New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-10
PLEADING FOR LICENSES.
EXCISE COMMISSIONERS STILL AT WORK
UNDER THE ccO-FOOT LAW

LIQUOR DEALERS AND THOSE WHO WANT TO
OPEN PLACES BEFORE THE BoAKD-A
LETTER FROM T. DE Quincy TUI.iY
Tho ,,oeting Of the Excise Board was we'll at
tended yesterday afternoon MI. "eies pre-
sidod The frs; three cases were auJou'hed'
,r,. .oro annIjcotjous for renewals o. licenses
r,ado ny Henry Cummings. Ok No. 500 CiaFson-
ave the Eastern Brewing Company NO 40
Uumboldf-st and John Hen'scnel' NO l''si
Rushvici-ave The cases had been o" the c''e"-
dar several times before Captain i>i'@er sa'u 'ne
saloon conducted by Hentschei was near II o''Nch
Of the South Third stree. lndlis'r'al ochooi.
Counsel for Cummings asked for resurVey OF
the distance between his clients saiooh anu d
nearby church.
Albert r Sweeney asked FOR transfer 81
ljcensc fro,, NO 90 rr.ncc-si 10 No. 80 CnuF'n-
St Flatbish. There were A numoeT OF p'o'eS'-
ants who we're represented by lawyers Inc hrs'
=, .,a.o - ,ate IN. stand said his name was
rob, cr-ran He was opposed to the establish
..,. or another saloon IN that neighborhood be
go +,ora arc several within q few Yards Of
oacb other Counsel for the applicant tried TO
o,ici, from, witness In, fact that a cousin OF MS
ter, one Of these runshops and that the grant
inc If n license II Sweeney would De ue'riihe",
IN his place Other witnesses s"o'e mat '"e
neiehborhood no. reslden''a' one ,N''"-
sivelv Sweeney said there were some pF'p'e op-
noscd 70 him because il was reported '"a' ne III
tended TO conduct dance hail on the premises
81 bo,.a a mother and sisters. said Sweeney.
oo,a must be careful in regard to their CHAR
acter." m 49,,
.1so,v many mothers have you got? asked
Co,roiesoner Welles who seemed to be III Sood
humor
rho xvitness said something about mother
in-law. which was inaudible.
suoepey.s counsel invited the Commissioners
N take a look at the site where ms cleh' pro-
posed TO locate. ,,,,,,,,, Daro
- 800 totan in The former was ad-
inur,ed and as the professionals in the case ~
The latter were not present. ms case was c'''-'
Before the Commissioners left me Io"l, s'
Roy AIR Russell, on tie Law Enforcement. -
cietv ;ojJ Commissioner Wclles that one Oh tne
doors OF the saloon at No 81 MY, ~. v" -,
OPEN The Commissioners grah'fu a Nv. 80
tl,a owner Henry Claus. d Few weeks aso' a.,
for the doors were closed up. Inc boaru VIII
investigate the case ,, $500. ,..,
commissioner Weles received this letter YES
to-day from T. De Quincy Tu.ly. OF the La"
Enforcement Society: -
Hon Leonard r. we.les' Commissioner Of ro"''
My Dear sr: am directed by tho Officers o. me ne
Law Enforcement society to ca your a,'c',o, ~
14 so fa S n@i SnT Tsef ago
10 he within 90 feet OF churches or acnooiS, I'm
inat Won then stated that IL would take pi' ~"
d. vs for Won 10 have the lat ready You nave oNr
looEej The fact that The is, has not bech sent
ii0p'"7 ~ ~ r. DE oI INCY FULLY.
4 note calling Commissioners WeNess atteh'i ION
- the foil wing saloons said 10 be WITHIN ~"
feet of churches was also received: Juius o'''"-
hack No 3s5 South Third-st. John ilallman
No | 500 Bergen-st.: t.rn"st q -hs. NJ. ~ ihca-
81 John Gilen. No. 29I South Th.rd-s'.' Henry
OBJ No l97 Rcid-avc.: Charles + Meyers. 70
80 Stnvvesant-ave.: Dani,l Werlich. No .. ~
Iantic-aye. Lawrence {. Elscnhut. No. y HICKS
St: Henry Hodgedon 80. loll 8edford-aVe' \
NJ Fitzgerald. No. III fork-si