New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-05

storss whore provisions and other family groceries sold
We have many IN support Of these claims,
and we again REQUEST that you viii appoint time when We
may present you the moral and legal considerations r
thus restricting il not entirely Withholding hcerses og ,hs
Rsspeclfally submitted in behalf Of me New York City
Temperance Alliance. Gas L. LricH, President
CO. wlEsES, Corrsspc4ding Secretary.
NeE-l oTk, May T. lsoa
The momept reading of the above papers bad been
flushed EOtons were made 70 refer 20 different Commit,
tees Twas ire moved 10 refer to the Committee
Roads Amendments offered to send t 20 the Law,
Fnsnce Public Health Ordinance. and other Committees
AID. Oakley OF the Fourth Ward said that the Commis-
soners Of Excise acting under State Law. and in
granting license only fa6lled its provisions
Aid. Ward. Of the Fifteenth. said the communication
ought TO be treated respectfully and he moved is reference
to the Committee Accounts as there Was likely to be
long account to he settled by and BY this question
AID Sturtevant Of the Third obtained the foor and
spoke at some length lie thought the communication was
entitled to respect than received from see OF us
member II is subject which commands the respectful
and earnest attention Of large. influential and dignhed
bodies Of men. ami Is matter which causes agitation
throughout the country The question whether have
apv ceu,ro of it, or whether is regulation belongs to the
esislature The question Of granting licenses IN the City
Of New York may well agita,e the Common Council No
man can deny that in this vice the OF great pro-
portiou of the crime which prevails in this City The
temptations to this vice ought TO be removed hs anevii
ling low propensities Of and sinks them lower than
the brute crestiopor brutes not guilty OF this wee
AID Corneu-Hogs get drunk runicheEries some.
times.
AID Sturtevant-Togs eat the fruit and leave he uns
men take the rum and leave the fruit and rum psos,rso5
men to level below the swine II would be t. our ever
lasting credit to regulate tie liquor traffic 50 as 10 earl
thi. evil one member Of this Board told me that IN his
Ward they have buildings extending back from the street
100 feet the length OF the lot with families crowded in
all Of the floors and Sundays that day which shoad DO
sacred 20 order and repoSe occupants OF these houses In
the afternoon and evenng drink liquor to excess and
violate the peace by dancing and carousng Il has been
the practice to grant licenses TO almost every man
who asks for it, Among others are the Dutch grocers
on our corners where most OF our citizens get their
groceries for their families At the back end Of these grc
ceries bars sre erected snd Sundays people
returning from church. there viii be Is 20 young in
these places drinking the nasty common poison there
sold The municipal authorities OF this City will ba
greatly elevated il they regulate this evil II Is dithcut
for the Commissioners Of Excise TO examine Az mems
business who apply licenses to whether The places
are adapted to the accommodation of men and asts 81
10 the use Of beasts only and the destruction OF mfn Taa
Alderman thought that they should grant hceuseS onyo
proper establishments He somewhat # thetopnion
that any ordinance that the Common Council cpuld
would pass upon the subject would have very tts effect
and he was therefore in favor Of an appeal 10 the ega
h-N'i'V
Commissioners TO grant licenses the best mode OF srk
inc at the root of the evil lie thought too, that the grant
ing Of licenses discretionary with the Excise Com
missioners bu il had been contended by lawyers that
the Commissioners compelled to give license 10 any
good citizen who applied for it, While there doubt
respecting the powers OF the Commissioners he in
favor of applying to the Legislature to alter the laws
An amendment was offered and seconded that the peti
ton be laid on the table and printed.
AID Denman of the Sixteenth in favor OF the print
ing and he believed that the granting Of licenses was
wholly at the discretion ofthe Commissioners. Mayor Have
meyer's opinion was 10 that effect The law has been
abused.
AID Boyce Of the Fifth agreed with the Alderman OF the
sixteenth lie would be glad II there could be uniformity
in the granting Of licenses II he to refuse them In
the Fifth Ward and they granted in the surrounding
wards it would place him in awkward position. lie
ecured those TO whom licenses granted but they did
not heed il for than two three Sabbs,hs Since
then they have mostly kept open the sabbath and been
eause of public disturbance Places should not be licensed
where thieves prostitutes and others convene.
AID sturtevani of the Third conceded with the Alderman
OF the Sixteenth that the granting OF licenses rested with the
Commissioners of Excise In questionable in tho Third
Ward he had refused grant licenses but they had sold
without licenses The Captain of the Police should report
all such But the greatest fault that the greatest
quantity of the worst liquor sold where families go 10
purchase their tea COLE sugar butter and other groceries
In many instances the first step from virtue ~ vice
taken these places The first temptation is here furnish
ed He was strongly In favor Of taking the license from
such improper places they the most dangerous in
the City and had probably occasoned the most crime and
misery
AID Barr remarked that the best method Of testing the
Law would be for the Temperance Alliance 70 place in.
junction on the Excise Commissioners.
After some further discussion the message and petition
were referred to the Committee ordinances with In
structons to report upon the same.
Board OF ALDERMES-W edaesdGy-R T. Compton,
President in the Chair, and quorum present
Petitions RsferTedOf several persons In relation TO the
sewer In Hfthav, between One Hundred and Twenty
fourth and Harlem River; OF johnson and others 70
have sunken lots filed OF several for the reduction and
correction Of personal tax Of w wilkins and nine Others
TO be organized Fire ydrant Company TO be- located
| In the upper eastern section Of the City
Resolniions-By Aid Doherty-To lay curb and gutter
stones and flag the sidewalks the east side OF SKthav
between Forty second and Forty third SITS Adopted
By AID Matchmaking Of the Street Commissioner
wby the resolution passed ls50 10 telegraph
| posts and wires in Broadway was not carried out
| Adopted
and Supplies examine and report whether the cupoa OF
Essex Market Is sufficient 20 support bell Of 10000 lbs
/ weight Adopted.
| By AID. Francis-To have Essex Market place paved
and curb and gutter stones set without delay Adopted
BY AID Smth-TO appropriate $500 for the cslsbra
ton Of the Fourth of July and appointing COMMITTEES to
make the necessary arrangements with the Commissioners
Of Repairs and Supplies Adopted. and Aldermen OF tho
second Third Fifth Sixth asd Eleventh appointed as tbs
| Committee. -
By AID sturevant requiring the Commissioners Of Re
pars and Supplies % pave the sidewalk west SIDE OF
College. place. Adopted. ....,
why he has carried out the resolution of the Conmon
Council passed months ago requiring the Sixth and
Fobh AZ Railroad Companies 10 take up and discontinue
IN .laTa and Harel nd