Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-06-14
COUNCIL GRANTS
LIQUOR LICENSES
Seven Applications Approved
and Six Rejected-0ther Lii
censes Turned Down.

he LUIHS VI H tdlFot lItti G1t "
the public done at the special meet
ing of the City Council Monday night
was the granting OF liquor licenses.
This matter was taken up Ill eXecu-
tive session at the tail end OF the
meeting. and after adjournment it
was given out that licenses were
granted to seven applicants, Yhile
six applications We're turned down.
Councils action in the liquor mat
ter as follows:
Retail licenses granted-T. w. Mar
tin (Hotel Berkeley, Alonza b. Stew
art. c. II. Bowers, John p. Heating,
w Scott Little, Schleuss & Timmons,
and Van Meter & Sprinkle.
Retail licenses rejected David II.
Russler, K B. Creque, Jro II. S. Ba-
ker. n. G. Yoder, X. B. Creque, Sr.,
and Philip Hack.
Wholesale beer licenses granted
The German Brewing Co, of Cumber-
land, the Moerlein Brewing Co. of
Wheeling and the Cumberland Brew
ing Co.
The councilmen We're all present,
namely Messrs. j. Frank Seibert,
Frank J. Zill, D. ]. Heiston, Walter
w. Shoafstall and Robert L. Kear-
fott and Mayor p. r. Harrison pre-
sided
Col. S. w. Walker appeared in be-
half of George 7. II. Baker, whose
application for hotel license at the
Colonial Hotel was held over by coun-
Gil last Friday night. He urged that
Mr.. Bakers punishment for violation
of the State liquor laws has
been heavy enough, in his opinion,
and asked council to reconsider its
action anyhow. He said if this we're
refused now Baker would suffer
heavy financial loss in the ensuing
sale of his hotel household goods.
The application of Harry A. ~ att
for a pool room was also held over at
the council meeting last Friday night,
as win be remembered. So. on motion,
he was allowed to appear and make
statement to council Monday night
in his own behalf and make answer
to objections that had been raised
against him.
The applications of Baker and
Wyatt were both refused afterwards.
Three New Ordinances.
The ordinance regulating the sale
of liquors at retail was then taken
up and passed its second and third
readings and was adopted. The or
dinance provides that no pianos or
any kind of music be allowed in any
saloon or barroom in the city, and en-
powers the mayor to suspend the Ii
cense for a period not exceeding 30
days, or to revoke the license ii Of
Tense would justify it, but gives the
right of appeal to council and fixes
the fine at 500. The ordinance also
provides that all saloons and bars
shall be closed on legal holidays and
gives the police right at any time TO
enter a saloon in the discharge of
their duty.
The ordinance fixing the license
tax of retail liquor dealers at 500 per
annum (the former tax being $3.50
passed its second and third readings
and was adopted.
The ordinance fixing the tax for
selling beer at wholesale and solicit
ing orders for the same at $3.50 per
annum was also adopted after it had
passed the second and third read
ings.
Restaurant Licenses.
The application of p. Otto Schneid-
err for a restaurant license at Ill
West Martin street, was granted,
The application of H. S. Baker for
a restaurant license at 105 North
Queen street (Chas. A. Westenhav-
er's place. was laid on the table.
William Spears was granted Ii
cense for pool room at 107 Samuel
street.
A communication was received
from w e. Murphy relative to the
closing of a spring of water back of
the b. & o. shops that is alleged to
be infected with typhoid fever germs,
but which he says is not. No action
was taken in the matter.