Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-09-26
SUSPENDED
"A TIMES; II
ROLL CALLS
Meeting of City Council Last
Night Somewhat Remark.
able; Four Ordinances Are
Passed by Unanimous Con.
sent.

For three hours aud fifteen minutes
last night Mayor -. Is q. SELLERS and
his aldermen wrcstlcd with half
dozen ordinances uf more or less
Importance. and finally after sus-
prnding the rules not less than four
teen times, recording seventeen roll
calls and retiring into executive s"s-
sion ON two occlsi,us succeeded in
passing tour ordinances. one utdi-
nance was now ono; that prps eng
for family liquor license The
other three ordinances were rchashos
of ordinances that have boon Goa the
books for many years. ordinance
ts3 passed last night placing the
wholesale liquor license 1t $50 per
aunum D. similar Go tho ordinance
| that heretofore existed. with tho cN-
copiion that it prohibits wholesalers
I from selling Go any one not retail
liu'or dealer ans quantity ut liquor.
! ho it pint or Fifteen gallons and
| provides that no liquor may Doe drunk
! on the premises Ordinance ihl, ruN-
,rG'-s the issuance of automobile De-
ccnscs. is practically the same ns the
former ordinance except that the o.
censc IN 90 boz issued hereafter for 90
cents, ana Is to be IN force until re-
Nokcd. time not being considered.
Heretofore the motor drivers license
was q so per annuu ordinance ass,
"a Nagrnncy regulation similar 90 Sec
tlon 5t2 OF ordinance AS. which was
revoked last week was passed. The
new vHErancy ordinance contaiuJ all
the clauses of the former ordinance
with the exception 81 those relating
TO prostitutes and Keepers OF houses
of prostitution.
| The four ordinances passed last
night were not passed until after
miles NJ conversation boy the alder
men There was ample evidence that
the council had not had caucus OF
lreholrsal ou any ~ the measure
drawn mp and submitted for consider
Iaiion ana passage.
Tho aldermen were greeted Inn.
Imodntoly after converting by com
mlitoc representing an the drug storc'
iu Albuquerque headed by a. T.. Eos
aud Monte Powell Tho druggist,
registered q vigorous protest against
the passage OF tho family wholcsal,
liquor license ordinance, which tho,
claimed would prohibit them from
selling alcohol for mcdirl@al pur
poses. Both Mr. Fox aud Mr. PoWcl
AS spokrsmou for the drug mcn mad,
u perfectly plain that in the past the,
had not handled whisky and famil,
liquors because they desired tu do go
or foY any profit but simply as aI
accommodation Co the general public
Mr. Fox stated that ne wanted .,
eliminate whisky and intoxicating u
quors from his stock Mr.. Powell als'
declared this Go bo has position aut
stated that the druggists ala not max,
enough profit on the handling of th'
goods tp pay the federal tax. FINALLY
tho council decided 90 incorporate il
the new ordinance clause permit
ting druggists Co sell alcohol FOR mcdi
cinal purposes aud Co permit then
Co use whisky aud Wines In the com
pounding uf prescriptions After IN
council had agreed 90 take care O.
the druggists ia manner satisfactor
To- them. the council proceeded 90 fur
thor consideration CO the family %
uuur license ordinance Tho mcasur
was placed ON lts first ANA soconl
reading and was read by sections pre-
parutory to final reading and paysag,
when Alderman Skinner entered
sharp objection 90 having the ordl
nance "rairoaded" without giving th
retail liquor mon Hn opportunity u
present their side uf the question. Mr.
skinner said that many retail liuuo
dealers liHd been tu soc him and hn'
lr'qur-t,d him Geo oppose the passuP
ot me family liquor license ON th
ground thut % would cut into tho re-
taiior's business and would work
great hardship on them which woui'