The Detroit times., 1913-04-30
SALOON LIST GOES
THROUGH; NO CHANGE


up to Schultz to give any information
he had regarding the Dresden cafe TO
the liquor committee. Schultz said
he had no complaint to make and that
he was satisfied with the explanation.
The committees report was then
adopted. 33 to i. Aid. Schultz being
the only no"
II had been feared that there would
be a serious fight made In behalf OF
some Of the saloonkeepers who must
close their places and the aldermen
heaved a sigh Of relief when the COM
mittee's report was finally disposed Of
and "sewed up so that II cannot be
ieopened.
Several police officers and plain
clothes men were on hand to assist
Lieut.. Alvin Hicks in maintaining or
der II necessary. Only privileged
few were allowed on the council floor
The gallery and corridor outside the
door Of the council chamber-were
filed with saloonkeepers and their
friends. Lieut.. Hicks was obliged TO
PUT his weight against the door sew
eral times to prevent anxious liquor
applicants from crowding into the
council chamber. One man. a friend
OF Aid. wartell. banged on the door
until the lieutenant threatened 10
throw hi mout Of the building.
Aid. Kingsley was the only member
OF the liquor committee not in his
seat. He is In ill-health. and the long
grind of committee meetings has
greatly taxed his strength. Aid
mt rovn Ia, ,d ;v, ho - a
council chamber most Of the time. and
left for the theater before the council
had completed~ its routine business
Aid. Nowc also disappeared through a
side door. Aid. Keating and Reinhardi
sat in silence through the meeting and
after adjournment pushed their way
through the crowded corridors.
In submitting its report. the com
mittee called attention to the fact that
there are a grea many blind pigs
stores and houses In the city where
liquor IL sold without license. Ac'
cording TO the report. more than 1000
government licenses have been issued
for the sac OF Intoxicating liQuo I'm
Detoit. while te hliquo committee is
granting in the neighborhood OF only
400 retail licenses. The committee
recommends an investigation and sug-
gests that an ordinance be enacted
regulating the sale by breweries or
wholesale liquor dealers to those who
are not legally engnged In the retail
business
The liquor committee put In a lot
Of hard work this year. The alder.
men Investigated the standing OF near
ly 1000 applicants and for several
weeks the members OF the committee
have given the greater part OF their
time to the arduous task OF revising
the saloon list. IL many instances
the committee was compelled to act
without precedent. In all cases the
applicants were given fair and i'm.
partial hearing. something that was
not done in previous years.
Chairman Dingeman, In handling
the work OF the committee. dealt d..
rectly with each applicant Some OF
the Investigations disclosed the fact
that former committees were guilty
Of gross carelessness in granting
licenses. Commissioner Croul did not
furnish the committee with list OF
''undesirables" this year n was up
10 the committee 10 prepare its own
list, the police department giving such
aid as II was asked for.
Charles A. Nichols. who acted as
secretary OF the committee, and sup
ervised the work Of investigation. did
splendid work n was through his
efforts that numerous cases. which
had escaped the attention OF the 20
! lice. were brought before the liuuor
committee. Chairman Dingemans a
training as n lawyer also helped the
committee to conduct the hearings
with dispatch and fairness 10 all par
ties concerned The committee un.
covered numerous bad condition in
the operation of saloons. Every ef-
/ fort was made to put the brewery.
owned or brewcry-controllcd saloon
/ out OF business. II the work OF the
present liquor committee Is followed
UP. the saloon situation In eDtroit will
continue 10 improve from year 10 year.
With the responsibility resting BE.
4 mind the bar every saloOnkeeper
hereafter. will realize that he must
run his saloon I'm accordance with the
law or lose his license.
by DENYING licenses to % saloon.
keepers. the city loses S4s.50o In H.
ctnse fees.