The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-29
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Boasd Passes on High License
Ordinance by Vote Of

BY a vote OF IS to o the Board o.
Aldermen last night passed the hiEh
sicenso ordinance, which provides for
IN increase from 500 to $500 per year
on the retail liquor dealers Of the city
The chamber was filled with church
people ministers and men interested ~
afr. Perdue. presiding. stated thas
3 Inc was ready to hear from citizens.
e. II. Wells. who came In the interest,"
a OF the liquor EN-, said thai he had peer Dc,
Board that they We're willing to have
tho license tax increased to $.oo.
Petitions Presented.
Following Mr.. Wells came III num UNI e
Owens. master mechanic of the South !.
srn Railwsy shops Ts !, Mai Mr ason i X T.
tic, r. l.. Patram and u. III. Robe rtsor,
who urged the passage of the. ordi-
nance. They favored the. ordinance
ths grounds nat a ,d tt te
burden az taNation should fall upon
The liquor mon. since the criminal en- S..
ponses in the city were exceptio naily
Thcy contended that this was no
punishment for the liquor men. but
that il would have q tendency TO de-
crease the number OF saloons.
BODY, one from the citizens and b,isl.
{ ness men. and backed by the l!duor,
people, while the other was solicited
by the various churches. including the
Inc petition in favor OF the ordl.
nance Included e65 names while the
petition against the ordinance was
signed by about 500 persons.
dealers was signed by q large ma, ma;
sority of the business men OF HUI
Street and some OF the largest prop
crty ownersi In the city.
Spoke Against Ordinance.
Those who spoke against the ordi-
nance dwelt upon the fact thai III WAS
class Legislation, and that a great IN
justice was being. done those persons
Th ne Af furthes Urged that Il the nigh
license or Increase would In any way
they would favor e. adding that II
by this legislation they proposed to
prohibit. II would be better to cal.
a local option election.
Among those VINO spoke aga l the
4 measure were Messrs. Augustine hoy :
al. u. II. Wells, "A. ]. Daftron and
u. w. Moore.
Vote Is Taken.
The matter having been discussed at length
.Sidng that $500 DO stricken GU, urd that
$3.50 be inserted. The vote was: Ayes
Hooker. Abbott and Moore. Soes--Rudd
PQtran, Robertson aud Perdue.
The question then came up on the origlna
ordinance, the vote resulting as follow
Ayes-Rudd, Patram. Robertson and Perdus
Nets-Hooker. Abbott and Moore.
. The measure must now be Submitted u
Il the City Assembly, where a fight will Ger
tntnly develop. This meeting will be SOL.
time In February.
City and State 10 Get Money.
In the Corporation Court yesterday nor.
n n
pese OF allowing William II. LuckG, execute
for the estate OF the late Edgar Archer, tn
berds Tor the purpose OF paying the city q
Manchester and the State OF Virginia take
due on personal property for three years be
1srs the death aI Of Dr.. Archer The amour
chester on delinquens city taxes under tt
compromlsa is $4,000. The State OF VII
GINA Will receive s6.s5o.9c.
B0scncr Case Postponed.
The case OF Thomas Eoschcr. charge
with criminal ASSAULT upon the eisht-yea
enoae pesa
Court yesterday morning, hut OWING to Il
shssnes Of several material witnesses for q
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
Personals and Bricfs.
special meeting OF tho City Council h;
pSsn called lor tomorrow night. at VIII,
I!m tine, that I;, body VIZ consider resoluue
Manchester In the Legislature 10 oppose u
Cation bill. which Is now pending IN are
The little daughter OF 6. o. Esgc.to
q swansboro. is quite III at her homo VII
tbs grip.
Miss Lucy Baker Is reported to be III
Eer home In Oak Grove. -
William Dunnivant twhire> was oeto
the Mayor yes terday morning. charged wi
beating his wife. He was fined $40 q,
ees,s and siven thirty days in jail.
Miss Lizzie Hastings is able to be o
asaln after having been quite III with 4
Iril for some days $40 80 :
Mrs. S. Bassett French. who for sever
Wesks has been III with the grip, is slow