Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-26
LICENSE ORDINANCE PASSED.

Bard ne Aldermen Acts on License
,aw-.ssessments Materially increas-
ed on Liquor Dealers-Ad'ances Made
on Nearly on all Licenses.
An adjourned meeting of the Board
Of Aldermen vas held last night for the
purpose of acting on the license Dill
which was introduced last Tuesday
night by Mr.. Field, ofthe finance com
mittee. All the members were pres
ent.
After the board had been called to
order the clerk began to read the bill.
When he had read section l, which
places the wholesale liquor dealers
license at 1925 instead OF Sl75, Mr..
Balenger moved to amend the section
by making the license sl75. A vote
was taken and the motion lost by the
following vote Ayes, Messrs. Brill,
Ballenger, and Fitzgerald-3.- Noes,
Messrs. Hill, Marbury, Field, Ogden
and Summers-o.
Section 2, imposing license tax OF
$50 upon retailers in liquor was then
read. The former assessment was
sl25.
Mr.. Ballenger moved that the section
be amended SO as 10 make the amount
S125.
Mr.. Hill said be had been opposed
to making any material increases IN
these licenses while considering the bill
ia committee but when be considered
the increasing demands upon the city
treasury be saw that the course which
had been adopted by a majority of the
committee vas inevitable, and had
agreed with them 10 vote for the bill as
It had been prepared and submitted.
He regretted that it vas necessary to
materially increase the license tax on
Iiduor 4, aicrs, hui rs IL was unavold-
,hl,, he wuaI.l abide by the conclusions
IF The majority.
Mr.. Brill sad it was his inten-
ton to vote for Mr.. Ballenger's
amendment, as ne considered it a hard
ship that the greater increase should
be paid by liquor dealers. The sale
Of liquor was conducted at present
under greater restrictions than ever;
and rs the business was distributed to
such large extent there was but
little profit to be realized from it. Be
.iIes under the existing laws the oc-
upaton was conducted in a more sat
isfactory manner to the community.
The present bill provided for an in
crease Of about 81 600 on the licenses
OF all the dealers in the city, the retail
dealers being compelled to pay about
81 800 of this amount.
Messrs., Hill and Field said the in
crease OH this class would aggregate
about 81 900.
Mr.. Brill continuing said he voiced
the opinions OF nearly all persons en-
gagged in the retail liquor trade. He
said he had been unable to employ
help at his place OF business on ac-
count Of the present depression and
that lie would be compelled 10 borrow
money in order to meet the states de-
mand and would probably give notes
;ur The city license.
A vnt. was finally taken on Mr..
Ballinger' ) amendment and II was lost
by tie vote, as follows Ayes, Messrs.
Brill, Marbury, Ballenger and Fltz-
gerald--4. Noes, Messrs. Hill, Field,
OGDEN aud Summers.
Section 3 was then read. 1t provides
for a tax of $225 upon retailers and
shippers Of ardent spirits.
Mr.. Ballinger moved that the amount
be fixed at Sl75.
This motion Was also lost by the
following vote. Ayes, Messrs. Brill,
Ballrnger, aud FitzgeralA-3. Noes,
Messrs. Hill, Marbury, Field, Ogden
and SuramerS-5
After some further interchange Of
opinion the ordinance was read the
third time and passed by unanimous
vote.