The Detroit times., 1913-02-01
MANY SALOON LICENSES
NOT LEGAL. is CLAIM
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license constituted an abandonment
and was, therefore, not a voluntary
surrender" said Marsh. THE commit.
tee acted in good faith when il granted
new licenses on the strength OF this
opinion. But now We have supreme
court decision which clears up the
matter, and defines what the term
voluntary surrender Is under the
Warner-Cramton law.
Therefore hold that several sa-
loonkeepers in Detroit are illegally
doing business. Ii is up 10 this COM
mittee TO go through the records and
pick out the number OF licenses vol.
UNFAIRLY surrendered In 1910. The
number must be subtracted from the
total number OF 1855, licenses grant
ed in April. 1909. The same must be
done for the year of 1911 and 1912
10 get the legal number OF licenses
you can grant at this time.
Chairman DiHgeHian sought TO
argue with Attorney Marsh. that II
was not the intent OF the liquor COM
mittee TO rectify the work done by
previous committees on liquor regu-
lation
There is work enough ahead for
this committee, and, furthermore. /
do not believe in putting saloon
keeper out OF business without just
cause said Dingcman.
Here you have just cause re-
pl:ed Marsh In fact, YOU must
either follow the law in this matter or
violate your oath OF office II APP
pears to be that the law is very plain
in the light OF Justice Brooke's de
cision.
Corporation Counsel lawson insists
that unless the council passes an
ordinance arbitrarily fixing the num-
Der uf saloon licenses 10 be allowed
| next MaS, the LIQUOR committee will
/ have 10 recommend that the number
| OF licenses "a Oe issued this year be
the same as last.
Unless there is voluntary sur
render or a double conviction, the
LIQUOR committee has no right under
the Warner-Cramton law, 10 refuse
an apphcation for license renewal,
saio Lawson But the law does
state that the common council can
by ordinance. Ak the number on IL
censes 20 be granted
Chairman Dingeman agrees with
Corporation Counsel Lawson, but as
yet the liquor committee has not re
ouested a written opinion.
Jacob Miller, saloonkeeper. ar No.
l40S Campbell-ave., made application
Saturday morning, 10 transfer MS I
place OF business 10 No. 1876 Thirty |
hrst-st., as the former location Is near
a church Miller told the aldermen |
that he had made three attempts 10 |
change his place OF business, but had
been turned down each item by the
liquor committee He was informed !
that the matter would be held up
agdin, pending investigation"
Il want to say at this time that
even II transfers are granted II will
not preclude action by the committee
prior TO issuing new license next
May" said Dingeman. Our investiga-
lions will decide our course In each
individual case. Therefore, | want 70
warn saloonmen wanting TO move
their places OF business that any i'm
prov ements made will be AT their own
risk"
The application OF Robert Weir 10
establish a saloon In a 20-room hotel
at Jefferson and Connors-aves. near
the Chalmers and Hudson motor
plants was also held up pending an
Investigation" Weir now operates a
saloon on Jefferson-ave. The property
on which he is building the hotel is in
the restricted district, but he wants II
removed
Chairman Dngeman showed q dispo-
sition 10 protect the saloonkeepers
from the brewers in handling the ap-
phcation OF George Breitmeyer To
change his place of business from No.
1897 Mack-ave. TO new building he
is constructing at No. 1890 Mack-ave.
Breitmeyer Is now occupying a builC-
ing leased by the King brewery. The
concern has a three years lease or
the building and its representative in
the meeting stated that the brewery
would not be willing 10 give up the
lease. Breitmeyer said he had agreed
TO keep good faith WITH the brewery
by continuing TO pay s37 rent month
for the building he wishes TO vacate.
The long and short OF the matter
is that the Killing company wants TO
control the liquor situation IN that
neighborhood, and as long as / am
chairman OF this committee l will not
stand for that kind OF work." said
Dingeman with some heat.
Il don't think that the deal between
the brewery, the owner OF the build
Ing and Mr.. Breitmeyer has anything
to do with this committee" remarsed
Aid. Reinhardt. Il suggest we take
this matter under advisement until the
next meeting"
The application OF John Olschefski
TO change his place Of business was
also acted on in the same way.
The only removal application grant
ed was that OF John Ziske, who Is
his saloon TO 40. 1921 ct.
from No. 14l7 st. Aubin-