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CHAELOXXE DAILY OESESVEB, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1909. CHANGES IS BEYEXUEBILL ALCOHOLIC WRIXlt HIT HARD. - . . . 4 .'. , At lateresOn; Meeting jta Bowd - Aldermen impose Tax of f 1,000 a : a FrareaeJatte U the Sale of Xear ' Beer or Other Drink (VUlnin - ,s One-Half of One For Cent of Aloo--' hoi la Its' Composition Numerous Otter Chance In Revenue Act and . Another ltin WIU Be Held To- - - rlgui to tniNi, i Task Before the Monthly Meeting fr June Mr. wnitkxn J amr ' a , ' Beer Saloons Are Cloak For sale of Liquor. '-- "On every retail or wholesale " dealer In cider (eacept sweet, unadul terated cider, made from apples), - Beerlne. Near Beer., nam wave, u Tiwenry-j nree, nop orvn 6r. or any drink unaer any nm- r uc aciiptlon whatsoever containing as . much as one-half of 1 per cent, of alcohol, the license tax shell be J 1.000 per annum. Provided, that no license under this section shall be granted fcy the board of aldermen on applica tion Auly made by the peraon desiring- to engage In such business, and no license shall be granted for less than a year " The Incorporation of this clause Into thhe proposed revenue law was the moat Interesting and significant act performed last night by the hoard of aldermen In called session assem bled. ?umerous change nf more or lees Importance were made in the old revenue bill, these being noted here after. Mr Thomas W. Alexander was elected recorder pro tern., to act in the absence of the regular official. The board adjourned at 11:30 to meet to-night at 8 30, when the revenue ' matter will be taken up s?aln. Iain-spoken were the advocates of the $1,060 tlx In their declaration that their desire was to drive the busi ness out of the city entirely. The fS.Oo fig-ore was mentioned by one peraon and $:.S09 by another, while several favored allowing the price to remain at the present quotation of tl per year on retailers. One dealer was quoted as having A Ml II- 1.4 W .. 1 snuirwciiy bbiu ma.i mi- huih !. th $1,000 tax If it were Imposed and would apply for licence "Suppose he does that. Here the city will be licensing a beer saloon." declared one opponent of the Increase. The meas r finally passed by a vote nf 1 1 to .V Those voting are were Alderman Hen ' derson. Fore. Hall. Mclaughlin. Hun ter, Anderson. Maxon. K H. J'mlth. Whltlock, Kixtler, Windsor: thoe voting may being Aldermen Watson, Z. T. Smith. Phlfer. E. S. Williams and Dr. J. C. Montgomery Mr Whltlock declared that whll- he did not believe near neer to Intoxicating, yet he did believe thut the places run by dealers In this and kindred drinks were merely cloaks to cover the sale of Intoxicants. snd t cited comments of press and pulpit ; during the celebration of the Iflth recently to sustain this position. Beer and Its imitation resemble one another ro cioeiy inai i le uininjn u irn iiih from the other merely by Inspection Answering the secretary's roll-call ware, besides the mayor, Aldermen Henderson, Fore, Hall, Watson, Z. T. Smith. W. W. Phlfer, Hunter. Mason, iEraktne Smith, Montgomery, Kistler, Wlngate, LiOwi.s. Anderson, Mcl.iiKh- lln. V. H Williams and Whltlock. Mayor Hawkins stated that he had called the meeting of the board fur the apecial purpose of giving con alderatlon to the revenue act. The committee in charge of the .matter v. was a tentative body and Its personnel might be changed. It was deslrou that before the first meeting in June ' the board should have a preliminary : acquaintance with it and settle tente tlvely as many points as possible be fore K la formally ratified. The ques tion wnicn arise in mis neiu, am he, are very perplexing anyway, and It-la often difficult to determine Just what is the proper thing to be done. therefore, he had thought It best to appoint a committee to study the aub Ject and recommend such changes as seemed to Its members best, the board being, of course, in no way bound by the recommendation of that body. The election of a recorder pro tern. v looked and had not been provided for. "I do not wish to spring the matter An I'aii aiiMHonlv- '" bqM Mr W a It I n a "and it shall be for you to say whether or not action hall be deferred." " Another cause which moved hltn to , aummon together the council of luw . makers waa the need for fixing the '' fialary of the tax commissioner. The ' law apeclfles that the mayor ahall ' nominate a man for that position, his salary to be paid half by the board t Of, aldermen and one-half by the ' board of county commissioners. The ' decision is to be reached by n con '' ference or adjustment between the 'twa boards. It Is necessary for him . to , know as soon aa possible the " amount to he paid and as County - Chairman Long expressed unwilling ness to name a price without confer- - ling first with hi board. Mr. Hawkins ' favored appointing a committee to ' reach an adjustment. ' It was later moved and curried that the mayor should appoint such a com mittee. The number of eommlttee- :. , men is a matter for the mayor's dis- t - cretlon. ' ."Aa ordinance should be passed enforcing a penalty for failure to list j property," Mr. Hawkins continued. . discussing this subject nt some length. An ordinance imposing the penalty , , for double taxing would have to be j passed before the beginning of the time In which property is to be listed a'lrt'Order to be valid and effective. An examination of the taw reveals the s fact that the listing of city taxes Is ' Imperative and must be done at the city hall. If this is not done, accord ing1 to the letter nf the requirement. ' someone might raise a question as to " the, validity of any extra levies ,-' 'ftECORDER PRO TEM. CHOSEN. ! Alderman W. I. Henderson said: -If . there is no objection. I place ln " nomination for the position of re corder pro tern. Mr. Thomas W. AJexander." ' l eocond the nomination," said Alderman P. C. Whltlock , "rd prefer, first, to get the sense Of the board," aid the mayor, ' as to : whether, or not you wish to defer action. - Everybody voted "aye" and no- body "no when the queation of an Immediate election was put. , '"111 consider Mr, Alexander In nom- fcation," eaid Mayor Hawkins. "Any ! further nominations" ' None there was and Mr. Alexander i cir&s unanimously chosen. Hi compensation, it wai stated, . wfcen the question was raised, will be tl v day, for active service, this 1 ; amount to be deducted from the alary of the recorder. , Considerable time was devoted to discussing the number of committee the board should hav. The old order of v business provide for II. . Mr, Hawkins said at first he hsd con sidered tost a commission on finance and one) n ordinance would-be all t t-: -' .' Baoesaarrv Later, ka had changed his falnd. . thlnklar that by havln Jl members of the beard serve on one or more committee a keener Interest io eMermanle work would be ene rated in alt. ' f ; Mr. Fore made a humorous refer ence to the hoodoo thirteen, ana sua- rented the consolidation of the sewer committee with thai on sidewalk and streets.. The old oommittees a enumerated by the mayor are those on street and sidewalks, finance. sewers, ordinances, lights, fir depart ment, cotton platform, cemeteries, health, police, public libraries, graded school and public buildings. After general discussion the whole matter was left with the mayor to appoint such committees as are neces sary. They will act purely In an ad visory' capacity. AMENDMENT TO REVENUE BILL. When the subject of compulaory tax listing was broached, Mr. Whlt lock stated that In the tentative reve nue bill prepared, his committee had Incorporated a clause as an amend ment to Section 5, which he then read. Following the mandate that the clerk and treasurer shall charge all nersons a double tax on property found by examination to be unllsted.1 the amendment adds that such sum (double tax) Is hereby fixed as a penalty, recoverable before the re corder, Justice of the peace or other court having competent Jurisdiction, after the manner of fines and penal ties imposed by the board of alder men and It shall be the duty of the tax commissioner to bring eult in such courts on behalf of the City of Char lotte on or before Jsnuary 1, H10. The reference to other courts of competent Jurisdiction was inserted to cover the cases of wealthy person whose taxes would amount to more than $200. This waa later passed as an amend ment to the revenue bill. TO DECIDE NUMBER POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN. An exhaustive discussion of the pollre situation terminated in an authorization for the .mayor to ap point five men (which will be done this morning) to confer with the city's executive board and make a report at the next meeting as to the number of firemen and policemen to be elected. It developed that the aldermen have the power to prescribe a number which may not be exceeded by the executive board in the election of fire men and policempn. The latter body is authorised to elect such of these officer as shall "have been provided for" by the aldermen. The previous hoard did not exercise this preroga tive and it was clearly apparent that the aldermen had In hand no data sufficient to enable them to pass on what Is really a perplexing question. Mayor Hawkins stated, frankly, that his board "was as yet In doubt as to the course It should pursue. Neither department can see how It could do Its work an efficiently iwlth less men and no way Is apparent by which ex--"-"'itures can he Judiciously cnt here. , resolution was offered providing that, whereas, the board of aldermen U required by the new charter to draw up a set of civil service rules to govern the firemen and policemen to