New-York tribune., 1905-06-09
To ENFORCE AMBLER LAW
City officials Sag They WiH did
Committee of Fourteen.

The Committee of Fourteen which is particularly
interested In the enforcement of the Amber law
met at yesterday at the Hotel Chelsea, In
West 23d-st., at the call of Its chairman. the Rev
Dr. John p Peters discussed plans and heard
report from Congressman William s. Bennett, who
with Secretary Lawrence WELLER OF the City CIup
was in Albany Wednesday, at the invitation oil
Commissioner P. w. Cullinan. of the State Excise
Department. After the conference Mr Bennet
said to Tribune reporter:
Commissioner Cullinan informed Mr.. WELLER and
myself that ne is preparing TO ENFORCE te M
Of Citizens with the same object in view as the
Committee of Fourteen have been appointed. i ana
dence against Ranes law hotels Applications from
he5o ba are &
file eight or ten applications vita Deputy Excise
Soon as %e can ge the banks T We shall
tween four hundred and ye hundred appicatifSnW feW
days AS soon as the applications are fled with with
them the pspat e1sr to the Of Buildings
Superintendent of Buildings in turn IN must mdfe
thirty days the aPPllcatIoHs are e. Ned fs nn and
missioner of Excise must take away the licenses;
ndiscriminateiy. We have already obtained against
the PLACES &c s aFe b their
Most Of them VIII nt. be dines RAJ eaf higher than thirty
| so and those that lack the necessary ten sleep
" be- properly enlarged We viii be beaten in
| our efforts because of bribery becausa we Know
| now what the reports should show In every case
Any taxpayer is at liberty to fle @ apcc
dence. and his application must receive the same
| attention as ours
| 'I have not yet received a single complaint
against Raines law hotel under the Amber law. -.
| Deputy Commissioner Healy said THE keepers OF
| such places hold licenses under subdivision l.
and pay 81 200 each for them Their licenses can
not be made into the ordinary saloon license.
When applies for a license he states
| whether he is going to run saloon hotel"
| Would the hotelkeeper be able to get refund
Of all or part of their money, in where their
| licenses are revoked? II not, the Committee of
Fourteen would them to loose than
S5O0,00o"
'T am not prepared to say. The courts will have
| to decide that question"
| superintendent Hopper of the Bureau Of Build
| ings looked surprised when told of the wholesale
demands that about to be made on him by
the Committee of Fourteen. He said:
0w hw bTrv has gs1 40 and
district the city his share Of the work have
speotors not what they ought to be- and if they
inspector at fault will get into serious difficulty.
| Next Monday shall meet the Rev. DR.. Peters,
| Committee OF Fourteen, and discuss the situation
| with them.
| Police Commissioner McAdoo said yesterday that
| he was ready to aid in the work. and would be
pleased to meet any committees needing the imme-
date assistance of his department. II know from
experience what fearful places some Of these Ranes
want fo aid in sampie out these spots of Wee
The crusaders may have as many policemen as they
want to carry on this movement to successful
| CAS- public prosecutor" said District Attorney
out the Raines law hotels This movement to rid
f pe sreas NY supp nas ag be
through thick and thin. In a few days will meet
| discuss plans''