The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-19

we'll attested facts with reference
the sale of spirituous liquors. 20
committee unanimously recommel
that the following restrictions
placed upon the sale of spirittious
1uors in this city, and that the. san
be. rigidly enforced by the police
this city:
% THAT there shall not be is
sued or granted more than fifteen
(15) licenses for the sale of spir-
ituous liquors. to be drunk where
sold, within tho city limits. exclu-
slve of hotels and social clubs, as
hereinafter defined. and that no IL
cense be issued to KEEP a saloon
city.
CD For the purpose of obtaining
the best police protection possible
and police supervision over tile
sale of spirituous liquors, we rec
ommend that all licensed liquor
saloons shall be confined to the
limits OF the following specified
On Sycamore Street. from Wash
1ngton Street to Old Street.
to Market Street.
On Lombard Street. from Syca.
more to Second Street.
On Bollingbrook Street. from
SYCAMORE to Third Street.
;. 90 That Thai, no such saloon shall
which entrance shall be on the
main street on which the saloon is
located and on the grolnd or
street level floor. and that no side
entrance or back entrance OF any
SORT or any entrance from above
or below. shall be permitted to be
used in the conduct of the busi-
ness in said FALCON, and that all
bar counters In such saloons shall
be placed at a distance of not more
than twenty feet from the street
line. and shall not extend back
greater distance than forty feet
from said street line.
az That every such saloon shall
have clear glass windows in front
on the street. and there shall be
no screens. shades. blinds or any
other contrivance OF any sort used
or put up in the said building that
shall prevent plain view OF the
whole interior of said saloon by
persons passing along the said
street on the outside OF said sa
loon: at night bright light shall
light the interior thereof.
(5) That no billiards. pool or
any other game shall be played.
nor shall any other business. save
the sale of tobacco In its various
forms. be conducted In the build
ing wherein such saloon is To-
Gated.
ts) 1t shall be unlawful for any
liquors to sell. give or in anywise
either directly or indirectly. to
furnish. any such liquor to an in
notice in writing that he is an
inebriate by the. husband. wife.
child, parent, brother or sister OF
such inebriate, or by the guardian
of such child. brother or sister. IL
an infant.
spirituous liquors are sold. to be
drunk where sold shall be closed
ut 10 o'clock p. NJ. every evening.
and the doors of such place shall
remain closed and shut until A.
NJ. OF the following day; that dur
kept closed there shall be kept
burning therein bright light, so
that all parts of the room may be
plainly seen from without: and
that during the said hours of from
10 O'clock P. NJ. to Z o'clock A. M.
of the following day. no spirituous
liquors shall be sold or given away
by the keepers of such places, on
the premises.
(s1 a. That the provisions above
numbered ~. (2): t3l and %
shall not apply to hotels which In
good faith are being conducted for
the accommodation of the travel
ing public, and which have as many I.
as twenty furnished guest cham
bers and plant assessed for tax
alton of not less than $4,000. nor
to social clubs, bona fide. existing
only for social purposes. not run
in the interest of any man or set OF
!, tr,ry ut
least 100 members. with a regular
admission zee of not less than $40
and regular monthly dues of not
less than 81, and whose affairs are
conducted by q board of managers
elected by the members.
b. That the provisions OF clause
(7) above shall not apply to social
clubs but shall ap hai t to hotels els
hour OF 10 o'clock P. NJ. and Z
O'clock A. M. of the following day.
tho pronrintnr of any hotel may
serve spirituous liquors to any
person who is bona fide guest of
the hotel. in the room of the hotel
occupied by him; provided such
OF Petersburg, and has duly reg
istered and agreed to pay for the
said room In ordinary course.
c. That provision (6) above shall
apply to such hotels and social
clubs.
(9) That a violation OF any of
the foregoing provisions shall be
to sell splrituous liquors. and no
other license shall be granted to
the person so violating such pro-
visions for the period Of two years
from the date Of such offense.
I0) That In every place where
spirituous liquors are sold to be
drunk where sold. there shall be
placed aAcopy of the city ordinance
relative to the regulation of the
sale of such spirituous liquors.
printed In large type and hung
upon the. wall IN such conspicuous
place that 1t may be readily read
by any one coming in. For vio-
lation Of this provision there shalr
be imposed a. fine. OF $780, and It
tense for each day thereafter dur
ing which a copy of such ordi-
nance is absent from such place.
CID That the Common Council
be requested to impose tax OF
$1,000 dollars for each and every
license granted to sell spirituous
liquors within the city, to be drunk
at the place where sold.
Richard b. Davis, (Chairman.)
Il. b. Maelin. A. NJ. Hill. A.
Wright, Harvey Seward. Bart
lett Roper, Bernard Mann, Jno.
A. Gill, II. It. Munt w. M. Ruck-