The Detroit times., 1915-01-25
SALOON is TOO
CLOSE TO Chapel
OF HOSPITAL
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visit the hospital daily. and I do not
think they ought to be compelled to
| pass saloons.
across from the hospital was being re-
modelled. tried in every way to find
out what sort Of business was going
In there. was unable to learn even
the name OF the owner Of the place at
first, and, later, was told at differ
emit times that three different people
owned or were interested In the lease
of the building. I went TO the poor
commission and asked Mr.. Prenzlauer
to help me, but he was unable to learn
anything about the ownership Of the
building or the identity of the future
tenants. We protest most earnestly
against saloon being located on tina,
corner, and / do not think that the
hospital ought to be obliged to re-
sort to the courts to have the protest
| sustained"
Aid. Barnett took 1t upon himself to
contradict DR.. Miner on several unim-
portant statement that he had made
before the committee.
II didn't know you had church In
the hospital" said Barnett. THE
transfer appeared in the Official pro-
ceedings Of the common council. You
are a city official, and you are presum-
ed to keep track OF what Is done by
the council. No attempt was made to
sneak the transfer through"
The new saloon location Is In Bar
netts ward. II was because Of the
fight put up by Aid. Barnett and his
colleague, Aid, Guthard, that the
plans Of the proposed new municipal
building were altered. SO that the
building will face on st. Antoine-st.
instead Of an inner court. An ideal
location for q saloon Is opposite the
entrance to the municipal building.
Doherty occupied such q location op-
posite the present municipal building
before the city purchased the struc-
ture he occupied and compelled him
seek another location.
On the suggestion Of Chairman
Dingeman, OF the liquor committee.
st. Mary's hospital will Ale with the
committee a formal protest against
the new saloon location. witnesses
VIII be brought In 10 prove that the
chapel is q regular church, and the
prosecuting attorney will then be ask
ed to take the proper legal steps to
prohibit the location OF the saloon
within 400 feet Of the hospital en-
trance. 'tt ~
Protests were also made by st.
Mary's hospital and several members
Of the teaching stan OF the Detroit
College Of Medicine against A. ]. Min
tvs request to transfer his saloon IL
cense from No. 1897 Jefferson-ave. to
Nos 249-251 St. Antoine-st.. directly
across the street from the college and
within the hospital zone Of quiet. A
petition of protest signed by Drs. Guy
L. Kiefer, Angus Mclean, j. H. Car
stems. Frank B. Walker, B. r. Shurly,
Stanley G.. Miner. William F. Koch, p.
M. Hickey and David Inglis was read.
John Wettlaufer, owner OF the build
ing into which Minty wants to move,
an honor for the community to have
a nice saloon SO conveniently locat-
ed" Wettlaufer said that the protest
against the transfer originated among
some OF the present tenants. He said
they were In conspiracy with pro-
fessors In the college to keep his
stores vacant. The committee took
the matter under advisement.
Petitions for and against the locat-
ing OF saloon at Holbrook-ave. and
Russell-st. were filed with the COM
mittee. The proposed location Is In q
restricted district. The petition for
the transfer was held up pending &C
ton by the aldermen Of the ward to
whom the matter was put up for de-
cision.
Charles Eggers. wishing to transfer
his license from No. 1104 Riopelle-st.
to No. SGT Ferry-ave. east, was told
he would have to have q petition sign
ed by the factory owners In the new
district before he could get the trans
fer.
The following transfers we're grant
ed: Henry Hendricks, from No. $40
Townsend-ave. to No. ISL JOS. Campau-
ave.; Patrick J. Hayes. from No. 4s
Safest. to Nos. 1878 Griswold-st.;
Charles Bauer, from No. 642 Antoine
st. to No. CAT Russell-st., and John
Kaczur. from No. 80 Polaski-st. to No.
2436 Jefferson-ave. west.