The New York herald., 1869-05-02
MaYOR,S OFFICE.

During the past week the business at the License
Bureau has been of the usual varied character, and
Marshal Tooker with his aids Hart and Daily. have
been Kept alive attending to complaints and adjudi-
eating upon cases brought before them. The more
important of the have been noticed from time
TO time in the HERALD. Among the rich cases was
that OF Thomas Norton, hackman whose license
was revoked. The day after he was notified that
his license had been revoked he appeared at the
Marshal's desk, accompanied by friend OF the
.'roughn style. The latter was by no means pre-
possessing individual His eyes were bleared, his
nose crooked and his face deeply rutted. When
speaking he made frantic efforts to touch his eve
with one corner OF his mouth, and thus addressed
the Marshall
DO understand that this mans license was re-
voked by order of the Mayor
Marshal Tooker-fes, sir.
ComanY
Marshal Tooker-By the Mayor; there is but one
Mayor.
friend-Yes, I know all about that's but which
Mayor do you meanf
Marshal Tooker-The Mayor OF New York; Mr.. Hall
Friend--Mayor HALL Mayor Hail, understand
has not been this week and II he Is out OF town
three days then Mr.. Conan Is Mayor. Now, did
Major Hart tlhe Marshars assIs.ant-The Mayor
has been here this week. Do you see you are mis-
takenY
Friend-That's all right then.
Marshal Tooker-Tne Mayors Marshal revoked the
revoked the license for cause.
Friend-Well, pll see the Mayor about it.
Marshal Tooker-rhats right; see the Mayor
about II.
The friend-And then the Marshal's action may be
overrued.
Marshal Tooker-Perhaps II may. The Mayor no
doubt will make IL all right tomorrow.
Friend-Or the day after, chr
TINS was SAID with a h0rrid grimance, which might
imply that the Mayor was under the thumb OF the
good LOOKING man or his trends, and would, OF
course, make the amendment required-perhaps.
Among the cases disposed Of yesterday were those
OF the
BOGUS JEwELRY SHOPS
at ~ West street. Ia West street and 20 Cortlandt
street. In each o. these places unwary, ignorant or
foolish fortune seekers were 1eeced out OF amounts
varying from ten dollars to twenty dollars, but the
appearance OF officers from the Mayors Office Obliged
them TO disgorge to the victims who had made com
plants.
ROTTEN APPLE CASE
was brought up by Mrs. Byron, VINO charged that
Mr.. johnson, doing business at the corner OF Fulton
ana Washington streets, had sold her lot OF apples
the upper ones Of which we're good and the bottom
the Marshal, requesting Johnson to appearvbut the
latter would not take II from her, and so peremp-
tory notice was sent to him 10 appear tomorrow and
explain the reason or the alleged fraud A large
number OF
MISCELLANEOUS
complaints were heard. Many of these were against
cartmen FOR standing IN wrong places having
wrong numbers on their draws or running without
licenses These were reprlmanded fined or rplaced
ON the black book, which has now become o terror
To the evil doers. r
Tue Marshal has been instrumental in recovering
during the weeksome sI,9i2, which had been Oh
taincd by swinders OF various kinds. lie has re.
ceived Tor license fees ana fines s4o3 and has Issued
1T0 licenses as fol0ws:-Express wagons, 20, carts
eO yenders ~; drivers, 26; porters 4 gunpowder, i;