New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-15
EXCISE AND POLICE WORK.

The liquor dealers, especially the holders OF
ts from the Excise Board. are becoming very impa-
cont az the delays % which they are compelled TO SUD
,t in procuring licenses some OF them express their
ocs i'm threats against the Excise and Police Commits
rs tne Mayor and every other Official directly or re-
80, connected with the restrictions placed nv law
-, liquor selling; others suggest al manner Of eNpe-
,ssris which, they say should be rcsolted 20 TO clear
e9,y the difficulties which surround The traffic Many
ttSose WHO bcsieec the Excise Office are women; the
i,rty ere fore Cncrs, some OF whom understand very
,.is english. and in consequence, they have little
@,,fsry with the laws which they are punished for
violating
No applications for licenses received al the office
the Excise Board yesterday, although there was the
relal crowd OF applicants OniS dealers who held re-
,pts we're admitted, and some OF these were compelled
70 stand for hours before being able TO get inside the
office Among those stiu IN waiting yesterday when the
orc, doors were closed. several saloOn-keepefs
Mo had stood on the sidewalk st Houston and Mul
bIry-.ts. during a part OK every day TINS week
without obtaining hearing. This delay has
even an opportunity TO several uotares public
fo,aru few dollars 10y assisting in the WOrk OF ming
hpds aud swearing TO afidayits Two OF three beer So
'1s I'm no nccbG0rbood furnished rooms for the uota-
mes Many documents thus made Cut Werc nor Drawn
in urrer iorn however and the TXclse Commissioners
decided 90 take no notice o. uem ce'Ciat M
CaUjjous liquor dealers were sV.nded by I'M
ioard and received fees for making out pa!e.S
q 10 value One poor German Was thus SWlnoec Hnt
only oi' al lee bur also lost the money he had saved 10
pay for q license. Comm ssoner Murphy said yester
day that the receiving OF applications and the giving out
O receipts would continued to-day. Late IN the ale-
noon the commissioners Eeid meeting, and passed upon
l. large number Of applications.
The vigilance OF the police is directed mainly 10
those eauokeCp,Is WHO have applied Lon licenses uut
whose applications been rejected. list OF ali edch
applicants has been To each saOnlouse and eac Il
patrOmau IS directed 10 look sharply after those places
IN his beat which have been reused licenses Ihc -
lo0nkeepcrs exercise great care, EoWever' not 10
be detected selling liquor. In the Nicu-
iy OF tie once OF tie Excise CommlsslobeEs
" q saloon 10 which 10 one is admitted Who Is not
Known ana oven men DC has 10 knock loi %dAIt'aI'r
door Is opened ana licked behind nm, ana second door
opened TINS also IS closed and locked before thNC
door which opens into the baUOJm, Is unftsttned.
Some vi the iucss down send 20 their &c
Customcd resorts Tor liquors, which axe then served N
Their own CfllctS.
several wc-huown lawyers in tins city have been re-
Qutsttd ~ Assistant Corporation Counsel Andrews, 10
ave their opinion 10 the power of tae May 10 remove
lie Excise Commissioners. IL is claimed inst under
tic aW OF 1857 tAe Excise Commissioners being county
officers, can be removed 10y the Governor III proceed
cs similar % those required N hC removal ~ sLrius
Al O! the gentlemen called upon declined 10 prepare
opinions. ,nc grcUud that until matters OF dorhl IN
connection subject were settled 10y tie Court o
Appeals, 10 positive OPINION could IL sven.