The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-06
However, on "Wednesday, the
Commissioners Will EStab-
lish a Ratio Preventing
Any More Saloons.
PETITIONS ENTERED
TO COMMISSIONERS
Board of Works to Have Or
dinance Increasing City
License from $251 to $500
Up Tonight.

No action was taken by the county
commissioners this morning regard
ing issuance OF liquor licenses under
the new regulation act owing to the
fact that the officials do not clearly
understand the law. However. 1t is
known that the new law cannot re-
Grating in Richmond. The commits
sioners will meet again Wednesday
and take some definite action in es-
tablishing the ratio of saloons for tho
county. which will prevent the addi-
ton of more saloons
A petition was filed today by Tim
othy Nicholson bearing between four
teen hundred and fifteen hundred
signatures, asking that the ratio be
fixed to one saloon to every one shous-
and inhabitants
Were Four Applicants.
Chairman Beeson of the board call
ed the session at 10 O'Clock, four appli-
cations for licenses entered by Joseph
Collins, Alphons Collett, Matthew Mil
ler and Henry Shannon. being the first
business considered. The first three
applicants were represented by At
torney w. II. Kelley and Mr. Shan
non by Attorney Henry U. Johnson.
| Inasmuch as the license held by MIR
Shannon expires at midnight tonighI,
and the board has postponed action on
| the applications for new licenses un-
| til Wednesday at 10 o'clock. the sal
oonist will close his place of business
on North Z street at IL o'clock tonight
| and not open again until some time
Wednesday, after he has obtained a
new license. The other salOOnists
who wish to renew their licenses are
not affected in a similar manner mas
much as their old licenses expire as
follows: Collett's, March 30: Miller's,
March II; Collins. March II.
| John Miller who had advertised that
he would be an applicant for license
not holding one at the present time,
withdrew his application as soon as
he became acquainted with the law. 1t
was certain that he could not be Is
sued a license under the new law be-
cause of the population ratio clause.
1t is understood that he wished to
succeed Joseph Collins in business,
and should this be the case, he may
have the license, issued TO Mr.. Col
Inns transferred to him, as the new
law permits such action.
/ Are So Saloons Here.
Richmond now has fifty-three sa-
looms and if all of the annual revenue
which will be derived will be $1O,6uO
to the county tuition fund, and in adj
dition whatever license charge is fix
ed by the city council. The county
license fee is now 5000. being double
the former figure. The city now
charges SO license, council fixes a
definite amount, the state law declares
that the licese fee In cities of the third
and fourth class shall be $500, the
same as provided for the county IL
cense fee. Council has the power to
increase the license fee to as much as
$500 or any amount between $500 and
$500. The fee exacted by the city goes
into the general fund OF the city treas
ury.
On Sunday at both the morning and
evening services of the Protestant
churches OF the county, petitions were
circulated among the congregations,
asking that the county commissioners
fix the rate on saloons TO one to a
thousand population. Timothy Nieho,-
son on his own accord caused these
: petitions to be circulated.
Not All Are in Vet.
Not all returns were had ON Mon
day morning but from the petitions
, turned over to him. Mr. Nicholson
said there were approximately 1900
signatures. There were petitions for
the women as well as the men, The
petition presented with the
male signature contained sew
, eraI hundred names with that of j. w.
Newman heading the list and the name
OF Elizabeth Haworth heading the list
on the woman's petition. Mr. Nichol.
son secured consent Of the board 10
append to these petitions others which
are expected from churches, both with
in and without the city. Petitions
were circulated in the Protestant
churches of the city, Economy, Hag-
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