Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-14
DELAY FIXING
LIQUOR ZONE
COUNCILMEN WANT ANOTHER
WEEKS TIME
Church Federation and White Ribbons
ers' Representatives Present
Their Side of the

After some debate the city council
yesterday postponed for week con-
sideration of the wholesale liquor zone
measure.
The lobby was full of spectators es-
pecially women, and it looked at first
as though the session would be q
stormy one.
However. the business at hand was
disposed of in ten minutes and the
delegations of church and temperance
workers were invited to come again
next Monday, when it is thought the
bill will go through.
While awaiting the draft of the or
dinance from the city attorneys Of
flee Councilman Wallace said:
1.-THE ordinance which will soon be
here for our consideration is sub
stantially like the previous one which
the mayor vetoed, except that 1t will
give the existing wholesale dealers,
now outside the proposed zone, from
six months to a year to either get new
locations or get out of business.
Councilmen Lyon and Healy wanted
to refer it to the committee of the
whole but finally 1t was decided to
hear from the lobby first.
Presents FederatIon's Side
Attorney Natndn NeWDy ol the
church federation said:
Representing the church federation,
composed practically of all the pro-
testant churches in Los Angeles, we
speak, recognizing that all legislation
is in the nature of compromise. When
we can't get what we want we take
the next best. It is the desire of all
the councilmen, believe, to create
wholesale zone, coextensive with the
present retail zone, with six months
limit for the dealers now existing to
get out.
'I believe I am violating no conf
dence when say that the federation
adopted the six months limit when
informed that Mayor Harper favored
such provision. There can be no ques-
tion of the wisdom Of such legislation.
All we want is that the zone shall be
created. Eight members of the coun-
Gil We're unanimous on that, the ninth
basing his opposition only on
the injury to the twenty-three outside. |
Residence District Exempt
There is no logical reason why |
these wholesale stores should go to
the residential districts. They are |
supposed to sell to dealers and sa-
looms not to the consumers. Whole |
sale grocers and others do not scatter |
in the residential DISTRICTS; neither |
should the wholesale liquor men.
"And the other reason why the bill |
should be passed and at once is that |
owners should not be forced |
to have their time constantly taken |
up watching for applications of these |
liquor shops and going before the |
board Of police commissioners to fight |
them. 1t ought to be settled once
for all.
"As to the time limit, six months
seems ample. 1t will give all who
wish chance to get relocated. AS
they can keep in touch
with their trade by telephone or mes
senger and need not cluster around |
home settlements.
"On one thing we are all unanimous |
protection for the residence dis |
tricts."
Woman Makes Plea
Mrs. G. B. Stickney followed, speak
ing for the Southern California white |
who number 1000.
"The police commissioners told us
if the law does not suit us to go be-
fore the council for a remedy. We |
1t is bad enough to have our men de-
but what will you do If our
mothers and daughters are debauched? |
"The dealers will tell you they go |
into these residence districts TO get |
the family trade. That means in |
vading the homes. There is much |
money involved, it is true, but how
far does money weigh with the virtue |
of our boys and girls in the balance? |
So we ask that yo pass the zone or
dinance with a six months limit"
Secretary Irvine of the Voters |
league said if more than six months |
was granted two licenses recently is |
sued would be used, whereas if the |
limit was made six months these |
would probably be abandoned and the
stores with them.
On motion of Councilman Lyon the |
question was taken under advisement |
for a week.