New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-28
WCESTER fAVOkS TIE LINE.
THE MAYOR OPPOSED TO GRANTING
DARKROOM LICENSES WITHIN THE
2OO-FOOT LIMIT.
A SHOWER OF POSTAL CARDS 70 DESCEND UPON
THE EXECUTIVE HEAD FROM THE 'iii~H"'
LEAGUE. CALLING ATTENTION TO MAYOR

TIE EXECUTIVE HEAD FROM THE CITIZENS
LEAGUE. CALLING ATTENTION TO MAYOR
scrfIERExs ADMINISTRATION.
Mavor Wurster made this definite statement
about the excise question yesterday am
thoroughly opposed to the granting Oh hcehSeS
within the 2OO-foot limit. about which 'he 'oui'
of Appeals decision was recently maue'
"rd like to have a law passed making the Is
suance of license within 300 feet OF IRE en-
eine house unlawful. During my term as Fire
Commissioner / found that firemen' when theE
think they can get away for few minutes un-
| noticed will take the opportunity to run aroupu
the corner to get drink. Perhaps the prac-
tice isn't worse here than 1t Is in other large
cities but still 1t does exist. and there are too
many foundations in the form OF saloons entic-
ing fremen to drink"
Committing with a general order issued by
Police Commissioner Welles, requiring the police
| cantains 10 report to him the number OF bar
rooms in BROOKLYN that are within 200 feet OF F.
church or public schoolhouse. the captains sent
| IN their reports Y, sterday morning. Most OF
then, furnished simply the names and addresses.
Others included the name OF the church or the
| schooI near a saloon. Others left out the name
| Of the church or school. but gave the dates or
| the issuance and the expiration OF the licenses.
| BY referring to the books and records OF inc
| Excise Board however. the necessary lac's
| which are missing can be obtained, when the
| names and addresses Of the licensees are given.
Commissioner Welles ordered that the reports
| De made so that future action may he deter
| mined Although some of those barroom-
| keeners who hold unexpired licenses within the
900 foot limit cannot be disturbed 1t il necessary
| to know when the licenses will expire
| The number OF licenses that has been reported
is $40 Barrooms within the prescribed limit
| re most numerous in the Third Sixth. Thir-
| tenth and Sixteenth precincts.
The number Of arrests FOR intoxication made
| between 6 o'clock last Sunday morning and
o'clock yesterday morning was somewhat larger
than that made during a similar period
| the week before. being seventy-three. OF
which eleven were in the Second Precinct. In
lhe period mentioned, no arrests for intoxication
were made in the Sixth. Ninth seventeenth,
Twenty-third Twenty fourth. Twenty fourth
sub Twenty-ffth and Twenty sixth precincts.
nor any made then by the Central once
squad. the license squad, or the Criminal In
Three barroom- keepers were arrested last
Sunday charged with violations OF the excise
law They Leopold Bromberg. of No. lo4s
Myrtle-ave.: John J. Denuth. Of No. 265 Bridge
st. and John Brown. Of No. 81 South Fifth-st.
THE POSTAL CARD SHOWER
Into the campaign of argument on the excise
question in new way They are going To have
the supporters OF a liberal excise policy shower
postal cards upon Mayor Wurster's devoted
head each one bearing the following words:
Citizens League Headquarters.
$40 Bedford-avc.. BROOKLYN January. lN'.
To the Hon. Frederick W Wurstor. Mayor OF the
Dear Sr: /. the undersigned member Of the
above league. desire 70 express my approval am
Charlie \
Scheren to his excise policy during his tern Of
Office and beg OF you an equally liberal interpre-
taon of the Law.
)Sgnod)
The officers ~ he League are Edward H.
Schlueger. president Joseph Murray. first vice
president: Henry Winzel second vlce-presldent.
Martin Schottler. secretary: Andrew Maxwell.
assistant secretary: Albert J. Schoenberg. treas
! urer. and l. George Ucrol1. Louis G1etz. Henry
Spcight. Philip AlbOhm ard Henry Straus. trus-
tees.
THE MAYOR WILL. RECEIVE SOME MAIL
The League was once called the Edward H.
Schlueger Republican Association. Subsequently
Last Thursday night II was decided that the
organization should be known as the Citizens
League and have for Its object tho discussion
Of the leading topics Of the day. 1t was resolved
10 request Mayor Wurster to continue his pred
ecessor's liberal policy I'm dealing with excise
ma tiers. and the order for the postal cards was
given to n printer yesterday. II Is expected that
u. 900 will be sent to the Mayor
1t Is announced that person who has ever
been arrested Cor intoxication or who is In any
way connected with the liquor business Will be
allowed to sign orc OF the cards when VIII be
distributed to-day.