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WILL H. PARRY,
Comptroller
J. M. E. ATKINSON
Tresurer
The City of Seattle
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE
Seattle, Washington
one single addition to the number of saloons and I do not believe that
we will lose a single saloon because of failure of the measure.
This bill has been before the Council since last August. At
the time it was introduced the statement was made that unless it was
speedily passed a large number of saloons, the licenses of which were
about to expire, would be forced to close because they would not be
able to pay the fee. The falsity and falacy of this argument is shown
by the fact that, although the fee has not been reduced new licenses
have been taken out and while five saloons have closed they have
not retired from business on account of the refusal or failure of the
Council to reduce the license. Several saloon men have called on this
department with a tender of $500 for their licenses, making the state-
ment that they could not possibly raise the other $100, but when told
that they must pay the full fee, $600, or close their places at once
they have promptly produced the other $100, which they evidently had
provided for that probable contingency. It is natural that the licensee
should try to get his license upon the most favorable terms possible,
but I find that a majority make no complaint whatever concerning the
present fee, while some even sugget and increase to $800 or $I000.
There is another feature which should not be entirely over- | 991806_Page_075
WILL H. PARRY,
Comptroller
J. M. E. ATKINSON
Tresurer
The City of Seattle
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE
Seattle, Washington
one single addition to the number of saloons and I do not believe that
we will lose a single saloon because of failure of the measure.
This bill has been before the Council since last August. At
the time it was introduced the statement was made that unless it was
speedily passed a large number of saloons, the licenses of which were
about to expire, would be forced to close because they would not be
able to pay the fee. The falsity and falacy of this argument is shown
by the fact that, although the fee has not been reduced new licenses
have been taken out and while five saloons have closed they have
not retired from business on account of the refusal or failure of the
Council to reduce the license. Several saloon men have called on this
department with a tender of $500 for their licenses, making the state-
ment that they could not possibly raise the other $100, but when told
that they must pay the full fee, $600, or close their places at once
they have promptly produced the other $100, which they evidently had
provided for that probable contingency. It is natural that the licensee
should try to get his license upon the most favorable terms possible,
but I find that a majority make no complaint whatever concerning the
present fee, while some even sugget and increase to $800 or $I000.
There is another feature which should not be entirely over- |
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