The New York herald., 1877-12-09
LAW AND LIQUOR.
Z No Answer to the Great Question Of
the Hour.
MORE EXCITEMENT AND ARRESTS.
The Mayor Trying to Find a
Measure Of Relief.
A DEFENCE OF THE EXUTSE BOARD.
Tamnany Hall Raises a Plea
for Justice.

pcOpiC W0Io BonoIuAy LeaSouIeu Uy VI tue
HERALD showing that the Chiof Magistrate, Mayor
Ely sternly discountenanced The violent raid upon
tho saloon keepers. While the liqnor dealers were
somewhat mol!i1cd by this circum stance there
much angry and malignant comment concerning
,heso raids the part oil tho public at large and IL
agreed all hands that had tho Excise and Police
boards purposey tried TO draw upon their heads
contempt Of the Intelligent portion Of tho community
they could not have adopted efficient measure
than that they had just taken. On the other hand,
much hearty praise was bestowed upon tho action OF
Mayor Ely in trying 10 convince the police authorities
OF tho unnecessary harshncss and Injustice OF lheir
sudden action. rumor Was even circulated among
soma OF tho parties who considered themselves
gricvousiy injured that The Mayor intended remove
The Commissioners OF Police and Excise but tho gen.
bral exultation at tnis report was premature.
INTERVIEW WITH MAYOR
A HERALD reporter yesterday called Mayor Ely
and asked him whether ihero any truth In tho
report that he intended to remove the
OF Police ana Excise Tho Mayor rephed:-"l havo
no such intention, because have not the power to
do So | wish l had II would delight me 10 bo
Mayor Of this city IN reality for . few months"
.Thcu rhe present condition OF things cannot be
remcdied"
'Not without help from tho Legislature. From a
conversation l recently had with the Governor in
rcceuce TO the removal of tho Inspectors Of Weights
h0u Measures INFER tnat NO WOulQ Dot loci llmSef
jus.hed removing any OF the heads OF departments
SO long as they keep within the letter of tho law.
think the Legislature viii see che necessity OF simp-
Tying our city government. Az meeting hold In
this Office days ago In reference cleaning the
streets 1t was shown that, IN ordcr 10 load
Of street Dirt II necessary to tho -opsr-
alton OF four different departments, each OF which
jealous OF tho other. and Of which wore in
sympathy. II am ever given control over those de-
parments the city ocials win keep tho clean
or VIII clean them out will mako clean
weep" ~
1T Is generally understood that you disapprovo OF
the raids upon the saloon keepers, Mr. Mayor?"
''Certatny do lam opposed to oil raids Raid
Ing is not the proper way administering law in any
civilized community. These sudden RAIDS saloon
keepers Just rcprehons the efforts made
in behalf OF the pubic morals by radng evory and
then upon tic disrsputable women of tho town.
Lawii It Is TO command tho respect and support Of
an intelligent toommunity--muss be ad adminisersd with
regularity and dignity, and not In sudden spasmodc
hts Of virtue. I" rr4 s.,ags. r. #-s
TRYING TO SECURE REMEpY.
'Is there them remedy for this state Of things ~
IL am In hopes or bringing round a suspension OF
further action on Tho part Of the police authorities
until the liquor dealers have time TO get licenses or
until the Legislature meets whcn It Is 10 be hoped,
sensible, judcious license Law will DO finally adopted
"BcyoDd removing the Commissioners composing
tho two boards have You no power the premises
Mr.. Mayor?"
al am now examining tho powers OF tho Mayor un-
der the old laws" His Honor promptly replied, sfn
reference license matters, 10 sec III cannot Ind
v4 4dy for tho present anomalous state Of things l
have to-day mado superficial examination OF section
IS OF the old igomerie charter which vested the
power OF granting licenses for tho sale of liquors In
the Mayor of tho city. 1t seems not impossible that
section 119 OF the charter of 1873 repealed all existing
excise laws and revived THIS provision Of tho
Montgomerie charter l have just lunched VITA
Corporation Counsel Whitney, and no has promised
10 havc immediate examination made. II he thinks
would justified In doing SO, will issue license
to person next woek order TO mako case
A. all events good result would be attained by
such IN action part and that would DO that the
Legislature would DO immediately compelled when
iicense law that could be- enforced ana obeyed
what is the particular feature OF section 1l9 OF tho
charter Of 1873 you refer TO- hr. hayor?"
