The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-13
Only Fifty Dollars to be Paid by the
Retail Dealers.
WATER METER RATESAGREED TO
The Board of Aldermen Passes Both
Measures as Agreed To by the Com
mon Council-Mr. VI, Fill Seay
Succeeds Mr. T.. ID. Starke.

tee. The Board also concurrcd in the reso-
luton establishing a uniform water rate
for water takers who are using water
meters.
The balance OF the time while the Board
was in service was taken up by the
transaction Of business of minor impor-
lance.
The following members of the Board
were present at the meeting:
Messrs. Allen. Brock, Burton. Carter,
Cuichins. Hardwicke. King. Lawder,
Moore, Noble, Smith. Snead Vaughan,
| Zimmcrmann end President Tlrpn.
Major Allen moved suspension of the
rules in order that a successor to Mr..
II y. Starke might be elected from
clay ward. He said he did so because
when the matter was mp before he moved
TO adjourn and he desired tO prove 10 the
gentlemen from Clay ward that he had
no objection To- the election OF Mr. NJ.
| FIJI Seay The motion was adopted, and,
ON motion OF Mr. Allen. the resignation
Of Mr.. Starke was then accepted.
Mr. Snead nominated Mr.. NJ. Fill Seay
10 hll the vacancy, who was unanimous
| ly elected.
Mr.. Cutchins as sub-chairman Of tho
Committee on Water presented a report
from that committee with an ordinance
granting the privilege 10 Joseph y. IlOad-
ley and others 10 use the surplus OF the
water supply for the creation OF COM
pressed air. The matter was. upon the
recommendation Of the committee. refer
red 10 the Joint Committees on Water
and Streets.
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS.
The Board concuTed In the action or
the Common Council IN making the fol-
lowing apuropriati0ns for street improve
mcnts. Auproprioting $40 for the paving
with asphalt blocks of the road bed of
Broad from Tenth 20 Eleventh streets;
sI53t for the paving with granite spalls
| of the south side of the road bed OF Broad
street from BelVidere TO Laurel street;
81. 22G3G. 10 pave with granite spalls the
road-bed of Fourteenth street from Cary
street TO Mayo's bridge; f33l Tor granlHs
| curbiug and gutterinr on the north sue
! Of q etreet from Tweuty-siXth 20 Tween
| tv-sevcnth street: $iO3 for the same work
| an tho north side of Marshall street be-
tween Thirty-third and Thirty-tourth
streets. SSl for tho same work on east
side Of Thirtieth between clay and Leigh
streets. StA for tine same Work on 'hs
epst side OF Thirticth between Leigh ana
| \, streets. $3.50 10 pave the sidewalk on
a., s.st side of Twelfth between Main
and Rank streets with granolithic pave
mept. S2m2q for the construction OF
! g.u,.r I'm Walnut street between Grove
| e,-auia and Hanover street; $&D.O 10 con-
et-itct a sewer on Broad street TOT nan
| 8, block eastwardly from Thirty-second
street Al. t.,,-
The Board also concurred IN the near
iug of allegations win " view OF
structiuc sewers I'm various sections or the
city.
Tho Board also concurred I'm the reso-
lution authorizing the Committee on
lights 10 transfer from various accounts
lndor the control OF the department the
sup, Of 900 20 introduce Welsoach
famps I'm lighting some of the streets oil
the city Of Richmond.
when the question of fixing the license
Of retail liquor dealers at $50 year came
mo as adopted by the Common Council
CITY clerk b. r. August read the petition
from the Liquor Dealers Association DID
favor OF making this tax $50 instead oil
800 as decided on hy the Finance COM
mittee.
MR.. ALIENS REASONS
Mr. Allen said De did not desire 90 inn
pose any additional burden upon any
class Of business men. lie thought Rich
moud was especially fortunate 20 nave
such representative men not only IN the
,ouor business. but in all other branches
OF business as he had occasion 10 notice
that morning. when Virginia proudcfi
son returned home on his mission from a
foreign country and was greeted boy
tremendous crowd az the depot OF the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad. after covering himself with hon
or and glory. more than any other citi-
zen OF this Commonwealth had done OF
late.
When IL came % the question OF license
tax. however DE thought the liquor deal
ers were doing themselves an injustice
I'm protesting against the payment OF
tax of 500 per year. The liquor license
tax AS prouoscd by the Finance Commit
tee WAS onc-third ~ the lowest license tax
I'm any city On this state and be did not
know of any city BOO this country where
the license tax was as low.
LAST wear the Finance Committee had
unanimously decided 90 fiN the license tax
for retail dealers at $50 with the under
standing that this year e. was 10 be rails
al 10 800 He could not see. therefore.
how the Council could consistently rec
ccdc from It's former position after due
notice had been given and DE felt con-
strained 20 vote with the Finance Com
mittce.
He was not fanatic ON the liquor
question. but he feared that II the deal
ers insisted on their views they would
TO their interest 10 agree on this low
license. Under the present conditions,
there were too many drinking places for
the drinking people in this city. lie was
glad 10 say that drinking was on the de-
cline in this city. and he referred 10 other
countries which he had visited. such as
Germany. France. switzerland and Italy
where light drinks only were taken. while
heavy drinks prevailed In England, Ire
land and Scotland
The moderate tax proposed by tho
Finance Committee might drive some
liquor dealers out of business. while 1t
would only accrue 20 the benefit OF the
others. Last year 81 was well understood
that this year this tax should be raised
and ne therefore would have 10 vote
with the Finance Committee on this
subject.
Mr.. Zimmerman said under ordinary
conditions as a member Of the Finance
Committee ne was expected 10 uphold
the action OF the Finance Committee, and
being Interested In the liquor business
hlmeslf. he would have abstained from
voting on this question. Since II had
been stated however, at the last meeting
OF the Common Council, that the Finance
Committee would have fixed this tax at
SIS per year. had this been admissaosie
under the law. ne would have 10 vote
against the recommendation OF the FL
nance Committee and in favor OF making
the tax $50 inasmuch as that committee
practically admitted on the iiOOr that the
tax proposed by them was too high.
The action OF the Common Council fix
ing the license TAX az 80 for this year.
was concurred he Dy vote OF II 10 4.
which was as in.lp"