New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-25
SAMPLE OF TAMMANY RULE.
THE PRoPERrYowNERs DIsREGARDED.


LICENSE FOR RUMsHoP GRANTED IN SPITE
OF VIGOROUS PROTEST.
The following letters have been sent TO The Tribune
with regard to O rum shop Al Fftythirdst and Lex
ington-ave.
"Tot tho Editorof The Tribune.
"Sir: In June 1891, IL being discovered that there
was a design TO open n rumshop at F1ity-thirdst ana
Lexingtonave., petition against II, signed by large
number OF property and residents Of the neigh
borhood addressed to the Commissioners OF
Excise.
ain December, 1891, application having been made
for q rumshop. and opposed by these protcsantS tne
request refused by the Commissioners.
I'm May, 1892. another application for license az
the sarl- made, and, Notwithstanding inc
same opposition, has been granted.
"Now as TO the grounds Of this opposition. "herH
are already between Fy-second and Fifty-fourh SIS
and Third and Fourth aves, By actual count To-Day
fifteen saloons and liquor stores 0our OF them Deihs
on Fifty-thir between Third and Fourth aVes''
and the quiet families Lexineton-ave. consider u
OF vital importance TO guard their hcmes the churches
and schools the private hospital In the neghbor
hood from saloon Influences and disturbances.
In connection with facts IKE the above. il becomes
o question of vital importance to citizens OF respcca
bilIty generally WHY Is II that Board OF Excise
Commissioners may utterly disregard the nights
OF doz-gs of citizens In favor VI one man
"And, II our city ruo has come 10 such pass that
peace for nearly quarter Of century, can be thus
invaded none too soon have men like Mr.. Dixon ana
that modern Hercules. DIR. Parhllurst stepped booN
to the front and too strongly can their hands Dc
upheld BY the press, at the polls, in the churches, nnl
by every upright endFavor.
"a subscriber and reader for than thirty years
Of The Tribune, and LeXingtonave property owner
'New-York. June %, 1892.
IT. the Editor of The Tribune.
aSlr: In the Issue Of Tho Tribune OF the 9Th inst
IL IS stated that the Commissioners OF Excise had
granted license 70 open saloon at the corner oi
Lexngtonave. and Fifty third St., and the only men
tion OF opposition 10 it Is that made by DR.. 7. G.
Thomas, and that he has hospital In Forty iotIs'
AS this implies that this was the only opposite ana
that It came from a distant point. ask you TO cor
rect the
"Dr Thomas's private hospital is at Lexington
ave. and Fifty -secon1st and the buildings connected
with 1t and occupied by patients are only 40 rect
from the Fifty thdst. corner. This Is, however oh'
one Of the for protest against the proposed
saloon. This part Of the avenue l. occupied almost
exclusively BY private houses. and the residents Ger
tainly have right 10 demand that 1t SHAH be ai)wco
to remain as O quiet and select quarter
AT the hearing before the Commissioners. when the
application was undor consideration, there appehrc
so many TO protest against 1t that they could not all
bo accommodated In the Commissioners room at one
time. They earnestly urged the Board to refuse u
live its approval, for the Above reasons. aad also
because there are already four saloons in Fifty thr
st. between Third ana Fourth aves. Conm'sionti
Koch said that lie had in his pocket note from the
owner OF the house to the proposed saloon twho
was then IN Europe, protesting against the granting
Of the license.
ain permitting the establishment OF liquor store
ut this place the Commissioners have shown an en-
tire disregard Of the rights OF the owners and occupants
of properly In this neighborhOOd."
Emil Brner. No. 90 Lex.ngtonAve.
A. H. Mas, No. 633 LeNlngton.ave.
Edward Elliott No. 6o7 Lexnrtonavc.
Iewfs s. RosoDstici. No 634 LCXington-aNe.
Louis. Sands. No. $50 Lexington ave.
DR.. d. r. King. No. 051 LeXing,on-ave per NJ D. X
t. Goillard Thomas NJ. D.. No 600 Madisonare. Hos
cital To. 500 LeXington-ave.
Il. Mem. Painter, NJ. D., No Coz Lexington-2Ve
J. H. RiIiey, NJ. D.. No. COS LeNington-aVe
Mrs Henry c. Davis. 20. go Lcxineton-avc
Sarah r. whtall, No. Coz Lcxington-ave.
Mrs. IL. Bukel, No. 6l3 LeXngtonave.