The New York herald., 1878-02-22
EXCISE MATTERS.

SALOON KEEPERS TAKING STEPS TO RECOVER
LICENSE FEEs-REPoRr OF THE COM
NIrTEE.
meeting OF the saloon keepers who paid moneys
TO the Board oi Excise with their applications for
licenses, which they received. held yestcr-
day At No. 226 Grand street. Mr. Phillip Aschenbach
presided, and addresses In German wcro madc by
various excited and sgcrieved saloon keepers Mr.
Aschenbach said that OF action ndispen'
sable 10 right their grievances the task Of prose-
to undertake.. ny all concerned contributing TO a
common fund one case can be taken up aud carried
forward With triAng expense to each Individual in
terested
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
The committee appointed NJ q previous meeting
hold last wcek. February Is, to the Mayor and
learn what help he could give than in having their
money for unissued licenses which paid 10 the
Excise Commissioners restored, reported fol-
lows:-
That, pursuant their Instructions. they waited upon
formed BY Lin in that had besn
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IDvIcx ,vRon COUNSEL.
The committee consulted aud inquired
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Gross the counsel ADVISED action those
inaiydua also because excessive reduction OF
the fund Itself by legal expense would os avoided he asS
tue several parties aggrsyod dspos. their secci"s
mtes npponted for that purpose and that the
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the msnsya Tho commistss feel bound s9 thss.
snswsred ali questions him, evident that OK
S"Ss than eight
elapsed since tho dsappcs Of one Of tho
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sSoss who are snsxsrsbs tor tue loss '
h.on m h Ar, Tux bosn Discover through the
psso had paid % ssd ss sn
" police than Ir INC meantime tho
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n.y. fail the unloruasts dopos.ors Of tho money Ia
israto the city steps remove the denaueat
Uommssoaors 6e. len I. to private citizen TO initiate
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exception Of just referred
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by G Tor tue common SsnSa The return Of our
euro modification OF the Excise law will make It
meet with tho approval minded ctsens We nc.
insion::-
Er-Res0lved, That committee OF thrce be appointed
BY hs Chair with authority a. to On S%pSy eSalss ana to take
return OF tie moneys deposited with the Board OF
eco.EThst each pcrsoa who shall oloc to join this
ss 70 ss @ nS ill., such
sSsss aud enroll his name aud the Necessary authority
Thdrhat the committee DO further authorized to
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or such modification Of the existing Kxciso law u
propos.a prepared by eompe.ent counsel aod gcner
So. promote sSs OBJECT and With t. ca
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William PStsits Charles L. vsth.
ADOPTION OF RkPoRr AND RESOLUTIONS
The report was unanimously adopted, and q CON-
mittee, consisting OF Frederick Kloemann, Philip
Aschenbach and G. L vash, appointed to carry out
ite suggestions A committee was also appointed 10
gather information about the various saloon keepers
who have deposited money and received licenses,
and special committee OF Tor each police pro.
clnct with bc appointed TO cooperate with tho previous
committee.
present ut the meeting ondeavor 70 bring every nc
Quantance OF his IN the beer business whether with
competent COUNSEL who should 60 to Albany and stay
therc and urge the Legislature the passage OF law
that will moct the wishes OF the people oi New York
city.
Tho Excise Commissioners. ~ accordance with the
opinion rendered few days ugo by Corporation Coun-
sci Whitney. will not issue licences IN exchange Tor
receipts account OF money PAID prior 10 February
4, 1878 All licences issued by the new board arc
from the time when tho money Is paid for them.
II had been thc custom oil tho old Board 70 date the
licences back to the tune when the receipts were
gwen. Tho great muJorty OF those receipts are very
nearly a year old. and tho limit Tor which they
we're issued will shortly expire. consequently
thcre is liite dissatisfaction with The new order OF
thnga Tho object Of the present Excise Commis-
sioners In conducting the business after this manner
10 10 AVOID any complications of their accounts with
those OF their predecessors.
From the TACT that tho receipts Tor the money part
OF whoh stolen by Murphy, have done almost
their iu time duty and that tho holders Of them
disposed apply Tor licenses until the Legislature
has something definite and satisfactory with tho
laws governing the sale OF liquors. II Is not appre-
hendsd that any suits will bc taken by individuals