New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-07
EXCISE COMMISSIONERS MEETING.

The Board met on Tuesday at the usual hour and
place to receive applications for licenses Present
Commissioners Haskett and Holmes. The following
applications were made:
Simon Farran, No. l6S Sixth avenue; Charles H
Broadway; Michael McGrath Third avenue aud
One undred-and-eighteen street; John Bal,
No. 1O4 Barclay; Andrew II. Baldwin. Nos 3
and Courtandt street; Joseph Lyons, No ll9
Martin Bayer, No. 8 Courtlsndt street; Edward
Schultz, No. % Exchange place; Owen Heay, No. ~
Mulberry street, Frank FOote, No. l04 South street.
John Numau, Fify-ninth and Sxteth streets and Sc
Memorandum-The petition of this applicant for
reasons appearing upon its face will be held over for
a very strict examination.
w. Bordwel Bancroft House, No. 9O6 Broadway;
John j. Worden, No. sc Sixth avenue; Peter J. VIII
kinson, No. 2l8 Wooster street; Patrick Rourk, No;
% Mulberry street; Horace b. Alexander, No 279
Hudson street Thomas Forster, No. ii Thames street
VIM G. Sterling, No. 1874 Broadway; james Davis,
jr., No. Coentes Slip.
After the applications were examined and fled Mr..
HOLMES said 1t may be proper to remark before ad-
ournpg the present session of the Board that some OF
the public press or at least newspaper of large
circulation, has t to araign this Board at the
bar Of public opinion for havIg taken recess, so far
as the granting of applications for licenses is con-
ceIned, during the month Of August The journal al
luded to has fit to cOIstrue the law in manner
entirely foreign to that liberal Interpretation which the
unanimous opinions of this Board have accorded to it,
by assuming that after the lapse Of fifty days from the
first meeting of the Board, Its official duties must
cease for the current year. With all due Difference
and / now speak my individual opinions In which
hope my colleagues will concur had much rather
abide by my own construction Of the law, more
particularly when. in the present case am acting
under the sanctty Of OATH than by that of any other
whether that person may act n journalistic capacity
or otherwise. There may be loose or overstrained
caprice the one hand, while on the other there are
calm delberatOn sincere desire TO equitaby perform
duty, entire lack of interest, and solemn oath.
1t is therefore, than probable that shall
tnue heretofore, TO discharge duties under the
statute which created us, according to collective
sense Of right, without resortDg for guidance to
thoee who fanaticay ultra the one side the
other. And may be permitted to ray In this connec-
tion that one OF the best evidences OF our correct and
conservative course may be found in the fact that
those who would throw down every barrier which Las
and good morals have endeavored to rear against in
temperance and debauchery, now combined
with those, who are prohibltoriy fanatic in an
effort to deride our official action deny US
the qusity Of sincerity aud essai our motives.
This Board cannot be inseBsble to the fact that mil
lions Of capital has been invested in the liquor trade
in this city, and that il invested at time when
the investments were under the full sanction Of Law.
There are many, and very many, worthy men and
honest radesmen engaged in the business IL locations
10 great extent isolated from freehold residents and
whose compliance with the law will be somewhat
question Of time. More especially, when consider
the fact that very many of freeholders are ROW
cut of the city, il liberal construction Of the law can
be benefit TO such as these, for one am willing to
accord that benefit 10 them. But il construction
of the law is wrong; and II our official term
pred fifty days afer orr first meeting there
Il very plain ard manifest conclusion to be
Immediately arrived ct, and this: Every license
granted after that time is Illegal and Of no effect
Hence for al the purposes Of enforcing the laws the
commission may be construed as having closed its
t.,ops TO- the present year. and all the persons who
are now selling liquor. and wines without licenss,
nAdsr licenses granted subsequent 70 inc expiration Of
Ike 6hy days, are now liable to the penalnes OF tn