Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-01
JEWETT CITY LIQUOR APPLICATIONS
Hearing Before County Commissioners Here Two
 Remonsrances-Two Others Continued

Before the county commissioners on Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock in their office, in the town hall here, hearings were held on tht applications for li- cense in the town of GriSwold which came into the license column by one majority the recent election. There had been 15 licenses filed. Of these four-John Dutkowski. J. w. Brickley. Michael T. Shea and Paulette Kalinsky were withdrawn before the hearing. Against four of the remaining eleven there were remonstrances these being against the applications of Napoleon Marcot, Henry Ritchie. William Gre nier and George w. Jackson. All three county commissioners were present, Chairman c. H. Smith pre- siding, and the hearing occupied a. lit more than thirty men interested either for or against the granting of the H- censes filled all the seating room, and several also stood during the hearing
 Clerk c. D. Moves of the board open ed the hearing by stating it's purpose, the names and number of the apph- cants and acertaining how many of the applicants were present or repre- scented, and against how many there were remonstrances.
 The Jackson Application.
 Int hearing on the application of George w. Jackson for a license in the Aramony building. signed by James Mccoy and 26 others, was first taken up. Attorney William H. Shields rep resented the petitioner. Attorney w. G. Murray appeared for the remon- strants.
 Mir. Jackson. the applicant, was the first witness called by Attorney Shields He testified to his previous experience of six months as a bar tender in Fall River. He described the location of the Aramony building on the road to Noluntown, stating there were two stores on the same road as no AT~11 Hr1fl r1,n 11rTfI J will be one single room.
 He was cross examined by Attorney Murray, who read remOnstrance against this location, signed by F. H. 15 others, including neighbors in this location and the family which lives upstairs in the building.
 Frederick H. Gilbert was called and stated that his objection to the grant ing of the license was because that part of the borough was unpoliced and there was no protection for the public. He testified that this was d residential part of the bNough. He is a contrac- or who lives nearly opposite the Ara mony building. This remonstrant was cross examined by Attorney Shields. He testified that there had been a time when the constable had gone to this part of the borough, which is called Factory Hill. He is a no-licenese man, he said.
 Albert G. Brewster was the next witness, a farmer in the town and a deputy judge. He testified he owned four houses occupied by tenants near the Armony building, and on account of his tenants he objected to the grant, ing of a license here, believing that it would deteriOrate his property
 To the questions of Attorney Shields MT. Brewster testified to the character of his tenants. showing that the fam flies had children. He is opposed to license on principle, he told the attor- ney.
 Residential District.
 Supt. William A. Ba1lou of the Sla- ter mills was the next witness. He testified that this location, Factory Hill, was largely a residential district and many of the people worked in the Slater mill and he objected to the granting of the license, saying that he believed it would be detrimental to the village life to have the saloon there
 Attorney Shields asked the witness