Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-21
Alderman NeuStadt Leads Eff.
fort to Cut the Saloon liz
cense from $1,000 to One
Thousand a Year.
MAYOR DECIDES ON A
VOTE TO DEFER ACTION
Of Liquor Dealers AS
ISOLATION Goes to Committee.
on Tie Vote Playground Pc
tition Denied,

The last meeting Of the city counci
for 1909 held last night in the eounci
examiner was marked by an effort on
thc part Of democratic members OF the
lcouncil. led by Alderman Samuel Neu-
st3fdt, to lower the retail Iiquor license
from S1,500 to $1,000 a Year. The
attempt to lower the license, which
came UP on a petition Of the Whole
sale and Retail Liquor Dealers assoc
e~iation failed by a tie vote of the
council. the mayor casting the dectd-
ing vote when the council stood three
to three on an amendment to Mr.. Neu-
stadts motion to lower the license. To
the effect that the petition of the
iiquor dealers be referred to a special
committee for consideration.
Voting for the motion to lower the
license Were Messrs. Neustadt. Copn
and Ausc. Voting against the motion
We're Mossrs. I~ianley, learnard and
EeaVen, Alderman Conroy ana
Wroth were absent. the latter being
out of the city. The mayor east the
deciding vote in favor Of an amend-
ment to Mr. Neustadt's motion by
which the matter was referred to Il
special COMMITTEES, which viii he APP
pointed by the mayor today.
Argument by the Nssociation.
Under the head Of petitions and
communications City Clerk McManus
read q petition from the Wholesale
and Retail Liquor Dealers association
asking for the lowering of the license
The petition states that when the IL
ecnse was ruised to the present fig.
urc some ten saloons were forced To
go out of business because their rev
enues would not admit Of paying the
fixed charge caused by the license.
There now remain, the petition stated.
some tWenty-threc saloons. The peti-
then went on to state that at tho,
end of the present quarter, which ends
January l next, at least ten Of these
saloons would drop out Of business
should the license be maintained II
lis present figure. because they were
either not making money, or were los
money through the heavy fixed
expense caused by the city, county and
territorial license. Some months dur :
ing the last year. The petition stated
several of the saloons had lost money.
They could not afford To nav tte
charge. The petition stated that while
license might be all right FOR
located in the center of the
district, il was practically /
prohibitive for saloons less "f;lyorably
Concluding the petition ask
hat the council investigate the
matter and that the petitioners asked
merely for what thcV considered ils-
III" tiiliH WAS n1iUE tflit " the 3
license were lowered saloons which
out of business when the raise
Mas made could come hack into tho
ield ana that there would be no re-
luction Of revenue. whereas il the Ii
remained where II Is. at least
saloons would drop out. causing
he city q considerable loss OF revenue
Alderman N~eustadt. immediateIY
GLOWING the reading Of the petition
aid that he had been asked u pre-
cnt II and that ia order to get Il be-
ore the council he would move luil
tho petition.
Alderman Coen seconded the mo-
Alderman 1%ianlev Immediately OBJ
ccted To amy immediate action on tho
He said the petitioners were
entitled to consideration
nj that the matter was one which
houid be given careful Thought ana
ic opposed amy action at tht meeting. 9
Irging that IL he referred FOR consid-
Alderman BeuVcn took the .
ana view n moved ~ an amend
aent to AIR. Neustadts motion that
mayor appoint "a committee OIL
hrec To act as 81 special committee t9 ,
the petition. hear any repre- q
citations that might hc made and re- Q
ta the council. {
Alderman Ncustadt. speaking In l.-i
81 his motion said that action \
hould Dc taken NJ "nrr. since it was
lose 10 the first OF he wear. WHOM
h. quarter ends. w stand 40 lose Z
or six saloons said Mr.. Neustadt Il
who cannot stand The present license 7
We should act now. Z
Alderman -Augc asked if the pctitirn N
-ts not the one which was presented :
. the couuen some months = and !
'hici was referred To the finance .
lie believed that 20 WIS D
nd that the nnanc committee was Z
making a report On it, u
Al3trmsn Nesstedt gard that the 81