The Mayor's War on 'Vice' at the Pavilion

To the House of Delegates, City of Seattle: Gentlemen: I herewith return, without my approval, house of delegates bill No. 100, entitled, 'An ordinance granting retail licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors to William Sutherland, Patrick Heulin and Howard A. Pritchard.' My objection to this ordinance is upon that part of the name which grants to Patrick Heulin a license to sell intoxicating liquors for one year at the Laurel Shade summer resort near the Madison street pavilion and park in this city. This would be out of the liquor license district, and in my judgment it is very unwise to license the carrying on of any trade or business in that vicinity which will tend to bring the park into disrepute as a place of resort. It is a fact that the people of Seattle are in sore straits for parks and this, though small, is yet one of the principal places for resort for our citizens with their wives and children for recreation and rest. To introduce the sale of intoxicating liquors therein will bring with it all the other accompanying vices and thereby tend and eventually will deprive many of our good citizens from frequenting the same. Therefore, for the above reasons, together with the fact that it is out of the liquor license district, I disapprove the same.