Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-07
HOLD UP AMENDMENTS
TO EXCISE ORDINANCE
BY A VOTE OF 8 TO |


rested by policeman a second time
| found guilty OF violating section
| of the excise law and fined. IT woult
not give the board authority to re
woke his license
| The commissioner added, there
were several excise bills in the leg
| islature. and as 1t had several weeks
In which to act upon them. 1t would
be better to finally pass the amend
ments and supplement at such g
time when II was known what legis-
lation had been enacted. He advis
ed that the ordinance be handled
properly. that one job might be done
of it and that done well. President
| Hansen again concurred with Mr.
Gallagher, stating the Legislature
| would not meet until about the mid
die of April and perhaps pass sew
eral excise laws, which might upset
ontemplated changes In the local or
| dinance.
| Commissioner Michael Seaman ap-
Deared in accord with Messrs. Gal
| lagher and Hansen. He seconded
Mr. Gallagher's motion to withdra W
the proposed amendments and sup
plement. A secret ballot was taken
with Messrs. Gallagher and Seaman
acting as tellers.
The commissioners made no other
reference to any proposed excise
changes and took no further action
concerning the prohibiting OF the
sale OF liquors in dance halls.
For the first time In the history
If this and the previous board and
perhaps inthe history of the citv,
he board failed to take action upon
an application duly advertised and
properly before it. No recognition
whatsoever was taken of the appli-
cation. It was from William Wheeler
70 transfer his saloon license at 10
Fayette street to Frank Breitfeller.
1t has been the custom to read and
/ consider every application when
properly filed and then to make
some disposition OF It. by granting
| or refusing 1t, or laying 1t over.
When the commissioners were asked
the reason. they said It was simnly
| not taken for action. The applica-
tion Of John Melko for a saloon IL
cense at $40 State street. which lies
on the table. and tnat Of Adam Las
|
license. which was laid over at pre-
vious meeting. were not taken up for
action.
+, 1t is understood Mr.. Boehm did
not vote when a ballot was taken to
grant the saloon license of William
Pahvatila at 352 Stanftid street. to
George Gamballa. But three votes
were cast, and they were In favor OF
granting the application.
The applicat ation OF Joseph Herr
for a renewal OF his saloon license al
418 Smith stree, was laid over for
further investigation, on motion OF
Chairman Seaman of the investigat.
ing comLlittee. seconded hv Mr.. Gal
llasher. Mr.. Seaman would give nc
further easons for holding M the
iapplicatiLn. The other seven renew.
ais were granted.
An npplicati tion TO transfer the no
tel license In the Packer house al
Smith street. from ]. S. Taylor to the
Packer House Company. was with
drawn. 1t Is understood the board
desires that the transfer shall he
made to an individual. in preference
to a comapny, to better enable pros
|
Transfer applications OF Ognat7
| Olceszki. to transfer his license al
1913 New Brunswick avenue to An
ton Gregorewski. and Peter Kozub
|17l Broad street. to Ignatz Olceeki
we're no. taken ND for action. They
lhad not been advertised sufficient
length of time. and therefore were
adiudgtd not properly before the
board.
Last nights meeting hrouoht on
more prominently than ever the spill
Ihetween Commissioner Boehm anC
the other three members OF th'
hoard. which became apparent at tht
previous meeting this month. 1t Il
understood that Mr.. Boehm ant
Michael Seaman. the two Representa-
tives Of the Civic Union are not her
monious. althoueh both insist tho
Civic Union principles will prevail
as do the other two members OF thu
board.
President Hansen snd Commits
sioner. Gallagher and Seaman wourt
not hold a committee meeting prioI
to the regular meeting lest nioh
when Mr.. Boehm called them int
the jury room OF city hall. l
Hooked as n thev were through de
lliberating with him. The result wa
that Mr.. Boehm felt he could no
vote intelligently on the application
which came up. and therefore de
cided he would not vote at all. ex
cepting on the passage of the amend
ments to the ordinance.