Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-06
REFUSES
TO TRANSFER TWO
LIQUOR LICENSES
Bloomfield Authorities Say
There Are Enough Saloons
in Town at Present.

The Bloomfield Town Council last
the transfer OF the liquor licenses now
in the name Of James NJ. Bcldon, 10
Broad street. and Harry D. Mccain,
554 Bloomfield averue. The applicants
were John F'ilktn and Michael W..
Boyle, respectively. 1t was the third
attempt made by Boyle TO obtain a
transfer, and he was not represented
at the meeting nor did he appear him
self.
Councilman Walker expressed his
surprise that Boyle should ask for a
transfer after he had been refused
twice. Edwin \. RaNner appeared on
behalf of Filkin. whom he said he had
known for eighteen years. He spoke
highly of the applicant and dwelt at
length on the fact that the hotel was
the only onc of its kind in the town,
particularly adapted for the purpose.
Letters We're received from Police Ch1e1
James Bell. OF East Orange, and Fred
erick W. Simpson, of Upper Montclair,
testif%ing to the good reputation OF
Filkin. who had conducted a hotel in
both those places.
The council took a recess to discuss
the applications, and upon ~reconvening
Councilman Unangst made a motion
that Filkin's application be granted.
He stated that he believed the reopen
ing of the hotel known as the Amer
lean House TO be a necessity as ac-
commodatipn to people who visited the
town. He was the only one who voted
ifor Filkin.
4 letter WAS read from the W. {. T..
[. of Bloomfield protesting againstthe
granting OF the applications. 1t stated
that there We're enough liquor places
in the town without them.
Seymour p. Gilbert. Michael n. Hig-
gins. Henry Samuel. Carl Ferguson and
others appeared before the council and
protested vigorously against the as
sesSments as fixed by the Board of
I Assessors in the opening of new streets
in and about the proposed public play
ground ard park now known as Wat
scssing swamp. Nil declared that the
assessments were excessive and that
unjust discrimination had been used
by the assessors. They also stated that
the mode Of procedure of the assessors
and Town Council in the matter was
! llltRHi. AittI SDiiit ulStlSSlVli llNt lid
ter was laid over until next Tuesday
night, when the council will hold an
adjourned meeting.
The appointment Of John Breen and
Charles Shorter as special policemef
was referred to the police committee
Councilmen Chabot, Hummel and
Unangst stated that they believed al
increased force was necessary, owing
to the rapid growth Of the town. Coun-
cilmen Harrison and Murray We're o.
the opinion that there was no need o.
more specials. and the matter was re
ferred.
The fire committee reported that thu
extension of the fire-alarm system hat
been completed and boxes No. "a an(
No. 80 were now in commission. TIT
committee further stated that it hope'
at an early date to afford some fir
protection in B~rookdale. The need o
this was shown by the recent fire whicl
destroyed the old Reformed Church.
Town Attorney Van LEV was au
thorized to appear before the stat
Board of Taxation in the matter of tn
appeal from the decision of the count
board by the Public Service in regarl
TO the assessment on the ~latter's Bloom
field avenue line. The county boar
sustained the town coard of Asses
sors' assessments, and now the Publ
Service has made another appeal to tn
State Board.
Councilman Walker reported that tn
bill introduced in the Senate, whic
, levied 80 per cent. of the cost of tn
abolishment of grade crossings on tn
, municipality affected would prohabl