New Britain herald., 1916-08-21
HALL0RAN GRANTED
 LICENSE FOR HOTEL
Wins Three Years Fight by Deci-
 sion Of Commissioners NO OPPOSITION TODAY
Long Legal Battle Terminated When County Board Decides Place Is Suitable for Conduct of Such Bus ness.

Suitable for Conduct of Such Bus
 ness.
 After three years of unceasing ef-
 forts to prove that the Hotel Wash
 lngton was a suitable place for a l liquor license, James R. Halloran, the
 applicant, faced the county commis-
 sioners in the county building at 1o:30
 this morning with Judge B. F. Gaff- | ney as his counsel, and related to the 1 board the manner in which he has 1 conducted his place. He was substan- l tiated by many witnesses At the l close of the hearing the commissioners l held an executive session which ter | minated after about fifteen minutes of 1 del1beration on the merits of the testi- 1 mony gwen, by the granting of the l application The hearing marked the ] first attendance of Commissioner Jo-
 seph Towers of this city since his ill., ] ness last October
 The entire board was in session Commissioners Steele, Potter and l Towers sitting on the case. While the 1 applicant was fortified with many supporters the plea advanced by Judge Gaffney both from a standpoint of | justice to his client and legal standpoint was one of the features of the hearing
 Third Application The hearing opened with the call ing of Mr. Halloran to the stand. He stated that he was the owner of the Hotel Washington and had applied twice hnf0ra to b, license. His hostelry is usually oc- cupled with from twenty-five to thirty guests mostly of a transient char
 acter. The building itself will ac- cOmmodate patrons in forty-two rooms. Since opening his hotel there has been no trouble experienced, and
 no complaints have ever been regis
 tered in regard to the caliber of the
 patrons, It is a hostelry patronized
 by travelling men, those boarding
 there being local men of reputable
 character. He cited the manager of the Mohican Market company and an
 architect in the employ of ITnklcbach
 X Perry as a sample of the kind of
 people who patronizc his place. Ones toned by his attorney as to where he proposed to have the license MI, Halloran stated that it was at 69 Lafayette street which is in the rear
 of the building and can not be seen from the street. He also stated that 1t was his intent to conduct the place on hotel license plan and not on barroom scale. There would be no 1 cabaret shows or similar amusements 1 allowed in the place. He also in- l tends to make a nun1be of altera- 1 tions, which will mean a larger din-
 ing room and office space. Asked as 1 to who assists in conducting the ho- 1 tel, MT. Hal1oran stated that his wife l has been matron since the opening
 and this plan would be continued He
 also said that he has retired from
 the drug business actively and intend- l ed to devote the remainder of his l time to hotel business.
 l MT. Halloran told of the various l changes in conditions on Lafavette street since he first applied for a li-
 cense, many of the houses and prop l erty which were then private resi- l dences being converted into business
 places. There has been trolley line 1 established within one block of his l hotel, which has had a tendency to
 bring many travelling men in that
 direction, and it is his belief that con- oltlons there at present demand a ho- 1 tel.
 1 Endorsed by Factory Clubs. l Durlng the past two years, the ap- l pilcdht said that factory men inter e0teo Ill the club movements, have | iioiu tlelr annual banquets at his hotel 1 @'ii' all nave been unanimous in their l approval of the manner in which he l conducted the place He cuoted such 1 men as G. M. Landers, T. D. Russell, 1 IL. Allen Moore and 1 haVlhg passed favorabl on the layout l aho the manner in which he carried
 on ms hotel business Recently dur
 ing convention he has cared for over l forty add1t1on guests and all were
 pleased with the service
 DO patrons usually look for some
 sort of libation, while stopping at your
 place ?' asked Judge Gaffney. Tt is a principal asset to hotel
 nine out of ten patrons desiring a
 glass of beer at their meals" Mr. l Halloran answered.
 Then it is a hotel license that your l are applying for today and not q sa-
 loon license, MT. Halloran?" asked
 Judge Gaffnev
 l "Yes sir" was the reply l Judge Gaffney questioned the app1i- 1 cant regarding whether there has been ; opposition from the parochial school 1 authorities or other sources to which 1 a mega tive reply was given. MT 1 Halloran in reply to a question from l his counsel said that he was satisfied l that he had removed any barriers that l may have existed by the manner In l which he has conducted his place dur 1 ing the past three years The appli- 1 cant was also satisfied that the hotel 1 has made an established reputation ] (Continued on Eleventh Page)