New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-01


FOR BRooKLyN-THE INCREASE ESTIMATED
A. $500 QUESTION OF REBATES.
Tho last Of the old Brooklyn city liquor licenses
.xnred al midnight last night. From this time
firth any one selling in'oxicants without
Raines law tax certificate will be liable to heavy
fine or imprisonment or both.
When Colonel Michel. the Special Deputy
rx,ise Commissioner, closed his office at p. m.
Yesterday a total Of 500 tax certificates had
heon issued. This Is less than was p; edicted the
preceding day. The total amount OF money
-sken in by Colonel Michel is S2.o2s ,4S9 SO.
some saloonkeepers who have been delayed In
getting the money to pay for their licenses will
,,,,nably pay to-day or within a few days. and
4. is estimated that the total number OF certifi-
cs-es that will be taken out will be about BOO
The total number of applications FOR certificates
uas 312S but about one hundred have not been
able 70 get the 5000 necessary TO pay for certih-
Gates or have had some other hitch In their ar
rangernents These will lose the Sl3 they paid
on the bonds which they were compelled TO file
with their AFFILIATIONS
Al this time last year there We're 4Is6 licenses
Outstanding. AS compared With yesterdays hg-
,res Therefore the falling off In the number OF
drinking places is l .251. or about 26 per cent
Senator Ranes the father Of the law, estimated
that there would be falling off Of 40 per cent
II IS estimated that when the seashore season
ends there will De PIT least 300 propi1etors OF
Conev Island and other resorts who Will return
their certificates and demand rebates for the
,,nexpire.i part Of the year These rebates will
aggregate about $4,000
RUSHING BUSINESS DONE
TIE business done at the Excise Bureau yes
terdav was about as rushing as that of any other
one day since Colonel Michel took charge
r-ha-A wore granted in the day 2G6 tax certf-
Gates. Throughout the business hours OF 'he
Office there was a more or less long line Of those
who were waiting to pay their 5000 and get the
ce.~iAcate. Colonel Michel spent the day in
,h front Office Of the Department signing certif-
Gates one man who said that he had been
unable 10 make his business pay him sufficient 70
,,s-i-v $500 tax entered 10 return his cer'ln-
cate. and get rebate the unexpred part
OF the year This he promptly received as mas
been done IN the case OF three or TOUR olie's'
There was the usual number or brewers e'i-
ployes among the applicants, because a large
number Of the drinking places OF the city are
owned by brewers The young fellow who repre-
scented q prominent brewery responded 10 seNerai
names Of applicants for certificates
1T seems to me you have a good many names
said Colonel Michel and the young man siniieo'
but said nothing.
ono Of the EMPLOYEES Of the office said that the
brewers were not Directing particularly 70 the
law. as they said that the only customers 'hes
were losing by 1t were that class OF saloonKeep
ers who are eeches. and are continually peeu
ing the brewers for MONEY for one purpose or
mother The better class OF customers remain
and those that were driven out or lhe pussl. 80
were simply the ones that We're in excess OF the
demand ,o won't.
cages. hut gives the Excise Board ana sur.y
companies prior liens TO the brewer on Ia, ,aH
certificates some 81 the brewers estimate 'hat
inward Of s., 600 600 VIII be lost 10 the pTe"SIs
IN the foreclosing Of mortgages rms i IA
more than the actual loss ho"eve', rarIw in
as these mortgages are based on gI.al.. ~ ~
ra+ad values for fixtures. etc. majority OF IlIs
saloons under the old :: stem had mortgage "a
from $1,000 10 SlUoV
THE INCOME INCREASED.
Colonel Michel called attention Yesterday 10
the Increased income from the Raines la" co'n-
pared with the old law. The old Excise Depart
~. coiler,ad about 100000 last year, while
ne city's two-thirds share ~ the money 'o
l.-,ed nv Colorel Michel will amount To about
sl.&5OopO II would thus appear hat ahhoush
III saloons have in creased in number by ABOUT
900 the income 20 the city has increased about
S5joo00 MAYOR Wurster said last night 1ha'
tn members Of the Roari Of Estimate We're
taking this increase into consldeTa'loi. ,,ar
Prom this time forth. sad CCinIASsl'n'ei
Mcneil more attention will be PAID 10 hOlels'
d s-.--faT INSPECTORS Will be appointed soon
.ns VII ne assigned 20 distlicis IN when tie!
Nil 10 REQUIRED IA examine the PAGES sVil'ns
donors II Is r,rOba BILE that test case VIII @','I
b. made - determine what a hotel REAR! -
within The meaning Of the law. ana 20 ass a..
whether i requires something more ina ma, e
ro.as a kitchen and dining-rocm 10 max a
hotel and whether a man VINO puys ar,ail v1h
simply for the purpose Of ee''l"e U'''"
4. is the guest IF hotel . H..
Although all the old licenses expire to-uas,
many o. them would have continued loi NidrS
months vet = Il had not been 1oT tiils Jaw a.
they were paid for up % the expiration UNI.
that the, bear upon them. The c!iy mas lor
made 1rerars ION o. pay rebates on us lreI4seS
YET and th.s has worked some hardship WIN
use who are irving 70 iaise the money 10 pay
for lax certificates OF the places that nav DVii
closed ur bv far the larger number We're IN ne
Sixteenth Ward and were saloons ina w 900
snail business in selling beer. IN me 80
licenses that have lapsed are included those held
by druggists but very few N whom nave 'aAe''
out certificates $1,000.
There Il a grave question as 70 now liie irDo,r0
70 paid the COney Island dealers d. ~.
Close u The summer season. IL APPEAR m
when the money has once ben turned over -
the State or City Treasurer Z cannon pe pa
our except for salaries without Legls!au'e ~
tAo-!ty. 81 IL Is possible that the r-odte'S WI
have % walt until after January Tor tnelE Hl'eS.
Il is said that Senator Ranes is deslrous Iilh.
the special committee Of Senators appo2nteu al
the las. sess ion 10 investigate the workings OF
his law should begin their inquiry in brooKlSh;;
The committee will meet In Albany TO-DAY anu
lay out plans for the work. The lnVeeuRd ti'i,
VII be begun about the middle or latter part OF
mis- month