The sun., 1896-02-03
" SALOONS ARE CLOSED
so sAYs MAYOR WURSTER-DOEs
THIS MEAN a SIDE DOOR Policy

@e.1S AZ 1tN cADH DOo"
Reports OF Temperance Agents to How
the New Experimental 5ido Door Order
Was Observed In Brooklyn Yesterday
Trsnsients and Regulars Served Alike.
The expectation that Brooklyn would bo
treated yesterday TO q little Rooseveltism. and
that thirsty visitors from this side of tho bridge
would find tho side doors of the saloons tightly
barred against them, was not realized In man.
ner to satisfy the temperance people. who have
been 30 persistently urging Mayor Wurster to
have the Sunday Excise law strictly enforced.
In spite OF the instructions given by the police
on Saturday night to the saloon keepers that
they should keep their side doors closed and
admit none but regular customers, the most
authentic reports agree that the difficulty Of
getting into tho saloons was very easily sur
mounted, and that in its general aspects the
condition OF Brooklyn was just as moist as on
any previous Sunday.
How far Mayor wurster is personally respon-
sble for the police orders to tho saloon keepers
was not made clear until yesterday. 1t was
supposed that he might be feeling his way to
strict enforcement OF the Sunday law. Yester-
day, however. the Mayor himself made this
utterance, In which those opposed to n Puritan
Sunday find much comfort:
II have not issued any order. Neither have
l had any consultation in reference to such an
order. as do not consider any such necessary.
The saloons are closed in Brooklyn on Sunday
Out Of respect 20 the police mandate most of
the downtown saloon keepers had guards
posted in front OF their stores but In no case.
so far as could be learned. was admission re-
fused to any visitors. casual or regular Nor
did the policem en- in any way interfere with tho
entrance or exit OF the customers. and in fact
matters went along In the regular free and easy
manner which prevailed under Mavor Schieren's
mild administration. The fact that the Sunday
crop e,s OF drunks" s Shove, showed no marked diminu-
' c",,.o.. ,,,,, wa. ,"'o' ufsl.'
a"u @ "enea scoren siRna' ia'i-
ure III their iirst attempt TO introduce dry
Saturday night and oA AZ nm Su,do, ,rnrn;n,,
60. -. nn . ""u r. -. on ,ou.uAS 'ho'n'hk
ing the day 100 or more cases of drunkenness
were or .,, aauea 10 inc llst.
In view OF the new order sent out by the police.
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5l5 tult3n street was attended with special 1 n
terest: The REPORTS from the various agents
were all to the effect that the sunday traffic
was Just as brisk as usual. and that men, wo-
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which were reported by the agents to be in full
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