Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-07
ND MEET TO TALK IT OVER
tOrney Marion Employed to Test
the 10-MilI ordinance
I'd GUARD DEALERS INTERESTS.
Prominent Saloon Man Talks Plainly to
His Fellows.
I'LL APPEAL FROM THE TEN-MILL TAX

The Retail Liquor Dealers Association
t yesterday afternoon in the County De-
,cracv's rooms in the Mellon building
e attendance was large. Several new
mbers were elected. Ex-senator O'Neil,
esident of the association, presided. 1t
decided to have regular monthly meet
IS. John Marion, Esq, has been re-
ned as the attorney for the association.
was instructed to examine all the laws
;ulating the sale of liquor by retail and
II be expected to guard carefully the in
ests of the saloon men.
The muddle in the proposed amendment
the Brooks high license law, enlarging
: territory in which bondsmen NAV be
0sen, was discussed at length. The men,
rs were wide apart in their opinions on
subject. They discussed the matter from
its standpoints. Not a few of them
yued that the failure of the one amend
mt killed the amendment providing for
Increased license fee, while others con-
tded that the error in the date of the
endment did not interfere with its eff
ent of the Legislature could be accepted
good law. Others argued that the error
the one amendment did not affect
operation of the other amendment.
whole question was referred to the
orney, with the request that he get an
inion from the Allegheny License Court
report on the subjeca at the next meet
of the association. q"
VIII Not Go TO Supreme Court.
we will not have the matter taken into
Supreme Court for a decision Presi-
1t O'Neil said last night ''We will be
ltent with a decision from our own court,
We will be guided by such decision
The effort of the association to suppress
j abolish clubs and speak-easies will be
serned by the advice of their attorney.
is likely that suit will be brought against
of the clubs and the case will be carried
Ough the courts for a final decision.
he decision of Judge Pennypacker,
Philadelphia, in which 1t
; held that clubs must be
snsed, was also literally discussed, but it
decided to await the action of Phila-
phia saloon keepers in that case before
local association moves in the matter.
Attorney Marion was also instructed to
the city ordinance requiring saloon
spers to pay 10 mills on their annual
iness into the city treasury Many of
saloon keepers have already paid the
required by the ordinance, but others,
among them the largest saloon keepers
he cltv, h;i { ";,ccSsittiyelv, refused tcJ pay
10 mills assessment Their cases have
n placed in the hands of the Delinquent
Collector, and unless they can have
ordinance repealed or declared
constitutional the Delinquent Tax
lector has notified them that he must
ler the law governing his office proceed
inst them. Mr.. Morrow says be will at
e devote himself to inquiring into this
nance and its constitutionality, and if
delinquents must pay he will notify
N to do so at once.
Liquor Business Placed Under a Ban.
With unlicensed clubs and speak-easies
lrishing all around us, with the State in
asing the license fee from $500 to 81 900,
with the city imposing special tax of
Mills on US, it is certainly high time that
organize and act together for self
lection" Fifth avenue saloon keeper
( at the meeting yesterday. 'If our
mess is not legitimate then the State
uld abolish us all If our business is ie-
mate, then the State should guarantee
Is the same protection for the same price
is given othe' business men. The dry
6s merchant, fo- instance, is assessed bv
ncils one mill on his annual business.
goes on day after dav without interfer-
from anybody. Our saloon next door
sSessed ten mills on our annual bust
: Our rights and privileges are
dyed at every turn, and we dare not
at we are not threatened with the
~e do not ask any special privileges
our business, but we DO ask that We he
ced on an equal footing with other legit-
te business men"
his speech was vigorously applauded.
the motion requiring their attorney to
q judicial decision on the ordinance was
seG unanimously. A special meeting of
association Will be held in two weeks to
the attorneys report on the question
treasury of the organization is we'll
d, and it is prepared for vigorous cam
N against the laws that are so obnoxious