The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-08
BREWER rs ACT AS
UMP|RES BEFORE
COMMITTEE
Decide Who's To Be Considered
Bona Eide Applicant for Liquor
License When More Than One
Seek Same Stand.
Aid. Lemkie Declares No Attention
Will Be Paid To Commissioner
Is Crouls Blacklist.

All the breweries In Detroit, with
two exceptions. were represented In
the meeting of the council committee
on liquor regulation. Friday morning,
when the committee began the task OF
hearing saloonkeepers and others In
terested III the granting OF licenses.
The committees time was almost
entirely taken up with the considera-
tion of cases In which more than one
application for license had been filel
for the same place. The brewers, who
control most of the leases, were pres
ent as sort OF arbitration board to
decide which applicant is entitled TO
be considered as representing the
lessee and entitled to consideration.
About 10 OF these duplicate applica-
tons were considered anc disposed OF,
few OF which affected downtown sa-
looms. There was a general laugh
when Committee Clerk Schreiter read
two applications for the saloon and
cafe OF Tom Swan, Nos. 24-26 Lafay-
ette-blvd. Besides Thomas himself.
John II. Main indicated a yearning for
the stand Mr.. Swan will remain at
the old stand.
BILLY" Klinnick and a man namcd
Klein were botn applicants for the
Baldwin hotel license. The brewer
ruling the destinies OF the Baldwin
bar decided against Klinnick and In
favor of Klein.
Andrew Smith and James Wilson
both applied for the privilege of sue
eeeding Paul German, who ran sa-
loon at No. 100 Michigan-aye. Smith
drew the plum. Harry p. Baughton,
who has been running place at NO.
20 John R.-st., was another shining
light in the downtown district who
was ruled against Roy K. Williams,
who has been in business at No 90
Catherine-st.. was allowed the priv
ilege of applying for license Tor
The place. The Catherine-st. emporium
will be closed.
Every one OF these Is disputes as 20
who should get tiie. license was settled
by the brewers. The following brew
cries were represented: Kings. Goe'
bells, Eckhardt & Becker, Tlvoii,
Champion. West Side, Pfeiffer's.
Stroh's, Koppitz & Melcher, American.
independent, Detroit, Columbia, Zol-
towski White Eagle and Voigts. Tue
only two not represented were the Mu-
tual and he Union.
These applications are not an un-
usual thing" said Arthur Darmstaelc
or. of the West Side brewery. Lots
OF these fellows flea applications WIN
ont the slightest idea OF going AFTER
The place. They did this. suppose, SO
that il there was a possible chance OF
getting in. they would be In on tho
ground floor"
Two applications were filed Tor the
svanee island resort, off the foot or
rIllibridge-ave. Gerhard Dickhoff and
William Tank were the applicants
The latter was successful.
One of the noticeable hgures In the
crowd was James V. Oxtooy, the at
torney He is representing the rlrss
Presbyterian society In us nsnt
against the establishing OF a par III
the Addison apartments. AS soon as
the Addison application comes up, MI
Oxtoby will register his protest.
The committee is paying no atten-
ton to Police Commissioners Croul s
list of undesirable saloonkeeprs.
las far as the committee Is con-
cerned. 1t doesn't know that such
list exists" declared Aid. Lemke:
personally. / have never seen IL.
believe IL was given TO the chairman
of the committee, but none OF the
other members were provided with
comics No attention will be paid
to the list"
when the name of Charles Stevens,
an applicant for license to run
Michigan-ave. saloon, was read, one
of the brewers announced: You can
throw that one out. Poor Stevens
died this morning.
The committee adjourned at noon.
Friday afternoon was taken up with
tie consideration OF the applications
of about Is men who seek licenses
in new locations.