The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-22
TIE LIQUOR LICENSES.
1EE CfTr cOyNCIL TOTES a DE-
CIDED INcREisE.
Wholesale License FIXED nj $50 and $3.50,
Retailers at e75 and $3.50 and Bar
Room Licenses az 500 and $50.


Council Chamber. as committee Of The
whole for the purpose OF considering the
revised city ordnance, and to take up
espcciaily the subject Of liquor licenses.
\ nrge number OF members were pres
ent. and the space outside the railing
was oensclv filled with representatives OF
me wholesale and retail liquor trade
! The meeting lasted until li.l' J.. NJ
when an adjournment was taken unil To-
morrow evening al 1850 o'clock.
/ Tho outcome OF Yesterday deilDeIauo'h
| WAS n general increase Of the liquor
licenses The wholesale dealers were
divided into two classes. who VIII nav
10 nav $3.50 and $3.50. respectively ana "
similar division was agreed upon lo'
! the retail dealers, iNins their taxes az
| S,- and Sl-0. respectively. while TIC DAT
/ room charges were fixed al $40 and 50.
J respectively.
Chaptain Charles +. Taylor first spoke,
i'm behalf Of the Wholesale dealers OF
/ the citv. TIE said that ne did not ne
] Ucvo that the present was tho proper
/ time 10 increase the tax on the hquor
.f. said that 10 would drive on
I of business maf-' man who maize ms
LIVING by tho sale Of ardent spirits. inc
( sneaker said that no thought 81 would he
/ onerous burden upon the merchants, TOT
/ such any Increase in the tax would De.
/ he claimed. Tie said that he regarded
the dealers Of liquor. both wholesale ana
| retail. as honorable a set OF men ass any
| engaged I'm any other business in this city
and that they ought 20 be protected.
FAVORED THE INCREASE.
AIR. Wallerstoin. 90 show that Richmond
was not endcavoring 90 make the iaN
"a hardship. quoted the licenses '-lai b'N
in the cities OF PetersburE lynchou,.
ard Danvinc. for the conduct OF we
wholesale liquor business, which, respte-
tivelv. were s225. $500. and $50. while
only two dealers in this city paid as
high a license as $40.
Mr.. Glover. who prcfaced his remarks
| hv saving that the members of inc con-
/ mittee knew ne was in the liquor pnai-
! ness. said that IN the Council wished 20
make "a Danvillc. Petersburg, or Lyhch-
burg Of Richmond. they should so ahead
and ovcr-taX her merchants, WHo were
the life of the city. and that In time, me
capital Of the state might reach the
! business standing of those borougns.
Air. Woomberg said that he realized
that at present the merchants OF the city
, were ia no condition 10 be taxed highef
! than they now are. that the business in-
terosts of the city are suffering.
AIR. Wailcrstein offered as substitute
for tho Finance Committees report mat
the licenses Doe divided into two classes
q $3.50 license and q $3.50 license. Instead
of $500 and 500 licenses.
Mir. Rloomberg offered ass substitute
for this that the chapter of the ordi-
nances as 90 licenses Doe allowed 10 re-
main as they are at present.
SIR. Turpin said that the idea that I'm
increase Of $50 or 800 to the tax on whole
sale liquor dealers would drive such mer'
chants out Of the business, was aosuf"
and was baby talk ile said una
for fifteen years the current revenues o
b tho city bad not paid the current expense
FOL Of the city. Die said something had 10
i be done. and hc was in favor Of slightly
% / increasing the tax on Wholesale and retail
I liquor dealers and thcn cutting down th'
p salaries of some of the city officials.
, / such was done. De said the "two end
b. might be made 60 meet
Mr. Glover. replying 90 Nr. Turpin sai'
that il the latter genueman's idea o.
r taxation was 90 impose an the tax mef
chant could hear. without actually driN
, ing him ont Of the business. then h
. thought ne was n poor representative o.
20 the civ.
Nlr. seay said that he was opposed II
Q nutirr am cvorhitant tax upon idno
, dealers. They did q legitimate hnsi
ness. and should not Doc taxed ont OF Ut.
Air.. George Med. Blake thought ina
The wholesale dealers should not com
piain of "a SLIGHT inpreasc 100 their license
+. when they were not much higher ma
p those of the retail dealers. tie salo %
= ,,.,s sorry, the question hadn't been AL
\ tato1 before the election. as he kne'
&. ir that case some Of the members OF IN
"a Council would not have ich quite 81
% I comfortable.
o. Al, Harlvick. chairman of The finahe
To COMMITTEE. said that what he Wahttd F.
p. Doc given was some ssandard To- 20 Joy
- dividing The different classes
THE pending question was lh'l "lu'
s. uh,,h wee ON Mr.. Bloomneffs shn7'
tutc. providing that me 'aN,s .i,oy..
not already been acted upon PEE "ll""
, d, remain o. thoy are. This was "'
ID reated los vote of 90 20 TO- o.,
3. vr Waucrstoin's substitute TO syn
De- t-f,~rco Committees report was lH'
adopted ..,-.,,
RETAIL DEALERS.
Tho retail liquor dealers and BARRON
lf.,uses were then considered.
.- Nfr. Med. Blake offered as " s'U7'
,,,. for the Finance Committee l'po
.. ,n.t tbe licenses loy htr-iooil7 ~"
n r.t.u Uouor dealers hc made ni". 90.
~ that the bar-rooms Zee not oNi"'' '-'
81 Two classes. a. al present .
De- Air. n q. smith. president oil ~
y i.ror Deaiers' Association said 'u'
o lao was I'm favor Of Mr.. Blake's SUBS u'u'
b. because Il simplihed the law ne 81"
I'D he thought &C. was very O"' "'''
D. Increase the license. however.
1fr l. 3D. Higgins "a reial hl"o, ".
- ,~ said that Dee thought tine h''"
ID should hc made $50 instead OF 500 az
10 Mr. paws offered q substitute 20 'N
pa erect. Anthem
Pc Nesars. Eli Roshen and +. An'noh
T, soioon-keepcrs. claimed that thcw '"'
- ners which was small, COMPARED WI
81 that of others. should not Doe taxed
er hirh as the bar-keepcr who solo "i'l',
DO o,or his counter at TO- l'. ana - GEM
i while they could hardly get hich'l
~ Exchange for their liquor.
-v Mir W. T Woody offered su,'S
S. tute. dividing the licenses INTO '''
b, classes. Of $50. sioo. and 500
2. Tb,s was withdrawn. however up
.- Mr. Turpin's Offering substitute ma
NJ inc two classes oE So and $50. ~
is Gunst offered a substitute making "
lg classes Of fl5 and So.
nj Nr. Harduicke thought that ihe n'
ny schedule as 10 licenses. as onhrac'u
a., inc latter substitute. was inequiiaole'
me- II raised the poor man't license, n
lowered the rich mans. VINO oo"i' "'''
u aYord 20 stand an increase.
5h Mr.. Med. Blake said that II the Coz