New-York tribune., 1895-06-29
STATEN ISL ND.
NEWS AND NOTES FROM RICHMOND
COUNTY.

NEWS AND NOTES FROM RICHMOND
COUNTY
The entire Board OF Excise Commissioners was
before the Grand Jury Tuesday ard was placed
on the rack" The Grand Jury has since taken
possession Of all OF the books and records OF the
Excise Department, which. it is said to be
examined by expert. The investigation will be
continued next Tuesday. The trouble. 1t is said.
has been caused by the Excise Commissioners in
some Instances having given a receipt for money
instead OF issuing licenses. The police last week
arrested many liquor dealers who had
ceived their licenses from the Excise Board.
August Hermann, OF Edgewater, sailed for
Europe Thursday. and will remain until the
Christmas holidays.
James Gould, one OF Staten Islands best-known
young yachtsmen, has been elected commodore Of
the Ocean Yacht Cub. OF stap!eton, in place OF
John Bolt, resigned.
The trustees Of the S. R. Smith Inhrmary. staten
islanas pc, cnarty orsanlzed on ruesaay nd dhe
pres. s.dent De Witt Stafford. vice president; Ed
treasurer; Major Clarence r Barrett, sanitary en-:
gineer: gin Medical sisr-pr James J. o'Dea, DR..
Vidal Or. Henry c. Johnston. pr John T. spraguee.
erlck f. Clark DR.. g. P Jessup, and Or. T. J.
IL is asserted that the contract for the construc-
ton IF the Staten Island Electric Railway has
been awarded. and that under its terms, the con-
and to have the entire system Of about twenty.
two miles completed by August /; 1t has thus far
Wiener Place. New-Brighton. -
Mrs. Anna Shaw Curtis. widow OF George Will
lam Curtis. has written the following letter which
has been printed in the local papers:
mo amount OF work Will help people who spend
half II not all. Of their earnings in drink. Until
have excise boards which do not grant a IL
cense to every one who applies for one. see no
hope for Staten Island.
There are twenty-five saloons in Jersey-st seven
eight at the Harbor station. from sixteen TO
eighteen between the West Brighton station and
Casteton-ave. In short street In Port Rich
mond I counted eight saloons.
Il should certainly not advise any friend TO buy
land Staten Island where any evening crowd
OF halfdrunken men may stand outside the fence
swearing and nght.ng.
Until this state Of things is put a stop to, no
parks or electric or country roads wifi make
Staten Island an attractive place OF residence.
Yours truly. ANNA SHAW CURTIS"
The Rev ]. c. Johnson. Of Grace Methodist Eps-
copa Church. OF Port Richmond will exchange pull
pits to-day with the Rev. Frank a. Mason. Of
Kingsley Methodist Episcopal Church. Stapleton.
place yesterday on the steamboat Grand Republic
up the Hudson, was well patronized. Owing 10
new rule prohibiting the la,ding OF excursions at
West Point. the steamer stopped at Newburs, where
the visitors made a thorough inspection Of WASH
ington's headquarters
Captain Segune, one OF the best-known Sandy
Hook pilots. who has been dangerously III at his
Captain Sesuine poted the Vanderbilt steam yacht
Valiant during the Nigant-Nakyrie races two years
ago. He Is part owner OF the pilotboat Actea,
No. 10.
II is expected that tomorrow will be dry Sum-
day at South Beach. The police are determined TO
enforce the Excise law, seen las. Sunday
when they made nine arrests for violations.