The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-07
License OH Liquor Business in
Petersburg In
crease.
CENSUS EN- U M ERATO r S
Club Offers Site for Encampmcnt
of State Militia Of
ficers.
Times Dispatch Bureau.
100 North sycamore street.

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The Common Council met yesterday
afternoon, took recess for supper
and continued in session until mid.
night. A great deal of routine business
was transacted, the usual Departmental
appropriations were made and a mum
Der of special appropriations for pub
lie improvements were voted.
The subject of most interest before
the Council. however, and one thai
caused much discussion. was~~the IL
cense tax ordinance for the year be-
ginning May /, reported by the Finance
Committee with the recommendation
that 1t be adopted. There were but
few sections of this ordinance thai
caused discussion.
The Finance Committee reported In
favor of license tax of 500 or
plumbers and s25 on pressing clubs
but the Council eliminated both OF
these. The committee reported an in
crease of tho license tax for retail
liquor dealers from $3.50 to $500. and
for mail order houses from $3.50 to
$500. Touching these sections. a mes
sage from the Mayor was received and
read.
The Mayor said in substance that as
Is well known. he has for many years
been an earnest advocate OF high IL
cense. close restriction and Just police
regulations: that. as he Is Informed.
the license in Petersburg is the small
est of any city of near It's size in the
State: that he believes this tax (S250)
is inadequate for the privilege granted.
He therefore recommends that H.
cense tax of $500 be imposed, which,
he thinks. is lust. This is the sum, he
suggests, that the Liquor Dealers AS
sociation last year voluntarily pro.
posed.
The Council. by vote of IL to
two members being excused from
voting, rejected all propositions fo1
any large increase in the license tax
on liquor dealers, and adopted the tas
as recommended by the Finance Com
mittee. viz: Retail dealers. $500
shippers. $500. The ordinance has now
to go before the Board of Aldermen.
Minor Council Notes.
A communication from Collector o,
City Taxes Camp was read. showing
the uncollected city taxes for the yea
1908 to be $I2,926. The Council de
clared these taxes delinquent. and or
dered that they be turned over TO III
Collector of Delinquent Taxes.
The cash receipts OF the city durin,
the month OF March were sI.52I. an
the expenditures s23,620.
a communication from the Peters
puTS IllNeSIlHtHC III pOEdtioii w Eau
withdrawing their recent offer of $50,
600 for the City Almshouse tract.
List of Census Enumerntors.
The following is a full list of TIL
enumerators of census, appointed 70
Petersburg and the counties of Din
widdie and Prince George, by Super
visor W. a. Land, OF Blackstone. ant
confirmed by the Department a
Washington All of the appointees ii
the entire district have not yet beer
confirmed:
For City of Petersburg-charles j
Newcomb, william H Major (colored)
James D. Bass. Jr. William n. Colson
(colored,, H. Fl. Scott, William F.
Clark (colored). Thomas j, Mc1lwaine
Alfred w Harris (colored). Louis NJ
Baxton, George V. Saunders, William
n Roper. Edward II. Evans tcoiored),
Henry C. Gregory, Andrew II. Smith
fcoloredl, William D. DIETRICH, Frank
r. Russell, James t. King (colored),
Joseph G. Brown (coloredl
For Dinw!ddie County-M. Ross