Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-26
The Market Company Upon the
Liquor License Question.

Washington Market Co., Directors Meeting
January q, 1ss1.-A special meeting of tn
board OF directors was held this day, 4 O'Clock
p. No., pursuant to due notice, at the Office O.
the company. Present: the president, Mr.. NJ
q: Emery, and Messrs. Chandler, Ella, Clark
Adjourn, SmOOt, Varnell, Smith, Curr1den anG
Whitney.
Mr.. Emery, chairman, explained the object O
the meeting as one OF much personal Interest
to himself, inaSmuch as his action as president
OF the board, In signing remonstrance ad
dressed to the Commissioners Of the District
against granting licenses to sell liquors by re
tail on Ith and 9th streets. opposite the market
buildings. had been much criticised. petition
signed by large number of the dealers in the
market was presented, asking that the protest
of the president be withdrawn.
attorney for Mrs. Elizabeth Gerhold asking az
approval OF her petition for license TO sell
liquor was read and placed on file.
A hearing was given TO committee In the
interest or the liquor dealers. consisting OF
Messrs. j. L. Barbour, Z. E. White Peter f,
Bacon and Frank Hume, and their counsel
MesSrS. H1ne and Thomas who formally re.
quested the withdrawal OF the protest named.
Mr.. w. E. Chandler thereupOn moved the
following vote: ''TOted to ratify ana approve
the action OF the president of the company In
signing communication to the District Com
missioner directing to the granting OF licenses
the market buildings, without the consent OF
the market company, and that no such consent
be given without vote OF the directors at q
meeting called TO consider that special object,
which shall be mentioned In the notice calling
the meeting"
Col S. S. Smoot offered the following suosti-
tute for Mr.. Chambers motion: "Voted that
the president OF the market company be re-
quested and directed to withdraw the protest
filed with the District Commissioners, and tn at
the president be authorized to give his consent
tiOnS"
The Meeting then adjourned to Tuesday, JAN
uaTy 18th, at pm.
Tuesday, January 25th, 16s1.-At the ad-
THIS day at pm. pursuant to due notice
present. the President, Mr.. Emery and MeSSrS
Chandler. Ella. Clark, Smoot KilbOurn. Varnell
Smith, Currlden and Whitney, the following
read:
Whereas through the protest OF the Wash
1ngton Market Co., the saloons ON 1th aud 9Ln
streets facing the market house, have been
closed. and whereas the liquor interest is now
n aking efforts 10 have said protest withfraVn
therefore b. 1t ReSOlred, that the pastors union
representing the several denominations or the
Guy, thousands OF whose members do bnstne -
at the market house, request the company II
a1heTe &c It's protest. and protect said members
from the disorders and annoyance inevitable %
the presence OF such saloons
Col Smoot amended the motion made by him
at the meeting OF the board on the q st inst. so
that 1t read as follows ''ResotUed, That the
president of the market company be requested
and directed to withdraw the protest filed with
the District commissioners" and this suosti-
tute was adopted as an amendment by vote
OF to q, Messrs. Clark, Smoot, Kilbourn,
Varnell and Whitney in the Affirmative, and
Messrs- Chandler, Ella, Smith and Curr1den In
the negative. the president not voting. The
board then voted on the final adoption OF Mr.
Smoot's resolution as follows: 10 4-Messrs
Clark. Smoot, Kilbourn, varnen and Whitney
voting aye, and Messrs Chandler, Ella, Smith
and Curriden voting no, the president not Vot-
Ing, aid the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Chandler offered the following: "Re-
solred, That the District Commissioners be re-
guested In behalf OF the company to grant no
liquor licenses to dealers on eth and 9th streets
opposite the market buildings except after a
strict compliance with all the conditions OF the
law requiring the permission of real estate
oWners." Messrs. Chandler, Ella Smith and
Cur1iden voted aye, and Messrs. Clark, Smoot,
K1lbourn, Varnell and Whitney voted nay, aad
the resolution was lost. On motion OF Mr.. Cur
riden: ResO'red, That the officers OF the Wash
1ngton Market company are hereby instructed
TO refuse their signatures giving their consent
to any liquor license being granted until au-
thoriZed TO do so by the board OF directors.
Messrs. Chandler. Ella, Smith. Curriden Clark.
kflbourn aid Whitney voting aye, and Messrs,
Smoot and Varnell voting no.