Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-01
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East KiIIingiy's Protest.

East kiiiingiy's Protest. | On behalf of more than a hundred residents of East KillingIy Judge Back presented a remonstrance against granting a license to Erwin B. Chase in that place on the grounds above set forth and because of that part of the | town being strictly residential and manufa curing, and, to quote from the petition. because the community is promised only uncertain employment I at moderate wages, out of which very little is left after paying the butchers and grocers bills. Judge Back also 1 laid in remonstrance, as attorney for | the Assawaga }Noolen company and I<illingly Manufacturing company, against the granting of a license to W. H. Campbell in Dayville.
 In filing remonstrances against $. P. Humphrey. Jr., Amadeet Bernier, Thomas P. Ward. Henry Pechie and Ludger J. Morin, Judge A. G. Bill made no comment except in connection with the latter, saying that as a justice of the peace he was not legally entitled to receive a license, though he had la st year. while holding the same office, no doubt through oversight on the part of the commissioners.
 To Insure Decent Conditions.
 Speaking in favor of the petition to limit to six licenses ;n the borough, Rev. c. H. Barber said that the paper had been signed by both license and no-license voters and that he felt that there was a general desire to make conditions just as decent as possible in Danielson under license. He stated to the commissioners that he believed that favorable action by them on the petition would be generally appru ciated here. With the objectionable places weeded out, there would be less competition among the liquor dealers and less incentive to produce business than when there are so many saloons. To reduce the number would be for the moral welfare of the town. Afr. Bar Der conceded that there might be feeling on the part of some temperance men 70 let the license year produce what it might in flooding the streets with drunkards, that the voters would decide to return to no-license next year, but this sentiment was not gen. eral. He believed the borough would be better off and no one subjected to hardship if there are only six places here.
 Commissioner Hall said to Rev. MT. Barber: You had enough places last year, when you did not have any, did you not? II seems to me that your town has spoken louder for license than for several years"
 Rev. MT. Barber. who is never rabid or irrational in discussing the license issue, said that some have thought moral issue had entered into the de- cision of the question this year.
 What Legislature Refused to Do.
 EIr. Hall pointed out that the stat utes that govern the granting of li- censes make no distinction as to linn iting the number granted in borough of a town and that the petitioners were asking the commissioners to do something for them that the last leg islature had refused to do. Mir. Hall stated that the commissioners want to do what is best for the town, but they are restrained from granting licenses in the strictly residential and manu- fa-cturing villages
 Mill Man Protests
 Gordon A. Johnstone, agent of the Danieison Cotton company. also ap- peared for the petition. As a mill man saloons in the town grouped cfose To his factory where he claimed 30 per cent of the machinery was stopped from Mondays to Wednesdays during the last year of license in KiIIingIy because of drunkenness among the operatives. His mill competes with the other manufacturers of kfllinely and he felt that the handicap of sa looms should not be borne entirely by manufacturers in the borough.
 No Hope for Chase.
 Commissioner Hail announced that the board could not favorably consid- CT the application of Erwin B. Chase, as for years past the commissioners manufacturing and residential section The petitioner, he said, has the right tn appeal from this decision to the su- perior court and the commissioners would be glad if he would do so, that they might have the benefit of a de cision as to their position. Mir. Chase did not state as to whether he would make such an appeal
 Next Session Monday.
 The commissioners will come here Monday to give a hearing on the Campbell remonstrances (there are two) and will give hearings oa the others on a. date to be decided. Mon day afternoon the commissioners made visits of inspection to the places in town that have applied to be licensed.