New-York tribune., 1866-04-30
METROPOLITAN BOARD o. EXCISE.

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Concerning the n" ,incss--Au Attempt 10
Divorce E!qnor nd LeTdncss-ASstraoi OF
information sent 20 the Honrd of Excise
The returns rom the Captains Of the various Ponce
Precincts f the number Of rumholes groggeres concert
>aioons dancehouses brothes where liquor so anu u
bere thieves do mostly congregate reveal some curious and
alarming facts At tho first meeting of the Board Of IL
c,.e Acton said there 10000 arrests maue
in the CITY Of New York during the previous yea FOR crimes
and rlemeano which could be directly traced to the in'
anence of rum which would mske average OF seven oi
each bar in the city. The deathTecord Of tie week enAs
Saturday Arr o. 10 be found in the Bureau Of Records and
vital Statistics no 800 Mott st. shows five deaths dnIns
ba, period from starvation and prvaton But these are not
ho only things that the curious seeker may find among the
files Of the death and police records There are sermons ia
the stones with which the streets II the metropolis arc 'eu
and there volumes in single facts that mey 6s
MN .uV - - nv choose some pleasant Saturday after
noou visit wekEOwn dstleI! ID tne ,,, A. a.
Sec bnn1re1s Of men women and children coming ron lnA
NJ nunH % 20 onI1 coGrc.uois earhon mugs old oyster
@ nune and eveIy Other conceivable vessel thai cond
he used for The purpose filed with yiai"9ls l{hd ioI
tL - 90 nav We cents pint. few hours later the same
norSons may be in the siums 0 aElef NueIy' au
in every possible degree Of keniess rom inc
eelv ticbt through oil stages OF reens Diud ido-
valoWng delirious, fighting ana crazy 10 u'a' ",
which condition some Of them actually de every WeA
I nv e nav SEQ these sights-he might have seen them
last week Whether they VIII be NlNVIe tl' VIZ "e3t9
somewhat uron the rgor with which he new I4cse Law
For he pnrpoe learning just who among oil this vast ar
NV of Honofselers deserve be licensed under the new
law committee of the Board Of Excise asked Information
honcprng every from the Captains OF te foee >iioD
The rers are NOT vet complete but sufficient known to
~ r iors notion of the magnitude of the business and
be sympathy deserves from the public Aere are some o
In The sixth Precinct bounded ly Chabamst the Bowery
Canast and Broadway there arc J4 runs hops OF When ~
licensed The area ls not .rse ul' y II ~ t''
almost ss many hrothcs houses for IN some OF ihe Gl
there hsfadogen different tenants t oi whom permit ne
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In the Eighth Precinct bounded by Broadway Caha sum
van Clark MeD9gg and thec are '' & S
Of these groceries concert saloons dehs o to'o '"
IL lie F5h Precinct bounded by Chatham. Catharine
Sprce and Ferrysts Peek slip and e Easi Liver VIZ
H ~ hut there are also 30 houses of Niepue
S 20 dance houses and 80 dens Of thieves
IN 10 Teptb Precinct bounded by Division, Norfolk Ey.
,on Clinton and ousfOnsts and the BOwery there are o'l
drashots of which IL are censedi private supprTooDs
] i,ons 4s houses Of prostitution and 206 that lre re-
sorts for thieves Iownders shoudeIDeIs ana seosndIes
tSn Thirteenth Precinct bonded BY Norfolk Rvngon.
Division aud Scammest aud the East River there arc 'Vi
In bc Precinct bounded by Bowery Blocker.
Broadway and Cana there 400 places where liquor
il sold and more than onehlf OF the number are broieis
coneert.saloon, and deps of thieves.
In the Seyenteenh Precinct bounded by the BowcTy and
Thirdave Foureenths. Avenue and Houston st. there
are CQ places ri which liquor is sold Two OF when are u
cer.e5 az ms number 66 ere groceries but strange as
NAV seem none of them resorts for thieves of prostitutes
| The sales arc mainly confined 10 lager bier
The Fifteenth Precinct IS bounded by The B0wery ond
Thirdave Fourteenth ST.. S1thave and CAFmine st. ana
NE following extracts from the report viii give the reader
notion Of business done in the very heart OF &c city
% pSreroons Ttironiled by class street pro.
tges 1 o @ 5aa croceIy; sells qorto and chi ien
the back has asyss number o. ID de blaek am "Ae
been arrested No Gambios6oti say he doe no' s
I$eT . /. tie resort abandoned ce o., men n
90. House Of pro'tuon Visited oy sS's m rs I'm
a her rlsce No Broadway Thi the gon concert oon
low protue. visitors the wort s.s Of tmeys' No
low dry ssi yer i PC, ''S ~ abias house oper n s ioar
No - small pro';ie essr'hop' he, three tr''tSir' 70
Eishth.t. TIN. is one Of the worst tily and ap.nl On.
day p.trould by wIeAed ootia men snd %enf@ 9so 900
ons OF PROSTITUTION sse dealer las sres. Of tu'
ness been sresied three times by The Poe io keIn a
charge has been arrested once iS5 fns & & ~ ,s ] lS,s o i
bar dirty waiter girl. who are fos,inis' hs p.se
% tb he AID ali the . ane.,ed b.. police
short for Wdins three saoi' iskS 81 ir o.. IL i
iSt No. ~ 1isyeAiow German lager ber saloon open
s hours on SsgePbdd ba door. Sg 1st re P csSo
i0 No. Es loureeut sA dy low es1 mop WIN os u
| ileIn thieves regular man traP -, T., a., ra 81
Excise received through the Metropolitan Police but l'
enough the present Under the present law al these par
ties viii ask Tor licenses Many OF them WI ee
no doubt but II selling out the morals o the city aiuer
cheap permit any Of them 70 sell at the rate Of 10 per
Lonse. Of ame concert saloons or Other establishment
where women employed walters Ihe keepers WIZ per
han. bapl tie girls and get license 10 sell liquors. but tie
partnership will not thus be dissolved Liquor and ewdness
are ZOO cseey allied TO be divorced by this Tie rule
will only compel their devoees 20 visit two places instead o
one -
In granting these the Board Of Excise fret demand
Recommendation from The Captain Of the Precinct IN which
The located Large have been offered for this
favor we hone 10 be able late 10 publish the OF
the man who permits himself be bought dealer in The
Eighth Ward is said 10 have offered Glow to the man VINO
would get license upon his application Doe not this look as
# tie board Excise bed placed ITS fee for hscss license
somewhat too owf the recommendation Of Police Cap
ton Is not the only requisite The rules OF the Board winch
we published week two arc very stringent and u tho
business can be made respectable which much doubt
N present Board Of Excise will make So MANY engaged
In tie business today will be wanting tomorrow aud on the
isb inst there will general raid all the oty
licensed run shops Tomorrow the Board VIII decide on .oe
Of the applications already received and the morals OF TIE
v do moi improve vastly under the regime that then begins
il WIN not be- TO say because one OF our geaeti
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