Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-14
Oahu Trustees Protest Against
Liquor License for Hotel
Near College

E. G. Duisenberg, manager of the
making an application to the board Of
license commissioners. for license to
serve liquor at tie hotel, sent out a
circular letter to the registered voters
Of the fourth precinct fourth district
the precinct and district in which
the hotel is located-today, giving his
reasons for wishing a liquor license
for the hosiery, and the use TO which
he plans to put it T.. .*s
The letter is counteraction TO the
protest made by the trustees of the
Oahu College, which is published be-
low. Commenting on his circular let
ter, Mr. Duisenberg said: Nj.
Il have sent copy of the follow
ing letter to each of the registered
voters of the fourth precinct of the
four representative district. territory
forth my purpose in making applica-
ton for hotel liquor license for the
PleasantOn hotel. Il. 49,
IF after thorough canvass come
to the conclusion that it is the sense
of the neighborhood that liquor should
not he sold at meals in hotel of
the type of the Pleasanton, shall
gracefully acquiesce. II r -
The report that we plan to erect
building in the grounds in which to
serve drinks is absolutely untrue We
have no such plan. II license is
granted me. the liquor will be served
in the main building to guests and
their friends"
Letter to Voters.
The letter is as follows: ~
Gentlemen: r.. s. RI.
AS manager Of the premises located
at the corner of Wilder avenue and
Punahou street, known as the Pleas
anton hotel. am about to make appli
cation to the board of liquor commits
sioners of the city and county of Homo
lulu, for a hotel license for the Pleas
anton Hotel. have secured the con
sent of property holders in the man
ner provided by statute, and the sup
port thus given me has been so ample
as to JUSTIFY the filing of the appliea
tion.
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granting of liquor licenses, the board
is required to deny the application il
the event a majority of the registered
voters of the precinct i'm which tht
| property is located protest against
granting ii. / have been given to un
derstand that petition or protest il
now being circulated amongst the vot
ers of the precinct in which the
Pleasanton hotel is, with the view Of
having the application denied.
deem it but fair that every yotel
to whom such petition is presented
fer signature, shall be fully advised al
to the reasons which prompt the APP
plication, and the purposes for which
a license will be employed should it be
granted, before any protest is signed
by the voter. The only metnC d Cal
employ to impart this information is
by means of this letter.
The Pleasanton hotel caters to boil
home and transient trade. During the
| tourist season that hotel has done
much to relieve the scarcity CT hote
accommodations: during ali seasons
it has been fairly popular hotel fol-
Honolulu people. To some extent II
is run on the same plan as the Moana
the Alexander Young, the Hawaiian
and the Seaside. 1t would seem to me
but fair that, within conditions and re
strictions to be imposed by the board
of liquor commissioners, made neces
sary by its location as 4 residence
district, it should receive liquor priv
ileges similar to those exercised by
the other hotels named. r.
In making application 70 the board
should my application be granted,
shall most readily agree 10 any condi
tons prescribed by the board. / viii
see to it that any privilege granted
me shall not be abused; that in exer
cising it, no resident of tie commun
ity shall be offended; and that in al
things shall scrupulously follow tht
directions of the board.
Should any voter of the precinct be
On principle opposed to traffic in liquor
/ shall not ask aim to refrain from
making the protest Should any yotel
OF the precinct believe that liquor
should not be sold within that pre-
cinct, shall not ask him to withhold
lis protest. All ask is that no voter
CT the precinct shall sign the protest
with wrong ideas as to the use tC
which the privilege granted may be
put.
The Pleasanton Hotel is more OIL
less business proposition. Naturally
i have endeavored to conduct it pro
fItably for the owners. /. myself, be
lieve that it may be more successful
should the guests be afforded priv
leges as to liquors accorded guests il
other hotels subject to the restrictions
tC which have made reference.
May ask you to carefully consider
the matter before you sign any pro
test against the granting OF the priv
iiege asked for $3.50 ..-
"...E. Yours respectfully,
F.. E. G. DUISENBERG.
Protest from College.
Following is the text of the protest
entered by the trustees of the College
of Oahu, against granting of permit
for the sale of liquor at the PIeasan-
ton:
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