never happened to be In Broggi's house when the two kegs of beer were being disposed of AS he put it he "wasn' t included in that crowd"
 Broggi being again called to the chair said he had the beer come to his house for himself and family. Somestimes he ordered one keR week and sometimes two and sometimes one keg would last two months. He said he did not sell it to anybody. When he had enough money to pay for good beer he bought good beer and when money was not so plenty, he bought poor beer. He had to take whatever the brewery sent. If he could have license, he would have ''lots of kinds of beer"
 G. w. Ford, being called again, said he did not consider Broggi suitable person to have Q license. 
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