The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-18
SALOON BILL Is VETOED.
Mayor Humes Returns It With
out His Approval.
REASONS FOR HIS POSITION.
He Holds That the Cousctt. While
Empowered 20 Confsne the sale
81 Liquor 10 Cerfsin Districts.
VIII Have Opportunity 90 Do Thi.
when Applications Are Pr~sent-
oA-oAIoons Outside the Limits.


The city council was last night contront-
ed with or3a Of the .sw veto Messages
Mayer Efames has ssen hf 10 lay before
that body. Il was IN reference 20 council
bsil No 80. ne purpoft Of which vas 70
banish from Second ana Third avenues
between Te1iar way ard Pike street ali
saloons not sIFeady licensed
The council took no dcfinltIse action on
tie message. giving IL simply the courtesy
OF q reception s!.a laying II upor the table
for future consideration.
In retaining the hill without his approya al
the mayor states the ground If his obtec-
ton TO II as follows:
Powers at the Council.
'-The city council has no power except
suck as is given by the city charter. fonr
power over the subject OF the sale or CIV
Ing away of Intoxicating. apir3tuSus. matt
vinous. mixed or feIsneatcd liquors Il CON
xerred by section IL Of artieis ~. Thereof.
SUBDIVISIONS thirfy-tws and inirty three
of which provide:
'' The city council shall have power py
ordinance ard not otherwise.
+" Thirty To license. tax, eonhne
within limits ~ title and place 10 be ny
the city council prescribed and to other
wise regulate the selling or giving away
Of intoxicating, spsrtiuous. matt. sinous,
mixed or fesnented liquors. and the col
lection Of license ipo o1 f ,s, no i II
cerse shall be granted 20 any person or
persons who shall not first comply with
the general laws of the state In force at
the time the same ~ granted. nor ssaii
any license be granted authorizing the sell
Ing or giving away OF any sucn liquors
within ote mile o; any military post or
reservation established B5 the 1nfted
states. The snm required for such license
shall in easE be less than The amount
required by the general laws OF the state
Tot houses or business OF like character.
and no remission Of such license shall De
made during the period for which IL Is
granted. and bonds required To be given
by keepers or projectors OF saloons or
drinking houses shall not In any Case be
:ixed at less than tE,ss
Z" Thirty shird~Tu authorize the grant
ing OF licenses for any lawful purpose. and
paid therefor. aud to provide for the
reyokng OF Tho same, provided. that
license shall be granted 10 continue for
longer period than one year from the date
.'Your power is To license i,--that Is.
gETe permission 20 a particular person or
persons 20 sell u. and 70 collect from such
person or persons tax if any amount
not less than the sum charged by tho
state. and 10 otherwise regulate lis sale,
etc: that Is. make such regulations in
reference thereto az Will lessen the vice
of It's excessive use.
'.You also have the power Ia confine IT'S
sale. etc. within limits Of time and place
TO be By you prescribed This does not
mean that you should run or mark down
dead line ia the city and advertise 70 the
world BY solemn legislative enactment
that the people who live un the north side
o: the line are good people and those on
the south side are bad or that thasss nerth
of Yssief Way are softer and temperate
and south thereof the people. are vicious
and Incorporate. II was never intend
ed that you should divide the city into
districts Iii any such manner II Is true
that IL tn your duty to ceriffnc within lisn-
It's to be by You prescribed, nor The sale
and giving away of Intoxicating liquors
etc. generally Sut It's snic under the par
ucuIar license granted.
Confined 10 certain Limits.
THAT is. you have 40 power TO grant
= iieanse-a blanket license authorizing a
person 10 eontiect saloon anywhere In
the city. You must conflne Il 10 certain
limits which are Ia he prescribed by You
iu the ordinance granting the license.
and IL cannot be sold under such license.
anywhere except ms the place so pre-.
serihod. This Is what you have done In
every ordinance whtcs you have sent 10
me for approval, granting liquor licenses.
Yon ecn.ine the dealer "a certain limits
and you prescribe such limits and have
In all things complied with the charter in
that respect.
II mast not be understood as being in
favor Of licensing saloons anywhere in tbs.
city I think IL IS the duty az the council
outside sha business portion of the city
or near any church ar school house. or
other iisTe where women or children often
eathet-thAs those who are drunken or
vicious hs NOT permitted Ia taunt their
Vices IN the fftce ~ fecency.
But Ia order jo 10 this and keep sa-
looms cat Of the residence portion III sss
city IL Is not necessary that this or,,i-
nance become a law - the city The
opportunity VIII Sc present when anI.lf-
cation Is made fer the lIrengs. and ii IL,
the Judgment ~ the councs the. place
where L Ia contemplated conducting the
saloon Is nos proper. II ArBli - your duty
10 refoac go grant The liCense and yeu~
action ia that regard woula he nna{ as
there - fo appeal Cf II In yoar tiistx-
merit the pefaon applying ~ not a ut anJ
proper person "a Ae entrusted with saf sale,
of Intoxicating ha98rs you AaNc the Fight
and Il II Nnar duty. ~ eofase to grant IL
fer that cause
You have ample opportunity. up0n ~
cry appHe1tieEs hsaisg pfsScn1tf u refuse
the heeHse On actoGut ar ths place not
being proper ore iU watch "a ransg,fr+ "a
80 lsen. eHa ta this as.snas.,- "a cnntir.. fne
saloon area 20 &7 small district SIS Ia