be elected soon, the mayor should be authorized to appoint a committee of three to draw un a system of exami nations and report. This was not acted on definitely, action being deferred. REVENUE BILL CONSIDERED. At this point the revenue trill was taken up in detail. Mr. Whltlock, chair man of the revenue committee, reading the provisions, noting the changes and the aldermen voting on those proposed The provision previously referred to mak ing the double taxation penalty for fail ure to list property collectable in re corders court, magistrate's court or oth er court of competent Jurisdiction and making It obligatory' on the tax conrmls sloner to bring suit In such courts for the penalty before January 1 was passed as an amendment to Section 5 of Class A, that of the ad valorem taxes. The first part of the section provides thut: "The clerk and the treasurer shall, with in thirty days from the time given to make returns of property and polls for taxation, make out, by comparing his books with the returns made to the town ship assessor and by diligent Inquiry from other sources, a list of taxable polls and a description and valuation of all prop erty of every description not giv en In. Willi ihe names of the persons supposed to be liable for poll tax who failed to give themselves In. and shall charge all such persons double the tax with which they would otherwise be chargeable, unless satisfactory excuse therefor be presented to the board of aldermen on or before the first day of A ugust." CHANGES MADR The following changes were made In license taxes: Each Itinerant auctioneer per diem raised from VI to J10. Upon each and every billiard, pool, bagatelle table or table of like character hlch Is kept for rent or hire or for compensation directly or indirectly, per annum for each table raised from to $100, on motion of 1 S. Williams. Bootblscks each stand or bootblack, or seat, on the street, to be located by the chief of police, as before. $1 per month. or $10 per annum: stands on the inside which were previously taxed the same, are exempted from license tax. Every bottler by machinery or whole sale dealer or agent of coca -cola, pepsl cola. all or any other kind of soft drink for which a higher license tax Is not specified elsewhere per annum raised from JtO to $TS. Each person engaged in the business of bill posting and sign tacking per annum raised from $26 to $60. Upon each and every itinerant dealer In j or operating cane boards, knife racks, stricking machine, telescopes, lung test ers, chance games or similar devices, j not otherwise licensed raised froth $2.50 i to to a day. annum reduced from $3 to $10. On each carriage building or repair shop per annum raised from $10 to $15. On each circus or show under tent where general admission Is 25 cents or less and reserved seats not exceeding 16 retlt, tftx 0r tlS for each nerformance (instead of per diem as before), or $25 a day: on those whose general admission Is under 60 cents and reserved seats not in excess of a cents $50 each performance or PX a day; on those whose admission is over &o cents, $-J00 for each perform- ance or $W a day. In each instance the terms quoted first were last year for a whole day sideshows. io. The word "solely" is inserted In the clause exempting from the $S50 license !tx concerts "for charity purposes.' T! ' will not exempt those "under the 8 ' 'Pices' of this and that. raises and REDUCTIONS. In the matter of licenses for persons or eorfo rations constructing buildings, bridges, railroads,- streets, sidewalk, or any other class of buildings or Improve ment operations, a tax of $5 la provided for those whose business la not over $6.00 and $M for those whose gross receipts are not ln excess of $lo.oon. Heretofore an who did not attsAa above $35,00 bad to pay-lot -' ' ; - V i - -1- Th. mitnttJ Hmtaa tMM B dlsler In cotton, fermerty based oa the number of bales handled annually, waa swepx swwwr ana ens tax or. a requireq xrws - A graduated seal was established to the ease of etectrle light companies, pre viously taxed $30 without dlstlnction. tHnmMi vfuiu rmti rseeiDta are nuaM ai- mnnt must nav the S250: thoee ranking under thoee figure are taxed $150. TU nrlM for linenae for a fertiliser mixer or .manufacturer or compounder per annum Is raised from sdo to ijw. Klvinf lennles are taxed $10 a week as formerly with an alternative price of $2.60 a day and funis wheels are includ ed In this section. for fruit tree or nursery a rente the price Is reduced from $25 to $10 a year. On Mfh a nd everv fruit sta.nd wtthin one block of the public square the license tax shall be siod; on tnose wunin two blocks It shall be $36; on those more dis tant than that. $10. The first two of these are changes. Last year it was one price of $26 to all within two Mocks. rMtlra. in furs wens removed from those In hide