The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-28
YOU CAN GOTO HE'LL
SAYS OWEN TO link
Aldermen Have Lively Little SQUAD
BILE Over Saloon Licenses-Com-
mittee Awaits Birds Opinion.

"You can't blum me. You can &c
To hell"
Thus did Aid. owen pay his re-
spects to Chairman link. of the coun-
ell committee on liquor regulation,
Monday morning. This emphatic de-
claration from the venerable alder
man from the First ward was called
out by links advocacy OF an amend
ment OF the Watson ordinance which
would remove Aid. Koenig's property
at Harper-ave. and st. Antoine-st.,
from the saloon-restricted district.
link had stated to the committee
that the coming In Of factories IN
that district had hurt Koenig's groc-
cry business. and that the Third
ward alderman now wants TO put IN
hotel, restaurant and bar. The need
OF accommodation for the factory elm
ployes "-as mentioned.
Aid. Owen was called on to state
whether the property-owners petition
ing against allowing Koenig the priv
ilege were residents In the district
Immediately adjoining the Location OF
the proposed hotel.
ward" said owen. "And | am going
to vote against this amendment"
you were In favor Of granting per
mission TO two hotels on Woodward
ave." retorted link.
Yes, and those were hotels-this
Is bluff" replied owen.
In a minute link and Owen were
both on their feet and persiflage OF
a light and personal sort was abund
ant. They cooled down later and
shook hands.
The five aldermen OF the liquor
committee were unable to agree on
policy as to the NUMBER of saloon
licenses to be granted Aid. link
Lempke and Garvey aligned them
selves as In favor OF granting 1858
licenses, the opinion OF Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney Fitzpatrick to
the contrary Notwithstanding. Aid
Ellis was inclined TO stand for Xii.
patrick's opinion, while Aid. HARPER
was non-committal.
II have sent TO Acknowledgement
Bird in Lansing to get an opinion on
Kilpatrick's opinion" announced
link. THAT opinion was to have been
here early this morning but the mail
is delayed"
The committee members agreed to
wait for Birds opinion before taking
up definite policy. They also agreed
to visit Koenig's premises and adj
Judge as to the necessity OF hotel
there from personal inspection.
link declared that Fitzpatrick con-
tradicts himself In his opinion, In
which II is held that transfers OF
saloon property decrease the number
of licenses to be issued later. being
voluntary surrenders. HARPER said
that Fitzpatrick did not contradict
himself, and this view was taken by
Ellis.
Il cannot understand how a license
Is revoked or surrendered when II Is
in full effect until May" declared Aid.
Lempke. THE state law says that
we cannot sanction transfers. II there
have been any illegal acts they have
been on the part OF the common coun-
Gil In approving OF transfers and not
on the part of the individuals
I'VE could not accept transfers and
80 they have no bearing assented
link.
Aid. Korte, who was present, took
the view OF Fitzpatrick that transfers
cut down the number of licenses and
said he had warned brewers of the
effect of transfers made during this
year.
1t developed in the committee meet
ing that, although the other members
were ready to fight to make Aid. link
show his list Of undesirable saloon
keepers last week, none o. them had
taken the trouble to get copy from
Police Commissioner Croul after the
latter had stated that he would give
copies to such as wanted them.