The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-29
LIQUOR ISSUE IS BEFORE
 CITY COUNCILMEN

At the special meeting of the city council last night it was decio- cd that the members would not for ommend which of the two contend ing parties should be granted the nineteenth saloon license in the city. but that they would protest the Old Kentuck Liquor Company nov ing from the present location 10 the Valentine Building, in the quar- ters now occupied by the Brown Barber shop.
 The council decided that fl the Old Kentuck Liquor Company could find some other location within the saloon limits. they would mnke no objection Co the renewal of ito ll- cense
 Immediately after the council con- vened. Mayor Stewart stated the meeting had been called at the re- quest of one of the parties engaged in the controversy over the liquor license owned by the Kentucky Li- quor Company. doing business in the Randle building on Frant Street. Both parties contend that the license should be issued to them.
 H. L. Faulkner addressed the coun- ell relating how a saloon had been operated continuously in the Ran dle building for the past twenty-two years and how. when tho Old Ken lucky Liquor company refused to pay the monthly rental for the buildings and refused Go renew iir lease, a new lease was made beuyeen the owner of the building and Chris Gle land. Mir. Faulkner stated that due Co the fact that 8 liquor license had been issued Go occupants of that building for the past twenty-two years. and with the understanding that the old Kentucky Company was not to apply for a renewal the lease was signed and an advance oi $400 paid on the lease He also stated that Cleland had his stock of goods already on the dock. and that some of it was spelling He stated that the moral right to tlse license wos on the side of his client
 O. A. Tucker and William A. Holz- heimer appeared on behalf of the old : Kentucky company and stated their side of the case. They explained that owing to the fact that when the company leased the Randall building two years ago, they had bought the license chen In operation outright and had it transferred to their name. and also owing Go the fact ! that the license is issued to the in dividual business man and not tC the locality. their clients were ent tied 10 the license. especially so since no more than l9 lcenscs SO since sued.
 They stated to the council that the company had paid S4,600 rental or the building during the past tw, years and that the rent was so higl they could moi afford to continue paying $4OO per month When th' management of the company applied to J H. Randle for a reduction of th' rent he refused and leased th'
 building to cleland, aud that th'
 latter applied for a license.
 IL developed during tue discus
 sion that the liquor dealers of Ju neau are heartily in accord with an. 2 action taken by the council i'm re
 gards to regulating the saloons Nh
 FIolzheimer stated that the right t
 the license was on the side of hi
 client in view of the fact that th
 license had been issued in his nam
 for two years continuously and | that time no complaint against nj
 place of business had been made t 2 any official He stated that if tn { council had any objections Go th { location proposed his client woul 1. endeayor to secure another one witl D in the limits. He also stated that hi r client was willing to conform to Gin 9 wishes of the council in any r i gard to do ways, walks space e iron; Of the doors or anything els Q they might desire.
 Q Among others who addressed th - council were Captain Randle, Chrl
 CielaIld and J. L. AIcNeel Afte
 hearing the statements of both side
 the council voted Go consider Si D matter in executive session.
 | It is agreed by an concerned th' g there is no objection Co the Old ke l- tuclv Liquor Company as ttuai q or the class of house it rrs Ti h only difference between it and s ]. nardle was the rental