Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-12-06
Make Two Alcoholic Beverage Proposals;
Alter Present Regulation; Sell by Drink

Revised alcoholic beverage reg
ulations that would hike most IL
cense fees and prohibit the sale of
beer and wine for consumption
off the premises at certain restau-
rants has been proposed to the
Montgomery County delegation to
the State Legislature by the
County Board of License Commits
sioners.
The proposal would restrict res
taurants and hotels, now permit
ted to sell beer and wine for con-
sumption either on or off the
premises with a Class B license,
to sell to customers drinking in
the establishment only
The sale of drinks to be taken
out has become "a disturbing ele-
ment" that "antagonizes" neigh
bors the Board stated in making
the recommendation.
The license fee hike for stores
selling beer and wine to take out
only and for taverns selling for
consumption on the premises only
is an attempt to restrict the num-
Der of licenses, the Board stated.
The restriction was recon-
mended by the Montgomery
County Licensed Beverage Asso-
citation, a group of tavern owners.
The Board also recommended
that the two-year county resi-
dence requirement for licensees
be strapped as "unrealistic and
discriminatory"
Montgomery County alcoholic
beverage legislation is within the.
jurisdiction of the State Legis-
lature.
On the Board of License Com
missioners are Donald Staley of
Silver Spring, chairman; Mrs.
Genevieve Wells Of Brookeville;
and Maxton Lee of Chevy Chase.
An amendment to the county
liquor regulations that would per-
mt certain restaurants and ho-
tells to sell liquor by the drink,
has been proposed by six county
restaurants.
The proposal has been forward
ed to the County's Delegation to
the State Legislature for introduc-
ton at the January Session.
1t was drafted by Silver Spring
lawyer Plummer M. Shearin for
Brook Farm Restaurant, Chevy
Chase, Kushner's Sea Food Res
taurant, Silver Spring, O'Don-
nelPs Sea Food Restaurant, Be-
thesda, and Villa Rosa Restau-
rant, Silver Spring.
The State Legislature delega-
ton already has a proposal for
relaxing the county liquor laws,
submitted by the Montgomery
County License Beverage Associ-
alton.
Liquor by the drink may be
sold only at restaurants in the
Fourth, Eighth, and Tenth cleo
ton district in business since 1882.
Under the tight restrictions only
Olney Inn, Normandy Farm, and
Anglers Inn, now closed, are per-
mitted to sell liquor by the drink.
Mr.. Shearin's proposal would
extend the old law to include the
Third, Seventh, Ninth, and Thir-
teenth election districts-all the
county's other wet" districts
and would permit the by-drink
sale Of liquor by restaurants
meeting six requirements:
l. In business at least a year.
2. A $4,000 capital investment.
3. Seating capacity at tables at
least 100 persons at a time.
q. seventy percent of the total
sales in food.
5. No bar or counter for drink
ing.
6. No outside sign advertising
liquor.
The lawyer says his proposal
would not permit the sale of liu-
uor, wine, or beer to take out.
He proposes an annual liquor H.
cense fee of $1,000.
Hotels with IS bedrooms and a
bona fide' restaurant would also
be permitted to sell liquor by the
drink, according to Mr.. Shearin's
plan.
The lawyer says the amend.
ment would permit IA county res.
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