The New York herald., 1876-10-04
THE EXCISE COMMISSIONERS.

REPLY TO MAYOR wIcKHAM-How LIcESsfs
WERE GRANTED TO DIsREpUrABLE xsrAB-
LIsHMENTs.
The Commissioners Of Excise yesterday sent CON-
munication to Mayor wickham in response to aleter
transmitted last week asking for information to The
granting of licenses in doubtful The
following is the correspondence IN FULL
ExxcuriyE DnrAGrnrsr, CRY HALL
NKw Yoax, Sept 20. 1876.
GKSTLKxES-Your attention is invited to the
yesterday had in the General sessions
~ s's sa .iss%sd % % sss:s esxss as
stating in detail tho facts As Known 10 you 10 aud about
each and o. the matter. and that connection
spss.aiiy '''' WILLIAM VII % Il Icf %IcRMaS Mayor s -
OyrIcK BOARD EXCISE
40. 2v9 MuLRkRRY STRkHT.
Nxw yogx, sept 80. 1915
s-The Board Of Commissioners OF Excise acknowledge
tenton Of the Commissioner is invited proceeding. lad
Of ams ass m Se om. ahs
soners alleged abuse Of requesting "A state
every Of tho and in that connection by
s Of iii. ssy to
and would have afforded pleasure 10 have given i'm.
the temporary absence Of Of
delay has in the promps
compliance with the request made.
ncumben lett themselves uily impressed with the
10 hs use OF ointoxcatng liquors wines &c 1t has proven
abuse oi tIess On The other hand the srac
xsa Countries has BEEN u regarded as bsuas which re-
qured to be subjected to restraint in the interest OF good
II being impossible that the Commissioners should have
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license followed the manner Of the pevcu. Board and
tS keep record Of places .uoee. 10 the
ihc ations OF tho applicants to receive license.
To gain tho necessary information the inspectors were
the place designated Tor ana to avail Themselves of
Sou and place and doubtful and deemed necessary
the inquiries for information to station house
In large majority Of ne number Of place. licensed sasI.
M doubtful the the person ap
plying is subjected to rigid scrutiny;
l. 1876 i've months to date lhs first month WAS mostly
for apple sion.. licenses ana books As, leaving
about four mnn' Of time e the {. % Of other bust
by the Board 4se applications for licsnse-an increase Of
il viii thus Ss seen that nearly application. por
month have e been bee iSr tho ami com
bad character the application has either been rejected
Recommendation q the Inspector o. the district. Those
the license , granted by the previous ,s Sa Board
you be fully in and S In as ss
ias asp r ,ss FL:
article presentmen published. instances specifically
or place is therein named designstsd
In reference the Fourth and Sixth precncts the Board
has withheld license from nineteen applicants deemed by
them Objectionable. No complaint has been received by
this Board that those whom licenses have been
by places shat the o prosute
thieves &C.
Excise can only deny the charges in this general way As to
these precincts.
With reference TO Ninth precinctone Of the Commits.
having resided In that or nearly twenty
past and the charge being futho Board
fully reply.
the attention OF the called
to the existence Of liquor in the Easements OF
dwelling houses in the Ninth precinct These places the
aordng convenient places for the auring Of strangers
for the purposes Of robbery and prostitution"
From the LIST day Of May last foryhve licenses been
the present Board In the Ninth police precinct
which number only two located In basements-one
licensed Martin Fischer No 551 Hudson
H. w Niermann at No ones Both of these
believed to DO kept by respectable to be
licensed without objection whatsoever years
prior the appointment OF the present Board.
1t In referring the Ninth precinct
certainly the remarks quoted could have reference
locality which will compare favoraby with other In she
It's good order and the responsibility Of people,
the doubtless, we'll efforts OF the
who composed the recent Grand Jury.
The would that the desire which ami
mated these gentlemen IL only responsive those enter
tanned by the Commissioners themselves who have
deavored discharge their duty with strict regard
GEORGE W. NORTON
OWEN MURPHY
J. NJ. PATTERSON. Jr,
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