Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-02
The Temperance Cause.

There was a large meeting in New York,
Monday night, to take some action for the
restriction of the liquor traffic in that city.
Hon. John Jay presided. Mr.. Graham, the
first speaker, emphasized the fact that there
were 2740 more drinking saloons than places
where food is sold in New York city Che
| Excise Commissi )ners are chosen, he said, by
the Mayor and their appointments confirmed
by the Board of Aldermen. But who are the
aldermen? OF the whole board-twenty-tw
in number-lhrteen are liquor sellers. What
is needed is such an awakening of public
sentiment as will render it impossible for
this city's interests to be controlled by men
who are not fit for the trust.
Mr.. Arnoux, the next speaker, offered as n
resolution the following:
| That the vast number of liquor licenses
| issued by the Excise Commissioners (0075)
is grossly in excess of what the law contem-
plates, is VIGOROUSLY and tlagrantly injurious
TO the morals and good order OF the COM
munity, and that great reduction OF the
same is urgently required.
He spoke, in support OF this, of the legis-
latioD of the State from time to time. The
law required it to be shown that an inn is re-
quircd for the actual accommodation OF trav-
oilers at a given place before hotel license
three hundred and seventy miles of improved
streets in New York city and over nine thou
sand licensed saloons. In the inhabited part Of
the city there is saloon to every 220 feet
Is there part of the world where there are
so many thirsty travellers?
The next resolution was then moved, as
follows by Delano C. Calvin:
Resolved. That John Jay, S. Ircnpus
Prime, c. A. Peabody, Howard Crosby, d.
Willis James. Henry L. Pelew and Robert
Graham be appointed dcputa,ion to wait
upon the Excise Commissioners to urge up
on them restriction in the issue of liccntes
and upon the police commissioners calling
their attention TO the fact OF -
|. Nonobservancc Of Sunday law respect
ing sale of liquor.
.. The sale TO minors.
3. To intoxicated persons.
4. The number of Illicit drinking places !;
and to urge their extinction.
After Judge Calvin had spoken briefly to
he motion, Clinton b. Fisk said that $780,
900, 900 year was the sum stated by the
| liquor dealers as the amount spent in New
York for liquor The law was said to be one
| ''to suppress intemperance, but at this rate
how long would it take to make New York a
temperate city!
A committee consisting of General Wager
o"hyuc, DaVlu iurnuie, W. DaNa'u Cu'-
| ting and ii. G, Potter was then appointed to
wait on the mayor in relation to the APP
pontment of new excise commissioners, and
the next and last resolution was moved by
| DR.. Crosby. 1t was rs follows:
| That the same gentlemen be requested, to
wait upon the legislature at Albany and urge
the introduction into the presen texcise law of
clause limiting the number of saloons to a
maximum of one to five hundred of the pop
ulalion and also an increase of the license
fee to maximum sum of $4,000 per annum.
DR.. Crosby and the Rev. Andrew ii,
Smith spoke briefly in support of this resolu-
ton, which was also adopted unanimously.