The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-22
MORE PROTESTS
ARE REGISTERED
The Finance Committee Listens to a
Number of Citizens.
FREE DlSPENSARY QUESTION.
Allegations Made That They Charge
for Work Done Above the Cost OF
Matcrials-What DIR. Mcclure
Says-An Interesting Subject

The Finance Committee held. another
open session last night to listen to the
complaints of those professional and
business men whose license taxes they
have recently doubled.
There were not as many complainants
as on Monday night. but sufficient were
on hand to occupy an hour and hair
Of the committees time. There were dem
lists. physicians, lawyers insurance men
and iunk-dealers, each protesting that
their business would not stand the in
creased taxation.
The dentists and physicians relterd1eu
the statement of Monday night that the
free dispensaries of the two colleges were
doing their business incalculable harm.
RECEIVED COMPENSATION.
one of the dentists, DR.. Scott, stated
that he knew OF cases where the dispen-
saries received compensation for dental
work over and above the cost OF the MAJ
terial used. 49,.
lone OF the instructors at a dispsn-
sarv." he said. took in $50 worth OF WORK
there. took 1t to his private office ana
finished it,
\ representative Of DR.. Henry c. Jones
made the point that the license OF $ivl
assessed against DR.. Jones was TOO hlsh
There are" he said. forty dentis1s
q, Pfcbmond ard the taxes paid by them
amount 10 nearly one thousand dollars
mr. ZONES pays nearly one-tenth OF TINS
T1e submits that Il would not be posi-.
HE for him 10 do a tenth of the dental
work of Richmond. and requests, there
fore that his license be reduced.
Mr. Robert Lee Traylor appeared on pc
to1f az the insurance department or the
VIRGINIA Trust Company. and protested
against the raising Of the license OF ms
company from 300 TO 800.
Mr.. VI Kelly. the junk-dealer appeared
N protest He created consideraole
amusement by saying that he ala TO-
know that his license had been raiseu'
but was taking no chances. 49,.
number Of lawyers followed MT
rrellv and tho retail liquor dealers again
entered a protest. after when the COM
,,ittoo went into executive session.
PROBABLE ACTION.
NJ IS understood that the Com
mittee has practically determined 10
recommend 20 the Councli tna. ~, ,ne sbeil
license taxes of the retail liquor men Sn'''
The opinion IS freely expressed that tn'
measure will fail 10 pass. as II IS known
that there are many In the Council WHO
are opposed 10 legislation OF thls C"di az
ter ....o.,o, ., said y mem.
her of the Finance Committee. rs oh'
OF the most knotty that we have had t'
reckon with and we don't know exactly
what TO do with it,
1--WE are satisfied that the retail liquor
dealers should be taxed heaFAy' pelauSe
a.nlA intt -trI b. uut "a h'Dr-1iif- ~ F""'N
hardly be fair TO tax all alike, however,
because some DO double and triple the
business off .tnfrs There should De a
graduated tal possible. -,....
Two wears ago. when the committee
attempted 10 raise the tax the statement
was made that 10 do so would run the
better class out OF business De'auSe
II was averred. the lower class OF sa-
looms made "a great deal more money
than the others
"As TO the physicians and dentists.
he continued. 81 don't think their licenses
should be. raised. They are certainly MOI
nakino- a1v more money. and great
many OF them are not so well on as they
n is Judged from what can be gathered
that the licenses of all the dentists an
phvsicians will not be raised, and also
that the license tax Of Mr.. j. G. smith
The iunk-dealcr will be allowed 70 re-
main al $50 instead OF being raised &c
500.
ONLY CHARGE FOR MATERIAL.
In regard 10 the statement Of severa
dentists that the free dispensaries Of IA
colleges are charging for dental WORK
DR.. Hunter Mcclure, president of th
University College said last night:
""If there is any charge made az TN
dlspensary Of our college, other than I
cover the cost Of material, the manage
meut does not know IL.
The same statement was made pract
cally concerning the dispensary OK IN
| old college.
The complaints OF the physicians an
| dentists have opened up a subject no'
arousng the greatest interest IN neari
| every large city of the country
There is no question said Dr. No
Guire last night. that the free disper
saries have done and are doing muc
damage 10 the practice of the physician
and dentists. particularly in the larg
cities. like New York, for instance, tn
charity is much abused, but the goo
that they do far exceeds any evil.
1T Is said that I'm New York, he cor
tinued "ladies wearing seal-skn cloak
drive in their carriages to these dispeI
saries and get free prescriptions. !
sammler cities there are not so many case
| of this kind. for nearly everybody know
everybody else. and people VINO are aD'
10 nav for what they get are ashamed
go" g.
Tho rule by which the Finance Con
mittee are working in raising the take
| of dentists and doctors Is that all WI
have been practicing three years an
have an income Of more than so" mus