New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28
MUST CLOSE THEIR SA LOOMS
LIST OF PLACES WHICH ARE WITHIN
THE 2oo-FOOT LIMIT
Mp Trr1y AND THE EXCISE BOARD-HE SAYS
THE POLICE ARE WILLING TO DO THEIR
Duty. But THAT THE BOARD HELPS
THE LIQUOR MEN-WANTS THE

THE POLICE ARE WILLING TO DO THEIR
Duty. But THAT THE BOARD HELPS
THE LIQUOR MEN-wANTs THE
MILITIA IF NEEDFUL.
one OF the clerks at the Excise Board office
Yesterday gave Tribune reporter the following
list of proprictors of barrooms within the pro-
scribed 2OO-foot limit who have been compelled
70 cease the sale OF liquors by adverse de-
cisions Of the Board:
Herman Bundow No. 100 Greene-ave.: Peter
scheuring No So Union-ave. John Kenny. NO
BIG South Second-st. James II. Wynne NO 4is
Court-st; Patrick J. Gum. No. G'o FOURTH
ave: Obermeyer & Lehman. No 959 FOURTH
ave: Jacob Whitman. No. ia Johnson-ave.;
John schant No. 2s Montrcse-ave.; wright
Brothers No. 3ss Hudson-ave.: August swan
berg. No. l47 Van Brunt-st-. and John H.
Iamke. No l34 Greene-ave.. who has a grocery
s,ore The last eight OF these were acted on
yesterday.
"yysvs ALL OF these places been closed?" was
asked.
"No" was the answer. IAN that can be done
"a 70 stop the proprietors from selling spiritu-
aus and malt LIQUORS" There will be hearing
before the Board this afternoon
T De Quincy Tully the secretary OF the La"
Enforcement Society. talked 10 Tribune re-
porter Yesterday afternoon about the progress
being made In disposing OF the cases or licenses
for places within the 2oo-foot limit lie SAID
The cases are being disposed OF great deai
TOO slowly and II Is because the Excise board
eymraihizing with the saloonkeepers' uoes
.,.o-,,ht,c IN tie mower 10 aid them. The Board
continually finds excuses FOR not going on more
-an,dlv with the cases and the society has been
and ,s trying 10 remove those excuses AZ we
hive already explained. the enforcement OF the
,o, aoas not come within the duties OF the tx-
c,s. poard but II does come within the duties
n, the police We have consulted with me
cap,ains OF various precincts ana we nave
found them perfectly willing 20 carry out the
Inv when they receive instructions. But they
LEAD ,gnoronce and all OF them say they nave
% wait for orders from headquarters Al
p,rce HEADQUARTERS they say that ignorance
"a No excuse: that each captain must ENFORCE
tho law in his precinct and ~ he hasn't enough
power 20 apply To Headquarters Tor ain me
Mayor saws Commissioner welles must see tha'
a.. ,aw IL enforced but Mr.. welles Is po'I'i-
10, ard not police of'cer. and hs Is bent
81, occurring political advantage
~" ..id n man In the Office MT Nell"s
-. 60 catch the German voters. Hes AFRAID
OF them
c.,,,xc OFT THE MILITIA srGGEsTED
-, ,,,, was asked what he had 20 say
-. &C., xyursicr's assertion that the num-
- =, rolicerncn In Brooklyn Is deficient wh'n
a.,,,o-.d with the large number IN N'"-f"'N
city. -, -. r,,iv oet
IN 90, the militia - enforce the law
4, 90 ling broken. and there are not ehoush
lit. oc,oers We don't get along so W.. WI" ~
-. ,,..ii.s hu, ve get along all flsht WIN u'e
~, ,.ss,no.cs There's superintendent Mrhe,Vry
~ instance: we get 1long hcfs Ir,, ,hsIr
Veiles.s idea prevents the police ironl u'ine &C..
r..tsis
oey. sa,'orte.rers A. present ne msn"s
r.nt ~ the Police Department n ',N's r,ha ~
ivn policemen law unto IN - ra.os lining
c.e Hoard only deale Win ihoA' 49, ,,'itc.'
f,n,n ,bc eo0-foo, prescription whet' apP'..
~ ie made The Police Department u ~ -, j. 10 s
along those who don, apbs. ,once. no, against
~ ,nllce We nni az say, ina, the tno.
ordinates on the force are "ilhnt ~ -. az,
ne Jaw The captains say that wheh my ~.
IA, "a ,hev will 20 ahead. and that they Hir
,nder no obligations 20 the saloonkeepers'
nrvIpEp on THE RAINEs BILL
.vha, do you think ~ the Raines bill, MY
TuliyY"
the Law enforcement Society members 40
NOT hold "A unanimous opinion on that question:
some 81 them for and some ~ them are
against ~. Personally. believe that me hl',
viii aid the police Under Il they wouin 10" y,
a clear view Of the salOOns. and they wou'u ve
relieved az the everlasting pounding ana h"uhu-
ing by the church people We keep up con
slant investigation % violations. he continual
"Our society does not NEEDLE with law making
N connn.e fts work 20 law enforcement now
a. o. gambling When Captain Miles OReiliy
was in the Eighth Precinct he did his duty wei,
and then he wss brough; here q the First Pr"-
cfct and now he IL closing up the gambiine
houses. You notice. don't You. nat a ganDlins
house In his precinct r. closed mp every now ana
then? We get evidence about these ganDnhs
houses and tell Captain O'Reilly. We gave him
a long list only a short time ago
In speaking Of the obscene words said 20 have
proceeded from, phonograph In the Vriemeister