New-York tribune., 1886-07-09
EXCISE MATTERS IN BR0OELYN

MAYOR WHITNEY PROMISES THAT THE coMHis-
s1oyEgs SHALL DO BETTER IN THE FUTURE
Mavor Whitney began to respond yesterday
to the pressure OF pablo opin!on ID brooA'yn III
10 restricting liquor licenses The gr-"t huh"e' o "o
dram .n6ps license by the new Exci'e h'-s'o"e'S
ba. attracted much attention and several nassheeunE'
have been held at which their action has been de-
,onncsa aud the Nayor requested In remove COmhis-
sioners Canningnam and schlemAnn Yesterday aeo'n-
i,tao pnop,ed 1t a meeting held last week in d. Pen-
,eco.t,. canrch called the Myor. Tne resou-
t,ors ,l,nted nv the meeting pr sented - tuc
So'a Sr i ne .ummoneldhe Commissioners TO his ol e
3 j. fd. ~ me committee, sud thAt the ON iA''iV"eS
e,..d To- license a p.re at Putnam AMI Tompslns ayes
ven a strong prtilion piesen ed asaih't H. DuI
licensed a place one lock distant lie thou-nt ~ Ii ~ @
netitIon snoII nave covered both places Then some
ceuses ha been granted when there we're -OO ma ne
ON petitions opposing and only dozen III laNi :" tu
n,e1 that the board restrict the number OF dram
Stops bv making It rue not 10 license any man ""V
Wnitncr tnen dstinei his position. saying that he
mad conferred with the Excise Coul'nssl"pe' "n
times aud lie believed that roo many l.ceu,s 'rra Sr
granied THIS would be corrected Ia the future ~
granting a smaller number. Hr hai no dl.po-iuon W !"
have licenses discriminatory gr"nt ~, no, 1 Io ',t
AT the lyor sired the Comm .-Yners hot 10 @.
certain license. but Ms nhdencr mad no "egnt WI WIN IN
them for they granted II. ls nauI @ trnon a. .s mat
MS commissioners and said; 1t was uhu'r tp'
tnat License should not be- granted 10 thi- MI sc,.e
not a.nanied OF having voted Tor tue license ilr sa
Mr Ide insisted that one one dramsSp ira pnoas be-
forty voters was enough auh tnat 'he r,a Nvr sajs
nat - mo law wa- vOiaed Licensees should be revoked
H. II the tnng OF lcenses re-Lflcte
nd - tn- com mis- toner's did do what they sh0nId
r- woulf DO his duty toward them Inc temperance
men exprrs,ed tEensevrs as pleased Win the "t'uu'
taken by The Mayor. 49, -,..., In
TIE vide advertisement given by huge pl rn IN
front NJ the sands street MethoOls tplscols
nn,, yu drew audience hIinS THE cuhce iaSt eNeu
mass meeting called 10 protest against shoun
r. In the city Oi the imne iidte cause lol .n
meeting application no" pm l'hS "e @
FYct-e Commssion FOR a license TO se 'quor at Futon
.na -and. SIS where expensive ha-rnom htS ue"n
ted III by Capt.iu James ly ynch Oh ne Steamer lot
Branch The p see Is only few yards rom Tue churu
| ot which Maynr Whitney Is iru7 ee Al proulIenl'
manner Tie meeting presided o. Oy 1enrrai -
r Cnri-tenseu said ne nAd offered Mayor Nnllnrs
An opnortuntv speak but tho j.. frf WI was pIrscue
-, a front -eIt refused his sentneht-. ih
anfeorized the Rev. Dr. fulton TO y for nm thtt hr
I'D to Excise commissioners they must SOY. ~.
Fnltou in his speech sail Dat II the Mayo WOu 40 -
| I,e woull be lou lly Gpplauded The Mayor hd tAt
ou.r for Ia appOinted the Excise BOar ana thrF wrre
nhI to his sut ior ". Tuey oOlli also he Influenced
nv pnblc sentiment. This had al eady reached The
| Tb- Rev Dr. George Lansing Taylor tuoted from tue
The Iibt NJ n snow tho IL uIJ u
vreinOmrn caused by spending their wages FOR drink
II nuoted from tho MrthOd book Ot Qlsr h" 10 snoN
! TAT a. "A rrnDef and trustee o. MeihodlHt chircl
| Navur whitney hound ia ihe iuos solemn uduhe
the QrOr trahc. ana nc rallc nP"h ue ia,
! IA o,..rye his VOWS wthlIaw from the church /
Mayor not do H.. duy. cOntlurd thc @le'th'I
tho noDrst ser'ire tins hi 'torlc church can DO VIII O
10 expcl the Mayor 81 Brooklyn lApplausr o..
" r r. NilllKrn saii that tie Mayor was not te
soonsble Tor the appointment o his Exile Comms- on
ar. Tor ne was dictated the party beh'nd hlm III
epre cried Olt: Don't whltrwasI the Nav or an
= .t the NlavOr speak iDr himself. Resolutions "rr
aIoned declaring that EXcso Commissioners 'uhnlhS
hIV, and -chlieiuann had granted licenses IN dirrc
nunos ron t. tho Will OF the people ana tue dea 10 Wa
reiterated for tAeIr immediate removal.