Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-19
Dt.,rsc, ..or.r,m.n, Affairs.


communication from the building committee
Of the school trustees, inciosing a note from
superintendent J. o. Wilson in relation 10 the
lhaoequate ventilation facilities In the new
scneoi building now being erected on z street
and suggesting that lt be remedied While it can
ee done without much trouble and expense.
THE LIQUOR LICENSE BOARD
met TO Gay and received two new applications
They approved applications of 4. d. Wright
August Doeher, Bernard Bereus. Rudolph
BliefuS, Frederick At1el and CaSSlmer Myers
The application OF Thomas Jones No. 1895 llth
street southeast, was dlsapproged on the report
OF the police.
THE NUCIEUs OF A GENERAL HOSPITAL
The District commissioners this morning re-
ceiN ed note from Thomas J. Durant. esq. en-
closing copy OF joint resolution authorizing
the Board or Trustees or the National soldiers
and Sailors Home TO transfer all the property
real. personal and mixed OF that home 20 the
Commissioners or the District. 10 b. by them
and their successors In Office held In trust for
the purpose or establishing aud maintaining I'm
the District Of Columbia general hospital for
both seAes, without distinction or origin, said
Sailors ana Sol1iers' home having fully sub
served the purposes for witch II was originated,
and there being now no orphans or solfiers and
sailors, &C. &c, and authorizing board OF
managers OF the hospital. TO consist OF twelve
persons one-half 10 Oe pracItciug PHYSICIANS,
and the other half residents not belonging TO the
medical faculty.. %c Tue Commissioners ac-
knowledged the receipt OF the note aLd resolu-
tions, and expressed their entire satisfaction
With the plan proposed
THE IIoCoR DEALERS PROTECTIVE ASsocIA-
TON met yesterday afternoon. Frank Hume,
president In the chair. Mr.. Nuhlneisea. OF the
advisory board, reported thar the D 5ard had
waited upon the District Commissioners and
mace Il full statement The cha'r said the IL
cenSe board was not acting IN a fair and Impair
tial manner. tat WAS InruSiIg needless dif-
nculttes IN the way of appli. in,s FOR license.
The commissioners had assured TIE advisory
board that they Ea1 no intention 10 stretch the
law contrary 20 its intent. bat wished TO do
lull justice. They desired that the grleV-
anceS or the association be put iu writing, and
prepared letter setting forth the grievances.
In reply TO question, the president said that
the advisory board had determined, where
member Las complied with the law and mas
gotten the requisite number OF signatures OF
residents and property holders this association
shall see that those men have their rights. Jap
plauSe Mr.. Bartholomew, on Pennsylvania
avenue, between LIST aud II streets, said be had
not the requisite humber OF sgnerS. The chair.
''If you are short or signers We VIII a!i YOU TO
get them, but we can only stand up for those
who have complied with the law Mr.. Bartho-
iemew said that he Went 10 man. asked him
TO Slgn and that he offered 10 'gn for Sioa. Ten
dollars were offered him. but he refused 70 sign
Tor less than $lv0. Mr.. B. thought that where
such men refused lt should be counted as IL
they had signed. Applause MIR. Scott urged
that some steps be taken 10 prevent Nc. Emery
from usurping the whole power OF the Wash
fngton Market Company aud using it
against the granting or license. Mr.. l.. b.
Abner said that licenses had been re
fused because The application Was not signed by
men who had been dead ten years The books
OF the District had not been posted for years,
and property was listed IN the names or dead
men. The chair showed a list OF forty names
given by the license board TO an applicant as
those whose signatures would be required be-
fore he could obtain a license. Ten or twelve
were dead and some OF the Others had ceased
business in that neighooIhood several years
ago. The attention OF the commissioners would
be called 10 such cases.