The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-28
The Hxclse Com snissl ON 10


LIQUOR sHOrs, GOOD, BAD AND D0eBfFUL-A do.
0ENBs COBBLRR-vSNUS HALL, HrC.
The Excise Commissi ners have had small task dele
gated 10 them Thus far they have granted six hun
dred licences, embracing general thing the mare
opeotabe class Of liquor desen In the city, the repua
5loness Of whose places too well endorsed to admit
OF doubt 70 the propre,y Of giving them licenses
With respect to the number OF places remaining where
liquor being sold without license and from which up
caons likely be presented the commissioners have
deemed advisable 10 scrutiny to he chArac
eer places before granting licenses design
u 70 protect themselves being nadvertent
f Into grating licences 10 low grog Shops the resorts Of
abandoned women Of The loves, class, and the general
rendezvous OF thieves sharoers and oilers whore neither
stranger . life nor hia money Is SECURE The best aud,
tn fact only TO effect this has been decided to be 70
make personal visit through the doubtful sections
N the city and noting the 90 bu places, thai licenses
are withheld from them.
In carry ing out the above me Messrs Haskett
and Aomes, t~o of the Board Fl Excio Commissioners,
yesterday visited portions Of the Fret ward they started
on their our Of inspection from Commt,si,ner
and some bali dozen reporters Com missioner Hsskett
suggested that In the possibility of opposition Danger
An the loser part OF the ward, 1t would be advisa
Die addition to the protect force Commissioner
Eolmes thought the were sufficient prosec
ve force for themselves, but he cons dered would not
DO bad Idea 70 secure the company Of one or NO police
men Of tho ard To act rs pioa 10 sho sing them through
che worst localities and hold their clubs In excellent
should occasou arise for bridging the latter Ar es
In reputation The Commissioners accord ingIy oceedsd
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v.ooa or Sergeant Snodg aud Officer Hays.
No. 50 Greenwich street the arst locality 70 which
Che ate lon Of the Commissioners was dawn The sgn,
with the letters nearly eaed from the combined e'ots
II ase Ans the WEATHER, announced the house A. the
S'Sesman's Home"
"a very nice, quiet house. replied Sergeant Snoc
sAu right" responded Commissioner Holmes, Al the
osme time tskirg out paper ami pencil and making
memorandum OF The character Of the house, which he also
did d al the sub,equent houses visited.
No. 81, the William re Hotel was declared to be
aA hsNYS IN and md
dotted down No IS received o s miar enc omium, and
nfter sinnA- memorandum was pa.set by.
The "Csty Of san flamenco Hotel 81 No 10 and tbs
eGreA Republic No IS were both pronounced Of doubt
cul cbaucor not proper plares to no licensed In
pct % an Application inside a. 70 inc .na Of naa9rs sold
and oodee embraced the guilds offered for sale was
h,nea that OF bad characor were kept at either
place, although. except at the later phcs, no tangible
evidences Of the fact were visole
The Appearance OF the vixsnts, lead or BY the two
officers Of the ward, combined with the accompanying
cai repor,ria diseay Of pencils and paper, began
10y this yie the curiosity OF large crowd. Va
ri us eurmses we're ex oreesed object of visit
when the fact npay got clearly out that the Excise Com
issones ed tue head and front OF the vstes some
hard looking customers with RE- noses ant s.edy gar.
meals assumed dolef look enough, evidently satisfied
the visit poriended good In them The ngubrious
Of Of the keepers Of the deren, dens
showed similar apprehension en- their part As was,
she visitors prescribed on quietly: Sergeant snodgrss
lcsdng the way, Commsioner Haskell putting the CUES
tons, and commtsonor Holmes making the necessary
sonulcs IN his me moraHdum book.
Every place in the ward where Bquor was sold, from
No g. noied above down to the commencement OF the
ytreet q, the Battery, looked in rapid sequence.
Al No a. kept by A. John Julian, recently licensed by
che Commlssioners found sign comply In Its
external catures with the acquisitions OF the new license
law A, No 80 Captain Hoppn Of the ward stood be-
hind the bar aabe Ia mauoer a. rubic md aud co
nuncaiye ss when be welded the police the
vHrd Ri, house bears the nams OF the "Buchanxn
House" The remaining houses were marked-some
good, some bad, and others doubtful.
Commissioned HAsESrf-I shall not give my consent 10
ucsnse wch street single nqaor shop kept In
those low basemen man gets INTO one Of those places
and In six chances 10 half dozen be gets ou: again
sergeant syopesAs-I, s rarely any murders are com
mued In those basement places, though robeeres some
<mcs ooou.
Commi lopcr H.sKrrThey are all rough places taoy
have dAsk rooms trap DOORS DULLES and bull dogs and
may be murdered and no one on the outside be ever
Mr. HorMEs said he conceded With Mr. Haskeu a. TO
licensing tboee places and shopd require pretty strong
uureues before he would sign license for one Of them
turn was Dow taken into washlngion street, aud all
Che liquor shops looked into up ~ far as Liberty street
majority aom ns Eaoe' were sbs n0'oq upon on
doubtful, Councilman CLAIM, ubo keeps at No. l22,
showed bis appreciation OF the visit by setting before his
snsvished saests samples Of hts choicest liquors and
bcs, scsas ne guests hack ward In showing
her appreciation Of the solids and liquids freely offered
NJ dispossL Ia toe remaining Journey through this
strees nothing particular noticeable but the dh In the
osrece ana nlthy state Of the hoases A somewhat
sniaTs spectacle vas r,s. '.1n a q so
cafe, on cooblers bench With oil the rude apph
anoes Of his profession about him. pursuing actively
DIS chosen trade. he looked less the cyuic than Ho
sepes tub and conien,ed far than the cobber
xustaphs Of Forty Thieves memory In looking at the
working premises OF this evidently singular and eraiic
genus one Of the party faceousy REMARKED that mis-
place Ore proof emo required M insurance.
Albany and further portion Of Green sich street
~ere visited in conclusion, but no developemenis
presented themselves. "Nenus HALL and the "Crysfsl
Palace In the latter street, excited, however the DO
siicerpg gaze OF some unused the fomniue sights
there exhibited As these sights did not bear inmstey
upon the license graners the Commissioners looks icok
and nothing mere
Al four O'Clock the Commi soners brought their days
visit 70 close. They propose In few days 10 take
nook through other portions the ward. The propriey
Of making tho second visit late In the evening was sog
0csted ~ much better. II alleged that the ward
could only be seen 10 In true coors BY gas light, whom
music, the dance and Joy most unrestraned. The
Comm soners think they viii act upon this suggestion
but gave no decision 10 the matter
The Turf.
UNION COURSE, L. I-yRorrrrg.
trctipg match for $4,000 aside ten miles out to 23S
ID wagons came of on Saturday afternoon, between b.
Andy Sbeehan and b. g General Darcy. Andy sheehan
Darcy beln III LII ~.