New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-01
LIQUOR MEN GET RECEIPTS.
NO TAX CERTIFICATES ISSUED YET AT MR.
HILLIARD's OFFICES-END OF THE
OLD EXCISE BOARD

There odor of distilled spirits yesterday in
the ninth story Of the Metropolitan Life Building,
al Mad!son-ave and Twenty third-st. where George
Hiard the Special Deputy Commissioner OF Ex-
else for this city under the Ranes law has his
offices. Mr. Hilliard and his assistants could not
they were too busy TO go out and get drink, and
there seemed to be reason to believe that the odor
exhaled with the breath OF several hundred
liquor-dealers who pushing and crowdng each
other in their attempts pay their money to Mr..
billiards cashier and get receipts.
Mr. H!liard was not ready to issue liquor tax GER
tifcates yesterday. and every lquor-deaer who
had made an application for a certificate had to bA
content with receipt for his $780, The receipts
made conditional upon the issuance Of liquor tax
certificate. and the liquor-dea.ers will get their
money back If the Commissioner decides TO issue
certificates TO them. MI Hard said yesterday
that he probably would begin to issue the certih-
Gates to-day and It Is expected that nearly all of
the applicants who pay their money will receive
certificates. but some applications may be rejected
because the liquor-stores too schools or
churches. because the applicants have made false
pretences to keep hotels.
Thus far about LOO applications for liquor-ax
certificates have been received at the Offices of
Commissioner Hilllard and nearly all Of the appli-
cations have been made by liquor dealers whose
licenses from the old Excise Board expired last
night II those dealers fail to get liquor tax GER
keep their places open for business Acting Chief
Of Police Cortright said yesterday that while the
law provided that the holder Of an unexpired IL
issued by the old Excise Board might con-
tinue to sell under that license until he had rea-
sonabe time to get tax certificate. there is moth
ing In the law which will allow the holder Of an
expired license to sell liquor unless he has GER
t.ficate. Mr. Cortrght said the police might not
make summary arrests in cases OF the kind. but
they would collect evidence and lay the evidence
before the Distrct-Atorney. Mr. Hliiard. how
ever. of the opinion that receipt showing that
a applicant had paid money for certificate would
protect a liquor dealer in continuing his business
until the certificate was issued; Last night Mr.
money during ' the day He estimated The amour,
money received during the day at $500 ndaa
yesterday. and to-day the Commissioner OF Public
Works will take charge of the rooms and furniture
inal Courts Building. The Commissioners and some
Of their clerks viii be in the for 2r,: TINE to-
ment and the records to Mr.. billiard.
to receive all the records Of the old department.
including the thousands Of Old applications for IL
censes. which would be Of no use to him. ard which
would be burden II the mass OF papers must De
Commissioners Murray. Hamburger and woodman
yesterday issued few licenses which would ex-
pire in few hours and they transferred few
licenses. They also declined issue several hotel
licenses, and they dismissed one complaint. julius
NJ. Mayer, the counsel OF the Excise Board, lately
took the preliminary steps TO bring 300 suits IN the
bonds furnished by saloonkeepers who have had
their licenses revoked. or have been convicted in
the courts for excise violations Each lcensee was
required to furnish a bond Of $3.50 10 insure the
proper conducting OF his place. In the past no at
tempt has been made to recover from the bonds
men. but now that the city will need money to pay
rebate on unexpred licenses the fund that may be
collected In these suits will be OF material aid 10
the city in raising money for the rebates. Mr..
Mayer thinks the city can recover the amounts OF
tho bonds in all cases where violations have oc-
CURED within the past two years. AZ Mr.. Mayer
went out Of ofice yesterday ne does not Know VINO
will be employed to continue the prosecution Of the
suits.