Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-09
SALOON TRANSFER
Many Rem0Dslranis We're Beard
 Against Patrick BaDI0n.


 Patrick Hanlon wishes to have his
 saloon license transferred from
 Bridge street and the application
 was opposed by Judge George H
 Cowell, John Moriarty, the city, the
 board of education and representa-
 tives of business and property in the
 neighborhood.
 Mayor Thoms represented the
 board of education, City Attorney
 Kellogg the city, Attorney Phelan the objectors and Attorney Church the applicant.
 The application was opposed on the ground of unsuitability, though
 Judge Cowell said that he believed that every saloon keeps open Sun days on the Abrigador and saloon keeper that would sell there would sell on East Main street.
 However, there was no written objection to Hanlon as a person cap able of conducting saloon business.
 MT Hanlon was the first witness examined. He stated that his pres ent license is at 60 Bridge street and he wishes to have it transferred to 25S East Main street, which property is owned by John A. Lilley and has been recently remodeled for business purposes. Hanlon admitted there are at present about five saloons be tween the Immaculate Conception church and the Crosby High school Croft grammar school and St Mary's | parochial school, and there are vari- ous manufactures in the vicinity 1 also.
 Judge Cowell testified that he is property owner in the immediate neighborhood of the place in ques- tion. When he signed the remons- trance he said he did not know that the saloons on the Abrigador keep open Sundays. Of course, he said, he could not swear to that but he understood that the police have visited most saloons on the Abriga- dor. If the commissioners did not believe this, they could satisfy them selves by looking at the court records. He understood that every saloon on the Abrigador keeps open Sundays, he repeated.
 'I object to another saloon on East Main street in this vicinity we're discussing" he continued "The property owners object. Saloons hurt rentals. l could get twice more rent for my property on East Main street if I would let a saloon be opened there. But l have refused, though I could double my rentals. There are plenty of saloons there now to abate any legitimate thirst that goes that way, and should say that about $500 children pass to and from school by this place in question every day. An other thing, the saloons are a temptation to the factory hands and this place is therefore unsuitable for saloon purposes. Another saloon would overload the neighborhood; it would be more than the people could endure and there is no demand for it."
 The judge said the action of the board of education in this matter ought to have weight with the coun ty commissioners. As for himself. he objected on principle There are too many saloons in the neighbor- hood at present and three of the five could we'll be eliminated with profit to it. The best class of tenants are not those who live over saloons, he said. John Moriarty engineered the remonstrance and it was the | judges belief that Mir Moriarty would not have a saloon in his prop erty but for the theater. He knew i he would prefer a dry goods store instead of a saloon. The judge said | he believed in high license rather l than in impossible prohibition.
 Robert P. Lewis, secretary and | treasurer of the Blake & Johnson | plant, testified. and the vote taken by the board of education objecting | to the application was introduced.
 Whatever weak spots were left in | the evidence by Judge Cowell they | were filled up by John Moriarty. He said that another saloon in that l would depreciate because there are already | undesirable citizens passing | that way. He has had occasion to warn saloon keepers not to give drink 10 those undesirable people. and he saw those people trying to get into saloons. whereas if there was another saloon there they would not have to try tO get in. He un- derstood that Alderman Charles Fine and his own tenant. Maurice II. objected to another saloon being in their midst" Further more he wished the board 10 under stand that he spoke from experience and that it was he who built up East Main street When he got that prop srty it was nothing but an empty lot with a stream Of water running through and he put up an elegant on it and he does not wish ts value reduced by the existence of mother saloon near hy.
 Mir MOriarty said he was told that } 100 children pass that way every lay to and from school and the in- iuence of the presence of the saloon ,n their mind would be too obvious or anything Attorney Church Isked NIT Moriarty if because a per sOn should happen to pass by Chi lese laundry it would make him eel like having a wash. did it fol- ow that because one would pass by saloon he should gc tn and have lrink. Mir MOriarty said that was mother story: it would be quite evil lent. however. that if the saloon yas not there the temptation would i lot be there either and consequently he passerby would not feel like hay ng a drink He also said that while .e had no particular objection to