The record-union., 1891-06-10
MAYOR COMS7OCK.
An Opportunity for Him to Accomplish
Something.
There is Hope That He VIII Grasp 1t
and Vote for a Good
Ordinance.

1t was stated yesterday that the City
Trustees spent couple of hours in eau
Gus, considering the saloon license
question, but as very little was said or
done on the subject in open session the
public are not informed as to the present
situation.
Briefly stated it is about this: Mayor
Comstock brought up an ordinance, the
only desirable feature of which was that
it fixed the license at $45 per quarter-the
highest figure that any of the Trustees
have yet been willing to vote for. Out
side of this feature the ordinance has not
much in its favor.
Trustee Mclaughlin offered an amend
ment in the shape of another ordinance
published below, which goes much
nearer the mark of what the times de-
mand. Indeed, it has many excellent
features, and in the absence of anything
more complete its enactment would ac-
complish much good.
This proposed ordinance met with the
hearty Endorsement of Trustee COnklin.
and he and Mr.. Mclaughlin labored long
and earnestly with the Mayor in an en-
deaYOr to have him accent it in preference
TO do, one of his chief objections being
that the ordinance is longer than his and
tCoutd cost more money to advertise it for
tao UeekSI
In the matter Of fixing the amount of
license to be charged, the Mayor and Mr..
ConlIlin are in harmony, each being in
favor of making it S45 per quarter, while
Trustee Mclaughlin frankly says he can
not vote for more than $50 at the present
time. He told a RECoRD-UNIoN reporter
yesterday that if this sum were tried for
year, and the result proved satisfactory,
and if he then could see the propriety
and justice of a further increase, he might
vote to raise the amount.
Trustee COnklin says he does not want
60 vote for the Mayors ordinance, as it
does not come up to the mark, i'll his
opinion, while that offered by Trustee
Mclaughlin does. If the Mayor would
stand III with him and amend Mr.. Nc
Laughlin's proposed ordinance by simply
providing for S45 per quarter, instead OF
$50, he (the Mayor would accomplish
something tangible for the good OF the
city.
This, then, is the esituation-Mayor Com
stock has it in his power to stand in with
Mr.. Conllin and enact an ordinance that
will go further in the direction of prop
erly regulating the saloon business and
compelling it to bear its just share of the
burden OF taxation than anything that
has yet been done by the City Trustees,
or that has ever received the Endorsement
of a majority of its members.
The objection urged, that it would cost
a few more dollars to advertise it for two
weeks than " WOuld be charged for the one
offered by the Mayor, is too puerile to he
considered for moment by any inteli-
gent person.
Mayor Comstock was seen by a repre-
sentative of the RECORD UNION last night
and stated that sssince the meeting on
Monday he had given the subject some
consideration and was still investigating
1t. He desired to do what was best for
the interests Of the people and if he was
satisfied between this and next Monday
that the ordinance proposed by Mr.. Nc
Laughlin was better than his he would
vote for it, with an amendment fixing the
license at S45 per quarter.
The Mclaughlin ordinance was care
fully drawn, at his request, by one of the
most thorough lawyers in this city, and
while it does not place the license nearly
30 high as it .should-it is otherwise, as
has been already said, the best on the
subject that has yet come before the
Trustees for their consideration. 1t is as
follows:
THE M'LAUGHLIN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance regulating saloons, bar
rooms, ETC., and providing the amounts
of city licenses to be paid by keepers OF
where wines and liquors are sold.
The Board of Trustees of the city OF
Sacramento do ordain as follows:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to hereafter establish,
open, or cause to be established or
opened within the limits of the city Of
Sacramento any barrOOm, public saloon.
or other place where wines or spirituous
or malt liquors are sold by the glass or
bottle, to be drank on the premises, with
out permission first obtained from the
Board Of Trustees of said city. The ap-
plication for such permission shall be in
writing, and shall be in the nature of a
petition to said board, and the
same shall be accompanied by
and contain the names and signatures
of majority of the taxpayers resident in
or carrying on business in the block,
or half-square, in which such barroom
or public saloon is proposed to be eStab-
may, in its discretion, refuse such per-
mission, notwithstanding such petition.
Section 2. Whenever in the city of Sac
ramento the proprietorship, ownership
or management of any established bar
room, saloon or other place where wines
or spirituous or malt liquors are sold by
the glass or bottle to be drank on the
premises shall be changed, it shall not be
lawful for the new proprietor, owner or
manager thereof TO keep open, carry on
or conduct the same without permission
first obtained from the Board of Trustees
OF said city. The application for such
permission shall be in writing in the
nature of a petition, and shall be accom-
panied by and contain the names and
signatures of a majority Of the taxpayers
resident in or carrying on business in
the half block or half square in which
such barroom or saloon is situated. The
Board of Trustees may in its discretion
refuse such permission, Notwithstanding
such petition.
Section 3. 1t shall not be lawful for any
person 10 establish, open or conduct, or
cause 10 be established, opened or con-
Quoted within the limits of the city of
Sacramento, any barroom, public saloon,
or other place where wines or spirituous
or malt liquors are sold by the glass or
bottle, 10 be drank on the premises, un-
less such person shall first file with the
Board of Trustees of said city, a good and
sufficient bond in the penal sum of $500,
with two or more sureties approved by
said board, and binding himself and his
suretieS that he will in conducting such
Darroom or saloon, keep and maintain 9
quiet, orderly and decent place. And a
new bond upon the terms and conditions
hereinbefore stated shall be given by
such person as often as once every four
years.
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