The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-30

ment can be made In the next week.
said Aid. O'Brien. rF
AS the only active alderman from
the Tenth ward. Il was up 10 me TO
do some investigating In this matter
and ! find that there is no way In
which this council could deprive Nc
Curdy OF his license. The only OBJ
lection the church people have, as
near as ! can discover is not TO the
saloon. but against the bowling alley.
| do not think II fair that McCurdy
should be put on the grill and held
up 10 public scorn as an undesirable
saloonkeeper because, his bowling al
ley adjoins a church. | went TO the
police and they told me they have
nothing against McCurdy. From all }
can learn, he is an exemplary saloon
keeper. We need more of his kind In
our business. The Rev. Mr.. Zeigler
sent petition around among the citi-
gems and business men In the vicinity
OF the place, but no one would sign 1t,
as near as | can learn. Certainly II
was never presented TO this council
Aid. "Pat" Is Eloquent.
Now, there are several hundred
OlHeT NdlOOuo III lnAb lily AONdNNu NAOoN
TO churches, just as is McCurdy's. II
We put McCurdy out OF business
others prejudiced against our bust
ness, would come in here and ask MS
why We don't put the other saloons
near churches out OF business, also
We are not hypocrites here and We
wouldn't want 10 condemn this mans
business without condemning them
all"
OBrien declared that the liquor IL
cense committee this year had done
splendid work and that IL would be an
insult to the committee not 10 adopt
its unanimous report.
we had McCurdy's name in the
Nj of approved licenses said Aid.
Ellis, chairman of the liquor regula-
ton committee. When this trouble
came up we decided to make sep
arate report on IL, so that the trouble
could be threshed out on the floor or
the council without holding up the
others. We have the assurance or
the police commissioner that II this
matter is not decided for week, the
will not take action
against McCurdy pending that time.
Aid Lodge spoke at length in favor
OF laying the report on the table.
Aid. Lodge stated that such a prob
lem must be solved by the church
and the saloonkeeper getting together
and compromising. He said he was
TO a saloon so near church,
but that the saloonkeeper had rights
Of which the council could not deprive
him, and that the only way out or the
difficulty was for the church people
and the saloonkeeper to agree on one
moving away from the premises.
Aid. Owen spoke in favor OF COM
pelling the removal OF the saloon.
Dean S. s. Marquis and other clergy
men. remained in the council cham
Der from 10 O'Clock until o'clock
but did not take part in the debate
On the floor OF the council. Some OF
he aldermen who were disposed TO
fght the saloon on the floor OF the
council, listened TO Dean Marquis just
before the session was called.
There is no doubt but that Mr. !
McCurdy has certain rights said |
Dean Marquis. I'VE do not say that |
the council should force him out OF |
business. That might work an injus-
tice, but We do contend that he should |
remove from the place he now occu-
pies"
He was asked IL the church stood
willing TO give McCurdy financial as
sistance and replied that he did not
think the church financially able to
do so.
The other report of the committee
contained the names OF 1880 saloon
keepers. II was found that seven sa-
had fled their bonds, but
failed 10 file applications for the re-
newal of their licenses. II is taken for
granted that these seven men will lar
pr apply for renewals and the licenses
ian probably be granted. inasmuch as
hey have filed bonds. although their
names are not included In the list OF
approved saloonkeepers.
When the seven men included in |
he list OF those permitted 10 do bust |
ness there would be a reduction OF IL
saloons from the present numbers OF
,552"
AS predicted in The Times. Charles
Kessler was not given license TO