The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-04-22
CITY COUNCIL
License Schedule aud City Tax Rate
Provoke Much Discussion.
EFFORT TO RAISE LIQUOR LICENSES

Provoke Much DlSCnSSlOIl.
EFFORT TO RAISE LIQUOR LICENSES
Mayor Wallace Casts Deciding Vote Tax Rate
Raised to Sl.4O-PeOple Will Vote On Question
of Selling Electric Lieht Plant Etc.
The CITY Council met Thursday night
with every member present. Col l.. y.
/ Cole. president. presided. The questions
| of shall the electric light be- sold and
/ the adoption OF license tax bill brought
/ the largest crowd OF spectators ever seen
/ in the Council chamber
After the minutes had been read ami
approved Col Cole vacated thcchuir aud
called Vice President Young 10 b.. AMI ~
/ chairman of the Finance committee pre-
scnted several small bills which were or
drrrd paid. llcalSo presented "a report
/ from Mayor Wallace stating the police
officers had discharged their duty ANA
nskcI that their salaries be- paid. which
was ordered.
License NNu TAN RATE REPORT.
Col Cole next presented the license tax
bin for 1906. which is practically that
of 1gOl-1 with these cN,cptlons-to M
rr.D~e thr tax uu rculc~tutrand personal
propertN from II - tO Sl.iu on the
500 value. reducing the hccns' un com
'''NN'"'' INV -. ,.'.,. -, tn SIn
GREASE l"'u '-',''' - -. nn..r-
common ''''l nun ,n 60 l...,'..,.
takers ,iV.' 80 ,....'..... ..i',.i.-,,,'.. .,,,.
from To- 10 - ~ ',,ii ~ ,n -
Sv1'''' ''.''',''.'' 80 -, Sin I,r,, pi.-
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U''"I' l.,' '''''' ''iI'' 80 ,,J and
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""''i "ili- u""'- =" 'i.',,a.,,
l"ll"a 80 10 - CIV ''''''-
lorS llv'n ~ u" f''' SUM
rom rom - l" 49," ............ 49,.
n'" tue .-'' H.. ,,
sue" " .''' ' NJ, i''''' .,l -, ,bnir
n!'hS' 'tN '''' ''''' go. ,I..
/ Mr.. bradley ull'l'u ,'N " '".'S''' "'' ,,I
adoption oi thr bnl as " Nl'" W ''"
/ these changes, iliat tll' r"l' %" I'.' -
/ tat am" lS',''"' - tn AMI
- "" t'' f''u ,''. ,,li.l.,. h..
; .,'',' ,'' n,m S.;50 to $500. Mr.
Br,5l.y stated chat about iO per cent
ri Nh. ,eolty was owned boy Widows
] ,',r,l. ami mon NOT engaged I'm business
o,J hi nm. owner. were dependent ON
/ ,I.. Inn. .,lnu,. ior .upport. that tine
,'' '''''..' h,,l.u ,,bt.b .hnuld not
,''' ''', ,,'..n,. thot tb,. liouor dealers
r ''.i' w. ,,, ,'. linden. that the ~alc of
n'''''''' .............,,.,. .yu lin, drink
"l"'. "..0 -, i,,,n,.,. ,nd II .hnuld boz
LUX IN ~ .n<.l. that I'M. increase named
.,.l,,li o,,.. ,u additional revenue Of
50 non r,l rnl. stated that the III.
-. c..,.,,.,;t,.... had carefully weighed
IL, ~, t,v,ti,u. THAT thr civ
-, TX. ,.,,,,. r.y.nu.. that boz had
t '','. l,,ino tb. rate Sl.5O. but had
.,,.14'.t,.,,I,-, ,.,,- mi fbe other mrm-
+ i.rs Na.,r. Embrr, ami Somcryi.lc.
and named Sl4o. lie a>N'H '""l ''
fltzhlgh "' n'n'' ~ o." T.,,i',.,L -.
an INCREASED '',''. ,i.,, trJ [..nnoJ.
~ ,'" ",'i .....l on increased rai.
"'''" II. n.nu.ll and Mills
OBJ '"N''''''' .,,.,..aI ,t,t mo- mon.
l'"''y ''n 49, i....,.l - IT,. EouDr mon MFR
~, ~ 3D." ..,...,. ,,.,,,,toil. mon liz
M',.r , I ~, AMI entitled to H.
"" ,,h ~ ..,'.il"r,tinn IN tb. matter of tax
l,,i''n 49, ,,. ,,ilnN. wards and men
a ..'h. .,,.,'j urnr.,t,a - investments,
w. w. T.',.r.ir a9vnrot.d tb.. adoption
H w.. ' ,''''',', ,- ,r....nt.J
"' ~, ,''' ,,.i.,, .,J l...va.n hipl Hreu~.
MI .'i .,.,,,li ILL.,. ~ yot. foran i'm.
'''' ''' s ",l ,;,..r liens. Luf fho pcn-
.lr'- o." '..' ,.,' ;n tb.. iu-iu.>. hand not
,I '..''. ,,ro,tnnifv ~ others 10 ap-
NV .. ''''i' /. ruanc. Committee. and
i1''' ''.'''. ,n ;n.r.,s. .Lould NOT
I..,.,J.. l,...,,i... the nuestiun had h,n
- .;,,... tl,t committee. bad given
IT,. a,. ,,,,,ortunitv tn do -n. He
it.m'.i,, a.. ;n.,,.os. tnrir tax without "a
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