New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-16
BILLIARDS. OFFICES OPENED.
vrw APPLICATIONS FOR LIQUOR
TAX CERTIFICATES.

,xc,sr BOARDS COUNSEL GIVES AN
on,x,oN AS TO HOTEL LICENsEs-cHIEF
coNLIN's ATTITUDE
.nces OF George Hilliard. the Special Deputy
IN OF Excise for New-York County uhuer
~. ps,nes Liquor Tax law. were open LOT oue ne
inc ..raav although one room only was furnsheo'
1,,,,iard had two detailed policemen and hall
~. clerks in the room all day. and about nlly
w. dealers went there to make applications lot
usuor tax certificates. The application BLANKS hau
, arrived from Albany. however. ana thereio,e IL.
.sroa, applications could be received. Mr.. H"i,aru
VA he expected to receive the blanks by To-Day
sau ,ha names of the liauor-dealers who ap-
.asred Yesterday taken down by the cierke' anu "'
pp.or,i.ed that those iquor-dealers would De sup
susa with the blanks as soon as possible
Nv tIluIard was still In doubt as 10 the NUMBER
=, assistants he would have in his ofrces' ana ne
,d he did not know II any OF the spec'ai aee"'s
~no had been named by the Republican pon'cianS
:. ,,e CITY would get the coveted JOBS. AS 10 III
" .,.ns IN he made before the liquor tax certin-
~. ira ,ssued he said he had not been informed
80 General or how extensive they would De uhoer
~. new law. He said however, that ne uu ho' III
,.cd 70 issue hotel licenses to the Keepers Vi 'he
ordinary barrooms in the city, out only ~ inc pio
,r,e,ors Of real hotels 1t would De necessary lie
,tsoush, TO make Investigations in some cases 70
sscertain IL the applicants Tor hotei HceH'e' i@""'
had hotel accommodations
Tho Excise Board has been grinding out ho'eI
ncensss for a number Of ouor-deaiers ateiy' ana
there has been criticism because notei LICENSES
,.ra given to such men as Michael j. Callahan anu
.suver Dollar Smith. President Murray SAID yes
terday that under the Raines law such 'ne" @o"
have hotel licenses anyhow
ANY man. an ex-convict. can get ho'e'
,n.a under the Raines law" he said, but FOR my
mari am not going to sign any more hote licenses
,cen on the application Of the propretors OF regu-
lar hotels. A., >,
Commissioner Woodman. who overheard MY. MuI
ravs remark said later TO Tribune reporter ~
,s ALI very well for Mr.. Murray to make grand
stand play about hotel licenses. but the fact is he
has not signed two of one hundred papers since
he has beer a member of the Excise Board: 49,. noo-
man ought 10 have the opportunity of getting their
LIQUOR on Sundays we'll as the rlch men VIM w
to the hote licenses In the afternoon Commits
sioners hamburger and woodman issued hotel IL
r rsnt license. at the Metropolitan Opera House
Most Of the saoonkeepers who go to the EXCISE x
Board ss s,T rooms co@ np with which T. C. Pas
son connected. offering to iurnsn Donus ro' If sS
julius NJ Mayer. counsel for the Excise Board,
Yesterday gave to the Commissioners an Sp,nOn as
The commissioners wanted the opinion to GUIDE
them in their work OF granting hotei licenses i0'
Mr Maver says that it is only for the
place to have ten bedrooms and that IL De n9' IRE
poses. He adds that liquor may be sold from the
Sar OF the hotel to be drunk on or off the Licensed
premises In granting license ne says, e .n nr not
The building is constructed in accordance with the
rules Of the Building Department governing build
ings used as hotels.
This Is the list of places now licensed saloons
or restaurants to which the Board Yesterday
granted hotel licenses: Daniel Hanley. No. 53s Hud-
sons yinsens Main No l$o Fssf Hsre Ih0m 2ss
Eighth-ave: Michael Sullivan. No Leg Tnird,ave;
Charles Numbey No GA Yves, ID Anne rni
Emma oBrien. No. GIG sixth-ave; Anthon Reitn.
No. y Sass eorge a Jecks Wo s. Liberty
s No and an t joseph Eau reno No. 81 Iawrence-st
Chief Of Police Conn was seen Yesterday relative
TO the he made TO tine md saloons 81 censed
hotels since the Raines law went into enect; ~ u! Is
reported that II the intention OF the police 10
for list Of places licensed hotels so as TO be IN
an Intelligent position regarding such places FROM
The n n this nsne oe ad psce
which regular saloons. but have now secured
hotel licenses Such is not the case. When hotel
on KS d sssYef afes o that he
get hotel license unless his place is within the law
he has hotel license it is my duty obey the law
The Excise Board has the regulating OF the hotel
and should hnk the aS the
construction of places licensed as hotels Of course
If saloon restaurant has hotel license and does
not comply wiz the provisions OF 'he law the owner
YESTERDAY was the day on which the Excise Board
was to send the Deputy Excise Commissioner iist
louor-de and their bondsmen. the date OF issu,
ance and the date Of expiration OF the licenses ana
Excise Commissioner Lyman Informed the Board OF
its duty last Friday and there are 1o2o licenses
out the BSad nas c no, ys, names BESIDES the
other data.