The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-06
FEWER SALOONS THAN EVER.
UORK OF THE EXCISE hoard REPORT
ED By COMMISSIONER ANDREWS
New Places Licensed Only when Old Ones
Ciose-Thi. Ruie Prevents the Saloons
from Increasing In Number-Other Rules
that Cause the Number to Decrease-A
Power that the hoard should Have.

that Cause the Number to Decrense-A
Power that the board should Have.
There nre. undeniably. moro public
drinking places In New York at the present
time than arc necessary to meet tho legitima ate
requirements Of public convenience. and the
casual observer might lnd in that a justinca-
ton for the belief that there Ia little or no re-
striction upon tho sale OF liquors. wines. or
beer, or upon tho number OF saloons allowed
to exist in this city. 1t may. therefore. sur
prise those who are unfamiliar with the facts
to learn that the number OF saloons in this city
has been steadily decreasing, until there are
now several hundred less than thore were six
years ago.
At that timo tho Board OF Excise made a
rulo not to issue n license for n new saloon
unless some existing saloon was closed and
its license surrendered and cancelled. Tho
enforcement OF that rule has not only prevent
ed any increase in the number OF saloons. but
has worked n decrease-because in every cas- o
where n license has expired without renewal
or surrender It hns effected a permanent dim
mutton in the number OF places.
Tho operation OF this rule which has been
strictly enforced. has made It extremely din.
cult for any ono TO obtain n liconso for now
saloon. involving ns 1t does tho procurement
OF some existing license to 10 surrendered
and cancelled. Such licenses can only 10 OBJ
tanned from those who have failed or for
some reason desire to abandon tho business.
and they command high price. But thero is
another and more serious difficulty In the
way Of those who desire to open new saloons.
Six years ago the Board of Excise made a rule
not to license now saloon in the vicinity OF .
church or schooihouse. and tho Legislature
last winter put into tho new Excise law
Ia.
issued. except for hotel. for any
placo within two hurIrod foot NJ n
i"u,,, "'>m," w, ,.'" s,a. ..o' y.
pui'ulhG' on the same street or avenue.
used exclusively for schoo, or church rur.
nosrs And IN niition 10 this n rhitr,rv lini
tation. me seeker Tor a new saloon license Is
met. in almost every instance by special pro-
tests of property owners and residents in tho
immaculate vicinity OF the rroroseu saloon.
and by general protests made by cler.ymen
nronortv orn.rs fnrn'oS %, tha $3.50 ~
property owners formed lor inc purpose OF
preventing tho establishment Of any saloons
49,, 800, az, iii -, -,
ora, protests are "'e" WIN inc hoaFo o! fHcise'
with tho reGues; that the professionals shall be
informed %, avery onnljcation for n license for
.i - :,i. 49,. ,t.,. $50, ava
. new saloon within the district designated.
churr h is at Colunbus ayeuue md Firtv-ninth
.t,oa, hn,,,, g.. 80 49,. ,,,',t,4nt,n .t,
Ing protest against the licensing Of any new
saloons in their parish. Their wish in this re-
gard has been SO Tar respected that. during
tho past six years. the Board If Excise have re-
jccted sixty-thres applications for licenses for
-. IL, 4; 81. ..s, I'LL ;t, ~,
ne" places III mat parish. when includes tho
district from fiity-fourth street to Sixtyilfth
street. and from Seventh avenue to IN. iIud-
o.. ". Al 49,. ,,,I L,., IT,, ,
son river. Anu not ohty haNo licensos hcen
refused tor that number OF new places. but
al q, ',i.s ''.'. es1 ''rnsru VI
Han withn th,,.. INIT, x, i iess
'i ,ri IN ''' ~ T. aL,.' ~ ySt,S 49,
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tI sn9 ".ot"I,uni w. IN I4rse NladI2tlty OF
int t, Cess m, Is feim5ea: me rile
n q, n,,At a ~ - UtESu t
M lrstueit +. OF r. operIS n"ntla W"u1u % IN;
'WI,,ou' ~ 1!n,o o.: u ilr"hSe Is not Etahtnd
I'M We Ion. oni tsS'oher2 OF fNciie are sa'is,
,ntIi ,.''.' rs d M,Ht, On 'no Lsoto wl
bn 10 3 I'VE,
a'1 1,,"tn,ps h!.en as i:ht tie tne case on
nriiioiiai sttor, or avenue where there Is
based snlT MAN nm ou""niton ~ tH' sIn %
iamor aywhc rod nt 10 no 'o c one
etGu. as NE lmhr.@n OF ne 'nart q Excise is
Wnnnx, mn nv ,', , n"' I" nro1,r IT,
III. ci, iinrer ana rectnl!y built sections OF tho
opened SOM other saloon in ,the city has ,been
81 @ anu a. inr mint er OF OK sting saloons
-, - 80, y ~. ~ $3.50 'iio popua,
.iun - C'hs'ah,' lirf""Sit.S' tne proP,itionoi
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1.,''1.y 'tecf; 'tSl'S gov iii ~ n!s message
NE J., ai ,.r' ,o '.i. IN iSS. demon.
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