The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-10-05
Court.

JuQge dOru6T SaL dL LIE COuI1 uOusc,
yesterday, to consider several matters,
mainly the granting of licenses. The
Judge took occasion to give the appli-
cants several pointers on the subject of
running hotels and saloons. He said it
was not much trouble for license holders
to make nuisance of themselves and of
the places they conduct. He had received
many informal complaints against various
places where liquor is sold, and he in
tended to give them consideration. He
had also been asked to increase the license
fees in Riverside on the ground that the
amount paid by the licensees was not In
accordance with what they should pay
when the population of the place was
taken into consideration.
Judge Horner said he did not deem it
advisable to grant licenses to women.
The latter, he held. could not be in the
barroom but must leave that part of the
business to a man who, possibly, would
not be as careful as he should be. AS
soon as hotel or a saloon gets to such q
state that 1t is practically useless the
license would be revoked or would moi
be renewed.
The subject of wholesale license was
taken up. Hotels having such privilege
are generally in the position of wanting tC
protect themselves, but it had come to the
attention of the court that in many In
stances the main object was to furnish
motor power" for Sunday debauches
Very many of the criminal cases that are
brought to the attention of the court are
the result of liquor being carried to resi-
dences and consumed either at night o.
on Sunday. Where it was shown to til,
court that the wholesale license Is fire.
quentlY used to furnish Sunday liquor
the license would be taken away.
1t was the intention of the court to keel
an eye on all liquor dealers. Where mar
is inclined to conduct place in an order
ly manner there is plenty of law to protec
him, and where he does otherwise there il
just as much law to punish him.
The application of Mrs. Mary Berry tt
keep a hotel on Water street, Noun
Holly, was taken up, and while it cam,
under the talk of the Judge on granting
to women, he called attention to the fac
that Mrs. Berry's son is really in charge
Mrs. Berry was sick and was unable to b,
in court, and the Judge gave James SOM
advice about how to conduct the hotel.
There were two remostrances agains
granting license to Margaret Feldon tt
keep hotel at Jacksonville. The objec
tions were based on several points. among
them that the hotel Is within the pre-
scribed limits of a church and schoo
house. Judge Horner said this question Il
now before the Supreme Court and that
he could not act until that body had rem
dered an opinion. He laid the application
over until November 4. when, If the Su
preme Court has not taken action he would
hear the other objections in the remon
STRANGE.
Mary E. Evans applied for license tt
continue the Mill street hotel The objec
ton to granting license to a woman wal
brought in and Judge Horner said hi
would let the matter lie over until mex
Monday.
Thomas ]. Barrett applied for whole
sale license in Florence. He said that
great many boating parties came
up to his hotel and wanted liquor to carry
on their boats and he was not able to sup
ply them. The Judge warned him against
running wagon.
The following licenses were then grant
ed: