New-York tribune., 1866-05-05
METROPOLITAN BOARD OF EXCISE.
Special Hearing Of Applicants Before the Com.
miitee ON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Yesterday
Afternoon License in New.Brighion -
LOO Licenses Issued.

Our readers are that oil applicants for license
sell liquor who without recommendations from the Cap
tain the Police Precinct in which their establishments are
located have special hearings before the Committee on App
cations appointed by the Board OF Excise Tho first Of this
series took place yesterday morning before Commissioners
and Maniere. The applicants were from the First
Second Third and Precincts and the number
examined 30 judged externally these men looked like
good citizens They wedrcssed and presented an ap
pearancc which gesed the possibility Of better things than
groceries and underground rumhoes Many things
abou. tho private character Of Of the applicants and
which woud only subsantate fact already genera kno"n
cially vastly worse than mere drunkenness
Commissioners listened respectfully to the dealers and
heard their Of reform in many cases unmoyed The
testimony against them onenmes moro than they hau
expected ard acts rehearsd that some o them doaD
Of their memories II generally understood that
some promised abandon the former licensed to continue
the latter business. Some Of the establishments have changed
hands passing from father 70 son from TO their
hrothcr.inaR since tie Excise Law took effect Some were
found be groceries only by name. Others gambng
under the mask Of drnkng9aoon some dens 9t eres o
broths The OF these classes TO be found IN the D
tc We have named were absent appishty n S,, S,
b s t" cs1,bshmens AT midnight and upon sun
Gav and Are clad 10 be relieved these houses which
cnc,s viii D. heard this morning at o'clock
MEITISG OF THE BOARD oP EXCISE
The Board of Excise met yesterday afternoon Immediately
ar the adgrnment Board OF Health all the members
present. t-s Hnates OF s @ a @...~s -eic .v-- INV W
Ptued a..
ae comu:,tce on Applications reported the names o. 60
persons whom they recommended proper parties 70 pe
trusted with Licenses Tie licenses issued, WHICH aA'
a total Of ], loJ thus Ear granted by the Board ,
Two OF reported upon. however were laid olsI
urt the next meeting II the Boird One had made APP
pcaion licenses for different houses aud another had
four applications 10 business In many places Judge
Ho worth sai that tie law OF 1D allowed license upon the
condition applicant sold liquor 10 place only and
unrepcaled The excise Law had different
phraseoogy The subject but he thought the spirit
ough the letter not. The matter re
ferred 20 the Counsel for decision.
LICENSES ~ SEw BRIGHTON.
Mr. Bosworth offered the following resolution, which was
adopted.
Uhoas represented hs, by % thu Legi.g~ Of ths
State Of approved Ap 2e s r,Anx tpe VILLAGE Of
Brighton the Of the ust.e y ii village II h en-.
acted shall hA, pow, 10 control to .as Of
.ptuous quor. within the village ant tr.ss therefor and to
IN the % be paid ioI sucs Ie-..es . therefore
Rts ha De yti'sd 20 the coun'el " ts Bratt TO acer
tain the facts In rgss' ale act Of the Legislature aud 20
report % ogn whether said act Of has been passed depryes
this board the grant license, Tor tie sale OF spIuous
iquors 10 laid yag and II whether person lawfully sell
ale Or beer In sad village Ia Quantities less than gallons without
license from this Board and also whether the penalties which
license be- sued fo snd recovered hJ this Board when
co,-c9 10 be paid in whole part TO this Board
lQpWsl0ner BEKurs offered the following which was also
adopted. after which the Board adjourned:
Rcrsd Police Inspector Folks office Bfoosyn De desg
mated tie place parties desiring licenses to sell liquors in
,be town, o Fbu,h FAnds Ner Lots Urayesend and New
Jtrcehl may apply for blank applications.