The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-17
ANExCISE BOARD !?
Mayor Hoos Considers the
AdvisabiIity of Copying
Newark's Licens-
ing Plan.
TO RELIEVE THE ALDERMEN
Legislative Act Of 1894 Said
to Permit the Creation OF
Four Commissioners.

Mayor Hoos is considering the advlsa-
bility of appointing board TO controi Tue
granting of licenses as they have III the
city Of Newark.
For some time past the Mayor mas peen
of opinion that a great deal OF Irictioii
and possibly injustice arising Out OF the
matter of giving permission to sell splr-
ituous liquor might be avoided py reier-
ring the application to an excise poaro'
thus taking it out of the hands OF the
Board of Aldermen. who have that power
now. His Honor's attention has been
drawn to an act of the Legislature whlcn
gives him the power to create such
board. The act is Chapter BAG OF the laws
Of 1894. and 1t was passed May %, 1874 IL
runs in part as follows:-
Be II enacted by the Senate and Gem
erai Assembly of the State OIL New
sey. That it shall ana may pS laMlti 4vet
for the Mayor of any city of the nrst-
class in this State, at any time alter
the passage of this act, IN MS discre-
tion, to appoint a board OF excise COM COM
missioners therein, to consist OF TOUR
legal voters of said city, two OF Whlcn
said commissioners shall be selected
and appointed from the po1tlcai party
which at the last preceding election
for Mayor in said city cast the largest
numbers of votes for Mayor, and Two
from the political party at SAID elec-
ton casting the next largest NUMBER
of votes for Mayor the commissioners
so appointed shall serve Tor the term
Of two years. and until their successors
shall be appointed, they .,il snall fecelvg ,s n1
provided for by law for members OF
the board of excise commissioners In
such cities.
The news of the Mayors probable ac-
tion in appointing the new Board quick
ly few through the City Hall, and be-
fore one could make tour of the build
ing the quidnuncs had the men slated for
the positions.
'I tell you," said one authority, who
the men are on the Board. The Demo-
Gratis will be W. J. Moran and John D.
German and the Republicans H. Koester
and H. Niblett. sure-Tve got it
straightr' and off he marched the envy
of the elevator men, who thought what
a nice thing it was to be a great poh-
tician
The only persons who wouldn't discuss
the matter were the Mayor and Mr. Rob-
ert Davis His Honor would only say
that it was true he had been studying
the act and giving some attention to- the
way in which licenses were granted He
had over and over again, he said. re-
ceived petitions for this and complaints
about that.
sAnd it might be better to have an
Excise Board, but I don't know just yet
what 1 will do" was the diplomatic an
swer.
Lawyers in the city discussed the
Mayors possible action this morning anc
while some Of them were of opinion that
his Honor had the power, Others doubted
it.
81 have not read the act." said ex-Judge
Robert s. Hudspeth, land cannot there
fore express any opinion about it. may
saw however, that / am under the i'm
preston that it doesn't apply strictly te
Jersey City. which did not take the ao-
vantage under a former act of appointing
Excise Commissioners when Newark DID
As to the expedieney of appointing them
granting of course that the Mayor nae
the power, I don't care to discuss that
mot being a lawyer" said another wei
known citizen who desired his name TO ot
withheld. II can't talk on the legal aspec7
OF the matter, but from iayman Wy. vlsM
/ think Mayor Hoos should mot appolnl
the board. You see at least II Woulc
mean 1900 a year for salaries, and tna'
is a burthen. The Aldermen do the Dusl-
ness for nothing, and SO far as / know
they do their duty 10 all. None or oul
Mayors thought of taking advantage Of
the act you refer to and those preceding
and as a taxpayer I can see no advantage
10 he gained by 1t, -