New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-03
MORE THAN A MILLION PAID IN.
A FORTUNE IN LIQUOR-TAX CERTIFICATES
co.,r, DEER SHOPS ALREADY CLOSED.

A FORTUNE IN LlQU OR-IAN NrN IA 40
SOME BEER SHOPS ALREADY CLOSED
The first OF the liquor-tax certificates were issued
+, This city Yesterday morning by Special Deputy
Commissioner HilIard, IN his office In the Meropo"
"a, life building only nine OF the certificates were
d,,rorsd before the office closed at noon. but last
uesk nearly l. 600 applications for certificates were
filed al the office and Mr. Hilliard colected ShoV"'O"
in excise taxes, one-thlrd OF which VIII go 10 Tue
State and two-thirds OF which VIII De pad over u
the city -.
what h, had heard applicants for cerunca'es say
he thought the decrease IN the NUMBER oi '''oo"'
II, this city this year on account OF the Kaihes Ia"
would be about per cent There mas Deeh 10 ''"-
mate of the decrease In the number OF storrhceP
ors. licenses As every hote,keeper saloonSeeper
and restaurantkeeper who sells liquors must pay
tax OF $500. and every storekeeper VINO sens ,4"o'
must pay tax of $500. Mr.. billiard VIII proDaoy
collect inward OF 5000 90 more before his stock
., fax certificates for this year IS exhausted
The decrease in the number or sa.oohS on &c
count of the Raines la, * likely TO be Creates III
the German districts on the East SIDE OF TIC o'''
where there have been many small oeefshopS 9'"'c
~ m. kaen.rs of the beershops viii have hard work
IN nay their lduor-taX certificates ana maxi " H' -
ing with their small trade. one beershop In Avenue
:, ,.ar Flaventh-st has been closed. ana TWO Deer
sh,os In Avenue T.. oLe - Tompk!ns square anu
the other at Second-st.. have been smut up Oh AZ
count of the new Jaw. Some OF the keepers " oTe'
sbops in the district have tried TO make up the pree
Of the lauor-ax certificates by increasing the price
~ heer from eight to ten cents pint MOST OF tie
beer consumed in the district is purehaset by ,ne
mint the consumers. az a rule. Sentlns ior INCH
beer or going for II with pals and pitcners. s,.
srtSng chef Cortright will have the police ENFORCE
the sunday law In the city TO-DAY az S.ir! ~, th.
sIJ 1 Viii he under orders to get evidence ana pre-
sent am lavits to the u. a.. 10
in which they have reason TO Think 'ha' 'Ae Id" 10
heinz violated. ,r.,
r. Page the counsel for comms, ,.s M
iord has had an interview with Actink 'nei toi I
rirhi ana there has been an Understanding tiat .s
p"lce viii recognize the receipts waeh ays nss
ssried by Mr.. Hiliari for liauor-taX ceft'''ea'eS
until the certificates can be Issued rh, ,ba, the
Many temperance people VINO thous nf SALONS in
,Sis Civ no or 40 per cent have said Lately
that they had been mistaken as to the e t al
ke"ners are likely to be more reckless anu graspins
under the new law because OF the lnerrasea ~
rsonaI ;axes in this city lately it has come to
light that many sa h,riiy snd that number OF
wealthy brewers hod most OF the m9r.sases a m
of int wnsn he brewers took
tbeir turn AT swearing off taxes they declared ,nn
the mortgages represented , n, ,arEatahle value
Neary all Of the 1000 saloonkeepers VINO nave ,a,s
applications FOR the LIQUOR tax 5ro srety
NAMES In fact 1t has been next 10 impossp,e iT 1
the applicants to get bonds IN any ~ Sommssioner
Uil.iard The surety company IN when a sot n. "a "a
MONOPOLY of the business OF selling bonds 10 ap-
plicans for liquor tax cerhcates, put !, ma 4, ~
prsJ 80 large a share Of the business that IL mas
hseu able 70 charge SIG for bond while surety
company with larger capital ana ne, .e crSai' au
The belief in the minds OF many saloonkeerers
,bat ,hnv will have some advantage II they patron
ina, sncs om NM in which a son of T. c. Plat Is
nternsted is said to have caused rush OF bus-
ness for that company. Some OF the sa.oonkeepe rs
vioIating the law If they can show bond with the
~ comnany In which the son OF T. c. Platt Is
not rsgure the % se OF ihS
n ~. ,hs company and there is suspicion In the
10 nv ~ snme that the company Will be protected
against loss by confidential agents OF the EAc'Se
Department.