New-York tribune., 1890-05-23

they would pay the penalty Of $3.50 county. That
source OF income to the county. Now II the bond u
enforced what is the use OF TT Al think II any.
body desired the Commissioners TO do that and called heh
attention 10 1t, 1t would be done.
Then IL this committee call the attention OF the
community to II, and IL these bonds would result In an
income Of from 100000 to $4,000 year for the county,
would IL not be a good action by the commteel
Franklin Bien, who assisted Mr.. Levenritt, the
special counsel Of the Excise Board said that iudg.
ments had Just been entered In two test cases,
originally brought 6y Mr.. Dayton. Young Mr. Brady,
the law clerk Of the Board Of Excise, supplemented
this information by the remark that II would take
whole corpse OF assistants to prosecute the bonoa
that had accumulated.
Questions by Mr.. WINS, tending TO show that tho
duties Of Mr.. Browne the Boards $4,000 counsel
and its 81, 500 law clerk, Mr.. Brady, were exceed
ingly light, provoked the witness 10 a meek Te-
monstrance. He did not think that the duties of
counsel to the Board could be performed by one OF
the Corporation Counsel There were cases now that
the Commissioners already punished for, that
required legal advice, and he intmated that the
commissioners were great and good men, who always
did their duty Moreover, everybody, according TO
Mr. Bishop does a good days work. in the Office
OF the Excise Board. But he thought that the first o
May was bad time for the appointment Of Com
missioners II don't how bright tie Com
m.ss!oncrs may be-, said he, they are little timid
going into a new business He would not venture,
however 10 name better time than May for tho
appointment
senator Fassett-Is limit put BY the commis.
sones as tho number OF saloons they VIII license IL
the city, A-No, sir.
o-There Is no limit fixed by lawi Al think not
Mr. Ivlns-Do you know person here in town BY th'
name Of Gerben' Ayes
o-Does not the person Of that name have several
pacesl A.-No. We pride ourselves on not allowing
that. No. emphatIcally no.
o.-It is simply an evasion Of the law isn't III A.
what Isl
o.-Glyne to a concern four FIVE. six different
think not.
o.-How else can you get around 10, A.-There are.
perhaps several silent members attached TO the firm
John smith is partner, he has perfect right 10 have
that license
Mr. Ivins-Supposlng that there stock company
with 100 members and each had share ana snare auHe
they up syndicate for conducting saloon ana
liquor in this city, from your theory they coid
got 100 different censesl supposing there were 100
different members company and srpposins every
one was named John smith A.--Then there would 30
a lot of John Smiths. lLaughter)
FasseThis syndicate could have 100 oiHefen'
licenses providing they had 100 different persons TO sus'
gestl Ayes.
o.-Eyen though their issues pooledi A.-Thas
part L don't know.
Mr. Ivlns-Have you been in GeEben's In ths
stewart Buildngl Al think l have
o-Have you ever been in Geibens in wal-stf A.
Not TO consume the stun myself.
Q.-DO know that ''erken mas place IN NiAa"'
ST ! noticed a in his wslst place. saying "Nr.
erben will open branch in william.st such and such
a day." think with list OF Mr. Gerben's places.
Now how Mr. Gerben 20 have branches aFouno
the city, and extending his business in this wsyt
Al really could no; answer that' BUT you $50
,erben has two licenses NewYork VIII say ne mas ho''
o-Is there anything to prevent Mr.. Gerben having
Mace of his own IN Chambesst and places IN the cara
:, h..,oono-s At wall.st and wil!am-stl Al think
- the Commissioners are OF that they VIII certainy
| not vote to grant license to that place ,
q Then what steps will they take u find outi Why
.holdn,, hey grant itl Is any reason why man
| ho,,4n,t have three placesr A-A i very clever
! II he has six places II he keep them all in gear
Q-Certainly. He would be good business man.
That brings US to the for instance oi M STOKES
DO hey have license sell liquors in the claFemoh''
| In Riverside Parkl
The witness-Is IL hotel or saloon'
| Mr. Ivins-It Is all sorts Of things MI STOKES nay
have license for and he i Interested IN te ho'
House Is there any reason why MI stokes Sho1. HO'
80 . t,,.,sa for both the C!aromont and the Holman
Housed Is there any why the license shoua ~
| run in the name OF man instead ot TWO meh' A
not the assumption that an able man IN TIE business ,
run two places under name better than TWO OF ~
nla.cs could be run by people who don't Ano" SuV1' -
| 80 Welt Alt would De very conflicting :.
o Then why does not tha, knock the bottom ou' o'
what you said with regard 70 having three OK @ i 49, ,
places which belong TO PARK I!liora al or' So
under different namesl A-Then they hoa joan 80.
~ Peter Brown or is on the books oi 'he EN
! Department. 49,, ..,. A,-, =, n.
O.-I
| has committed a crime and 10 Is proven N'-A"' W.
| tanly do -. ro,h,,c ,o 40 with
crimes cxcep, as regards licenses Al taAe 'n'' oN
l mean violating the rules OF excise - - 49,.
| - v,oI,,ion is easily proved isn't IT, In other
,o~S. saw have gone into Park Th'ord's place ara
have been able to get liquor for Consumption p -
That is easily proved: l come 10 '"e -,
| ,rros or four witnesses and prove I'll A-ies, SIR
Vow 10 is entirely imma,eral who sold me the Iauof.
,.o,t 81 A-That don't know. II you come ana maAs
corplan, to the Board OF Excise with your "'neS'"'
! nv wifi nut the case down for a hearing
n Tho proots in that are entirely ndepenaeh' "
o.,,o, Of who holds the licenses The only question
Wv wv v,. such and such thing done at such and sueh
time 70 Ayes; but tha; license Il E'SPo">''' W. Wv
| place. ...,,,. ,o matte,
o-Then the license is equally reSpohs'oe no
=, n.r,e 3, run, tnr Al don't seem 70 get ina"
o-What difference does IL MAKE ""''.'' ~ - ,,na.S.
mr. Robinson IS the lccnsee, or "heu'I wv ~, - -,
sro .u run in the name Browni PROVIDED como
az -, ,,. ,o,r rroofs OF violation Of the excise law
! 49,, I'm. krovn by number and granted 20 an nla'
! 1d,., 4, reyokod isn't IL Aye sr' 4he" ''''
nrown Is punished BY not having license sr''''N ="
| him for three years -, ...A .,o,rA
| :, the man who owns Mr.. Brown VIII s'Sr'h ''Vuns
| and get Mr. Browns brother OF ee' "e" '
| the concernl A-rhat don't Know -, .S,., q.
Mr. Ivins-That simply shows that the ~h0'e 'A'"' -
| eyssiyc . ,,,.,,. ,v van,
| testimony is how utterly inconsistent a.' "'e
| whole license system IS A. IL Is 'pp'''"' -. .ss
III ,,,tnessI don't think l could suggest another VIZ
| u NV experience. and don't think MI tale eoua VIZ
All '' onlorce though he is a mighty bright man'
| daughter -. ., ,,.s. s-s.,r, and its
..n,,nis,raton under consideration to-day again.
PROTESTING AGAINST GRANTING LICENSE
The rooms OF the Excise Board in Bondst "e'e
crowded Yesterday afternoon by property owners Auu
dveIlers in Forty fourthst near slXthave. WHO 'a'