The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-17
Liquor License Question Dis.
Cussed Before Council Com.
mIttee Last Night
AGREE TO INCREASE LICENSE
Liquor License Will be $500 a Year
and All Saloons Must be Closed All
Day-Sunday Under Penalty Of For
feiting License.

Pursuant to adjournment the com.
mittee appointed by the Mayor 70
frame liquor license ordinance and
consider other matters referred TO it.
the committee met last evening at the
council chambers. Present were Cur
lis. chairman; Bclland, Karinen, Lcin-
enweber and Prael, and Mayor Smith
and City Attorney Abercrombie.
Mayor Smith submitted an ordi-
nance following along the lines Of the
Curtis ordinance. which was read and
considered. Considerable debate fol-
lowing Of each section. The council
were unable to agree upon either or
dinance, the division being principal
" on restricting the districts in which
liquors we're to be sold Other objec-
tons were made to provisions. and it
was finally decided TO amend the
present ordinance by increasing the
license from S400 TO $500 per year
Hereafter when a liquor license ex-
pires, the applicant must pay $500 for
the privilege for running saloon.
Members Of the committee stated
that they had interviewed number
Of the leading saloon men, and they
we're willing to stand the raise.
The second provision agreed upon
was permitting the transfer Of Ii.
censes from one person to another
and from one place to another. Un;
der the present ordinance no liquor
licenses are in anywise assignablc or
transferable. II was the concensus
OF opinion, that when person had
paid his license money into the city
treasury. it was his private property
to be used subject to the ordinances
of the city, and the holder had right
to consider it an asset and in selling
out his place of business he had a
right to sell the unexpired term Of
his license. These we're the only two
changes that were made from the
present ordinance and the city attor'
ney was instructed to draw an ordi'
nance in accordance with the report
Of the committee,
The next matter coming before thC
committee was the Belland ordinance
providing for closing saloons on Sun
day. The ordinance provided a fine
Of from $40 to SIS for the first offens'
and a forfeiture Of the license for thu
second. Some OF the committed
thought this was too severe, and afte'
considerable discussion, BellanC
agreed to an amendment making thu
first offense punishable by fine o
SIS, the second offense SIS and th'
third forfeiture Of the license. TIL,
ordinance also provides that al
blinds, shutters and other obstruc
tions must be removed from the win
dows so as to afford an unobstructet
view into the saloon. The committe
then recommended that the ordinance
as amended be favorably reported Y
the council for passage.
The resolution declaring the ofic
Of Martin Foard, police commission
er was reported on unfavorably MI
Foard claiming his residence in As
toria and agreeing to attend any an
all meetings of the commission in tn
future.
The resolution forfeiting the L
censes of two saloons, claiming tn
same had been transferred, was re
ported upon unfavorably This com
pleted the work assigned to the CON
mittee and it adjourned
There is no doubt but both ord
nances will be passed at the meetin
of the common council next Monda
night, and settle questions that hav
been confronting the council fc
some time, There is no doubt
their approval by the mayor The o
djnances will go into effect 80 day
after their approval,
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