New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-27
mentioned in the Senate list. and the writer de-
sired to avoid repeating an appropriation. in
order to obtain the actual amount 1t is proposed
10 take out of the State Treasury.
REINFORCING THE RAINES BILL.
THE ASSEMBLY EXCISE COMMITTEE. FOLLOWING
THE SUGGESTION OF MR. ALLDs. SECURES
THE NUMBER OF LIQUOR LICENSES
Ann LICENSE REVENUE
BY COUNTIES.

AND LICENSE REVENUE
BY COUNTIES
Albany jan 26 (SpecaD.-Jotham P. Aids OF
Norwich the chairman of the Assembly Excise
Committee made the excellent suggestion TO that
body recently that It should endeavor TO gain an
accurate idea of the number of licenses sell liquor
which were issued by the Boards OF Excise in the
State, and also the amount Of money received in
each county from those dealers licensed Mr.. Aids
thought that this information would be especially
useful when the Assembly should come 10 consider
Senator Raines's bill taxing liquor dealers.
The Assembly thought Mr.. Aldss suggestion a
good one, and adopted resolution drawn up by
him requesting the county clerks throughout the
State to send this desired information at once 10
Albany. In response to this resolution the county
clerks have already begun 10 send reports as 10 the
number OF licenses issued in their respective coun-
ties and the amount Of money received FOR them
These reports are Of interesting nature. They
indicate that. owing to the large number of mo
license towns. the receipts of the various rural
counties much less than those containing cities
County Clerk Purroy, of New-York. for instance,
reports that there ais licenses issued in the
metropolis. and that N.79O,530 was received from
them. On the other hand, Ontario County, which
contains the home of John Ranes. has ten 'no-li-
cense" towns and only 1879 licenses issued
(chlefy in the of Geneva), and received the
sum of only So "a. IL would seem therefore, that
under the Ranes Liquor Tax bill the county OF on
tario Is much likely to Increase It's receipts
from the liquor dealers than II the excise laws re-
main as they at present. The city iquor-dealers
will then pay share of the State taxes OF Ontario
County. In Mr. Raines's opinion this Will be just
since Ontario County is taxed for the support OF
New-York's 1000 INDECENT insane. and the INDECENT
insane Of other cities
Much of the insanity in the State said Sen
ator Raines. has been produced by the liquor sold
In the cities. and think IT but just that the liquor
dealers of the cities should pay heavy State tax
Intemperance fills our insane asylums with pa
tients. The State will expend 100000 the present
year In the support OF its INDECENT insane. II the
cities, rather the Nquor-dealers in the cities
shall pay 100000 OF that amount in the shape
of tax. no one can dispute the justice OF the ar
rangement.'
The authorities of Buffalo report that they issued
2rS licenses last year, and collected Sl,2 WIN
NETWORKS ST. $3.50 there is thus 2lll.7D In sight
collectab.e from the hquor-dealers.
1t is interesting to note the reports from various
places Thomas c. Platt, for instance, votes in
Owego Tioga County. The County CLERK or tnat
county reports that in that town twenty nine hoteI
licenses forty-four saloon licenses, thirteen store
keeper licenses and two ale wine and beer licenses
were issued there last year and from them the
town derived income OF S,s2i - ,,.
1t may be suspected that good many Iesdents
drink" there appears TO be an abnormal mum
Der OF saloons the towns there Thus the liquor
dealers OF oyster BAY Ghe summer home OF Theo-
dore RoosevelD paid $3.50 those of Flushing S!os.S
those Of Hempstead Sl0.ll5 those OF Jamaica Sl56i
those OF Long Island city N9.50. those o. Nortn
Uempstead Sc $50, and those OF Newtown slzVIz -
l. is Newtown which has been called the burylns-
ground of New-York. Possibly a so Ss MAJ =,
the carriages and hearses which wend the-r way ~
cemeteries.
The tabulated statement below shows the charac-
ter OF the reports when are Deihs lece'eu ia
n