Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-30

order that all collections made On account OF
assessments for condemnations OF alleys SHAH
be delivered to the treasurer and assessor OF the
District OF Columbia, who viii make special
deposits OF the same in the treasury OF the
United States, as In cases heretofore specially
Yesterday Mr.. J. F. Cook, the Collector OF
Taxes, fled In the recorder Of deeds Office list
OF the real estate sold for taxes under act OF
CcnyreSs approved June 81, 1879. The number
ef lots. sold was eighty.four, and the price
brought, s2.17s.19.
A letter from Mr.. ]. t. K. Plant, former COM
mander OF the Corcoran Zouaves a military Or
ganhation OF this city, was received by the Dis
Irict commissioners inquiring what disposition
he should make OF the arms (r1hes) used by that
company. The commissioners replied, direct
Ing Capt. Plant to turn them over to the Dis
tr1ct property clerk, Mr.. Clark, who will return
them to the u. s. arsenal to the credit OF the
District against whom they are charged.
The District Commissioners issued an order
that the south side OF street between 7th
and 9Th streets northwest, is hereby assigned
OF butchers and dealers in the Washington
market, and the country market wagons
nay stand free OF charge against the curb on
tween the wings Of said building
The Commissioners have received postal
card addressed to REV. hon. ID. c. Commits
our $780, but you would have US 10 go on our
knees and beg you for license. Nov you can
go 10 nell and send your instruction out as
cdm lamp documents TO catch temperance
tSigned.] ANTLHYPoCRIT."
Commissioner Caswell, OF the Washington
Asylum, having large number of able bodied
free boarders. has concluded to organize gang
for healthy exercise and will. on Monday next,
put from twenty-five to fifty uen to work
lnacadamizing H street northeast rom LIST to
18th streets.
Mr.. W. o. Roome chief OF bureau Of special
assessments, has completed the following reyl-
sions: 18th street east, from Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to Georgia avenue; 23d street west, from
virginia avenue to Potomac river: 30 street
easf, from X street north to Boundary; Ohio
avenue, from 18th street west to 18th street
west.
DRAWBACK CERTIFICATES
The District Commissioners issued an order
yesterday that in those cases in which drawback
Certificates have been received for the holder of
a lien certificate In payment OF the assessment
]or Which the lien was issued and cancelled by
erfor the collector OF taxes Is directed to receive
The said lien certificates In payment of such
assessments and general taxes as are by law
payable In the drawback certificates 50 erro-
neously cancelled, and to note upon the lien
certificates SO received the number and the
amounts OF the draw back received for them and
erroneously cancelled, and deliver The same to
the treasurer and assessor OF the District OF
Columbia TO Oe cancelled.
THE LICENSE BOARD
met last night and examined thirty application
1Or Incense. or this number but four applicants
were found to have compiled with the law and
these were granted licenses, as follows: Schwing
q Clarke, corner OF Ith and q SITS. NV; John
Carr1gan. $50 st. sw. Philip Meredith, 321'
18TH st. NV, and w. a. Widening 3s7 Penn
syiVanla ave. NV. communication was re-
celVed from the cOmmandant of the navy yard
protesting against the granting of any licenses
ON Sth street, between Pennsylvania avenue
ana l. the r navy yard .o gate An application Of
was under consideration. The application of
John Brown, North Capitol between and
BOUNDARY streets was approved, and license
nled against the issuing OF licenses to j. c.
Benkert, 623 Pennsylvania avenue southeast;
w. E. Ruckert, 61S Pennsylvania avenue south
cast; Go: hochler corner Pennsylvania avenue
Gil PennSy lvania avenue southeast
The applications for liquor licenses filed for
consideration by the license board to-day up 10
1 O'Clock numbered about forty. The board
met at that hour, and proceeded to examine
them as TO regularity, sc. Another meeting
will lie held at O'Clock this evening and daily
hereafter at that hour. In order to keep up the
work.
PROTESTS AGAINST LICENSES.
1t was stated In THE STAR few days since
that the District commissioners would consider
and respect protests by respectable persons
against the issuing Of liquor licenses, when
sucn protests were backed up by good and
bad record OF the applicant or past bad charac-
ter OF the house; whether il had violated the
Sabbath law by keeping open On Sunday or
alter ~ O'Clock at night; whether disorderly or
drunken men are permitted to congregate, to
the annoyance of the neighbors; selling liquor to
minors; or that such restaurant was not needed
or desired at the placed named in the
application. Thus far a large portion of the
protests filed show nothing except the mere
words II protest against the issuing or reiSSu-
amount to nothing and will not o be Rdpe
either by the license board or the Commission
erS. All interested against the locating or con-
tinuing place for the sale of liquor In their
neighborhOod. must state the reasons, and II
they are OF such nature as to warrant the
commissioners to withhold the license, they
Will DO SO. II there are more licenses issued than
III a mil
Will be the fault of the law, and the tenn oerance
workers and advocates, will best find Their rem
edy in procuring amendments to the present
laws governing the sale of liquor In the Dis
trfct. some OF the temperance people complain
OF the loose administration OF the law In the
prosecution Of liquor cases. The Commissioners
state that this can only be remodel by new
enactments, or explanatory clauses to existing
laws. as to what shall be evidence. They state
that the courts so conStrue to law, respecting
the sufhctency OF evidence that 1t is almost iIn-
possible to convict person for selling without
license or violating other regulations in connec-
ton with the business of retailing liquors.
To-day, Mr.. John d. DefreeS, the public prin-
ter, sent TO the commissioners a strong protest
against the issuance or renewal OF liquor
licenses In The neighborhood OF the Govern.
ment Printing Office.
TIE LIVERY STATEMENTS PETITION
Mention was made In Thursdays STAR to
petition filed before the Commissioners on be-
nall OF the livery stable men, who claim exemp-
I.on from payment of personal tax ON property
license TAX. The principal features of this peti-
ZION are. The received rule of construction
OF al statutes, In order to arrive at the intent
vi tne legislator Is to conStrue with the reDeal-
lug statute all other preceding statutes relating
70 the same subject matter. That during the
ehtlre existence OF the late corporation OF WASH
lngton, oy express enactment OF laws all the
personal property used by llyeryrnen. excIu-
svely In their business and subjected to licenses
was decreed 10 be exempt from the general tax
against personal property That this property
mas never since been held subject to fine gene
RAJ personal taxes levied by the late legislative
assembly or by Congress, because the licenses
nave been continued. 2. That double taxation
Is unequal and abhorrent to the law. That the
Il g1SlatorS in passing the act of March 81 1877.
the present tax law OF the District had this
In view, because this act, In order 10
justly subject the property Of dealers In
merchandise to the general-perSOnal tax, ex-
pressly repealed the existing license taxes
then existing against this numerous class Of
citizens. That the property of the petitioners
is already subject to the following taxes First.
The tax upon land and the Improvements upon
the land Second. The license tax upon stables,
part OF the improvements Third. The license
tax upon Carriages. omnibusses and other We
h1cleS and upon the horses drawing the same
when In use. Fourth. II the act or March Sd
is 10 re construed as levying an additional tax,
then it n a eS fourth tax, clearly levied in re-
SECT 10 their business, for all the above pro-
pei t., real and personal, is required by them in
The prosecution OF their lawful business, That