The evening times., 1895-10-09
BARS MAY HAVE TO PAY m
Excise Board Recommends High
Liquor license Fees.
PUT THE FIGURE AT $500
They Think 1t VIII Operate Success
fully, Cause Less Crime and Not
Impair the Districts Revenues.
Other Cities Cited ns Illust ratiOns.
Club Licenses May BE Changed.

The excise board to-day submitted to
| the Commissioners several important rec
| concentrations. among them The sugges.
| ton which The Times predicted a week
| ago would be made, for the increase of
| the license fee for bar rooms and wholesale
liquor dealers
These recommendations are for the
amendment OF the excise law. and the ill.,
dorsenlcnt OF the Commissioners is solicited
so that the matter may come properly be-
fore the next Congress. In the event
that the Recommendations are approved
there will be high license in the district,
subject to square test.
The communication from the excise
reads in substance as follows:
The board would recommend legisla-
ton TO increase the amount of license for
bar rooms from $4CO per anuum to $500
per annunI. and for wholesale license from
$3.50 to 500 per annum. and would ask
for this purpose that section 8 of the ex
else law be amended.
WOULD NOT AFFECT REVENUES.
This change would be in conformity
with the rates of other cities. and in keep
ing with the spirit of the times. which
seems to he tending to a high license for
the sale of intoxicants.
1T is not thought that a higher rate of
license would materially affect the rev.
enues OF the District There would be OF
necessity fewer places for the sale of liquor.
but ii is believed that a higher rate of H.
censc would lie conducive to the interests
of the public and the saloon"
The social clubs receive attention also,
the board citing that las clubs under the
law are entitled to greater privileges than
the keeper of barroorl, being allowed
to sell to members and their guests on
Sunday and at hours when 1t is unla wful
for the keeper OF saloon TO dispense
liquors." it is suggested that the law be
amended SO as to make it manda tory
upon clubs to take out licenses.
1t is also asked that the law shall con-
tain n provision for the punishment OF
seller of sdul,erated liquors, the amend
ment being suggested as follows:
FOR PURE LIQUORS.
Every person so licensed, or any other
person who shall, Intentionally or other
wise sell or give away, or direct or permit
any person or persons in his employ to sell
or give away malt. spirituous or yiEous
liquors, which shall be adulterated with
strychnine, strDntia. sugar OF lead, or any
substance which Is poisonous or Injurious
to health, shall forfeit and pay the sum of
three hundred dollars $4,000 for every
such offense, and in case OF non-payInent
of such fine shall be imprisoned in the Jail
of the District of Columbia for period OF
time not exceeding six months. OF till the
same IL paid. An ANALYSIS made by
practical chemist shall be deemed compe-
tent testimony under the provisions Of
this section"
THE board recommends that the salary
OF the assistant clerk to the board be made
81, 200 per annum- The duties OF this
officer are onerous end laborious. He is
the inspector, and has to work often with
out regard to hours. making his inspections
after l 2 midnight and on Sundays to see
that the excise law is not violated"