New-York tribune., 1878-02-04
RESTRICTING LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
DESOLATE HOTEL BARS.

EFFECT OF HE ACTION OF THE PoLICE BOARD.
The effect of the Police Boards action Oh
Saturday apparent the hotels yesterday Broad
way, thirsty stranger, presented picure of de-
sertiOn. Ninc-tenths OF tine saloons and sample
closed. Ia the few that remained siu'ter-
were up curtains drawn. and spirit h"d departed
from the hotel bars Their alert attendants had vanished
from teirtlsu places Evidently the Of the unus al
vigilance Of tie police had found It's WaY INTO every
place where liquor is kept Those not known personally
to the hotel CLERKS looked upon probable detectives
in disguise Hence Efforts obtain liquor or .nforEa
ton met with very dry results.
Tie bars OF the st. Nicholas and Metropolitan hotels
were closed, no liquor shown, and II was declared
that none had been sold during the day The ONLY Occu
pants OF ihc rooms. usually fun Of life and hustle,
were tie attendants in charge of the cigar stands.
AT the Revere House il stated that 40 liquor was
sold although the air reached the point OF satuia-
ton with whi-key. About the door were several men
with r7ibcund faces, VINO seemed familiar with the
hidden Of the place. they bore all the out
ward signs of inward spiritual iefreshment
At all the uptown Broadway hotels the bars were
closed and the nvarabe response 10 Inquiries was that
no lauors were sold 1t seemed to be tacit under
standing however that guests would bc served with
wine OF other quor thoy might order IA one pro
W'ye gt TO give our guests they desire. Tho only
stipulation We make Is tit they DO moi arlhA ID publ,
selves closed and d1rkened In others tnc lqlo'
shelves covered with cotton curtains, wle before
two or three were pacards bearing IN large letters th
words Bar closed" No bar-Jcnders behind
any counters In the principal hotals aud the cu'-
toleIs who succeeded IN getting their drains found
n necessary order and 30 drink az other places tha
the bars Policemen made frequent visits TO hOtc doors
aud kept watchful eyes on the barro1ns Al Inc United
states Hotel it was sald tGat an officer had been ia
toned al during tie day and the captain Of The
precinct three times al the hotel.
THE ORDERS 10 TIE POLICE.
Commissioner Erhardt. at a special meeting OF the
Board OF Police Saturday, presented resolutions in-
tended 10 prevent sale OF liquors at hotel bars on
Sunday These resolutions directed the Inspectors OF
Police TO report the Superintendent each Monday the
neu,e and location Of each hotel IN his distric with
siateicuts showing whether liquor were sold al any
OF thein or any arrests made Tor sales, and WhoiIc
warrants were applied for on the following day FOR
the arrest OF pGGplctofs or W n"s !,
use patronei Of the XXNth and tie AANlb Precincts
and the Eastern aud western Steamboat squads In car
rying out As ub'utute Or tliS rr3O-
infi0, G. nInssiOner Smith OIL red the following:
CoIauis having been mGde 10 these Hoadquarters that
the Gny Law has been violated at certain hotels IN
p ,'rd r1a the Superintendent he directed TO require
the inspector, IL each Inspection dittct t. report IN "g
tT rtsDot ~ districts before violation Of to aw
II report 10 detail all the clfchAs'hce'o Su'h 'iOA
tuc also that Superintendent shall take the necessary
sfrrs si1sfv himself - 10 whether such law mas nch en-
hoard Tueday meetg as 10 The enforcement or
u,y
For tAi. substitute Comnli sslOnos Smith AID Nichols
voted ana Commissioner EfdaIit HltorWaid joining
with them, 1t declared unanimously carrie L.
Superintendent WalliDg summoned The Inspect
liquors al the hotels the most reputable
ones. had bcen source Dt many complaints II ti" IL
this would be stopped, ana they would be made PEI
ally resrOns5.c iOg this duiy, and placed on ti H oy
neglected IT, Ihe inspectors afterwards gave similar N
stnct!ons to the police captains OF ticr respective ais
tr.ct-.