Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-30
THE RAINEs BILL: q 49, M
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glass of light wine? But they may
10 so no more. The new law says that
no LIQUOR shall be sold in places owned
by the city.
This does away with the Claramonl,
McGown's Pass Taven and the Casino.
How will the horsemen and the whips
ike this? The park board. it VIII lie
remembered, designed to build in place
IF the Claramont. near Grants tomb, a
grand road house of a classic model.
or the benefit of horsemen. drivers and
oicyclsts, who went through the park.
Now the chances are the plan will be
abandoned.
All day yesterday, there was babel Of
oreign tongues denouncing the RaineS
aw. 1t came from Italians, French
men. Spaniards and Hungarians. They
we're the owners of those innumerable
title places in West Broadway and the
leighborhood. in lower Second avenue
al over the Tenderlon district ana
along Sixth avenue, and over near the
Ninth ward, places clean, bright aud
orderly wnere the Frenchmen. the
Italian. the Spaniard or the Hungarian
'ongregated to dine or sup together
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vine. native or imported
All these places will have to go The
oroprietors say they cannot pay the
$500 license tax. Up TO the present tn; Y
nave been paying $l15, and they say it
vas as much as the traffic would
>ear. Now where are these foreigner;
n naturalzed citizens to go? And
What is to become of the landlords who
nave been deriving fair rental fo,.
hese places?
me excitement was added to through
'ut TINS city by blunder of the police
,aptains on Friday. Chief Conlin ha 4
lad the commanders before him. ha /
fiVen them copy of the law and had
Instructed them as to the requirement
If the new Excise law. But the
'aptains sent men into hotels saloon;
IND clubs, frightening them all with
hreats OF what would be done should
ne Tree lunches not be abolished should
he bars not be exposed to view dur
ng the prohibited hours, should the
lcenses not be displayed, and so on.
fhe act says it shall go into effect inn
nediately," and the police, contrary to
he chiefs instructions, took this vie y.
Il it.
AS a result. hotelmen. clubmen and
others called on Chief Conlin for an
explanation. The chief had drawn to
ms attention, and so. too had the Po-
ice Board. contradictory paragraph
n the new law. where it said in the
same breath. so to speak, that old Ii
'enses should continue until their nat
lral expiration and that they all
'hould be void on June 30.
Inquirers were told that the CORPORA
ion counsel had been asked for an
opinion upon this and other doubtful
lauses, and until such opinion was de-
iVered the police would not interfere
With any Chief Conlin, Yesterday.
ave explicit instructions to the pre-
met commanders not to enforce the
provisions ri the new law until they
lad received further notice
President Roosevelt said: The police
will do nothing harsh and nothing pre-
'ipttate, The law will be construed
With utmost liberality as to the.time to
)e given for compliance with its re-
luirements. There win be second
notice or. warning. and until the per
ons have that they need have no fears
# being interfercd with under the new
aw."
The opinion of the corporation
COUNSEL viii be ready tomorrow. and
IN its receipt al police headquarters
he captains will be summoned for in
'truction.
Some of the captains" said Chief
Conlin. seem to have misunderstood
In. it,1.t ,,t1f
lay. | summoned them before me and
old them to do nothing until the cor
poration counsel had been heard from
kept to notify those who We're likely
o be in ignorance of the law or its
provisions. SO that they would be ia
niliar with it when it went into effect.
received copies of the law from the
secretary of state, and furnished each
If the captains with one, telling them
o study it up. | told them that they
you'd receive new instructions after
he corporation counsel's decision had
been received.
Some of them seem to have misun-
lerstood what | told them. ! have
questioned each of them. however, and
cannot find out who it was. ] shall
lave the captains themselves notify
he clubs. 50 that there can be no mis-
apprehension.
In Brooklyn District Attorney Miles
has taken hold of the new law with
treat vigor. He sent a letter. yeSter-
! lay, to superintendent Mckelway of
he police department. directing that
/ the policemen, today, shall particularly
| observe places where liquor is usually
! sold to see that all distractions are re-
| moved from the windows. SO that the
public can have free view into the
| rooms. The policemen are to report to
| he district attorney any places where
| shutters, shades Opaque or colored
| glass or any other Instructions to q
| rec view are still used The police are
| tlso required to report from this tine
| Onward any place serving free
| lunches. Superintendent McKelWay
| consulted with Commissioner Welics.
| md then summoned the police cap
| tains. and gave them orders in con-
| ,ormity with District Attorney Miles
| instructions.
| The hayseeders who forced this bill
| upon New York will find it a boom
| rang. Let one instance alone suffice
the loss to the dairies. The cheese
| producing counties of this state are A
egany, Cattaraugas. Chautauqua
| Chemung. Chenango. Cortland. Herki-
| mer. Oneida, Onondaga and St Law