Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-08
SALOON ADDED
| TO CITY'S LIST
Excise Board Grant License
to Michael Mieszkowski--
keene and Francis SITS.
VIOLATION OF PLATFORM
Commissioners Break Prom
ise and Increase Number of
Saloons in Perth Amboy.

one new license was granted at a
meeting of the Board of Excise Com
missioners last night in violation of
the platform on which they were
elected two years ago. The four
members present voted unanimously
to grant saloon license to Michael
Mieszkowski In the place formerly
kept by Joseph Molnar at Keene and
Francis streets. At the last regular
meeting Molnar was granted a re-
newal of his license and at an ad-
Journed session a week later he was
granted q transfer for his business
from Keene and Francis streets to
Keene and Grove streets. The board
last night also granted a transfer
from man to man and laid another
on the table which had ben laid over
at the previous monthly meeting.
Seven other transfers were granted
and two were laid over under the
rules. Twelve renewals were grant.
ed collectively and unanimously.
The granting of a saloon license
to Mieszkowski and thus adding an
other saloon to the ist of Peril
Amboy's drinking places came as .
surprise to some, but there were
others who had been looking wise
and who seemed to think that the
application would pass through
President Fritzinger and Commits
stoners Tymrakiewicz, Henderson
and Burns violated their ante-elec-
ton promise when they voted In
favor Of this application. The appli-
cation was laid over at the previous
monthly meeting.
Counsel Speaks for Applicant.
When 1t was taken up for action
last night James s. Wight appeared
as counsel for the applicant and
urged that the commissioners act
favorably to his client. He referred
to the rapid growth OF the section
familiarly known as Budapest" In
which the saloon is located, and de-
clared the place was not new and
the man was not entirely new in the
business. He declared his client had
entered into contract. for the pur-
chase of the place and bound him-
self to take it. He asked that the
place be reliesased and thus an
asset belonging to the properly be
left with IT,. The attorney conclud-
ed by quoting q former county snage
VINO Was adverse To granting any
new liquor licenses, but in granting
one said the growth and demands Of
communities should be considered;
that where a community had risen
SO that there was room for another
drinking place there was no good
reason why 1t should not be granted,
despite the fact that he was adverse
to granting sdditscra, licenses.
Petition In Favor.
A petition asking that Mieszkow-
ski be granted license, signed by
Stephen Kozusko and twenty-eight
others, residents and property own
ers, was read. The application was
granted unanimously. and thus a
bitter battle that seemed to be more
between breweries than man and
man. terminated.
Transfer Is Granted.
An application for the transfer OF
the saloon license at 697 Charles
street from Michael Stumpf to John
Amazzi was taken up for action, af-
ter having been previously laid over,
and was granted unanimously.
Pfirr1nanu Application Tabled.
The application Of William Pfirr-
man for transfer of his saloon
license from 415 Front street to "a
Smith street, laid over at the last
meeting. was laid on the table with
some opposition. The desired trans
fer Ia to a place formerly occupied
by Joseph Mclaughlin at the foot OF
Smith street. The board seems split
on the manner of disposition of this
case. Commissioner Burns made a
motion to lay 1t ON the table, which
meant indefinitely, and this was sec
onded by Commissioner Tymrakie-
wicz. 1t appeared President Fritz
niger and Commissioner Henderson
were united upon having the appii-
cation laid over for two weeks. The
latter made motion to lay 1t over
for that length of time, but Mr..
Burns would not accept that as an
amendment to his motion, which ac-
tcordingiy stood.
Granting of Transfers.
One ballot was cast against the
application of David Woifson to
transfer his saloon license from las
Washington street to 285 Smith
street. 1t was granted by a vote OF
3 to /. This means that one of the
oldest established liquor dealing
places in the city will remove The
following transfers were granted
unanimously: Edward r. Switzer,
hotel, 1s9 Smith street, to Sol. Ben
hRmn; Anton Dusinskf, saloon, AL
High street, to Joseph Terpis; Adam
Schak, saloon. 705 Charles street
10 Susie Hovanecs; Peter Horbatt,
saloon, 432 Amboy avenue, to Jos
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