Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-09-04
EXCISE BOARD
REFUSES ONE
APPLICATION
Several Others Are Held OV g
at Regular Meeting Of
Commissioners.
HOLD A BUSY SESSION
Commissioner MsshrOw Looks
for Chief Of Police Audi
enCH at Mssllng.

A monthly meeting of the Board
of Excise Commissioners was held
last night at city hall, at which two
transfers were granted, together with
eight renewals of saloon licenses and
one of a bottling license. A saloon
license was refused, several applica-
tions were laid over and several
were not properly before the board.
David Splitter withdrew his appli-
cation for saloon license at 10 Hall
avenue. A communication was re-
ceived from Lawyer Leo Goldberger
regarding the application for a trans
fer of the license of Lena Egtved to
John Buchner. The place is situat-
ed at 249 Smith street. Mr. Gold
berger requested that the board con-
slider the application, for, II the
transfer was granted, the brewery
might seize the present licensees be-
longings. President Mulchahey an
nounced that he had sought the ad-
vice of City Attorney Hommann re-
garding the appointment of a re-
ceiver to saloon license and he had
been advised that that could not be
done. The transfer was unanimous
ly granted.
The application for a transfer of
the saloon license at 368 Smith
street, from Martha Bonalslky to
Mike Metrusky, was unanimously
granted.
An application was received re-
questing the transfer OF the license
now held by Jesse Peterson in Smith
street, to John Wawerczak, but Pres
ident Mulchahey said there was no
application to act upon. The place
had been abandoned for a month or
more and the license had lapsedl
Chairman Seaman, of the investigat-
Ing committee, said that the place
had been closed up for about two
months.
The application for a transfer of
the saloon license at S3 Cortlandt
street, from John Szunyog to Joseph
Molnar, was not properly before the
/ board, because the original license
did not accompany it. The applica-
/ tion could not be acted upon. Chair
man Seaman, OF the investigating
committee, would have laid the ap-
plication over for further investiga-
tion.
David Wolfson was granted a re-
newal of his bottling license at 29O
Prospect street. The vote was four
yeas and one nay.
License Refused.
Mike and Frank Lakom ski were
refused an application to keep a sa-
loon at 739 State street, in the place
formerly kept by Anton Gadek. The
vote was unanimous.
| Adam Karnish made another eff
fort to apply for a saloon license at
100 Sayre avenue last night, but
Commissioner Seaman foiled it. Mr..
Seaman said that he had been re-
fused an application in May. A for
mer application was withdrawn upon
the applicants request Karnish
cannot make another application for
license in that place for year.
The following new applications
for saloon licenses could not be re-
ceived, as they had not been adver-
tised the correct length Of time:
Frank Przyblylowski, in West Side
avenue; Andrew Mattel, Neville and
Jacques streets; Paul Woitscheck,
Amboy avenue and Washington
street.
The new application of John Ell
kowttz for saloon license, at rs
Catherine street, was' received and
under the rules laid over until the
next regular meeting.
The board adjourned to meet next
Thursday night to act upon the fol-
lowing three applications for renew
ais: Mike Stankowitz, Theodore
Lenchish and John Reardon The
above applicants had neglected the
Important matter of filing their ap-
plications until It was too late to act
upon them last night.
Commissioner Meshrow, at the
early part of the session, asked for
Chief Burke. The chief was not at
hand. The commissioner evidently
expected him to explain the contents
of report which he presented at
the previous excise board session.
Chairman Meshrow, of the inves-
tigating committee, reported pro-
gress in the work of printing the re-
vised ordinances. He explained that
they would be ready by the next
regular meeting.
A full attendance was on hand
last night. A small audience listen
ed to the proceedings