The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-15
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SALOON men ARE !
GIVEN LICENSE
Committee Stretches Statute To
Keep Number of Undesir-
ables In Business
ATTORNEY ]. d. MacKAY
ACTIVE FOR APPLICANTS
One Man To Whom Grant Is
Made Has Served Three
Years In Reformatory


-Four more licenses were granted to
saloonkeepers by the council commit
tee on liquor regulation. Tuesday
morning \ license was granted to
Steven Kosmitzki TO continue has sa-
loon. al No. 900 Ferry ave east Kos
mitzki was convicted Dee, 30, 1898.
or destroying property lie was then
10 years OF age and was sentenced
z TO the lonia Teformatory Tor three
years KosmitZkfs name was among
those submitted 10 the committee Dy
Prosecutor Shepherd as under the ban
OF the Warner Cramton law, but the
council committee got an opinion
from Corporation Counsel Lawson TO
the effect that Imprisonment in the
reFormatory or House OF Correction
was not covered in the law.
Prosecutor Shepherd was IN the
committee room when the action was
taken. and he said he was under the
impression that Kosmitzki had seryeu
time In Jackson prison, although KOS
mitzki denied Il. Later IL was learned
that another man OF the same name
had served time in jackson.
Kosmitzki was represented by Al
torney John ID. MacKay, who also ap'
peared to obtain a license for 5. j.
Sobolewski, for a saloon a %. 1854
81 Aubin.ave. The license for this
location was formerly held by Joseph
Noyak. who was sentenced TO serv1
one year In the House of CORRECTION
for burglary.
.sHe might have been sent 10 the
nenitentiary but there was some ainu
OF agreement whereby ne was KEPT Ia
the House of Correction said chair
man Ellis. Il suppose We could par
the place il We overlooked the teen
nicality."
Attorney MacKay stated that the
law was specific and that K should De
construed literally by the committee.
Novak did not make application Tor
license but transferred his interests
70 Sobolewski, and the COMMITTED
granted the latter license to con
tinue the business. -.
Iohn Boike was also granted q IL
cense to continue his saloon, at No.
SS4 Warren-ave. east. Boike was con.
victed twice of violating the excise
laws. but one conviction was set aside
and Mr.. Lawson gave an opinion I'D
the committee that license couia DC
granted. F~ --
Al license was granted to John
Tomczak for saloon, al No. 4as
Farl,sworth-st. The place was former
" run by Michael Szozesmiak, VINO
served n term In the workhouse, Acsr
ing again ON the principle thai Inc
law does not bar convicts who served
time in the House OF Correction me
committee allowed Szczesmiak 10
transfer his business to Tomczak.
Eleventh hour attempts were made
10 obtain licenses for several other
saioonkeepers against whom the
police had made reports. Ex-Pollce
Justice Miner asked the committee TO
grant a license to Joseph Bojar, NO.
1O4 Lockwood-ave. Aid. Ellis read
the police report on the place, which
stated that BOAR permitted Mrs. Rosa
Wezny to run the saloon, which is in
violation Of the Warner.Cramton law.
The police reported that II was
hang-out for women, that fights we're
frequent In the place. MRS. Wezny
Is not a at person to conduct The
saloon" the report stated Miner
stated that the report was inaccurate,
but Police Captain Lindsay, who
made It, insisted that II was correct
The matter was taken under advise
ment.
Estimator Bolton also disputed the
police report against Albert Engels,
No. SO Larned-st east, in asking the
committee to grant Engels a license.
Engels was previously refused a Ii.
cense on the police report that his
saloon was resort for disorderly
women. and that raids had been made
on the place. Bolton declared that
Engels is "a clean cut man." who has
large stock of liquor on hand. and
who will lose much money II the
business Is wiped out The commit
tee also held this up for further con-
sideration.
Attorney MacKay stated that he
wished to say something for Henry
#. Klock, No. 139 Grand River-ave.,
who had been refused a renewal OF
his license on the police report that
he was conducting an immoral place
Klock was not present, however. and
consideration OF the license was put
over until next week.
A petition was read opposing a per-
nit to Peter Kaltz TO remove from
his present location in Moran-st
across the street into the storeroom
at- No, los Moran, II developed that
Kaltz's landlord had sought TO get
license for his present location and
falling TO do so, boosted Kaltz's rental
from s65 TO 500 a month. That com.
relied Kaltz 10 seek another location.
The committee took no action on
Kaltz's request for removal. telling
Kaltz and his landlord TO get to,
gether."
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