The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-28
LICENSES
FORLlQU0R
MADE|L|.,.O|.'N'E::'R||'|'' |, { J I {
Request; ; Of Some Oh e Deal D, 6 Al;
ers ACCeded to.
TOTAL AMOUNT OF
THE REDUCTION E, } ! ] ( J 7 K j \,
Twill Probably Be About
Three Thousand Dollars. .s
.LA.RCE E N UMBBER B :, MUST
PAY HIGHER E LICENSE. | ! !, .;I
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Great Quantity Of r equests for Reduc-.
II tlonsWere Not Looked Upon With
Favor BY the Finance Commit &
The Tax on Peddlers
/. Was n Of III Made &. .Ss35 a
Lower. 5s.s
Twill i Probably Be About.
Three Thousand Dollars. j.s
LARGE LUMBER MUST .58.
PAY HIGHER LICENSE


With the adoption BY tho Common
Council last night OF the report Of tho
Finance Committee on the numerous ap-
.plications for a reduction OF liquof
license. which will certainly be con-
Cured in by the Board. the hard fought
battle and much ta,ked-of question & is
over and done.9 Az a1esult. thirty deal
ters In liquors and lunch were given re-
ductlons ranging from SIS to $3.50 and
'aggregating In the sum total about
SO. 900. II y n. Il Blti VI iH
48 Barring Just little sparring and an
amusing war OF words between hiessl.s.
Mills and Crenshaw. the meeting OF the
Common Council. which had been called
less, the findings being adopted as a
whole and by nm unanimous vote. "A 5ss
SOME sPARRING
ef When the report was read a number
of members made Inquiries about this
or that saloon. and 1T looked sas II tl,s
paper would be adopted without delay.
However, Mr. Mills wished to have the
petition OF FIalllnnn &; Ii Brother. Main
and Seventeenth Streets. recommitted
whereuponF Mr.. Crensha w and MR. A n :
iderson offered strenuous objection,
submitting that such action would re-
suit in reopening the entire question:
Mr. Mills threatened that unless this
action was taken he would exercise HIS
privilege. under the rules. and call for
tho consideration OF each name sepa =
1ratcly.s Such step would have kept
the tody for hours, and the entire re-
port would have doubtless been defeated.
Mr.. Mills finally Withdrew the request
and the report was adopted as a whole.
1t follows: " i3
Committees Report
j Your Committee on Finance, to whom
WAS referred by your honorable body and
the Board OF Aldermen, with authority.
to report to either body, numerous ap-
peals for reduction in license taxes as
sessed ior 1908. respectfully states that
they have given careful consideration to
all appeals 30 referred; that during
the many sitting necessary for this
purpose nearly every party represent
ed in these appeals, appeared ana
was heard in person and many OF them
were also represented by attorneys.
Your committee respectfully recommend
the adoption III the r,,lioWnig: a s,5f3SS5s39iE
5 Resolved, by the Council Il OF the city.
OF Richmond. the Board OF Aldermen
8concurring that the license taxes AS
fixed by the Finance Committee against
the followlng-named persons and firms
for 1908 be so altered as to reduce
the assignment against said persons and
firms for 1853 to the extent and by the
amount plnced opposite each Il OF their
names in this resolution. to-wit:
D. O,Dwyer, 800: Kate Meredith. 800;
C.. J. q iNagelsman, 500; w. z b. Kidd. $50;
y. Nv. AfcA1ahon, S1oo; Smell & Davis. 500;
jos. JHallmeyer.s $50: a. w. Rosene. s1co;
4 G.. =, Myer. 500: A. y. Blankcnship. 500;
JOS Broncoli, sloO;% Q. Guedri. 500; r.. NJ.
Allen, 800; j !. It. O'Grady, 500; a. Wall
meyer, $50; George Edolbult. $50; Connea
& Miller, restaurant, sl5; ". T. Tucker.
800: j. D. Doyle, estaurant, SIS: J..
Llchenstein, 500; g. p. Gary, 500: ",
n. Fagan. s75;g Kate Mcdonald, 500: ~.
n. Conway, 500; A. L. Epgleking, 800;
h, C.. Aretzger, 500; T. z. u ohnson, 500;
\ Lord & Cowardin, 500; G.. Fl. Plageman.
500; VIM. Rankin, 500, n
Appeals Denied
And that the appeals OF the persons and
firms whose names follow for reduction In
license taxes assessed against them for
1903 be denied. to-wit: @
d. w. \ AfcKell 8: CO., G. M. Duke, b.