GRANTED NEW LICENSES

New York, 1895

SIXTEEN LIQUOR DEALERS FAVORED BY THE EXCISE BOARD,

The Pabst Brewing Company Overcomes the Opposition of Citizens of Woodhaven — William Bird Tries Again — Old Licenses Transferred.

The excise board of the town of Jamaica held their regular meeting at the Town Hall on Monday. Commissioner Clark presided. Sixteen licenses were granted, as follows: Frederick Hartman, Woodhaven, hotel; Queens County Jockey club, Aqueduct, saloon; Jacob Mario, Woodhaven, hotel; Charles Francis, Woodhaven, hotel; Joseph Jenny, Woodhaven, hotel; Joseph Fosbach, Union Course, hotel; M. W. Zimmerman, Woodhaven Junction, hotel; Ursia Dufiels, Woodhaven, hotel; Henry C. Friell, Clarenceville, hotel; John A. Hartman, Richmond Hill, hotel; Mary E. Gunther, Jamaica, hotel; Lewis Langenhagen, Woodhaven, hotel; John Krug, Woodhaven, hotel; William Stroh, Brooklyn Hills, saloon; Charles Niehe, Woodhaven, hotel.

The application of Henry Zimmerman of Richmond Hill, for a hotel license, was rejected.

Zimmerman — "Rejected! How is dis?"

Commissioner Clark — "Mr. Zimmerman, the objections to your having a license will be filed with your application with the town clerk, and you can see them there."

The application of the John Pabst brewing company for a hotel license for the place formerly kept by Balling, at Ozone Park, was taken up. At the last meeting of the board a communication was received from P. J. Cassidy asking the board not to license the place, and it was understood that at that time no application had been made for a license.

Commissioner Clayton. — "I protest against this place being licensed. Mr. Cassidy and others residing in the neighborhood protested against it. Those people and their protest should have the preference over a New York brewer. It is simply ignoring respectable people for one man, and he an outsider."

Commissioner Broedell. — "I have looked into this matter and find that the place is all right. It is kept better than it ever was before and I shall vote for the license."

Commissioner Clark. — "Yes, and I will vote for it."

William Bird, whose application for a hotel license on Willow street, Jamaica, was rejected at the first meeting of the board, made application for a saloon license.

Commissioner Clayton objected to granting the application and asked that it be laid over until the next meeting in order that Mrs. Pearsall, who requested Bird not to sell her husband liquor, could be present. The application was laid over.

The license of Theodore Eckert, of Woodhaven, was transferred to Charles Moller, and the license of George Lange, of Brooklyn Hills, to John Fuchs.

William Gannaunt, of Morris Park, was granted a hotel license.

For the licenses granted the treasurer received $960.

The board adjourned to meet the first Monday in August.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, July 5, 1895, p. 1.