The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-16
FAIRFIELD

Another hearing Of deep interest to
/, the people Of the town, if one may
Judge from the crowd present, was
held before the County Commissioners
yesterday in the Town hall. The case
was OF one Lipsitz of Pembroke street,
cense to run q saloon In the Perry
| building on Spring street. ATTORNEY
C1itus King appeared for the appli-
cant, and Attorneys Bacon Wakeman
and James Cummings for those who
protest Unlike the hearing in the
not think Ii necessary to eliminate the
personal element and testimony was
taken as to the admirable fitness Of
the applicant to run saloon. In
opening the proceedings Attorney
Wakeman contended that the applica-
ton was not what 1t should be. The
party applying was unknown to any
certificate for the character of the
individual; and those who signed the
application have not certified to the
mans character. Commissioner Pease
stated that it had been decided by the
Attorney General of the State, that
Gent. IL once accepted by the Commits
sicners. nevertheless a number of wit
nesses were called to certify to the
character Of Mr.. Lipsitz. Mr.. King
remarked the objection to the charac-
ter Of the man came at an inopportune
time: 1t only concerns the Board of
Commissioners whether they will re-
ceive the application; and it is up to
them to say whether they will grant
a license. The fact that Perry's block
is within 200 feet Of cemetery, was
urged by Mr.. Wakeman, but the cOun-
sci for the applicant contended that
the grave yard Is not now a cemetery
- ;1I
recently. and there is no front gate
TO keep out whatever might wish to
go in. The exceptions made by Mr..
Wakeman were noted. and the pro-
ceedings continued. Mr.. King thought
that II would require "violent
stretch Of the imagination to call the
burial place a cemetery" Attorney
Cummings said a great many bodies
are buried there. and that the place
is taken care Of by the town.
Walter Edward Redf1eld, was the
first witness called. He said there are
two saloons in the locality and there
Is no need for another. Ebert L.
Green. of Bridgeport had known the
applicant for a year, and thought him
"A good man to license. He has a good
character; his credit Is. good and he
IS good family man. John P. Gray
Assistant Clerk of the City court. had
known Liptzic for Is months, and re-
for a saloon keeper. Richard Brown.
City Sheriff OF Bridgeport, for years,
had always found the applicant a
Straightforward, respectable man-too
good to go into the liquor business.
"A ttorney Cornblut knew Liptzic and
considered him straight, No. 1 man.
He had had much to do with him in
the real estate business.
The applicant then took the stand
in his own behalf. He said he had
lived in Bridgeport about years. He
once lived on Staten Island, and was
in the U. g.. Navy for years from
which he had an honorable discharge.
We went to Sunderfield. in Massa-
chusetts. where he lived for years,
and was seiectman and overseer of the
poor. Came 10 Bridgeport and bought
real estate. Had been in the liquor
business about 8 months. but week
or two ago sold out He proposed to
settle I'm Fairfield and fix up a nice
bar and cafe, first class, where light
lunches would be served. 1t would be
"A place for gentlemen to patronize.
He sold Springfield beer in Bridgeport,
but had not agreed to sell any particu-
lar kind of beer in Fairfield. He will
lay his own money down for the IL
cense and saloon. He did not notice
the cemetery when he signed the ap-
plication. He does not intend to have
Tom Dick and Harry hanging about
his place. He has lease of the place
for years provided he gets a license.
In his opinion there isn't decent sa-
loon in Fairfield. At this point the
Court remarked that 1t didn't want
to stay here all day
Henry r. Minor. civil engineer
from Norwalk. was called and produc-
ed q map showing the proximity of
the proposed saloon to the cemetery
and other saloons in the immediate
neighborhood. 1T was examined by
the parties concerned with evident
curiosity, as if they were really in the
dark concerning the real situation.
Father O'Dell,- pastor of ST. Thomas
church. presented a remonstrance and
resolutions against granting the Ii
hcense- adopted by some 200 men of his
ichurch without dissenting vote
tnEho were present at mass