The Army and Navy Motel and the Cook Licensing Bench.

Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 8, 11 January 1886, Page 3

The Army and Navy Motel and the Cook Licensing Bench.

The adjourned quarterly meeting of the Cook Licensing Bench was held at the City Council Chambers tit noon to-day. There wore present — Messrs. JP. H. Fraeer (in tbe chair), G. Fisher, S. Danks,-and J. Wilßon. Mr. Ames, Clerk of tho Court, said that when a caHo came before the Magistrate's Court a few days ago the correctness of the minutes was questioned. Ho Bhould like to read the minutes of the last meeting, bo that he might know whether they were correct. Mr. Ames then read the minutes, which wero duly confirmed. Mr. Gully, counsel for Mr. Liddle, remarked that it did not matter now whether tho minutes wore correct or not. The Chairman asked what business there was boforo the Bench. Mr. Ames replied that there was none. Mr. Gully said ho was Borae-.vhat surprised at the Clerk's statement, because it was a known fact that the quarterly meeting had been adjourned until to-day *o as to fully consider the question as to what should bo done with tho license of the Army and Navy Hotel. Ho now wished tho Bench to sanction tho temporary transfer of the license to a porEon who would not bo objected to. The Chairman asked who now hold the license. Mr. Gully said he held that as the Bonch had declined to allow Mr. Nicholson to bocome thelioensee that the license had reverted back to tho original holder, Mr. Faber. The Chairman observed that one man could not hold two licenses. Mr. Gully admitted that, but said there was nothing to proyent a man from transferring one of tho licenses. He submitted that the rofu.-al of the Bench to grant a temporary transfer of the license did not forfeit the lioenso. Such was not the intention of tho Act. The proper person to hold tho lioenso under those circumstances wad the original holder. At his (Mr. Gully's) advice Mr. Fabor now applied for a temporary trantfer to Mr. Liddle. Mr. Trovers, who appeared for ono of the parties interested, eaid he agroed with Mr. Gaily that tho propor course to pursue undor preßoiitcireumstunceß was to apply to tho Bench for a. temporary transfer from Mr. Fabcr to some person who could not be objnclod to. The Chairman said there might bo no end to the business unleES the Bonch took advantage ot »• ma technicality. It soemod to him that tlio only way to obviate theao difficulties wan to make tbe landlord ofa house the publican. So long as tho landlords put in tenants so long would there he a likelihood of theßO dillioultios cropping up. Ho really pitied tho tenants, because they were at tho uiercy of othera. Mr. Fisher said hisobi?.:tiou to the present proceedings was that un attempt was being made' to arrive at a result in an indirect manner. He should prefer tj uiicuss Iho question whether or not tbo house should be closed. He thought the Bench should not take advantago o a technicality, but deal with tho matter iv tho spirit of tho Act. If it was dosirod to cioso the hotol he should like the tbo fact to be made known, so that the question Bhould bo dooidod in a fair manner and abovoboard. Mr. Danks suggested that the room should bo cleared, so that tho Bench could dißcusa tbo question in private. The suggestion was not adopted. The Bench decided that a temporary transfor should bo grunted to Mr. Liddle, and tho proacedings then terminated.