..lt PROVIDES tnat the charter OF the city OF New
York, known as the Dongan and Montgomerie charter
SO lar as The same or either OF them are now in orce
not Inconsistent with the provisions oil the charter Of
1873 shall continue end remain IN full force IL Is
cnimec re-snacts scctsou 25 OF the Mongo-
erc charter and repess all acts inconsistent with IT,
THIS ended the interview, the Mayor having to re-
joE associates OF the Board Of Appointment,
who were In session during tho progress OF this
versation. There was vieor ana earnestness about
Indicate that he did not mean let the matter rest
until he mad provided some measure OF relief for the
cIAxoRous FOR LICENSES
The Of Friday Ia tne vciuny or the ofnees OF
An immense crowd bcsiegcd tho building and rem.
ncred ingrcss and egress q task Of little dim
sa dosbis nse rom the Houston street e.a en No
Ifance when extended way back into Mulberry
.ss dunC ono 5s p9rsUn Of sS aa q
man lager beer saloon Keeper rose high above all
othor sounaA Tho Excise and Police Com missioncrs
were assailed in most vioient lerms not tho
least so by somc Amazonan routon Eoddesses of
lager beer saloons who had called Tor thor licenses
in tho abscnce-temporary or permancnt-of their
husbands
.'Nice fellows desc Police COMMISSIONER" said
one Of these Amazons ITO raid upon bed dey
didn't disturb dem bccbcs dey takes deir cock
tails every morning"
..Gott verdamm, cried . stalwart Teuton from the
east side, "vhy ddnt dey kvc us Dodice before dey
comes to arrest Cs? Vat kind oil styo Is dis, any
way; arc ve licensed saloon gecbers or are ve lot Of
ticves ana roppers. OATS What want to know -
Others werc. more iacetlous but even more bitter
-. tel, you what said one, an irsh,American,
making pretty nice thing out of this and tho Police
Board got angry whom they ddn'. get their rake"
But all theso comments ana imprecaons and facetious
sallles subsidcd wonderfully wnen the applicants had
n last succeedcd IN pushing themselves into the
ONCE Of tho Commissioners There they adopted
another tone--that Of appeaI--and while somo went
away rejoicing Tue majority lcit highly disgusled for
court In the inner ofcc-choso 70 be vory exacting
IN regard 70 that feature OF The law which requires
LIQUOR venders 10 keep hotels.
WHAT PATTERSON SAYS
Commissioner Patterson sat upon desk in the in
once, with his hat Upon the back Of head and
resting mis- legs upon the nearest chair. With his
thumbs jammed leisurely behind his vcst he held
forth 10 a number Of reporters and liauor dealers
something IN this wsc:-
.Wo mean to do right, just az We have done In tho
past Those fellows (audlng 10 the liquor doalors,
como here and pay us somo money IN making their
applications Now, when wc gave them that receipt
we never meant IL 70 be understood that Il would
protect them in the same way as a lccnsc.n
'sWhat Is to DO your future line OF policyY"
.srhe game we've always had,' the Com missioner
replied 1T amt enough that man mas three beds
In his place and says IT'S hotel They can't get
round us that way"
"How many beds must he havcsn reporter que.
ried.
.sAs many he likes. " was tho satisfactory reply.
"Thc point Is that we must be satisfied that his bus-
ness Is that OF hotel keeper and not OF q liquor
dealer And then tho must b. intoiIlgen enough
10 know also what q motel 10. Here comes
No aud swcars that no has bods and keeps hotel,
and all that sort OF thing and when ask him what