and bones, In whose com pany last year they paid $26, ana are now taxed $10. - Rutcher shone All retail dealers In fish or green meats located or doing business within the following boundaries: Be ginning at the intersection of North Try on and Ninth street with W. Ninth street to the main ltne of the Southern Rail way; thence with the Southern Railway to the C. C. A A. road, and with the C C A A. road to Vance street: thence along Vance street to Caldwell street; thence along Caldwell street to East Ninth street; thence with Bast Ninth street to the beginning, per annum $o0 Each such dealer located or doing busi ness without said boundaries, per an num, tii. At this stage the board adjourned. WILL MEET IN CONCORD. Sunday School Convention of Mecklen burg and Cabarrus BapUttt AaKocla tlon to Meet With 8cond Ilaptlat Church, Concord, Iust of This Week. The Sunday school convention of the Mecklenburg and Cabarrus Associa tion will meet at 1 1 o'clock to-morrow morning with the Second Fiapllst church, of Concord, and continue In session through Sunday. The pro gramme, as prepared by the special committee. Is as follows: Introductory sermon. E. E Bomar Organisation "Htiould the Teacher be a Sunday Hchool Oraphaphone?" 8. N Watson and H C Herrlny p nv "why Should Children be Re quired to Do What Their Parents Do Not?" Roby (' Day and W P Camp bell "How 8h0tild the Teaohing Forces In Our Sunday flchqols be Distributed?" J K M. Davenport and rharles C Teague. "Should the Sunday School Live For Its Own Entertainment '" S. F nrad and K. W. Hogan "How Can We Keep Church Members From Hunday Hchool?" J. L. Kirk and $V. B. Housh. "Should the Church Elect the Sunday School Officers, and Why?" ( Jeneral W P H Mar M Dav- dlcu'on Preaching Saturday night by Camnbell Sunday 11 a. m Sermon by C tin. A Punday nTght, sermon by J en port. Southern Official iocs With Virginia A KoutrnvPHtern. Specl-O to Thfl Ohf.crvcr. Roanoke, Va.. May 2S. S. J. Mul vaney, trainmaster of the Atlanta di vision of the Southern Railway, has been appointed superintendent of the Virginia A Southwestern Railway. He will be located at Bristol, Tenn., and will assume his new position June 1. Fleeted Bishop Coadjutor of Virginia DIocphc. Leesburg, Va., May 26. Rev. Ar thur S. Lloyd, of New York, was this evening elected bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. He was elected on the first ballot taken at the 114th annual meeting of the diocese now In session here. Mr. Clarence M. Burns, Jr.. cashier of the Bank of Wadesboro. Is spend ing a few days in that city attend ing the meeting of the North Caro lina Bankers' Association. IN ALL THE WORLD OF PIANOS You will never find a piano just like the artistic Stlcff. There is an Individuality about the StlefT piano all its own. That beautiful singing, sonorous tone, wondrous volume and perfect action place it In a sphere above all comparison. Why should any one buy an inferior piano when they can buy the artistic Stieff or Shaw piano direct from Its maker? The price is within reach of the most economical buyer while the grade is beyond competi tion. Don't take chances of buying a cheap or medium grade piano. Write Stien. CHAS.M.SlFf Manufacturer of the Artistic Stieff, Shaw and Stieff Self-player Pianos. Southern Wareroom 5 West Trade St., CHAELOTTE, Ji C. C. H. W1XMOTH, Manage. ? FOR MAN "" r meant r WorW tranerj aunJdM crukkly and permanently reCerecL Galls, Bubed Wire Cut, Bnties And LameneM of Lirestock quickly bewled. Unfailing tmre for Caked odder and Sore teats in Cows. A -.1 . ) ifc--f "f4--tTTfalinT s sTsrasTleiitei-sriaiij -ITO MAltUrACTTJKZNa CO, 42fte Fif St. stKOOKLYML X.T. Will Cliange Name of Btu-weil A Dunn Retail Store. The nam of Burwell 4k Dunn Re- tall Store will in the next few days be changed to the John 8- Blake Drug Company to avoid consuming the former name with that of the wholesale house of the Burwell 4 Dunn Company. The owners of this business are the same as heretofore. Mr. J. 8. Blake, who has had 25 years' experience in the drug business, has been elected presi dent and will give thi business his personal oversight The same corps of expert pharmacists, Messrs. J. A. Hart, A. R. Reese, and W. H. Wearn, and assistant. Messrs. William J. Skinner and Thoma H. Allen, will continue to give the best service pos sible ln this popular drug store. Mr. Blake is one of the most capable and obliging drug men In the business and the retail business under his Im mediate and constant direction will continue to grow. "GET IT AT HAWXEY'S." Manicure Goods We have been sharply criti cised by some of our well meaning and prudent friends for the extravagance of our collection of manicure neces saries. We admit it's the best assortment In the South, but the way our sales have in creased In these, goods justifies our judgment. "Well," said 'a prominent woman recently, "I am glad there Is one store in this town where I can get what I want." That's the way we feel about it, and that's the reason we beg our friends to let their wants be known, so we can put In stock any favorite toilet article they may fancy. When once we have a call for an article, no matter what, or how difficult to obtain, our cus tomers have long since learned that ever afterward they can "Oet it at Hawley's" flawley's Pharmacy TBYON AND FIFTH 8TS. Phones IS and 260. Academy Advance Sale For Office Supplies Phone POUND & MOORE CO. The Office Outfitters, S06-07 S. Tryon St. 