Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-10
Much Time Consumed in
Considering Certain
Matters Brought up
MONEY FOR HOSPITAL
Aldermen Refuse TO Concur With
Common Council in Latter's Amend
ment to Ordinance.

Quite Unexpectedly to all except
Hthose who were in the secret, the liq,
uor question was sprung on Common
Council last night when an, effort was
made to raise the license for retail
and wholesale dealers $10O. BY a
vote of six to six in the lower board
the amendment to the license law,
proposing the increase was defeated
:. There had been no intimation that
any effort would be made to increase
the liquor license this year. The bill
had been considered in the finance
committee and had been passed by
the Board of Aldermen. When it
came before the lower board last
night Councilman Brockett offered
the amendments proposing the in
creases. He desired to make the IL
censes as follows: Wholesale deal
er 1915 instead of S275; retail dealer
$3.50 instead of $3.50; shipper s425
instead of 1925; malt liquor dealer
$500 instead of 5000, wholesale malt
liquor $3.50 instead of $3.50.
There was little debate on the sub
ject but many pertinent facts were
brought out in the short discussion.
Mr.. Brockett said that his principal
object in favoring the increases was
on account Of the need Of revenue by
the city. There will be decrease
of five in the number of saloons in
AleXaiidria *Ais year and the ciIy vii!
lose $3.50 which should be made up
by the other saloons. He said that
the increase was in the interest of
the saloon men themselves. He de-
clared there were too many saloons
in Alexandria, and that the number
should be reduced. He was wiring
to bring about this reduction in one
of two ways. He would vote for an
ordinance limiting the number of
saloons to fifteen, with q license of
$1,000 or .s1,5OO per annum or he
would agree totincrease the, license on
the present number of saloons $1O0
per annum until the license reached
such a figure that only fifteen saloons
could pay license, thus permitting
survival of the Ettest.
Mr. Marshall opposed the increase
stating that he would never vote fol
any further increase in the taxes OF
the people of Alexandria. He said
that the people are being taxed tc
death and in consequence many people
of wealth were removing from the
State. He cited an instance Of
where 100000 had left the city OF
Alexandria within the past year.
Mr.. Burke said that he was in ia
vor of high license but that in the
present case he would vote agains'
the increase as he did not think l,
fair to put a further tax on the llq
cor man after he had already paIt
his state and government license
amounting to about 5000.
Mr.. Smith combatted the idea ad
vanced bv Mr.. Brockett that the re.
duction of the number of the saloons
to fifteen would mean the surVlVa
Of the fttest. He said that 1t ha'
been his observation that the bette
class of saloons could i'll afford to pa!
the increase while it would not be S
seriously felt by the "joints."
A motion to lay the amendment
on the table Vas lost by vote o
six to six and on the final vote on tn
passage of the amendments they wer
lost by vote of six to six, the Vot
standing as follows:
| For Observation-Disclosures. Leadbeatel
Lambert, Sullivan, Brockett, Lowe
and Harrison-6.
Against Observation-Disclosures. Burke
Smith, Graham, Monroe, Marshal
and Brumback-6.
| At the end of the session Mr.. BrocE
/ ett introduced an ordinance limitin
the number of saloons to fifteen an
|providing rules for their government
the provisions of which will be foun
in another column of the Gazette.
Common Council and the Board {
Aldermen got tangled up over the o,
dinance appropriating $4,000 for tt
i Alexandria Hospital and in cons