Will new waterfront bar get cheers from licensing board?

Thomas Kershaw's Hampshire House Corp. asks the Boston Licensing Board on Wednesday for permission to open a bar at Liberty Wharf on Northern Avenue.

The proposed Little Chestnut Boston Harbor would fill what is now a vacant "kiosk" next to the main wharf complex, which already houses several restaurants with bars. The 1,490-square-foot bar would have room for 60 patrons.

Rather than just hope the board has a spare license to hand out, Hampshire House already has a deal to buy the liquor license from XO Bar and Restaurant on Washington Street in Dorchester.