Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York March 3, 1905 (Becher v. City of New York)

WILLARD BARTLETT, J.

The plaintiff maintained a stand for the sale of refreshments in Pelham Bay Park, under a written agreement between him and the city of New York, whereby the city granted to him “the privilege of maintaining a stand at the bathhouses near Firman Mansion, for sale of refreshments (spirituous liquors excepted), and renting bathing suits, for the term of three years, from the