The New York herald., 1866-05-09
THE LIQUOR QUESTION.

THE LIQUOR QUESTION.
Meetfng OF tho Board or Excise Yes.
terday-Lrenses Granted Since the
Last Moeting-Application for Licenses
from tho Seventh, Tenth and Thir.
tesnth Precincts, &c.
When the Board Of Health adjourned yesterday aNer
noon at half past four o'clock the Commissioners went
into Board Of Excise when Mr. Schultz occu-
pied the chair There full Board in attendance.
After the minutes OF the previous meeting had been read
Mr. Acton submltteda report stating that nine hundred
additional licenses for New York aud hundred and
forty for Brooklyn had been granted by the
mittee the last meeting Of tho Board On motion
these licenses were approved.
Judge Bosworth submitted report In reference TO the
granting OF more than ono license TO person. He
thought that in this respect the rule applied TO the
law under the old Board. The law read, the Board
shall have powcr grant "iicemes to him and them"
He therefore concurred In the opinion Of the counsel
Now tho license power taken from the appointees OF
the people and invested in central directory who could
give licenses TO all who would pay two hundred aud nfy
dollars and who we're Of good moral character. Tho
report accepted.
/Mr Acton observed tha, he was opposed granting
any licenses TO to sell drinks behind the counter
The Board adjourned TO Friday at four r. H.
APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE PROM THE SEVENTH
TENTH AND THIRTEENTH PRECINCTS.
There peculiar air Of free and easincss about the
conversational intercourse between commissioner and
applicant at the Police Headquarters which, however
much 1t detracts from the external dignity Of the law,
goes far In many instances to further the ends Of
justice certain charming ponchasnce an
| informal conversation, witty remark fire.
queny goes further in Mulberry street towards elicit
<+atn0 pf 0aFaa
cross examination does at tho City Hall And OF all
Mr. Commissioner is tho ready pitch upon
witnesss weak point 10 "draw him out" with shrewd
ancsiion, or 70 make him wri,o himaclr down ass,
with air VI Loahonsae which s almost impossible 10
l resist Thus the dieary business Of listening to the
usually du license applications is cnlivened by pleasant
little interludes OF wordencing Notwithstanding which
the Commissioner gets Through his business with cee'
| rity which s marvellous 10 behold
Yesterday forenoon Mr. Acton sat In tho room OF the
Excise Board 70 attend 10 applications for licenses roD
the Seventh, Tenth and Thirteenth precincts. and no
sooner had he taken his seat than Ave six hundred
to be heard botrnes The officers on guard c'r-
tanly needed the hands OF the tabled Bracus 70 Keep
out the scores Of those who under various pretcnce
wanted 10 force their way into tho august comnisonal
| presence. The modus operdnd was thus:-Ar Acton
disposed himself easily In an arm char at tho end o. the
| room and every and then referred 10 an omnous
| looking list wherein the names OF those who
were OF Ill repute dstonored with black marx
The confident difideni or trembling applicant, as tho
| might be-or rather according he knew that
his moral register was good bad OF ndiferentl're-
sented himself before Mr. Acton with the customary
salaam-gcneray consisting, by tho way, OF nervous
turning round Of the cap In tho hands--and made ms
request for license Tho number and street benz
tnaee exSuygdtorus o. tha police and report a aec"Fu
ingly In many the bclaed applicant wonid demai
to the report, but the decision being once gwen, hs
| might as we'll attempt with brckbat as tC
convince the Commissioner that he WAS man OF rnim
peachsblo moral character 3d. u the license was 10
fused the applicant would leave the with cong
much cusory and less defeentia than that viii
which he entered and probably =. DC
| mentary 10 the police or tue Commissioner
SEVENTH PRECINCT.
