Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
CAFE OWNERS TO
PAY LICENSE OF
$500 PER ANNUM
rouuciI Votes to Amend Ordi-
nauces Cutting Down Fee
From S400 TO Half Sum.
CARRIES BY VOTE OF 3 TO 2
a...l Men at Morning Session of Com
mission Complain Hosiery Eat
jro Places Operate at Loss.

re CITY council by a vote of three
., two this morning authorized an
.,sndment to the saloon ordinances
,ba, the licenses for cafes in this
.,v NAV be changed from $500 per
year 70 $500
Managers OF the four Rock Island
,o,sIs affected were present at the
-.ssiop and complained that the cafe
!, he hotel was a losing proposition.
s,,,s startling figures were given by
,,s hotel men in which they attempt
5to show that there was a big deficit
..rh month rather than a prof: in
containing cafes. One hotel man said
- los, $500 per month in conducting
lis cafe.
When The saloon ordinance was pass
"a some time ago, provision was made
ira license for cafes selling liquors
a he $500 per year. At the same time
ne licenses for saloons were increased
tom $500 to $500 per annum, and
nh this ordinance in effect the own
=, OF cafes would be compelled TO
nav $500 per year for maintaining
,hssr saloons and cafes. No payment
n cafe fees has been made, and with
he new amendment in effect the first
usyuent will be made.
The ordinance was not passed until
shsr the saloon licenses were granted
year ago. When the licenses were
,ssued al that time there was no pay
uent made for cafe licenses. With
he passage OF the ordinance this morn
ha1 NJ
hat the cafe owners would pay the
city for the past year.
Carl Mueller Spokesman.
Carr Mueller. manager of the New
Harper, was spokesman for the hotel
usn. He claimed that the hosteIry
managers wanted to be fair with the
commission and asked that the com
Mission be fair with the hotels. He
said that he considered $500 a just
scnpromise and that $500 was I'M
reasonable. He claimed that a cafe
Ess loss 10 ;he hotels and that it
G.e ID the profits of the other depart
nsnts.
He explained that the cafes we're be-
ing maintained as an advertisement
for the hotels and that they were also
such for the city, and related several
Incidents with a view TO showing the
Esight Of this statement.
Commissioners Rudgren and Rey-
rolds stated that they thought that
there should be a license for cafes,
as the saloon ordinances prevented
barkeepers from serving drinks in any
room adjoining the bar. This clause
In the ordinance was aimed at the
vine rooms. which many of the sa-
looms at one time conducted in con-
Junction with the bars
Mayor Schriver and Commissioner
Bsar expressed themselves as favor
ing the compromise suggested by Mr..
Mueller and the matter OF amending
the ordnance was put TO a vote with
Commissioners Rudgren and Reynolds
being recorded against it.
Managers Bert thinner of the Rock
Island house, Arthur Harms of Hotel
Harms and H W. Hall of the Colonial
we're present also. Mr.. Hall stated
that he would not take out a license.
Is be was maintaining his cafe only
e an eating place, and that no drinks
we're sold in II.
Alley Assessment UP.
The matter Of paying assessments
Tor the alley on the property of Mrs.
Kate Ziegler on Thirty-ffth street was
debated at length by Joshua Brooks,
he commission and Engineer Wallace