The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-09

.Liquor5Dcaler Will Havcato Pay
a Large Increase Over Last Il
Years Assessments.

s8 Manchester Bureau, Times -Dispatch,l
No. 1lU2 Hull street 355.
.5s Tho Finance. Committee sat until nearly
midnight last night, going ovcr the i re- ;s
port iot tile special committee on licenses.
8 1'ho report is n 3vohnn,nons ono. erl,-$
3Draclg every detail Of the subject.
Iii In many instances tho license tax
remains as at. present. but there were
several radical Increases. sGg iss
The liquor licenae was raised 400 par
cent, going from, $50 TO SIZE. for both
Wholesale and retail deal ers. 5Hs hero are
at present no wholesalers in the cit NJ
IA IN many 4 instances tho incense tax
In which there hre musical instr ufnents
ard other similar devices, an additional
tax at SIS is impose .HA On hotels With
bar attachments q tax f{b per cent. on
the rental is also imposed. Il
Butchers are taxed ~ $40, but eAs green
SErocers, who deal iii meats, arc taxed
But SO for the meat privilege 4 &. III
a Cigar and tobacco deal era arc taxed So
H Lawyers. physicians. architects etc.
arc placed at s2o, II and y II othors who
draw deeds, conveynnces OF are placed
"a t the Same figure. This triiSes the real
estate men particularly. q z.
Tho tax on female dogs IS raised to.
81. 80. There were $50 dogs licensed last
year and six goats. ,Ss3ls !,
Boarding house keepers are exempted.
5from taxation. $35 .s3s ri 81 5s5
8 ice; manufacturers Iii addition 70 tax!
Oil capital; ire assessed sS5 q $i3 8
vi Kerosene and other illuminating oil deal
Scrs baro placed Mt y It'll recently oil
sold Tor Is cents u gallon. Since the
establishment, Of soppoaiti to the Stand \
ard It Is now cents a. gallon.
Latindriea and laundry agents must
pay s5. sss55 a. i5 Il
These were the principal changes. The
report OF the Finance COMMITTEES will so
to Council on Fridaya Then twill go
to the Board &
Attic Council, Il meeting, all who nreef-
3fected or: interested by tho new tax list
will he invited to address the boz dye The
liquor dea lers, who are 8 trick ha rdeHt,
Will probably " have counsel present Az 70
Pre- test gainst the 5laree increase
3a On NIondaysthe Msrch, term OF the Cor.
porationE Court will GIN The principal
SEES of the term vi i be the LIQUOR ca ses,
charged eli a. withaseiling to minors Contrary
Eminent counsel In these eases viii en- Il,
deayor to SHOW hat the Mann law '' - y
ul'oo4's.lsu'iot''u Us AFTER HIM:
ayor H1|nriee ned et1S
s2 ta had hn s after him He got
drunk and went home aud raised a row.
III 8 was turned out This home, and
went rs Richrnond He sat on the bridge
it over, when a car Knocked
him over. He was taken home. and there
a warrant was served en- him and !, ne e
the resultgas mentioned above
FUNERAL. SERVICES. S,
The funeral OF Grace Earle, the little
daughter OF Mr.. and hrs. W. N. Mays,
of No. % East Third Street, took place
yesterday afternoon from the homo a,
/ O'Clock. Services were conducted , by
Rev. a., e. z Sharpe " The body was taken
to Petersburg where the burial was IN
lBlandford Cemetery z 35s95 V. IS
STREET. IAIPRl, 4 slcAIENrs. 81
Il City engineer n II scoml had II force
OF mon at work OH Seventh street from
Hill to Perry yesterday doing some re-
pair work. Under the approximation for
this year the imp enlents will be few. \
PERSO NAL AND NOTES.
An entertainment for their little friends,
was given by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Morris,f
uti No. 1919 porter Street. nice time
y Miss Nj Mary Kidwell, Of BEDFORD. Is with
herr sister. Mrs. u. II. Dundy, Who ~
sick. i5sf ~ S3 5 SSfs \. III
; The city Mission supper viii BIC. given at
Masonic Temple tom zorro night.
meeting ofs&the Henltlt Committee
Will be held to.morrow W night: Sd 4. 9s
Judge Hancock Will has been prof. ted
with Mrs. Hancock Z. MS executrix Vi The
estate is va ucd at 81. 0c0. III