The San Francisco call., 1906-06-21

open any new SdIOOI w lllllH LOU lS6I VI
any school or Church.
rTenth-After normal conditions shall
have been restored and the saloons
shall be allowed to carry on business
after o'clock p M, 1 recommend as
a permanent regulation that the license
hereinabove provided for shall author
ize the transaction of business from s
o'clock a. M and not later than l
o'clock a. m and that any person sell
ing or serving liquor between the
hours of l o'clock a. M and o'clock
a. M shall pay an additional license
tax of $3.50 per annum, or $3.50 addi-
tional per quarter
That the burden of license taxation
shall not be wholly borne by the
liquor interests, l shall propose at the
proper time a charter amendment au-
thorizing the imposition of fair IL
cense tax on the other mercantile pur-
suits.
CROWD Is INTERESTED.
For a full half-hour before the ses-
sion there was a conference as to the
provisions of the ordinance between
the Mayor and the men who were to
vote In the meantime the hall was
crowded with people interested one
way or another in the fate of the
measure Saloonmen and liquor inter-
ests were there to make a last stand.
The clergy and others who requested
even more stringent action were on
hand to look after what they already
deemed as gained and to ask for
more.
When the policy of the Mayor as
outlined in his message had been
read, the ordinance was announced
wishes of the ctty's executive, are as
follows:
License of $500 year, payable
quarterly.
Saloons shall remain open between
o'clock in the morning and s o'clock
in the evening, providing that this
does not prevent the service after that
hour of liquor with meals in regularly
esta blished restaurants and hotels;
provided, also, that at the end of thirty
days permission may be granted for
all saloons to remain open not later
than / a. m. and all remaining open
all night to pay an additional yearly
license of $3.50. (This last clause was
later cut from the ordinance)
No license shall be issued to COM
bination groceries and bars or saloons
or other such places where liquor is
sold to be consumed on the spot.
No liquor license shall be granted
to conduct any newly established place
or saloon where the same is located
within $50 feet of any school or
church
FOREIGNERS BARRED.
No license shall be issued to any
person not citizen of the United
States, and any one who has not been
a resident of this city for at least one
year prior to time of making such
application, and further provided that
if any present holder of license is not
a citizen, he shall declare his intention
Immediately.
No license is to be required by ply
sicians, surgeons, apothecaries or chem
lists for any wines or liquors they may
use in the preparation of medicines
Fine in case of conviction is not to
exceed $500 or six months imprison-
ment both.
The ordinance to be in effect after
July 5.
Senator Ed Wolfe opened the argu-
ment against the proposed legislation
Representing the oan Francisco Gro
GERS Association, Wolfe declared that
for the first time in his life was he
speaking in opposition to the clergy.
The temperance question" he said, rs
not involved in the proposed increase
of the liquor license With great
shrewdness have the high license ad-
vocates taken advantage of the situa-
ton The grocers do small business
and this license means a great. deal to
| them. If this ordinance is passed it
will wipe them out of business The
question of a $500 license was voted
down at the last election. Why should
|
I am not authorized to make the state
| ment. / believe that our association
would be agreeable to a license say of
| 5000"
| SPECTATORS REBUKED.
| Applause followed the close of
Wolfe's remarks, but Mayor Schmitz
declared that if there was further de-
monstration he would order the room
| cleared.
Herbert Choynski spoke at some
length on behalf of the liquor dealers
He attacked the high license advocates
on the ground that they were not con-
sistent in wanting high license, but
took this course with view to closine Q
the saloons altogether
Rev. DIR. George w. White, pastor ot
the Central M. E. Church, was the Airs,
man to speak on behalf of those who
urge restrictions against the saloons
! Archbishop Montgomery followed in
strong appeal for a number of fea
lures, which he said the Mayor was no,
disposed to grant. AS Representative
of the Catholic priests around the bav
he urged Sunday closing, a $500 license
and limiting the saloons to not more
than one for every 500 of population.
On week days he suggested that the
saloons should be closed at midnight
Augusta Bainbridge, president of the
| San Francisco VIC. T. L. smoke on
the subject, and was followed by Joseph
Tobin, who spoke for the Catholic Law
men and urged as an economic prob
lem that the Mayor be given support.
Senator Wolfe and Herbert Choynski
were given the privilege of closing the
address, and Mayor Scnmitz summed uu
the situation before calling for vote.
He explained that he was attempting
to take a just course, and he considered
the $500 license as in the nature of a
compromise.
Then followed the proposed amend
ment of Supervisor McGushin that was
| voted down, and that of Supervisor
Coleman to withdraw the extra license
for all-night saloons, which was passed
over the protest of the Mayor
BANKER MILLARD BECOMES
OMAHA'S DOG CATCHER
President of Nebraska Humane Society
i Accepts the Duties of Public
Il Poundman.
/ OMAHA, Neb., June 20.--Alfred Mil
lard, cashier of one of the largest ma
/ tfona1 banks in Omaha, was today con-