Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-03
District Government Affairs.

THE LICENSE BOARD
received about 30 liquor license applications
yesterday. protest was entered yesterday
Dy The ofncerS and managers OF the "Age1 Wild
OwS' Home" OF Georgetown. against the licensed
oarrooms In that neighborhaod, and In partic-
uiar the bars opposite the home on High street.
n0m the corner OF Bridge TO Gay streets Rev.
w. j. Mckinney, pastor Hamlue NJ. E. church.
protests against the granting OF license TO
the place known as Forest hall, or Forest City
nall, On 18th street, between Q and streets
ard 10 other places In The netghborhood OF
i Eels Bottom. A gentleman living on High
street, Georgetown, writes to the Com
m1ssloners 10 say that he Is informed
mat his name appears on the application of
J3hn stanton, No 81 high street; that: II true,
II Is forgery, as be has lot only not signed IT,
cut has not been asked to do so; on the con
lIary. he protests with all his soul against the
granting of this license for the reason that Mr.
Stanton's saloon Is frequently open arter IL
O'Clock at night, and his customers are very
noisy, and disturb the rest or his Ohe writer'Sl
family; that his family cannot use any port ion
OF the pavement at the front door except to
pass In and out, on account OF the constant as.
stmDlage there or men OF all cOlor5 who fire.
quent THIS place, &c, &C. Last evening the
application OF Edward Amer was taken up. ana
ne commissioners were requested TO furnish
tne BOARD with an opinion as 10 the LEGAL right
OF The Postmaster General In tue matter OF
making protest and the effect of such a pro-
test The applications or the proprietors of
MeIckers and MacMahon's restaurants, on
Ioth Street, opposite the Treasury, which are
not slgnt d oy Secretary Sherman or the SUPER
1ntendent OF the Treasury, were laid over until
the opinion Is received.
KEsIGNATIoN OF SCHOOL TRUSTEE soMERvuLg
yesterday afternoon Mr.. Thomas Somerviile
OF Inc Scno0l board, sent IN his resignation as
trustee from the third school district Com
missioner Dent expressed his regret. and said
ne ola lot IKE 10 accept it. The main reason OF
MI. Somery1lle for such action is the sacrifice of
h1S time In attending TO the duties of trustee.
ana consequent suffering of his business ar
IaDgtmentS. MI. SOmeryllle, tt appears was
ulspleased with the position In which he ia
placed as chairman of the building Committed
one OF his duties is to approve ali requisitions
LOT materials used In repairs OF school buildings
the rsGu1sttions being made by the board OF
trustees emSelFeS, and sometimes BIZ the
inspector OF buildings. For some reason which
OCeS DOT appear, the school board have not
approved the bills thus created by the redutst-
tions. and merchants and dealers who nave
furnished materials have been kept out Of their
pay Tor weeks. This position Mr.. Someryile
did not relish, and as there appeared to exist
disposition by few to put obstacles IN the way
OF harmonious action between the trustees and
District commissioners, he did not wish to be
the cats-paw. The Commissioners this norntno
expressed themselves averse to accepting Mr.
S 30 aa III resignation. and say it must not
and they hope to retain him.
MORE GAS LAMPS
Lieut.. Greene yesterday afternoon directed
that gas street lamps be erected as follows: on
Ii ST., between ~ and 7th SIS. Sw.; On ID ST.
between New Jersey ave. and I'd st. Sc. aud
each on VI St, between New Hampshire ave.
ard 18th; on Boundary ST., between 18th and
<VbA Stl.y oILQ Ou l4lu ST., DClW ten anu u SIS.
LOUIS GACHET, French caterer, Will open
the Restaurant de Paris, 1924 Pa. ave- this
"wednesday evening. His friends and the
public are respectfully invited.
on TOP OF THE MONUMENTAL meeting of
the Washir gtOn Monument Society was held
yesterday afternoon on top Of the monument,
now 1S4 feet In height-fourteen feet higher
tran it was when the work was recommended
Three courses Of marble and backing were
taken on at the start and replaced with new,
making altogether twenty feet OF new work.
There were present at the meeting Mr.. W. W.
Corcoran, Mr.. Edward Clark, DIR. j. NJ. Toner,
DIR. D. b. Clark, Gen. William Mckee Dunn
Mr.. ROratfo King, Col. James G.. Benet Admit
raj RoweIl, Mr.. David Watterson and Dr. John
r. Blake. Col. Casey, engineer in charge ex-
planned 10 the members what had been done,
and what was proposed to be done. resoiu-
tlon was adopted expressive OF qualification of
me progress made thus far, and complmenting
COL casey, Capt. Davis and Mr.. Mclaughlin.
tee oyerseer. 1t expressed also thanks to Con-
gresS for the appropriations under which the
recent work has been done, and confidence that
sympathtZfng with the patriotic sentiments OF
the people or the whole country, Congress will
make All appropriations necessary to insure the
early completion OF the monument. Col Casey
expressed hopes OF being able TO have the shaft
200 feet high before he viii have TO close on ac-
count OF cold weather