New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
MANY SALOONS TO BE CLOSED.
EFFECT OF THE SO-CALLED 2oO-foOr
LAW.
MAYOR wuRsTER ASSURES A DELEGATION THAI
TUE ACT VIII, RE RIGTDIY ENFORCED

MAYOR wt,RsrER ASSURES DELEGATION THAT
THE ACT WILL. Re RIGIDLy ENFORCED
Navor Wurster yesterday declared that the
so-called 2OO-foot law relative to the proA-
unity of saloons to schools and churches "ou'u
no rieldlv enforced in Brooklyn This Is the law
on which the Court OF Appeals handed down de-
cfsion recentlv and it's enforcement: Will mean
the closing of about $50 saloons In BROOKLYN
Doubtless many OF the proprietors VIII be so o's-
couraged by pulling up stakes, together VIII"
the prospect of continued activity by the temper
ance people, that they will not continue IN the
business although they are entitled ID transfer
of their licenses.
The Rev. ID. A. Cameron, president or the Id"
enforcement League, headed the Delegation oi
temperance people which waited on the Mayor
Yesterday The delegation Included James Nor
ton vice president: the Rev A. c. Dixon, chair
man Of the executive committee; T. De Quincy
Tullv. secretary and \. L. Martin, counsel Of the
organization. Police Commissioner We!les was
also present.
Mr. Cameron assured the Mayor Of the cordial
feeling Of the society for him. He said that moth
ing added to the renOwn of the city more than to
have its citizens law-ab1ng I'VE are ready to
help you In this matter" said M. Cameron
and to take counsel with YOU for perhaps no
organization IS better fitted 10 help you in the
discharge of your duties than this society
Mr.. Cameron then asserted that according
TO the police reports since the decision OF the
Court Of Appeals. there were S39 saloons in the
city within POO feet Of a church school. He
said he desired TO call attention to three specific
cases where the law was beins openly violated
They Were the saloon owned by John Kenny,
No 316 South Second-st., which is within
sixty feet Of the Grace Lutheran Church;
Charles Meyers. at No. 222 Stuyvesant-ave.,
within 1870 feet Of the Primitive Methodist Epis-
copal Church. and saloon owned by The Timer
Brewing Company. al No 773 briggs With
in l2j feet Of the Truant public school.
Mayor Wurster said the cases would be re-
ferred to the counsel of the Excise Board. and
that wherever a saloon was found doing bust
n.ss contrary 10 law. ii would be closed.
Mr.. Martin. the sOciety's counsel. asked why
the saloons could not be closed at once. Mayor
Wurster said: AS understand IT, under the
recent decision Of the Court Of Appeals. a Ii
cense can be refused only 10 those saloons
which, have received one since the law was
passed. April 30. 1892. II any licenses are found
to have been granted within 200 feet Of a
church or school since that time, they will all
be closed"
Turning TO Police Commissioner Welles the
MAJOR said. cant you hurry this matter up?
We don't want liquor-selling without a IL
ccnso."
Their" are between three hundred and four
hundred saloons in the city within 200 feet OF
church or school. and since the decision OF the
Court Of Appeals have been investigating
them" said the Commissioner. 1T requires a
lot ~ work 80 obliged TO over the
records of three years TO find out whether or
not the saloon had license previous to April
80 1892 and il s. whether any transfer Of that
license has been made since that time. We
have naarly completed this investigation, and
Will have it finished. | think, within day or
two"
Mayor Wurster-Can you give us any idea
~ the number OF saloons which will have to
be closed
Commissioner Wces-Judging from the re-
suit so far | think that between one hundred
and one hundred and nifty will have TO be
closed. We will finish our work within a few
DAYS and then Will know positively. | VIII
promise that the work will be completed as
soon as possible.
President Cameron assured the Mayor that
this would Ice satisfactory. and he and his
associates went away.