The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-21
TO STOP GAYETY
IN new YORK CITY
ALL-NIGHT RESORTS ON GREAT
WHITE WAY ORDERED TO
CLOSE By MAYOR.

NEW YORK-Special.- Great
White Way and other sections of the
city, where nocturnal gayety prevails.
may not be quite as white or bibuIous
! after 1 O'Clock mornings II Mayor
Haynor insists on an explicit inter-
probation OF orders communicated by
Wednesday.
Summarily revoking all-night Ii
censes Tor about forty places, rang
ing in respecta bility from the ordi-
nary saloon TO gilded cafes where
oanclng Is tolerated to the accom-
paniment or clinking highball glasses
and Bohemian orchestras, the Mayor
wrote Commissioner Baker ne had
taken such action because the licenses
haa been issued without his knowl-
edge.
will you be so good as to let me
know whether there be any Of them
which should Of necessity have snch a
license?" the Mayor wrote. Il do not
wish to issue any except to places
where people legitimately 20 at night
Tor meals and the like; for you know
that many people have to work dur
| ing the night"
Baker notify Immediately the pro
prietors OF cafes and drinking places
whose all-night licenses were revoked
10 close at l O'Clock this morning. the
usual time for other places to close.
he also sent signed notices to owners
telIlng them OF the revocation of their
permits to sell all night.
feeling akin to CONSERVATION per.
Vaded the lobster palace belt when
the news OF the Mayors action snread
| last night. The Mayors statement
That he wished to issue alI-njgbt per-
mlts only 10 places where people
| leSitimately go at night for meals
was construed in several WAYS. The
concensus Of opinion was that the
! mayor proposes to close the gilded
palaces after 1 o'clock. This innpres.
sion was strengthened by the an.
| nouncement that today or tomorrow
| ne viii inspect Seventy-fve Other ali.
night licenses that have been isSue5
the list. Gil - Oih
The present situation is the direct
result of confusion over the nevv CIV.
cise law which went into effect June
| 10Th. Formerly application for Ii.
censes to sell after 1 O'Clock was mad
TO the Police Department. on receiv-
| ing the .. X. of the police the anDli-
cation was referred to the License
bureau' connected with the Mayors
| oince. II faVorably acted upon by
| thls bureau the application was sent
TO the State Excise Commissioner. who
thereupon issued a permit for an all
night license.
Under the old method the Mayor
theoretically at least. passed upon APP
police inspection. Applications ms,
De made direct TO the Bureau of Ii
censes, and if approved are referred
10 the State Excise Commissioner.
When Mayor Gaynor learned yes
! teroay licenses for all-night selling
had been issued by the License Pm
reau practically after the manner pre-
scrlbed by the old law he immediate
~ TOOK up The matter, determining to
actually exercise his prerogative 10
pass upon applications himself II is
| safe to say that hereafter all such an
phcatlons will actually pass through
the Mayors hands.
The elimination of the police as q
FACTOR in granting applications FOL
! permits TO sell after hours is inter
preted 10 be another blow at the sN,s.
tenn which made possible the collec.
| uon OF tribute and protection money