4 Licenses to the following houses were refused No.
Division No. Catharne street, reported against b,
the police having been very bad some time since bu
improved lately. II was now a dining saloon, blt th'
sioner patenay advised the proprietor to into SONS
other business or pleasant alternative, 10 get OF
Vest The place was evidently bad ene he ,ad ane
Cherry street. VINO had hitherto dealt in groceries AM
! liquor came 10 the Commissioner with the ingenious
! complaint that he couldn't make enough out oi
! groceries SIR Acton kindly iniiInaicd that he mus
make enough OF the other FOR he could not
sell both. Time ultimately allowed the applicant "a
'turi II his mind which appeared % be will
bin very c1mbrous proceeding A. there were several
persons who wished 20 give up dealing groceries and
! take to dealing Ia liquors entirely, week was allow ed
10 them " dispose OF Their present stock IN trade
TENTH PREcIScr.
The proprielors OF the following houses were among
tho uns essfui applicants:kO IS Chrystie street,
reported b. the police noisy and dsrepuiabc house.
Tho prope endeavored TO explain that be had kept
society there but had given Il up now fact which did
no, procure renew al license NO. ID Bovcy stated
bad place the resort OF thieves aud prostitutes
The commissoner ordered u 70 be ''cioaned OUT No
having been arrested for assault and batt ~
license was not reused but suspondei Tor tine prooi
assault and batter anybody. No. sl Bowery, re-
ported having bad vsor Its proprietor once arrest
ed sc Nos 20< Edridgo street, so Eldridge ~ Canal
"A Deanccy and Iq0 Orchard sroe, ali reported against
and refused No. POS Bowory reported as having SUI
per roops aud very low class oi visitors Nos lsS and
il7 Bowery, reported the resor, Of thcvcs and an
other place the OF Canal and owery az the
,ort Of billiard sharIe No. ils ,gwey, No 10 iodiow
No 20 Allen, No 10 Essex, No 20 Delaney, corner o
Bayard and Chrysie streets, Nos 81 80 ana l5f Bow
cry No 1is EsseN No % Rvington and No. 30 Dovery
we're all refued the general ground of being places o
III repute and the resorts Of pro aud thieves
| The Commls ssoner must "nave his little Joke. The
proprietor OF No 10 Hester street was called and turned
| out 10 be Mr. Kennedy. As Mr. Slpcrinondent Ken
nedy read bis and the adverse report of his house
from the iis the Commissioner SAID, 'Kennedy, eh'
can't Yoa can gon Al which a. In duty bound ali
those in court looked d. though they had ben suddenly
noanoed % Il an exquisite touch Of sarcasm
somc pfopnciors OF grocery stores hsdn', quite Dc
eded whether 10 sell liquors or erooeries-o hold % ths
| and dcspee the other, and " 10, which. 1heii
minds like that Of the hero OF an Irish song, 'iook
long time making up. and they were allowed space 70
dctermine with the final injunction 10 report 20 The
| CoInms sioper when they were through.
THIRTEENTH pREcrscr.
There were very few appicanis from thl. prsene,
and among them the following were refused NO it
Ridge street Miles Mccullough couldn't have hcenss
because his establishment frequently visited b,
women and children No % Suffolk stree too many
| Young prostitutes ss visitors No ils Clinton street
reported having bad reputation though not unde
the present proprietor who has been there only two
three months Lscense suspended
| DINNER PROPER.
The public Indebted Mr. Acton for kindly under
| taking To decide what and what 10 not dinner Tn
der his decision many shabby but esimabie gentlemen
who ony sdord 20 keep their vsnd- In their coat
Tall pockets and pinch piece on fur,iveiy when nobody
looking, will have tho satsscOn OF knowing that
they reality dine ALL Tho Commissioner say.
thai he public may take their beer os their Lqsssr oI
the sabbath with their dinner restaurant But then
u must be dinner. and q makesht Ia the shape o
| crackers and chcess sandwiches
VIOLATION Or rHE Excisg Law ~ BROOrLYp
Joslh Coweil, the proprietor of the liquor store No
c2 Main street, Was arrested yesterday morning fo
koepns his place open after twelve O'Clock Moadn,
night