Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-05
SEEKS LICENSE
FOR HIS CLIENT
ONCE REFUSED
Lawyer Wight Addresses
Excise Board in EehaIf of
Transfer to KozI0Wski.
COM MISSI0NERS HOLD
A VERY LONG SESSION
One New Application Turned
DoWn--Transfers and Re-
neWals Granted.

The Board of Excise Commission
ers held one of the longest sessions
on record last night in the council
chamber at city hall. This was due
to the lengthy speech of James s.
Wight regarding license that had
been refused. All the members of
the board were present
Three applications for transfers
were granted and one withdrawn
Six renewals were unanimously
gr .nted. One application for a new
license was refused, and three were
laid over. One bottling application
was granted.
Lawyer Wight was present In be-
half of Joseph Kozlowski. Kozlow-
ski had attempted to secure a trans
fer of a saloon license from Mike
Metruska to himself at 36S Smith
street, after the place had been sold
According to the excise law, the
board shall not grant an application
In such case. The application was
before the board at the December
meeting and was refused by a vote
OF three to two. According to Mr..
Wight, 1t appeared that Metruska
and brewing company were re-
sponsible for leading Kozlowski to
pay out his money and accept the
place before the excise board had
acted upon the application. Koz-
lowskt had numerous affidavits be-
fore the board, stating that he was
O law-abiding citizen and told of his
past record as we'll as some of his
relations with Metruska. Lawyer
Wight spoke for an hour and thirty
minutes, going over his clients good
record and giving the board infor-
nation as to its powers and limita-
tions. He made strenuous effort to
convince the board that the word
.'shall" in the above excise law ac-
cording to other cases of law, does
not necessarily mean that the board
shall refuse such an application. In
that relation he cited many cases
from New Jersey and other states.
Occasionally President Mulchahey
would enlighten him on some sub
1ect relative to the case In hand.
Regarding the matter, the president
at one time stated that such trans
fers, which are made and possession
taken before the board acts upon
the application for transfer OF the
license, constitute one of the great
est evils in the business. In the
above case, 1t appeared that Koz-
lowski had purchased the place
without knowing what the excise
board would do. He took the place
and paid for it and conducted 1t un-
til February 8. when 1t was closed
by the police. Both Kozlowski and
Metruska were present last night.
The matter, following discussion
lasting nearly. two hours, was re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee,
who will confer with City Attorney
Hommann. No application was be-
fore the board last night, but Law
yer Wight asked the board to recon-
consider its action of December.
Transfers Granted.
The following transfers were
granted: Bryan Dunn to Patrick
Lyon, lit Smith street; Joseph
Hrubec to John Krupa, 27 Hall ave-
nue.; Anna Deleman to John Wa
werczak, 731 State street.
The application of Adam Laskow-
ski, for transfer from place to
place, in State street, was withdrawn
upon request~of the applicant. The
application of Frank Macrowski for
II
street, was refused by a vote of
three to two.
Upon request of Chairman Sea-
man, of the investigating committee,
the application of James j. Garland,
for a saloon in William Howley's old
place, at 327 State street, was laid
over for a month. A bottling license
was granted to Leo Schwartz, at 76
tion of andre Matey, for saloon at
l Jacques street, was under the
rules laid over Israel Bality, who
has a saloon at 715 State street,
made application for bottling IL
cense at the same address, last
night, which was laid over, under
the rules.
Six applications for renewals were
,fv,,n oranfnd