'Phone 40 J Are you in line for Spring undearwear? Here's a splendid as sortment in moderate and light weights. A big choice in materials, lengths and styles. Athletic, union and the old fashioned kind. Made to fit the long, short, fat, thin or med ium man. IHE TATf-BROP COSIPT , Furnishers, Hatters, Clothiers. 40 AND BEAST. sam rtr -m I - CHARLOTTE'S GROWTH TJX- EQ.CAJLED. Widely-Traveled Visitor Comments on Evident Cspaaaton end Develop. meat of Queen Cit jf Considers Ad- vaaoeraont Cntcrpaswd. "The citusen of Charlotte really do not realise In full the tremendous ad vancement which the Queen City ha made in the last five years," said Dr. A. G. Payne, president of the Andes' Laboratories, of Kentucky, yesterday afternoon to a representative of The Observer. Dr. Payne, who has traversed near ly every State of the entire South in the last six months, and who has late ly been In Columbia, Ashevtlle and Raleigh, was completely surprised at the expansion and development which has been made locally since his last visit here, about five years ago, and expressed himself at some length. Dr. payne, known throughout the United States as "Payne, The Great Advertiser," conlnulng, said: "The people of Charlotte who have witness ed the gradual up-bullding of the city are unable to realize how vast the movement has actually progressed. I Blocks of vacant lots near the centre of the city five years ago are now covered with modern structures. "Miles of newly-paved streets have been laid in that time and comparing Charlotte with other places of similar sise which I have visited lately I should say that It is not only the Queen City of the State, but of the en tire eastern section of the South. Charlotte has grown faster, more sol idly and in more modern ways than any other community which I have visited ln the past few months." Such an opinion, from an outsider, will enable Charlotte and its people to gain fresh grasp of this city's admir able advantages. Dr. Payne, accompanied by other members of his company, will make their headquarters at the Buford Ho tel while they are in this city. It's Almost Commencement The graduation gown are already occupying the minds of the fortunate young ladles, and their mothers. Perhaps we can help you solve the problem by cleaning or dyeing fabrics, trimmings or laces for you. White kid gloves and slip pers can also be freshened up by our process and made as good as new. Feather plumes and tips, rib bons, etc., for dainty, millinery, can be cleaned or dyed. Our service costs but little, and you may make It save you a large amount. ' Ask us about any work of this nature. Charlotte Steam Laundry Launderers, Dyers, Cle-aners, 219 South Tryon St. i Really Mr. Banker We are glad to welcome you to Charlotte. WHILE HERE we hope you will find time to drop in and let us show you the kind of Office Furniture you will certainly buy when next In the market. DERBY DESKS the standard American Desk. In stock In Mahogany and ln Oak. in all the new sanitary Pat terns low roll, medium and high roll. Also double and single flat tops. GLOBE-WERNICKE "ELASTIC" Filing Cabinets ln Wood and Steel. Also a great line of Chairs, Tables, etc. Office Furniture Department second floor annex. "Drop up." Stone & Barringer Co. J Office Outfitter. 800 ROLLS OF POULTRvlr From, IS IncliM ci. n... We wish to clear tn our .7L cn u , About SMv desea Handled w .t ' "uk. vrn vi" pr,c- - nght we -v.- W ueneru Hardware .elicited. Wcddington Hardware Comn Black's Transfer Company We are well eqnipped tf handle the Baggage Business. Office in Southern Passenger De pot open day and night. Thones 105 or 1919. We also give prompt at tention to all kinds of i. TT-..1-- T II WELCOME BANKERS You are cordially invited to stop in our du"ii ciaigcDL liit-ii s biore in me v aroiinas, a see our great exhibition of fine clothes and all wef ing apparel for men. We want you to stop in, whether von bur or i it will be a great pleasure to us to have you our store. We are on the same block with Selwyn ptop you are passing. 1:1 mmmi mm rfW. FOR SALE HERE- PAiSiGARDflfJ lh liutdiisoajl IMSURANfJ FIRE, LIFE, ACCbOENli OFFICE Me. aw CO MP9 Remember Mellon 's Clothes Fit. $15 '
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