Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-25

The Select and Common Councils met
in called joint session last night for
consideration of the yearly budget.
The Select Council was raped to
order promptly ON time, with President
Greenwood in the chair and Messrs.
Marx. Kahn, Vail, Bonney. w. A.; Bon
ney. II. T.; Obcrndorfer, Consovo.
Pannill. Jacobs. Mayer, Spann and iol
land present
THE COMMON BRANCH.
When President j. Frank East, of tho
Common Council raped to order there
were present Mcssrs. Taylor camp,
kicrnan. McManus, Hannah, callahan.
Mahoney. Martin. Joynes Smith,
Whitchurst. Elliott. Hidgewel1, 5tahI,
Allen. Mcfarland ana Seneca.
After reading Che minutes the Select
Council was notified and entered. prcsi-
dent Greenwood. of the Select branch,
was called to tho chair and the meet
ing opened in committee u the whole
large number 81 politicians ana liquor
men were in attendance. and a great
deal of log rolling was INDUCED in
prior to calling the meeting TO order
TAN ON LIQUOR DEALERS
1t was moved and ado.,ted 70 talk
up the tax ordinance ana the appro-
priaticns by sections the clerk reading
and it being understood that the Soc
tions were passed where no objection
WAS heard.
Mr.. Obewdorfer when 13oth section,
liking the license tax upon retail liquor
dealers. was reached. moved to reduce
;he amount to $3.50.
This was quickly seconded by Mr..
Allen ana Mr.. Mahonry.
AIR. Taylor moved TO lay the matter
~ the liable and ,ulled n number tu
order who attempted III suealc un The
Question. lie caled for division ON a
doubtful vote and the ayes ana nuys.
Thia brought out II vote uf - ayes and
J., nays defeating the motion al AIR.
Taylor.
y RUNNING DEBATE.
Mr.. Hayer then wished TO be heard
on ihe subject ana remarked tnat tn
500 merchants of Norfolk were, by the
showing of our budget, paying less than
onc-haif what the 100 saloon Keepers
were paying. lie believed that as the
Judge licensed and the ueoDic benefited
by the money willingly, the business
being legitimate that the tax should
be made more nearly equal thar of The
merchants
Mr. Marx followed with an endorse
mcnt of the amendment. and argued To
show that the Liquor business as NOW
conducted under Tho prescott license WAS
disastrous and had little fnoncy i'm il.
Mr.. Taylor answered by atmi ling
that Nation and Slaic rccognlHe1 tto
traffic. but added ,hlt both taxed li-
quor as ~ other business We STAGED
that - items, many nrN. some of cha
Old doubled, some trchlei aut the cut
ting down OF this itcm. White raislnS
Others World put the councils in a bad
light.
Mr.. spann said it looked peculiar t.
take the money from the policemen
ana give il tp The liquor dealers.
Mir. Mahoney argued for the reduc-
tlon ON the ground ,hat il was = hard
ship on one class oil people
Mr.. Mayer quo,od The license taxes
oi Richmond. Newport News and other
have 4 surplus OF $4,000 io Sio.o00
through the Raleigh ana CASTOR stock
ana increased taxation, ana hcilovol
inat IL i;irhmaud whose intelligence
and moral condition be held 10 b. eN-
ceeGingv high. could stand Il license
tax Of $50 only. then Norfolk could
stand reduction. anl argued ;hat this
stock he used.
Nj. Camp, by a cerias of questions.
brought out tine fact inat The Fiuanca
Committee had curL,iled the appopri-
alton asked ilr city deusrtnicn,s over
$4,000. and that schools musr wait anH
needed equipments suffer for lach 81
funds, and then urged thai the COM
mlttec be upheld ana ;hC tax IMPOSE :.
Mr.. Mayer still. insisted on inc ground
that it is wrous which has been com
United in the past, and should ho cor
rccted regardless vi any deficiency iN
city finances.
President East. Of the Common Coun-
en-. stated that he had come with lno
intent of not speaking. but 0f working
Tor ;he iIluor men. lie referred tn the
place Of Mn Heaman. chairman of the
Finance Committee. at his sick wfe's
bedside, ana stated that he had talk
ed with prominent men OF the party
ana WIth members OF the F.pnnce Conn
mittce urging reduction. but could
get no aid or oncoura cement. ana al
though ne realized that ID ,ras an in
Justice. put on by the Prohibitions
ISIS and continued by the Democrats.
yet II must remain on the 1tncr points
H. the budget viii laol. So badly that
another sam Small could make j; II
strong argunen; i'm repeating 1891. cut
ting down schools $4,000 and cutting
DOWN licenses of liquor an 10 ,he same
Committee.
Mr.. Mayer thought the school appro-
lr'aticn very liberal one in View OF
me TACT that $3.50 for ianitors was one
mem OF that expense He further stat
Ell ina. this t.itt- 4.q III t..,..-.