The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-16
All Liquor Licenses Come in
on Same Condition to Whole
saler, Druggist and Retailer
Increases Revenue $40, 900

Paiucah's revenue will be in
creased approximately $4,000 next
year by reason OF the revision of the
license ordinance made last night by
the general council in committee OF
the whole and adopted by both
boards Immediately afterward. The
members did not get away until 2
o'clock this morning. Only Alder
man Sheriff. was absent
Among the important provisions of
the new ordinance Is a continuance
OF the $4,000 license for bucket
shops, which is prohibitive, and the
placing of all liquor licenses on a
par. There are three grades of Ii
Genes: Wholesale five gallons or
'more), $3.50; quart to five gallons,
$3.50; retail. $500. Whatever kind
OF license is wanted the applicant
must file application. publish notice,
give bond and be approved by the
general council, exactly as is required
of retail liquor dealer. If a drug
gist wishes TO sell liquor he may take
out any one Of the three kinds. All
liquor licenses are forfeitable for
violation of the law, and no license,
liquor or otherwise, is transferable.
Clubs. regularly organized and In
|corporated, which sell only to bona
fide members, will pay $3.50 license,
but 1t must be a genuine club and not
"a device to get around the law.
Another notable change will bring
about a reduction of five cents in
fire insurance premiums. On account
of the $50 license in vogue the com
panies have been assessing an addi-
tional FIVE cents to premiums. At the
suggestion of l.. L. Bebout, who APP
pearei on the floor, the license is
fixed at SIS for business up to $500
and l per cent on the premiums over
that amount. On December 81 of
each year agents are required to fur
Inish the city with a sworn statement
Iof their business. ,-s
The Meeting. 81
Mayor Smith was elected chairman
last night and he was exceedingly
liberal toward all who desired to be
heard. He also allowed a recess dur
ing the discussion to permit the citi-
zens to talk over the situation pri-
vately with the members. Commit
tees of the general council and the
mayor had previously gone over the
schedules and prepared a tentative
draft. A week ago copies OF the ordi-
nance were printed and sent to each
member. and the meeting was an
nounced in time to give all business
men an opportunity to be present
and be heard, as we'll as to ascertain
from their councilmen and aldermen
the probable raises.
Among those VINO appeared on the
floor were: Representative Eugene
Graves and C. w. Morrison, for the
merchandise brokers; Isaac Acker-
man. for the secondhand dealers; II.
&c. Rhodes, for the furniture dealers;
Judge Lightfoot, for the brewery
Iagents: Hal Corbett, for the skating
rink, BARRIERS AMI bucket shops; DR..
Vernon Blythe. for the physicians
Dr. Voris, for the dentists; l.. L. Be
bout, for the insurance agents, and
Mr.. Dubois for the druggists.
All professions were put in at SIS;
the foreign brewery agents and the
Paducah brewery at $3.50; retail mer
chants at s25; installment houses at
$50: merchandise brokers at $25;
BARRIERS at IS for the first chair and
SO for each additional chair; skating
Kinks at $3.50 the year or SIS the
week; picture shows at 800; cir
cuses at 500 for so cent shows and
$50 for lower priced shows, with ad-
jltional charges for reserved seat and
side-show privileges; druggist were
relieved from soda fountain and
Icigar stand licenses and let in at s25.
Increases from last year notably
ARE: Coal OF dealers from s125 to
$500; skating rink from 500 to
$3.50; theater from 500 to 5000;
Itca fantarv 4S0 IN ATE. hanks S50