New Britain herald., 1916-08-21

Qulrics regarding a room in the rear
 of tho building, MT. Halloran stating that it was here that he intended to
 have the bar. Commissioner Towers asked what number it was located at, MT. HallOran replying 69 Lafayette street. COmmssioncr Steele said,
 '"Thcn you do not intend to have a
 bar near the street?" No sir,'' MT. Halloran answered.
 Upheld by Witnesses.
 w. II. Eddy, manager of the Eddy Awning and Decorating company told of the many changes that are being made in the vicinity of the hotel, re- garding business places being es- tablished His firm has just erected an awning for one of the places men, toned by the applicant He also spoke of the added need of hotel Drought about by the trolley ex- tensions, and in his opinion the Hotel Washington was one of the most up- to-datc and respectable places of it's kind. in the city. He is well ac- Quainted with the applicant and has had numerous occasions to visit the lotcl in this manner becoming 'con- voraant with conditions as they exist. He has been a travelling man and knows the value of a license to a hotel man, he said, when asked by Judge GaffnoN ro&arding the value of l license to d hotel like the Wash iugtOn.
 J. F. Cairns, a salesman for tho Ma tional Cash Register company, was the last witness called for the appli- cant He said that he has been to the hotel several times and has never h, ,1>; by Judge Gaffney if he considered it up to the standard of the other hotels in this city, MT. Cairns said that it Was as good as any of them from all angles. He believed that with the proposed changes in the dining room as MT. HallOran contenplates making, the Hotel Washington will be the ideal hostclry in the city.
 MT. Cairns said that the statements about the rapid growth of business conditions as told by MT. Halloran in the lafayette street vicinity were correct, he having occasion to trans act considerable business with the rropIictors of places spoken of.
 Judge Gaffncy stated that he had several other witnesses whom he cculd call in standardization of the claim of his client that he was fit to conduct a licensed hotel, but he did not wish to take up too much of the commissioners time. Judge Gaffncv cited the past instances where three years ago a heavy rcmOnstrancc was recorded against the place: two years ago there was romQnstrancc al | though somewhat lighter; t0da, <und | the applicant after three years of ox- pcricncc in conducting his hotel, l facing the commissioners without the 1 semblance of opposition, which in it. self must be accepted as an undis- l Iuted fact that the suitability of his l client to conduct the place, had been 1 established in the minds of the former opponents.
 'In all honesty and common sense i Q license should be granted MT. Hal lcran for his hotel" Judge Gaffnev 1 said. He has had three years pro- bation, during which time I believe that he has tried to prove that he is conducting a first class place. He should therefore be granted the same 1 rights as other hotel men in Now Fritain." The attorney in closing | said that what had occurred in the past should not be taken into con- siGeration at todays hearing. He also spoke of the attitude of the factory men, who after studying conditions at the hotel have satisfied themselves that it is first class place.
 Quoting the legal phase in the ease, Judge Gaffney cited where the com missinners havo the right to grant hotel licenses within the 200 feet limit of a school where it has been shown that the hotel is a reputable place, presided over by a competent pro-