Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-08-07
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Tells COmmiss-
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Dealers Hailed To
COurt--ACtiOn is
Questioned Now.
TWO NAMED
NOT LICENSED

At last nights monthly meeting of
the Board of Excise Commissioners,
the first since the recent disclosures
made by the state probers, report
was received from Chief of Police
Burke.
The report enumerated sixteen ex-
else violations in this city, since jan
uary 4, up to last night. The report
also showed whether or not the par
ties had been convicted, held for the
grand jury or fined. Out of the six
teen names given, about seven were
discharged. Two men named, so a
member of the excise board stated,
were not saloonkeepers, and he could
not figure out how they came to be
among those on the list The report
was received and read as commun-
ication, after which it was placed on
file.
President Mulchahey said that he
could not understand why the chief
sent in a report at this time, when
he had been requested year and a
half ago to make reports of any ex-
else violations. He expressed him
self as surprised in seeing report
from Chief Burke at this time. He
appointed Commissioner Meshrow as
a committee of one to get the chief to
explain his action. The chief could
not be found A recess was declared
while the commissioner attended to
this work.
Applications Laid Over.
The application for a transfer Of
the license at 100 Front street from
Jesse Peterson to John Waverczak,
the board, as the original license was
not before the board. This new
rule, demanding that the original IL
cense be before the board when a
transfer is asked for, was passed at
a recent meeting and is not yet
known by some saloonkeepers. The
application for a transfer of the Ii
cense at 368 Smith street, of Martha
Bonalsky to Mike Metruska, was
likewise adjudged not properly be-
fore the board, as the original license
was absent.
The application for a transfer of
a license in Inslee street, from Leon
ard Zaremba to Paul Jaglosky was
granted
The application Of Martin Parry
gnat, for a license at 521 State street,
troyed by fire, was granted.
Alexander Meshanoski was grant
ed transfer of the saloon license at
271 Washington street to 80 Hall
avenue That application had been
formerly laid over as the original IL
cense was not before the board and
also under the rules.
The following new applications
were, under the rules, laid over:
Michael j. Lakomski and Frank A.
Lakomski for a saloon license at 739
State street. and David Spitzer for
a saloon license at 10 Hall avenue.
President Mulchahey and Com
missioners Meshrow and Seaman, the
three democratic members of the
board, we're on hand A fair-sized
audience of saloon men attended.
Statement by Chief Burke.
Chief Burke said in regard to the
report this morning: II hear that
the Excise Board was not exactly
pleased with the communication
sent them by me last night and that
they wondered why l sent 1t. | am
perfectly willing and ready to tell
them why l sent it. All the blame
for disorderly saloons and violations
of all kinds has been placed on my
shoulders for some time, and / think
that the Excise Board should shoul-
der some of the responsibility. They
have an investigating committee Of
their own and II they grant licenses
to people who should not have them
they ought to be held partly respon-
sible What / sent the board last
night was merely a list of those men
who had violated the excise ordi-
nance this year. My object was to
let the board know in a systematic
way Just who were violating the or
dinances so that the commissioners
could act accordingly. Too many
people think that the police are re-
sponsible for all violations. It is my
opinion that the Excise Board should
take some Of the blame. The list /
sent them was for their own guild
ance, and l had no other motive in
sending It,"
Continued on page 15).
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