The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-06-04
DOUBLED TIE RATE.
The Supervisors Take the First Step
Toward High License.
The Rate for County Liquor Licenses
is Now $50 Per Quarter-Iron-
Clad Restrictions, Too.

Clad Restrictions, Too.
An air Of anxiety pervaded the Hall of
Records yesterday.
The Board of Supervisors was in
session, and it was known that the liquor
license problem had to be settled before
the adjournment hour. All were aware
that during the past two or three days
Chairman Greer had been putting in his
spare moments on the preparation of
long preamble and resolutions, calculated
to perform the almost superhuman task
of pleasing everybody. Mr.. Greer is
naturally adapted to this kind Of work,
and his colleagues felt confident that he,
above all others, could come nearest to
getting them out of the ticklish position
they occupied. But, at the same time,
they fully realized the Importance of the
occasion. They realized that the eyes of
the community were upon them. They
realized that the City Trustees would not
take up the matter until they, the Super
visors, had first committed themselves.
is 1t any wonder that they were
nervous?
PAINFUL SUSPENSE.
The morning session passed, and the
resolution did not materialiZe. Several
times did Mr.. Greer open his desk
drawer and tumble among his papers
unnerving his colleagues greatly thereby
but he closed it again, and everybody
breathed tree again.
During the noon recess there was
consultation and partial agreement. 1t
had been discovered that the board need
not fix the rate of saloon licenses until
July-the beginning of the fiscal year
or flr1o Of hox l. ia
decide the license question without de-
Gliding it, so to speak.
Upon reassembling in the afternoon,
the regular routine business was taken
up and proceeded with. 1t began to look
as though the main subject was to be for
gotten.
Shortly before o'clock, however, Mr.
Greer again resorted to his drawer, and
the hush that came over the room told
the story.
He had hauled out that resolution.
The Chairman raped on his desk for
idable-looking document to Clerk
RnoadS to read
THE RESOLUTION.
1t was an easy matter TO hear a pin
drop-or gumdrop-while the Clerk
was reciting the contents of Mr.. Greers
paper. It was as follows:
WHEREAS, 1t appearing to the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Sacramento
and State Of California that it would be
TO the best interest of the taxpayers of
said county, and also in the interest of
good morals and society that the license
for the sale at retail of spirituous and malt
liquors in Sacramento County should be
increased; and, whereas, it is the opinion
of said board that the present license of
Sl5 per quarter, or So per month, for the
sale at retail Of spirituous liquors is in
adequate TO bear a just proportion of the
expense incurred from the use of intoXi-
eating liquors, and believing that saloon
licenses should be increased to an amount
that would bring revenue sufficient to
bear just proportion of the expense in
CURED from the use of intoxicating
liquors, and that all licenses granted
hereafter shall be guarded with proper
restrictions; and all persons applying for
license for the sale at retail of Spiritu-
Gus and malt liquors, must present pc
tition to this board signed by majority
of the resident taxpayers in the precinct
in which said place for the sale Of said
spirituOus and malt liquors is about to be
located, and said petition shall be accom-
panied by bond i'll the sum of 81 ,000,
signed with two good and sufficient sure
ties, said bond TO be approved by the
Chairman of this board; and whereas,
committees appointed by the Patrons of
Husbandry and Farmers Alliance, as
well as large numbers of private
citizens have applied to said Board of Su-
pervlsors in unmistakable terms, and
have asked this board to increase saloon
licenses in order to better the moral
standing of Sacramento, and to close, if
possible, the low dives and Side-ShoW
bars that are run under eover of some
other branch of business, but which are
great source of annoyance to our COM
munity and danger to our sons and the
young men and youth generally, and we
believe these places ought and can be
closed; and, whereas, it is not the desire
OF tins board to InJure anyone engaged in
a legitimate saloon business, and believ-
ing that the respectable and better class
of saloons will be better protected with a
high license; and, whereas, under the
present rate of license, crime is daily
being committed, and the peace, happi-
plness and prosperity of our community
are being threatened with the dire conse-
quences that flow from the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors, and our iails, hospitals
and prisons are being taxed to their ut
most capacity, and thereby an enormous
expense is entailed upon the taxpayers
ofthis county, and drunkenness and crime
run riot III our fair city and county, all OF
which can directly be attributed to the
low rate of license now in vogue for the
sale of liquors; therefore, be it
"ReSoLUed, That on and after July /,
1891, the county license of Sacramento
County, for the sale at retail of spirituous
and malt liquors shall be fixed by
the Board of Supervisors of Sacramento,
at the sum of -- dollars per quarter,
payable in advance, under the following
conditions and restrictions, viz: That
before any person or persons can obtain
county license from the License Col
lector of Sacramento County, for the sale
of spirituous or malt liquors. said person
or persons applying for said license shall
present petition recommending TO this
hat laa tod Il
said petition shall contain majority OF
all the resident taxpayers in the pre-
cinct in which said place or saloon where
SplrituouS or malt liquors are desired to
be sold at retail; and,
''ReSolUed, That any person or persons
making an application for license for
the sale of spirituous or malt liquors at
retail in Sacramento County shall furnish
good and sufficient bond, with two
sureties thereon, in the sum of 81 900
to the Board ofSupervisors of Sacramento
County, said bond TO be approved by the
Chairman of said board, conditioned that
said person or persons viii keep a decent
and respectable place according to the
statute governing the sale OF Intoxicating
liquors, and falling to comply Herewith,
Will cause said license to be cancelled and
said bond forfeited
''RcSotUed, That the License Collector
OF Sacramento County shall have full
power and authority to bring suits in the
name of the People of the State of Cali
1ornla against all persons in this county
SEEMING intoxicating liquors at retail who
mas not procured a license in accordance
with the provisions of this resolution"
SOME FILIBUsTERING.
Upon the conclusion of the reading Mr..
Miller asked whether the proposed reso-
ton had reference to city or county IL
censes?
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