Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-06-02
ALDERMEN STAND FIRM On
LIQUOR LICENSE INCREASE
Refuse to Concur in Amendments
Made by Common Council. Bill
May Be Submitted to Con-
ference Committee.

As had been anticipated, the Boart
OF Aldermen at their adjourned meet.
ing last night refused to recede from
their action last Monday night in pass
ing tbs license law and 10 concur il
the amendments made to the ordinance
bv the Common Council The loweI
hoard, it will be remembered, pasSPc
..'ia IL as It had been submitttp4 b.,
the finance comnirtea by shiel
material iucr eases Lad been made or
most people engaged in business in this
city. The wholesale liquor dealer.
license was placed at 1926, which th,
lower hoard reduced to S175; tht
liquor shippers license was reduce
from 1926 to s175 by the Common
Council the license Oh agents for tn
sale OF mineral water. pop, etc. whicl
the Aldermen had placed S25 was il
creased o. the lower board to $50
pawnbrokers licenses, which the Alder
men had placed at $50, was raised L
800, and the licenses tax Of none,
lenders vas raised from $50, the sun,
placed upon them by the Aldermen
to 5000
After the changes in the bill ha:
been read President Marbury (Mr
Field in the chair said be had fayored
making ths license tax on retail liquo
dealers s125, the sum required las
year, when the bill was introduced il
the Aldermen last Monday night, BIZ
was now opposed to amending the bi!
as il had been passed by the board
The other board be said, had Gu
the wholesale liquor dealers liceu>
in half. Mr. Marbuay, continuing
said be was convinced that tn
finance committee, which ha
been considering the bill for mouths
had framed the best ordinance possibl
to meet present conditions He hope:
the Aldermen would adhere 10 its fo;
mer action and refuse to concur in tn:
OF the Common Council in tie amend
ments made by that body
Mr.. Ogden seconded President Ma;
bury's motion.
Mr.. Brill moved TO reconsider sec
ton 2, which fixes the retail liquc
license at $50 instead Of S125, t.,
amount required last Year,
The chair (Mr. Field suggested th".
the bill vas beyond the auis admel.
stage, as section had been ps I'd t
The Board ot aldermen and the low
had not amended it. Mr. Field rea
from the Jefferson Manual to substaI
tiate bis ruling.
Mr. Maroury upheld Mr. Field i
his decision,
Mr. BaIlenger thought the Aldermet
should act on the ordinance by consi!-
ering the amendments made by th
Common Council. 1t would only RI
duce the city revenue s400 were ttu
amendment made by the lower boari
concurred III.
Mr.. Marbury asked Mr. Ballepger ii
be was ready to vote for license ia
OF S125 on the retail liquor dealer
instead of $50. as adopted b. bot.
boards OF Council Mr. Marbury sal
he had voted for the smaller sum, BIZ,
he was now prepared to stand by I'll
finance committee, gho bad made IT,
matter close study, 1t vas in defe
ence to them that he had taken th
stand.
Mr.. Brill said he had always stUD
by the committee. but on this occasio;
he could not understand why Que ella
of the business community were !,
have material increases made in then
license taxes. The class referred ,c
bad been increased about 81, 300
Mr.. Field replied by saying til,
liquor dealers were not the OILY peoplv
who bad their licenses increased Th,
commissioner Of the revenue had in
creased the values Of the business firm:
OF the city s130,000. Thi. class hayt
no recourse. as they cannot come into
Council aud argue against the increase
He contended that the bill had no
been framed against any particular in
terest.
Mr.. Marhury's motion to uon-coucul
vas adop'ed ty tic following vote
Ayes, Messrs Ogden, Field. Summer:
and Mr.. President 4 Noes. Messrs
Brill, Bauenger and Fitzserali 3.
The board then adjourned.