New-York tribune., 1886-03-31
NEW YORK EXCISE LICENSES.
POWERS CONFERRED ON MAYOR GRACE.

no CONFIRMATTCN BY MISUNDERSTANDING THE
EXCISE BOARDS ACTION REVIEWED.
FROM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBUSEl
ALBANY, March 3O.-Roads that lead in
opposite directions were taken by the Senators and
Assemblvmen to-day in regard to temperance legsla
ton -; the Senators passing "a bill which ought to give
NewYork city Board Of Excise that will not issue
10000 licenses sell liquor in that city; while the
Assrmhlymen approved a measure increasing the num-
Der 81 liquor In New York by giving the courts
the right to review the sctiOn OF Excise COmmis
ners upon licenses and to grant licenses in cases where
even that Board las declined to issue then.
The bill pas,cdby lie senate authorizes Mayor Grace to
appoint three Excise Commissioners 10 succeed the
trrent Incumhcnts without the intervention OF the
Board Of Al lermen The measure was drawn up by the
Gibbs Investigating Committee. It was made apparent
that the Aldermen. being elected mainly by the influence
OF ttc liquor dealers New-York, would not approve
the Mayors choice Of unless they
,cep,ble also to II liquor dc ers Thu, men of high
char ctcr rryrr-eutlug class 81 the community OF
York which il striving 10 lessen the liquor selling,
coulh get representative on the Board OF Excise
Mayor Grace has tAc authority 10 appoint the new
Excise Commissioners next Monday, but senator Daly
states that the Mayor will act until the bill becomes
Law TBe bin passed hy The -cEa,e viii cut debate
A Little Later the Assembly took up the order Of
ifL reading Charles smiths bill Providing that" where
resident of any city shall apply 70 the Board or Excise
ioI license AMI spch Application snail be dcnied aud
license refused, Il shall and may be lawful Tor such
person apply auy court of record FOR writ oi
damuS 70 review the action Of sch Excise Comm.s-
soucr~" The court may hy order direct the Excise
Comu.- -.io'cr, ,o grant license. Nr smith has male
~ hl- sole mission - Albany tLi- winter pass the BILL
he h.a bat thr earnest .lqio.t OF -c state Liquor
Dr,er- Association and all u thc liquor dealers in Now
York
Mr. Krl-c the chairman OF tho oommitice on Apiro-
pr.I.lDs-. u'ro-rI fhr passage ~ TIE Nl. pointing out
thit o. gave the courts OF York an extraordinary
power and md-" Transferred the duties OF the Board Of
10 Wa passed. log the Assembly IN l--1," said Nr.
lindsay. = liquor urtirr o' Irputlvr.
Iatt may '-" .cpI"l SIR Aru-e. " Int no lcci>at-
ur' .a- H'' passed. D. WHY -."pl We infringe upon lie
rights o the boards - I,c-"f Tucy inv~-,i:a'e the
c,rrfcr OF tUo applicants tHl also whether 30" LEGALITY
ha- many .nor store. Th"ir discretion plainly on-ht
hot tu reviewed uy % court
.,r Iuu 81 N-w lot, said that the Boards Of Excise
often Hr'rtrI1 re'u-"' % grant r'n-6. l. vs. 2"
tr.. wlt. SIZE. ct-r- i.ht tl" on WIS IIul'~ hri|
la N~" Noro u' -ot~l of Nc.>" had r"i..'t = trHnt
VI Cantor ar.ei nat Tie bi,. ou.ht TO be passed.
-,I-N tr Eo,,i- o' ,r-". equally q" such loart
that OF Now YORK. a-u, which zach serious charges
WHY l...u.. tn.- nl rcrni' the courts 70 c,uce a
I.cu>. iI rop~r, Granted 90 in.U UireJ Nh krr-- INT
ST.. ~uI- aI Dor accept ta'- excellent amendment
\ f"'" ~ 'I"n ts'n 1po' tN" Dill. NM.e lt was IN
iru.f,-- -"Ncrh -nrcrIl-- were ma Zee.
l.- .. laI., trI~'- the number ~ liquor stores
NJ Er!ss- Il fea '' I'-" County and
" THIS m",-.rc -ccs, ~ change r- which la,
-Hr.iucl ui, STATE i"r many year Said Nr. Aruo o.
h',. Is -.'.. NOT hr rcF."Vr nr .Ie co1r.-'
Mr. rre'u" 'hnI-h' Nst tt ag'pria 10 powers - the
plr-rui E'-i I-o' I4ci,r -uoId ,c i'--ourL
VT. Il'T. "n ~'| SOLID. iur, tHc L.cu-r, were with
Tue l,a t.ol.a NJ smiths mio-niau. lobbying
pa--'d hy a vote o' a iip 10.