The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-01
AMENDMENT
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Newport News Liquor Dealers.
Have a Change TO Offer.
5lN&THE SUBURBS
The Object In the Proposed Amendment
Is 10 Make Saloons on the Outskirts
Of Cities or 7 owns Pay as Mnch ~
License 40 Those In Cities.
(snecIa1 q ire rlues. Dispatch. /,

Especial to The Times. Dispntch.) GGE
4 NEWPORT NEWS, VA March BIZ
The liquor dealers OF this city Nave pre-
pared an amendment to the Mann bill,
and will In the next few days send a
delegation to Richmond with 1t to work
for Its passage. The amendment pro-
v!des that oil saloons located within q
mile OF the corporate limits OF a city or
town shall pay the same license as those
In tho city or town. AS there will not
be q meeting Of the City Council fora
week, the amendment will not be held
for the Recommendation Of the city ia.
8thers, the object OF the liquor men being
< to get the amendment to Richmond with
out delay. Mayor Moss to-day endorsed
the amendment, however, and nearly al
of the Counctltnen have followed his ex-
ample. The liquor men claim that 1t is
unjust to allow saloons within q few
doors OF tho saloons on the outskirts OF
f the ,city to do business under Licenses SO
much lighter than those paid by the
city liquor dealers. IA n n x. 5il
!iE The high license tax placed on aloons
by tho city Council will ca use many
dives to be opened Just outside OF the
limits, It is said, and the dealers, as we'll
as the city officials arc anxious to have
steps taken to prevent this. ;t5iA5 3. N
.l8 THE SJAMES1O WIN BILL
A delegation of about one hundred rep-}
resentative men OF the Peninsula Will go
~ Richmond tomorrow morning to CO..
folk, portsmouth,, Berkeley and other
cities in the fight for the passage OF the
bill appropl1atlng $500, 900 for the James,
town Exposition. President Stevens, OF
the Chesapeake md Ohio Rail way Com
pany, has notified Mr. j. IT, Patton,
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that a special rate of. $l.25 for the round
trip will be made to delegates. E Over
fifty Of the delegates will be from this
city, and the others will be from Hamp-s
ton. Phoebus, Old Point, and Williams
burg. l3ifss sss N s ~
DUR1NG THE ARRIVAL.
8 Mayor Moss has written to the Secre-
tary OF the Navy, requesting that the
North Atlantic squadron be sent here
and anchroed OF the II Casino grounds
during the week OF the military and fire.
mems carnival which begins April 18th.
His Honor also asked that a detachment
3 OF marines be- allowed to participate In,
the parade. Aletter has also been writ
ten to Admiral Dewey, asking him to use
his Influence towards bringing the squad
ron here Tho Secretary Of War has
been requested to hayo as many compa-S
fnles as possible sent over from Fort
Monroe to participate in the parade.
5at s5s sCOtttOftfaIlOlSBI ONlNll 0olClS. 5s5t&ss
The Corporation Commission Beverly
IT. Crump, chairman; Henry Fairfax.
Henry c. Stuart and John A.. Upshur..
secretary, arrived in the city this after
noon from Norfolk and spent several
hours In inspecting the shipyard and the
Chesapeake and Ohio terminals. The
members Of the commission were shown
over the city by President Patton. Of
the Chamber Of Commences: superintend-
emit Post, of the shipyard; II. r., Parker
superintendentTof terminals for the Ches-s
npeake and Ohio; W. 81 Upshur. agent,
for the Chesapeake and Ohio Grain Ele-
vator Company. and others The mem
hers went down to the Chamberlin this
evening to take dinner and spend tho
night. sssig sB5
NEW NATIONAL BANK.
The new Second National Bank, which.
has been organized hero, will open at No
27O4 Washington Avenue about May 1st.S
The schooner Charles l.. Davenport,
which went on the rocks at Old Point
Sunday night. is still high and dry, the
efforts OF the tugs to float her having
been in vain so far. 1t seems that the,
schooner may yet be a total loss, nj
though 1t was thought yesterday that
she could be hauled on the rocks at high,
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