Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-03
demonstrate Against Two Licenses
Hearings Before County Commissioners Occupy Severa
Hours = No Decisions Given.

Thursday morning at ten O'Clock, the
county commissioners conducted 9
hearing on two liquor licenses applied
| for in the town of GriswOld, Chair
| man Charles H. Smith presiding.
/ A hearing was called on the appli-
cation of Napoleon Narcotic, who was
represented by Attorney H. H. Pettis
| The remonstrance fled against this
/ application was signed by David Both
! we'll and eighteen others. Attorney c.
/ V. James appeared for the re1non-
strants.
! The first witness for the rernon-
| strants was David Boutwell,, a resident
| of the town. who lived about 50 feet
| he testified from the Bray building.
He described the building as having a
basement under it, and the building
front is s feet from the outside edge
Of the sidewalk The sidewalk is in
good repair. but parts OF the sidewalk
on the opposite side are in poor con-
ditfon. He thought that the building
would require one step. The travel
on the street is from 1000 to 1000 peo-
pie per day. From the proposed loca-
ton it is of residential character, but
there is q small store, which sells no.
lions on the opposite side of Mechanic
street There is one patrolTnan in this
part of the town, who may be seen a
couple of times at night. He thought
the section is not sufficiently patrOlIed
If a license should be granted. There
is All application for license also in
the Brickley building on this street
He thought there were 20 to 80 chill
dren living in this neighborhood. There
is no driveway to the side or rear or
the building, and his principal objec-
ton, he said, to having a license there
was because of the nearness OF his res
idence to the Bray building. He could
both see into it and hear what went
on in the summer time. The Bray
building is about 80 feet from a GEM
etery The value of his property is
$500, and would be deprecated by the
location of the saloon.
Want All Facts in Case.
Attorney Pettis objected to ques-
lions tending TO show the applicants
character, but the commissioners in
formed him that 1t was their practice
to get all the facts in the case, and
Attorney Pettis Withdrew his objec-
tion.
ness as TO the character of a former
pls ce conducted by Mr.. Narcotic. He
said 1T had been noisy. the witness
thought he would have to move IL
license was granted there.
Attorney Pettis cross examined the
witness, bringing out that he lived
about 500 feet from the railroad sta
ton. He lives diagonally across the
building is about IA inches from the |
inner edge of the sidewalk. There is |
an application for saloon license in !
the Rrickley building adjoining the /
tSraV DullQtnS. lie mas not Deen al |
noyed by noise at the Brickley build |
ng. The police officer came around |
N this section as much as he did in |
any TART of the borough. He used (
liquor himself, sometimes and might |
20 into saloon. He had objected to |
he Bray building being moved TO this /
ocation, but the borough officers had |
allowed the removal. There is an open !,
way.
Questioned again by Attorney James
III eaG IN EaTo he Ii
,aticn of houses in this neighborhood.
Street Much Travelled.
William II. Brown. a resident of
street, was the next Wit
less. He is the postmaster. He lives
N the opposite side from the Bray
'he street is travelled a great deal to
each the trains and trolleys. From |
srick'ey's ur the street is residential
kept for a small store, having about
" enty houses east of Brici1ley's. From
orty 10 fifty children live IN the neigh
orhood- He had been told that Noboes
requented l. saloon formerly kept BY
he applicant.
Under cross examination by Attor
icy PettfS he said that the Shea place.
fhere there is also an application for
license, is nearer his house than the
,rsy building, but 1t faces the other
5sy He had not heard hat the one
fhcer i'll the borough had been unable
0 keep the peace when the town had
license before. Between Brtekley's
nd his house there are only the Both
Fell residence and the Bray building.
To the questions OF Attorney Pettis
Many Children Pass.
George a. Haskell. living on Main
reN residence and the Bray building. :
nd his house there are only 49, buuiI- |
treet, Jewett City, was the next wit
esS. His testimony was that Mathew-
,n street was travelled about as mitch
~. jv. TnT4 ffT- 70
yelling houses on Mathewson- street.
bout 100 children daily go along the J
rect on the way to school. He had
zen a pretty hard looking crowd j
round place formerly rim by MI.
[arcotte.
40 the questions of Attorney Pettis !
lie witness said that there had been a
lumber of men around Narcotics for
er place and they looked of poor
laiity. {
Robert IL Liebenthai. tenant Of 7
r. Haskei.s on Mathewson street, I
stified to the large amount of pass s
g ON the street. There is an empty =
t OH the street used as a playground ! {
: the children Ee objected tp tho {
'anting of the license here principally z
.cause of the number of women and I
lildren who used this street Mr.. 2
asSell also made a statement that the
hool children used this street.
Trouble in Former Saloon. :
4
wett City. also testified TO the large | c
avel on Mathewson street. His prin- q
pal objection to granting a license =
re was because of the women and !;
ildrCn who would be passing this E
ace. lie testified that he had been n
lied professionally to sew up a mead
hieh had been injured in a fight at S
e saloon formerly kept by Mr. Mar t
tie, and the class of patrons was of d
rough character and its reputation r
as of the worst 4
To a question by Attorney Pettis ON
oss examination. DIR. Holmes said the t
ugh sidewalk the opposite side of Il
e street was the objection to walk G
g ON that side. He thought il was t.
lgor than four years ago since Mr.. Ii
arcotte had kept saloon and he b
dni heard anything against his rep D
ation lately. He thought the Dor
sh ought to have more police pro- G.
N. anyway. e.
Applicant Testified.
Mr.. Narcotic, the applicant, was put !
the stand by Attorney Pettis He .
stifie to beirg resident of Jewett ! =
ty fifteen years. He Kept a saloon
ere seven years ago for two and one
If years, and also in Norwich six
m or sew ,nteen wears ago He sold N