The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-18
MUST ADVANCE THE
LICENSE FEE IF HE
WOULD OPEN SALOON
Hereafter City VIII Not Allow
SaIoonkeepers Any Period of
Grace Within Which to Pay
for Licenses Inspector In
structed to Follow Law.

The st. Paul saloonkeepers who have
been enjoying period of grace be-
tween the opening of their places OF
business and the payment OF the re.
quired licnse fee will find a no credlt
sign when they next ask for permit
to dispense wet goods.
It is to be cash or nothing doing
and the dealer who attempts to evade
the new rule will have the license IN
spector to contend with.
By a resolution adopted by the as
sembly committee on license yesterday
afternoon, City License Inspector
Jessrang is required to observe to the
letter the law relating to the appllca-
ton for and issuance of liquor IL
censes, and no deviation is permitted.
TO make the demand all the stronger,
the corporation attorney has been re-
quested to prepare for submission at
the next regular assembly meeting
resolution making such action man
datory.
Sehurneier Wants to Know Why.
What right has the city to do
credit business in saloon licenses"
was Assemblyman Schurmeiers In
curry, when he had been informed by
City License Inspector Jessrang that
it had been customary to allow sa-
loonkeeper a week or two in which to
had been passed upon favorably by
the council.
'WeH, it's the custom. I never made
it. 1t was that way when I took the
Office" answered Inspector Jessrang.
You can't censure me. I am only do
ing what was done before my time
well I am not censuring you. But
there is the law. What about it? You
or 1 cannot go behind the law" replied
Mr.. Schumacher. ANY person selling
liquor without a license is violating
the law, even If it is only for day."
he added.
IF you insist on it will see that 1t
is DONE" replied Jessrang, "but the
| city will lose. 1t will mean a reduc
ton of about $4,000 in the revenue
from saloons. Just tell me to keep all
saloons closed until they have paid
| their money and / will do it,"
City Never Lost Cent.
Some saloonkeepers, Inspector Jess
rang admitted, had allowed six weeks
| to intervene between the consideration
of their application and the payment of
the fee, but as rule he said, the
period did not extend over a month.
The fact that only about seven Of the
saloons in ST. Paul are owned outside
the brewery combine, he thought made
the city perfectly safe.a He was posi-
1--WE Iuoff CIR yuGNST -tOSl, d uOlldf
through the practice and besides it was
| an accommodation to the saloon men,.
some of them were not4always able to
put their hands on $1,000 when it is
demanded.
Assemblyman Van Slyke was not
agreeable to the cutting off of prac-
tice that had been in force for years,
and wanted the brewers called in for
conference purposes but he was alone
in the matter. The concensus of opin-
ion was that the city could not go be-
hind the law and it's enforcement was
demanded.
Another practice on which halt was
called, was that in regard to license
transfers.--~--
Heretofore they have been permit
ted by council action, but hereafter
all applications. for transfers will have
to take the same course as that re-
quired for a new application.