Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-17

Day OIL June l5s0, anu En0lnG on
the 81, day of May 1921.
BE 1t Ordained by the City Council of
Alexandria, Va.
5ection THAT no person, firm or
corps ration shall prosecute any bust
ness employment or occupation in the
lC.y CT alexandria during the year
tcrrNt,e ncing on the 1st day of June,
1920, and ending on the 3lst day Of
Msy 1921. for which license is re-
quiresi by this ordinance, without first
obtaining such license and paying the
I.tax Imposed thereon under the pen
~ hereinafter prescribed. And the
City Licenses required and the taxes
| in PCS eel thereon shsll be as.follows:.
/ 2-Hctel keeper, the sum of thirty
| five. $3.50 dollars. when such hotel
has * many as ten rooms for rental
o. permanent or transient guests. And
lin .aGd;tion to such special tax OF
I th:;ty-f:ve 1880 dollars there shall BE-
levied an additional tax of two (S2)
dDl'arS on each room in excess Of ten
rooms. If charge is made for its use
by transient or permanent guests. A
/ hotel havsg less than ten rooms for
transient or permanent guests there
shaiE be levied tax Of three $3) dol
lars On each room. This license tax
shall include the right TO furnish
meals for lunch without paying addi-
tioEa! tax.
g. Rooming house. as distinguished
from hotels. meaning by the term
rocn:ng house. any building or dwell
ing house fitted up with beds, cots,
tapA ego. for rental els use aaSlss week.
lyf 'inc rithly, there shall be license
tax cf one ($1) dollar on each bed or
cot 70 the number of twenty (20) beds
or co.'s, ard fifty (50' cents on each
bed 81 cot in excess Of twenty (2O).
,4-On any house or building, other
than apartments, hotels. roomng
houses, managed for and furnished to
sublct to transient or permanent
guests, there shall be levied a tax Of
three SO dollars for each room:
5;r--IIouse of private entertain
mer: as defined by the law of this
State the sum of five $50 dollars.
6--Cookshops. the sum of five (s5l
dollars. Eating houses and dairy lunch
rooms. the sum of fifteen ($15) dol
lars. ard seventy-five (75) cents adj
dit:onal for each table used for accom-
modatic': of guests, allowing six PEI:
son: for each table.
I Agent for the sale in .ha city
Of g:cccr ale OF ginger beer. pop. MIN
eral water, catawoa or soda water. or
what Is termed near beer, such as
'pevo." Ref Spec a. Or .:m:'rr
hGt;.d goods. ->ncral!y -"mcf: soft"
irisk-. sixty $500 doi!ars.
Manufacture and sale in the city
Let Wholesale delivery by wagon or
otherwise, Of soda water, ginger ale,
pop sarsaprilla, or other airiated wa
tiers in BOTTLES. twenty-five ($25) dol
lars; at retail by the bottle, five (S5l
dollars Soda water from fountains
cannot be sold under this section.
a-tFor sale at any place at retail
wha: is generally termed near beer
OF what is generally termed "Bevo."
"Reiff's Special" Pablo "Odo" or
similar drinks not specifically named
| in this section. twenty-five ($25l dol
lars.
lo.-BcttIed soft drinks. or other
than near bier. five ($5) dollars.
1l.-Soda water fountain. twenty
five (s25) dollars. ard bottled goods
can be sold under this section.
! 12.-Shooting gallery or ball throw
| ing or place of Ike amusement, the
| sum Of ten (s1O) dollars month, or
fifty (50) cents day.
13.-Flying horse or swinging ma
tchine. moved by hand, the sum Of ten
tS10) dollars per month; moved by
steam. electricity or other power. the
sum Of fifty (S50) dollars per month.
1i.-Bowling saloon. the sum of
thirty $500 dollars. and on each alley
in such saloons in excess of one. the
sum Of ten (S10) dollars.
| 15::-BAlard> room or pool saloon the
Esum of tWenty-fivett 500 don azs.
ten ts10> dollars on each table in ex:-
cess of one.
1G.--Bagatelle salecn, Is described