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From October 11, 1973: "Pace Pub Reopens After a Month's Delay"
Barbara Beers
Issue date: 10/7/04 Section: This Week At Pace
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From The Pace Press
Thursday October 11, 1973
The Pace Pub was able to reopen last Tuesday as a result of Pace University President Dr. Edward J. Mortola's intervention into the affairs of the city water department. The pub was forced to delay its opening this year because of flooding caused by a leak in the city water pipe.
According to former Pub manager James D'Orta, Dr. Mortola, "put pressure on the city" to fix the leak in the city pipes. Dr. Mortola also sent several University Maintenance men from the National Cleaning Co. down to the Pub, located on level A of the 41 Park Row Building, to thoroughly clean it.
Extensive damage to the Pub was done during the months it had been plagued by water seepage.
The open parachutes that were hung below the plaster ceiling had to be taken down and cleaned in order to remove bits of the peeling ceiling from within them.
It is the hope of Paul McMullen, Pub Manager, that painting the walls and varnishing the bar where they were peeled and rotted will restore the Pub and make it operational again.
Now that the Pub has opened, Mr. McMullen would like to be able to serve wine to his patrons. However, according to Mr. McMullen, Delta Food Management, the business that manages and supplies food to the snack bar, cafeteria, and Pub, is reluctant to file to papers and go through the red tape necessary to get the Pub a wine license.
"Delta rejected the idea (of a wine license) because it was too much of a hassle," said Mr. McMullen.
The question of additional money for a liquor license that would include wine apparently has nothing to do with Delta's refusal, Mr. McMullen said, since only a small additional fee is needed to add a wine permit to the beer license the Pub already has.
Mr. McMullen feels that the Pub would appeal to a wider ranger of people if it is allowed to serve wine. He has found that most girls and many blacks do not drink beer and have requested wine.
Beer sold in the Pub will be served in plastic cups for several weeks. The plastic cups will be used until new, glass mugs are delivered to replace the mugs that were stolen from the Pub last year.
Rising costs have forced the Pub to raise the price of beer. This year, a 12-ounce cup will cost 30 cents, representing a nickel increase over last year's price. However, the Pub has announced a Wednesday night special and will serve five beers for a dollar on that night.
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