New-York tribune., 1877-11-23
ApPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES.


In his charge to the Grand Jury, last Mon
eay Chief Justice Noah Davis OF the Supreme Court in
tmated that 600 licenses keep inns, hotels. or tav
erns had beer issued by tile Commissioners OF Excise In
this city This statement is very far from cor
rect Less than 600 licenses, OF all classes, nave
been issued since May and the number OF Applications
TO the Excise Board for licenses does not equal the figure
t which Judge Davis placed the number OF lcense is
sued Up TO yesterday afternoon the number OF appl
cations since May l. for licenses of all kinds was 1850
In some cases the chief clerk explained application hau
been made twice by the same person. VINO had pau part
Of his license money at time and the remainder suo
sequently In the chief clerks opinion the list OF app
cations includes the names Of about $500 persons
The necessary steps to license are as follows
The applicant must apply the Excise Commissioners
An writing stating that he proposes to Keep an mh taN
ern or hotel certain place. he must declare that
he is person OF good moral characters that he has sur
ncient ability to keep inn, tavern, or hotel, and
The necessary accommodations TO entertain travel
Iers and at least three spare beds and necessary bedding
FOR such that an inn tavern, OF hoei Is REQUIRED
menuoned and that the premises are not 10 DC uSeu LOT
gambling. immoral or, unlawful purposes. 10 LhIs
duplication he must append affidavit declaring mat
tie statements made are true. notice suspended from
chandelier IN the outer office OF the EHcSe boarI uc
clares that no applications can be made without money
This means that the license fee must be paid at te ue
the application for license l. NED Fof l, ths zee
seem 20 think that this receipt Is equivalent 10 cese
o. az Last tbat n indicates that license VIII he granted
in due This is not In addition TO the appHca
non with IFS accompanying affidavit aud the license fee
law requires that bond must be ulcd III me sum oi
$3.50 with two boudsuen, each jusyng I'D SOU. AMER
The bonds have been fled the commissioners nave 10 eA
anime and accept reject them Ihtn the inspectors
Of whom there about dozen are seht oul 20 * *
amino the uare whore the hotel IL 10 be kept ana the
reputation Of the applicant etc Inc INSPECTOR nahts
H. report board. and, If 10 is not satisfactory ltls
sent back and d second report "a required
Excise Commissioner Patterson said Yesterday I'D Icl
ereucc to allowing the names Of persons WHO nave 0o
famed hotel licenses 60 be CUpi,d nom the IecCos o INC
board that the board had nothing 10 conceal in 'ue h
ter but that there considerable number oI Hoel
propriet0rs who had made Applications 10Y hcehses m
proper form, and had PAID tle IGu7il l,si ~ iu @
failed 20 file tie bonds required y law. IL hil5 pc i
Just these persons 10 allow tle names OF inu WHo
were licensed tc published. Many Oi lch hdd htoh
eliur, negligent although notices had octn sent 10
Them time after time by The b0 ard la some cases lhe
INSPECTORS the board had been scnt 10 theu ueLs
s1I wed how the board Lac taken steps tat were
not required 0f &c. that the law was cOmphed WtI
Jfe shove the reporter the application ot lle proprietor
of a wel-kuovn downtown hotel TIE VplcttiOn Nos
6atcf nav % but the applicant neglected 30 ME bis
bonds until two or three weeks ago. we nave p'',.
trying do our duty n This matter ol granting i,, s
said Nr Patterson, ana "e nave DID igl "i %
for having violated the law. There Us no man IN NcW-
York WLo M favor OF Temperance aLd temper
ancc principles than tn. was bt'i~ii Ul 10 I,Slct'
law and order, and the observance oI t." io'' ' ..
Thai have issued 1900 l'Cr>t- i1 ADi,4 X ti..
Where ne g0ud have obtained such information uoh'
know" .,..,.- .,... .,..
good effects of e restriction tine number of licenses,
are APPARENT I'm different part. 0f the cy lie meuloha
esucciay BlcrckeI Houston and Chaiiali-'ts ai tue
and otherlo places az resort nave been fiuscu crss.
In CONSEQUENCE OF tner being unlicensed the police nave
quietly ccsrl tht N Morton say inij le Wou'
Gladly sweep out at single stroke luitlhiefance ShU
AL he evils resulting ticiefIOu; aud m his place. as an
Fxc So Comm ,uner hs purpose D. 90 do a ht cju I'D
this direction. and Lc Will obey the ia" imPlciuy'