The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-25
COMMITTEE ASKED TO
KEEP DIVE IN OPERATION


NAV continue TO take It's rental from
the place and sell it's beer TO the pro-
prietor
The place has been established as
q saloon for nearly 80 years and was
formerly conducted by Nicholas Kun
mer. the husband of the present own
err said Miner TO the committee. AT
that time the neighborhood was re-
spectacle little German community,
but the city has grown and the SUR
roundings have changed until the Ne
sroes predominant.
The lease given the Union Brew
ing Co. by Mrs. Hummer contains
some very stringent restrictions. but
Mrs. Hummer has never considered
IL necessary to cancel the lease on
account of the violation OF the re-
strictions. Some months ago. Mr..
kessler. the proprietor. had lunch
room in connection with the saloon,
and Mrs. Hummer did not like the
way things were going at that time
but that feature has been eliminated
now My understanding is that moth
ing has transpired in the place which
would give the owner the proper legal
right TO cancel the lease, nor has
there been any desire 10 do so. Mrs.
Hummer lives next door and IL seems
TO me that il ANYTHING Objectionable
took place she would demonstrate.
This place is not near any church
or school house OF course, we un'
derstand that il is frequented by Ne
groes and Mr.. Kessler may have been
little indiscreet at times, but there
is no charge against Kessler in the
courts.
Now, gentlemen, IL the license is
revoked who will suffer? First. the
place will lose its rental value and
the old lady may have difficulty in
renting the place, and the Union
Brewing Co., will also lose just that
much business. Please consider the
ether interests involved in this mat
ter"
Mr.. Miner spoke for perhaps 10 min
utes. repeating the same arguments
over and over with slight variation
but always with appealing glances
and gestures at the committee
Since the committee began its de
liberations OF representatives OF sew
eral brewing companies have fire
quented the committee room 10 see
that saloons in which they are inter
ested are given licenses. Chris. Berg
manager OF the West Side Brewin4
CO.: John lynda, former water com
missioner, and president OF the White
Eagle Brewing Co, and Billy" Cab
riel, city agent for the koppitZ-Melch
ers Brewing Co, are conspicuous IN
the committee room and in the coun
ell chamber where the applicants foi
licenses await their turn to be calle1
before the committee.
The committee made rapid progress
Wednesday afternoon. Ii finished
work on the transfers which will be
allowed. There were 300 instances
where present proprietors made ap
plioations for renewals, while the per
sons TO whom they have sold also
made applications. The work has
been TO reject the applications OF the
present proprietors and grant those
OF the new applicants.
After the committee finished this
portion of the work IL passed on aboul
ZOO renewals OF licenses for saloon
Keepers who wish TO continue in bust
who have no police record agains
them. The applications of those will
police records had been laid asid,
previously and will be considered
Friday.
Stanley Kuta, aged % years. wa!
granted license by the committe;
to conduct a saloon at No. 81 Home
ST. The license was transferred from
father TO son. The latter appeared I;
be not over 19 years and blusher
when the committee asked him il HI
thought he could run a saloon. TIL,
aldermen lamented the fact that tn,
elder Kuta should put his son in thu
saloon business.
Otto Wolgast brother of AID VOL
CAST, the pugilist, is In California will
his brother and, consequently, did no
appear before the committee with I
J. Woodbeck when the latter made
application for license to step int
Walgast's saloon at No. 1855 Jeffer
son-ave. The committee, however
made the transfer on being assured
that Wolgast had sold out to Wood