CITY LICENSING COMMITTEE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13632, 29 June 1906, Page 7

CITY LICENSING COMMITTEE.

The adjourned annual meeting ni Ihe Cily Licensing Committee was held in Ihe Police Court yesterday uftcriiuoii. The members "! tho c.miniltei! present were-Mr 11. Y. AVidiloweon, H..M. (cliairmin-). i..wl Messrs W. Hiirletl, .1. Arkle. and J. Small. The business van the, consideration u( applications held over. COSiMF.IKTAT. noTCI.. John Wahon applied lor the renewal ot a, publican's license lor the Commercial Hotel. The Chairman said they understood, that everything had been carried out very satisfactorily, and llic-license would be granted. GLADSTONE UOTIX. John Collins applied for a renewal of the license for the Gladstone Hotel. The Chairman asked how it was the repairs had not been carried uUt. Mr Collins said the only repairs he hod to finish were the kitchen ceihtig. Tile slating had been just finished the previous night, slid he could not do it before. Ho had given instructions to the plasterers to fix it up. Tho Chairman The case will bo adjourned for a mouth. Mr James (representing the owner) said there accrued to bo a little uncertainty as to what the cominitlce required. Some time ago certain outside* repairs had been doite on tho understanding that Mr Collins would do what was required inside. Tho Chairman said an indication had been given as to what wn.s required at last Meeting. This hotel required renovating internally, particularly the kitchen roof. The. committee was also of opinion that the outside required painting. Mr James said it was a cemented front, and the only part that would want painting was; the street basement. The front had never been painted. It had been cement washed. Ho was quite agreeable that !ht> basement should be painted, and it was.quite possible the fire escapes, put up a couple of years ago, would require painting also The Chairman said some nf the. committee would go found to tho hotci .and point but exactly what they required. The case would In adjourned-for a mouth and the license extended. DUKE OF KrilfcOTKlir HOTEL. Daniel White applied fm a renewal of tho' liccnso of tho Duke of Edinburgh Hotel, Mr Lang appearirg In support of the application. The Chairman said this house was to ho enlarged. The committee had seeh the place, ana tho bench proposed to adjourn the caso lor tlireo months—until, the, quarterly merliug. The license would, of course, be extended one month. THE CENTRAL WITEr,. Catherimi Josephine jlaydon applied for » renewal of a publican's license for the Central Hotel.—Mr Hay appeared for Ihe applicant. Mr Stilling for the owiih, aiid Mr James for a part owner of.the premises. Mr Stilling briefly reviewed the. circumstances connected with, the adjournment ■( the apnlication at the previous? sitting, and pnid > the parties concerned hod adopted the chairniaii's suggestion, and taking 'Mr Braithwaite as the iiibuthnieco of, the- committee in the matter. Mr Brnitliwaile, himself, snd Mr Christie (a contractor) had gone over the build--ing together. A Hole of the requirements were mado at the time, and Mr Gillies.'juii., had furnished specifications, and a tender, had lieeu accepted at the amount suggested. There was a similar, specification kept separate lit connection wilh Mr Jarhes's clients, and contracts for both had bsen let. The improvements included carpentering work, papcrhaiißing, painting lusiuV, and uaihtnig the wliolo of the outside of tho hotel. The whole of tho inferior wou'd be renovated.

The Chairman: How long will it take to finish tlio work? Mr Gillies (jtin.): About three weeks for painting. Mr Stilting • About £120 to £130 will he spent, I think. Mr James said he thought the whole work should bo very well forward within a fortnight. Mr Stilling: There is no reason why the contractor should delay. Tho sooner the work is coni»lc(ed the sooner he will he paid. Mr llav I take it (he work will have to he completed to the satisfaction of tlio committee. The Chairman- The committee will See the ■»h\cc within three weeks. In tho meantime ihe application will be adjourned. Mr Stilling thought it -vas not reasonable to hang the thing up when his client had entered intc a contract. Where a license was hung up it was not always conducive to jrranging a lease, and this lease woiiid bo out ill a few days. Mr Hay said ho understood if the repairs -were off»cted to (ho satisfaction of the Committee tlio license would be granted.

The Chairman: There is nn itlen. of taking »*iiv the license. ' Consideration )f tlio anplicnlioil will lie Adjourned till Thursday, July 26. HOTTIiF, MCENfiK. Mr Maca.'sey appeared tn support tlie application, of Jlta Isabella Brown for a. .bottlo license for the- premised of Messrs A. and J. H'r'arlnnc, Princes street.—The- Chairman said the committee had agreed to grant the.pplication, and in doing an intimated that in connection with bottle licenses it would bo necessary, under section 123 of the act, to havo the name of the house painted on a part of (lie premise*, where it could be seen by the general public, in the same way tint licMis-es' names were painted on premises. Mr M'Furlanc. I thought wo had tliat. I will sec that it is done at mice. APPLICATION'S , ALREADY GRANTED. The Chairman said he did not know whether any of Iho oilier apnlicanls were present i but the, committee woufd like to say that thcro were licenses that bad been granted on tlin l!ii(loHlninl!i)f» Hint rnpnirH «onld be carried out, and the enminilles regretted that the understanding or undertakings given had not heeli carried out. Mr' .Tame." thought it would he advisable to have the cases specified. It seemed rather a wide reference. Tlie Chairman said soriie line" don* tlio renalrs and some had not. He thought Mr Watson bad ««. much to do as any other licence, and he had done the work very faithfully from top to bo! trim, and tlio committee. Sid ° not sec why other licensees coutd not have done Iho same.

Jlr .Tames said, with regard to Mr Collins, Iv. could not undertake the plastering of the ceiling until the slating was done. Tlie Chairman said be did not walif. to mention cases in open oourt, hut what he had Btutcd was correct, H« rould give instances if anyoni applied to him privately. He would take care licensees were apprised of the fact. When undertakings were given tjiere in open

court, it was expedient they would be carried out. They did not care shout licensees going back on their word in ilny shape or form. The comiuittce woiiid adjourn till 2l!th July, »t i!.M p.m.