The age-herald., 1898-01-20
WHISKBY LICENSE
 ALLOWED TO STAND A Warm Contest Over It in Council
 Meeting. GARBAGE CONTRACT LET Mater Committee Granted Time on AC- count of Maj. Miners Illness.
GAS COMMITTEE ASKED FOR TIME
Chairman Moore Said Propositions Were Pend ing, and Report Would Be Made at Next Meeting Question of
 Tax Appraisement.

By an act of the city council last night the license on wholesale and retail liquor dealers remains at $500, which was the fig- ure named by the miscellaneous committee in fixing the schedule for the new year.
 The mayors semi-annual report, which is printed in another column, was read, while the aldermen gave close attention. The garbage contract for 1898 passed out of the hands of c. M Burkhalter & Co., and goes to Dunn & Lallande Bros. The water conn mittee was granted further time on ac- count of the illness of Maj W. J. Milner, of the water company, who is now in Flori- da recuperating.
 The gas committee, through Chairman Walter Moore, also asked for further time, which was granted. Alderman Moore said that the committee had propositions pend- ing and would be able to make a report by the next council meeting.
 There were present at the meeting Mayor Evans and Aldermen Lynaugh, Wheeler, Ashford, Rainbow, Kerr Mcknight, Meig- han, Moore, Drennen, Williams, Altman, Graham, Hamilton, Pearce, Gray, liar rington Hentschel.
 The Whisky License.
 The fight by the druggists and liquor men against the raise in license from $500 to $500 has been vigorous. Attorneys were employed and have appeared before several meeting of the miscellaneous committed
 In his report Chairman Moore, for the committee, recommended that the license be allowed to stand and moved that this be concurred in. Alderman Gray offered as a substitute to make it $500 instead of $50o Alderman Moore then moved as substi- tute to make the malt liquor license $2O0 in- stead of $500. He said if the schedule was going to be changed the malt liquor dealers were entitled to as much consideration as the others.
 Alderman Gray said he hoped the gentle man would withdraw his substitute, as 1t was merely question of whether $500 or $500 was right.
 Alderman Altman spoke in favor of re- ducing the wholesale license to $3Oo and letting the malt license remain the same. He said the latter had made no kick and the council should wait until this was done. Aldermen Moore and Wheeler contended that there was considerable dissatisfaction among the malt liquor men.
 Alderman Altman said it it was ques- ton of revenue only that he thought the city would derive as much if not more benefit by letting the license remain as it was in 1Sg7 By making it $500 various small dealers would be forced out of business.
 Alderman Moore still contended that it was unfair to reduce one and not the other. Alderman Harrington said the board should not discriminate and there would be no equity in such a procedure
 Some one mentioned that 1t was unfair to tax the druggists with this license when Alderman Hamilton said there were some drug stores from which any amount of whisky could be obtained. He declared that men often got together and sent to the druggists for whisky to drink.
 Alderman Altman said he could not get it for he had tried, and Alderman Will Hams said that it was his experience that it could not be gotten.
 Alderman Moore at this juncture with drew his substitute and moved to lay AL derman Gray's substitute on the table. This was carried, and then the commit tees recommendation was concurren in.
 Other License Matters.
 The money lenders license was fixed at a ratio of $25, $50 and $10O, according to the amount of business done
 The license on dye houses was made s1t
  cleaning The storage license question was referred back to the committee.
 Chairman Pearce of the police and sani- tation committee submitted the garbage bids C. M. Burkhalter & Co.,, the holders of the contract for 1897 bid $500. $45 lower than the previous year. The contract was awarded to Dunn & Lallande Bros, at $575.
 r~I. J that some reduction was made in the price He criticised the methods of Burkhalter & Co.,, and said that si0O would have been big figure. judging by the way the work was done in the Ninth ward.
 When Chairman Meighan, of the special water committee, asked for more time Attorney London said few words, saying that Major Mlner was the principal wit ness and he was so i'll that the doctor for bade any matter of business being men, tioned to him.
 Attorney Tanner, for T. H. Molten, pro- tested against the committee being granted further time, saying that under the reso- lution under which the committee was ap- pointed it was not required to take evi- dence from the water company.
 Tax Assessor Mclaughlin.
 County Tax Assessor Mclaughlin ap- peared before the committee seeking to have the time of the appraisement of yhe property by the city board changed He said as the matter now stood the tax as- sessor made his rounds beginning in Octo- Der, and the board of appraisers did not go to work until April or May. This caused