New-York tribune., 1910-07-15
To STOP OTHER LICENSES
Mavor Orders Secretary 20 Go
Over List Carefully.
ONLY THIRTEEN IN FORCE
Seven of the Forty seven Who
Felt Gaynor's Displeasure
Apply for Renewal.

On Investigation it was learned yester-
dav that there were only thirteen more all
night licenses in force after the revocation
on Wednesday of forty-seven. Mayor Gay
nor instructed Robert Adamson, his secre-
tary. TO go through the list carefully and
revoke all that he does not consider
needed by nightworkers.
Seven of the persons whose licenses
were revoked on Wednesday applied for a
renewal yesterday. Some of them may be
successful. as they gave what seemed to
be good reasons. Because the new law has
changed the regular morning opening hour
from to o'clock the restaurants in the
market district. where men begin work
early must take out all-night licenses in
order to accommodate their regular trade.
The list of places that still have their all
night licenses is as follows:
The Madrid, No. 1851 Broadway; L L'Abbaye,
in West 39th street: Jacks, at No. 759 9Th
avenue; Jake VOLTS. in West 18th street;
Joe Adams's, in West 4th street; Maxim's.
IN West 3Sth street; the Hotel Sterling, at
50th street and Seventh avenue; Faust's,
at Broadway and 59th street; Alexander
Hesse's, at No. 201 William street; the
Waubun Cafe (Andy Horn's), at No. Is
Park Row; Furthmanns, at No. II Park
Row; the Bridge Cafe. at No. 1O5 Park
Row, and Michael Dowlings, at Broadway
and 43d street.
George w. Rector, proprietor of the CATS
Madrid, said last night thai he was running
regular three meals day restaurant, and
was not catering to the ''f1y by night class.
For this reason, he says, the matter of the
revocation of his license, which he has not
yet lost, viii make little difference to him.
He says that the money he pays for tbs
permit is practically money lost.
Frank NJ. Sperow, one OF the proprietors
of LAbbaye, said that he was running a
regular restaurant and his license has not
been touched so far. He said that he ad-
mired the Mayor for taking the stand he
had against the Sporty cafes and saloons
about the city. He said that most of his
t1ade came from actors and newspaper men.
who, working ut night, must have restau
rants open when they want them. He estI-
mated that there were over two hundred
night workers in New York
Julius Kessler, manager of Maxirns, when
asked about the license question. said:
Everything in the garden is lovely. That's
ALL
On the upper West Side last night saloon
keepers affected by the Mayors wholesale
and said that they saw no reason why they
should be bothered. They seemed some
what cheered up, however, when news
reached them that after an investigation
all night licenses would be given to those
whose regular patrons were night workers
George McDerInott. whose place IS at 42d
street and Sixth avenue, serves meals 70
uptown newspaper men at all hours of the
night and has a good trade from persons
going to and coming from the Grand Central
Station. He said last night that he was
confident that any official examination If
his place would show it to be all right.
William Volk. who has cafe at No. 661
Eighth avenue; John May, whose place is
at 44th street and Eighth avenue, and
others said last night that they had ex-
elusive night workers trade, and would suf-
fer large financial loss by the cancelIing of
the licenses. All Of them expect to go
through the investigation.
Former Police Captain James Churchill,
who opened a new cafe at 49th street and
Broadway, last night. said that he had not
yet applied for an all night license. but he
expects to get one In the mean time ha
will work according to law and avoid trou-
BILE.