The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-02
The I. E:.IAX,'L ON
LIQUOR MEN. /:
Is No Chance Of the City's;5
Making 1t Uniform.
BIG FIGHT I j N THE COUNCIL
Matter viii Surely Find Its Way u hitheri
Monday Night, and the Outcome
Appears Very 81.
Doubtful. 81

sssl' We have no authority to grant the
sreques made by (. tho Y auorl lers AS
/ 5sociatlon \ and Impose 81 lat cens 9 tax
or sl50 per Nannumf u although It Is with:
In the power OF tho commttee to rovlso}
the rate adjustment. as recently an
$1lounced, and this may be done, In some
worthy cases Il will bo done, s but the
body has not the right to n Increase y a
single license and thero Is no probability
OF this. Statement OF Mr., James r.. Tor
don, chairman Of the Finance Commit
tee. \. y SF3 3S5f & I
10 representative 81 The Tlmes-D Dis
patch last night Mr.. Gordon chairman
Of the Finance Commit ttee. made the first
public statement that has yet been given
out by q member Sot the body. Will
4 be seen from the foregoing that the ro-$
quest Of tho Liquor Dealers Association
for a flat license arrangement, by which
K all saloons would alike be affected, will
not be granted, the Finance Committee
having no authority to take such ac-
ton, in view off, recently adopted city
ordinance. g5 85 yg8S{ #iaeSS
n o c coAIPRo RoaIIsD, siS
5A Mr.. Gordon holds that no committee Of
the Council has the power5t to ignore any
ordinance acted fnvorably upon by the
Council. d 1t will, therefore, be seen that
there Is not tho remotest probnbillty OF
"a compromise along the lines suggested
by theg whiskey men, and the light IL !
bound almost TO find Its way Into the
Common Council at Its meeting next
Monday night. i3sfltll gy5 " 5ifggT-3l 49,
x BY his statement tho jealous chairman
OF tho Finance Committee displays q will
illngness to correct any errors that may
have been made In the reimbursement OF
the license ques tson, for heg 50 Us that
no doubt tho body Will resclnd some Of
It's former action and place certain sn-
looms In a lower grade, thereby relieving
some Of the supposed o-be suffering ones
from the burden, Of exorbintant taxntlon.
That the committee Will not consider
placing any bars Iii n higher rank VIII
be hailed with delight also, as 1t shows
tlA. tho committee does not intend to
lot feeling play any part IN It's final re-
port s. ~ ls ss t8
MANY WE'RE HEARD, IA
4 From 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
.untIl,7the Finance Committee sat In exc
5cutive session at the City IInll Twenty
five or thirty business men, principally
liquor dealers, were present, and all were
given an opportunity of being heard
Two or three letters from physicians and
lawyers were received, while several
.pawnbrokers and junk-dealors filed for-
NAL complaints. " II
4 At II CLOCK adjournment for m hour
was taken, the members returning at
8, from which hour they We're engaged
until midnight. Several additional 'kicks''
were heard md after the last citizen
had appeared tell his tale Of woe. the
body considered several matters OF more
or less interest, all Of which, hear d.
rectly on the all-lmportnnt question OF
license taxation, M /.
AT the conclusion Of tho meeting there
was no report to he given tho public, 1t |
Is thought that the last Of the dealers |
have been heard and strenuous effort |
Will be- made to reach a final conclusion |
before next Monday.
+. M COME UP IN COUNCIL.
Az will be cleaned from the foregoing |
the difference between the committee and |
the LIQUOR dealers Is bound to find Its
way Into the Common Council. At the |
meeting next Monday night 1t Is under
stood that an effort Will be made to re-
neal Tho recent action by which the grad
mated saloon lce,se scale was adopted, aud |
"haye passed in lieu thereof an ordinance |
imposing a fiat, uniform license.
ar course, this will precipitate q fight |
which promises to prove spicy md inter-
estlng. as tho nemhers have widely dif-
.ferent opinions In regard to whlskey
taxation. The outcome viii be looked
'lrward to with interest,
III .