Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-31
SALOONEEEPER
USES ORDINANCE TO
ASK FOR TRANSFER
Tells Court Councils Agreed
to Provide for Damages to
Property on Parkway
Line F

4 contention that the ordinance passed
~ Councils providing for the improve
ment and development Of the Parkway
pfctectsd him against any financial loss
and gave him the right to demand a
transfer of his license to any place he
desired, was advanced today by Michael
n Burk, proprietor of saloon at 21OO
Cnllowhill street, who appeared before
Judges Carr and Davis, In the License
Court The saloon is located on the line
Of the Parkway, and Burke asked that
he be permitted TO transfer his license TO
1852 Wagner avenuel Logan.
Burk, represented by George McCurdy.
president OF Common Council. contended
that under the ordinance passed by Coun-
cilB relating to the Parkway, while his
Efopertv was condemned under that ordi-
bance. he bad right TO demand "A trans
Ter OF his license before his removal
from his present location could be made
possible. Mr.. McCurdy endeavored to
make this point clear in his address to
Parkway could not begin until saloon
proprietors were properly provided for
the loss of their properties
DELEGATION PROTESTS.
Judge Davis, in reply to Mr. McCurdy's
contentious. said that, while the city
should compensate Burk for his prop
erty, he had no right TO force himself
upon the citizens OF any section, par
tioulafly whore his presence was not de-
efred. A, number of Logan residents,
headed by Edwin j.. Lafferty, president
OF the Logan Improvement League. APP
peared and objected to the transfer Of
the saloon to Logan, Mr.. McCurdy cham
pioned his client eagerly against the OBJ
jectlons Of the Logan representatives, who
are all temperance advocates.
Mr.. Lafferty presented petition signed
by 500 residents OF Logan protesting
against the establishment of a saloon in
that section of the city, and said that
there was no necessity for such a saloon
since there was one but short distance
from the place to which Burk proposes
40 have his license transferred.
Michael ]. Tanning, of 1902 Rockland
street. leader of the Logan Bible class,
one of the largest organizations of it's
kind in the city. protested against the
granting of the application for the sa-
loon transfer In the name of his entire |
class. He said that the class meets only |
800 feet away from 1852 Wagner avenue.
sa,nd that the establishment of the saloon
Would be Objectionable to its members. A !
nrnber, of pastors Of Logan. churches |
aiso Joined IN the protest.
aE GIBBoNEY PROTESTS.
Room SIC, City Hall. was filed with
saloonkeepers, prospective saloonkeepers,
wouId-be saloonkeepers, temperance ad-
vocates, lawyers and clergymen today
whom Judges Carr and Davis heard ap-
plications for license transfers. ID. Clar-
ence Gibboney president of the Law and
1fder Society; and William ] Cooley,
Attorney for the Department OF Public
Safety. asked for the removal of the
licenses of five saloons located in the
Tenderloin and uptown.
The saloons are those of:
Il
I.AuRAsHs sis West Girard
fEANNAH L. ROGERS: northeast corner
10th and Cherry streets.
4DHN' NDoNALD, northwest corner 9Th
:, and Cherry streets,
kTHE PALM GARDEN" George d.
Miles. 62s-33 Girard avenue,
iGibboney and Cooley charged that the
saloons named were improperly conducted,
that they sold to intoxicated men and
women and minor. and that they operated
Improper cabaret shows.
Eighty-four saloonkeepers appeared with
applications for the permission to either
sell or transfer their licenses. In ad-
dition, there were seven wholesale deal
ers who made similar applications.
There was no objection to the transfer
Of the license of the saloon at the Bing-
ham Hotel to Harold s. White.
OTHER TRANSFERS ASKED.
The saloon Of Johh c. cooney. 1901
1903 Vine street, came into prominence
again when. the proprietor applied for a 4
transfer OF the license to 1900 Vine street.
The saloon WAS formerly owned by the
ate Bartholomew Shea When Shea died
be requested in his will that he be buried
n private mausoleum and that man
bs kept constantly at his grave to in
form visitors of its identity. Attorneys
for the Shea estate objected to the, trans-
Ter of the license on the ground that the
ease for the place does not expire until
aaxt year.
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