New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-28
EXCISE COMMISSIONERS.

Messrs HasRETT and HOLMES met at the City Han
on Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. HOLMES reported that he had obeyed the direc
tons contained in the resolution passed at the last
meeting ard that the resolutions Of that day had been
by him orSonaly served on the Board Of Police Com
nssiuieIs BY handing the to the Clerk Of that
Board in the prerence Of Police Commissioner Stlmsn,
the Board EOt being in session. That covering the
resolutions was the following letter:
No p DUANE STREET. NEw.YoHK, April Is, 1883
To the Honorable the Board Of Co1@,ioHers Of tat AeGPoi,
tan Pol,ce Di,i,tcf Of The State Of Hetc- York.
GsA1EaEs You will perceive by the directions contained in
III, following re.oou. the Board Of Commissioners u IA
that duty cause them to be transmitted to your
The Board which they has been IN existence two
yesrs which time not youon Of the law referred 10
nere q Police BY any member 81 the Department over
which that Bard pfesdss.
formation has been made 70 your Board but mas never eren
majority Of that Board either officially as ndivdaa' ever
This .ad for the purpose Of as.4ilns the
Of your lard b., the view Of defining position in the
prosecutions violation. q ne Excise law
IL. time hand when s b. called upon ~ oil Tor the
purpose granting and whether the Of the city
iroi the b. stu further Decreased az having i.icn
81 nearly $1,000 IN lss matter which rests entirely with
the Department Inch your Board pFe-d-.
BOARD u Police Ccnn,.Our. matter TIA, fully de-
hned by law We only tbs, while do
no., sinpy sio,hed viii i,
In accordance resolution in-ed respectfully
request be served with the THEREIN reirr - ans N
compliance with be second respectfully iar the Board u Pc
will BE- he'd sdsy he 18Th $. 2oclock IN,
al the assigned IL the basen-a, If th end
the City Hall which time aud place the herein
referred be placed in the hands of the Board 81 Coni'
should The Board Of Police Commissioners
prupr them the former Boa.d while N
Nv Mr. Haskell in the view. that
present. All Il which is respectfully submitted.
ROBERT ID. HOLMES
Acting Secretary Of the Board Of Commissioned.
ofEIci~e Of the City And County Of New York
Embodied in the above letter copies Of the
resolu,ions passed at the as, meeting.
Mr.. Holiness report was received and adopted, and
the letter ordered to be engossed in the minutes.
II then resolved that the Board adjourn till
Wednesday, at 2ocloek p. m, and that Mr.. Kerr be
notified Of such meeting.
Aessrs. HASN'T and HOLMES. met a, O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, but transacted no business Of
importance. Il understood ths, there Is some
difficulty in regasi TO the complaints against liquor
dealers Tor Violations Of the law and is stated that
Deputy Superintendent Carpenter, who had charge Of
them, handed them TO Excise Commissioner Ken.
who refuses TO meet with the Board. hessrs. Has
k, and Holmes believe that the prosecution Ut these
suits has been put into the hands Of parties not
nected with the Board and they claim tina, it
sho ud be the duty Of the Excise Board TO prosecute
the suits they consider Themselves sggrieved by such
a course and Mr. Haskett says that he viii have al
the actions discontinued unless the reports Of vols
tiols srr Put into the possession Of the Board