Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-12
THE NEW LIQUOR RD0UhArIOnD.
Rules that sAe Co0uaaasso0ees Wtll Rohs
lew In IsUalng Liceosoo.

N0ses mat she Commissioners vii kSAs
lev In Isssing Liesssss.
The District Comm,sasoners yeyserday sfssr.
noon. after hearing the representative q the
0roeers' and Liquor Dealers Assocaataoo. as
stated In TIE star. finally adopted and promul-
gsteo sne regulations governing the nsusooe Of
liquor licenses
The Commissioners state In preamble that e
mas been determined by the Supreme court Of the
Distict OF Columbia that the authority % iasue or
feruse such licenses Is within the Discretion Of the
CommisaonerS and that thsy may determine BY
the regulations In advance IN what cases and In
what manner they VIII exercise suoh discretion.
ana tnat such regulations when Adopted shall
nave the full force and effect OF law. The new
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SSt5 streets lie rules pfoaiOt nesuses q pi:pss
voted during the year Of selling liquor 70 soldiers,
minors confirmed drunkards or Intoxicated per.
q sS.Se s ou si sss
ne MAJOR pooI os SsU e &c sRSSSS
Licenses win b refused to grooery and provision
stores And In all such cases the fact that such
ssSrs !, not completely separated irOu the plape
distinct entrance. wtn be sumcient ground for the
License wul not be granted where Il shall ap-
pear to the Commissioners that the place applied
FOR y In neighborhood occupied largely by
private residences, or where there are, In the
than the accommodation Of the public warrants,
and the COMMISSIONER reserve the right 70 limit
the , humber q saloons in any locality.
commissioners at the Intersection OF streets 70
such only OF the corners created by such inter-
81 r % sSae an .pp
SuSr ne has Ssn Sy
nd
cumulative evidence. Il suOk license Is again p e
Jecsed upon ssneasing the Applicant xin Be rs-
die new az sppScssion.s S0n 'u''o'f h'>nns' 70
WHAT Is THOUGHT or ruz sulsa
Mr.. n n. Shea, Q member OF the board Of trade
said to STAR reporter. "that he thought the new
regulations are entirely too severe, and would
force out OF business reputable saloon-keepers
who have been In business fpr icog time and who
school house has been efsos:d nssr tSsir piSoe.
they will be forced out or business he thought
as
happens to be something irregular In the drst ap-
Riieation. In respect 70 the G,2cery and retail
knew Of many such places which are kept In an
orderly manner and are not at all Objectionable"
A mem6er OF the Woman's Christian Temper
abe thought OF the new regulations, said she had
not read them and would not read them with
much interest because ene did not think they
S1Sos
She said that - the regaiasons had been enfosced
during the past year, they were practically OF no
were permiesed 70 sell without q LICENSE until
nearly the close Of the yeAr, when the oommls-
their deposits.
COMMISSIONER WEBB sArp To,DAY
that there was not much In the new rules not en-
bodied in the rules previously framed BY the Com.
missioners. new ana, he thought, important
rule was that providing that license will not be
granted TO person whb is reported ny the super
law or other liquor lava This, he thought, would
90 good deal TO help break up the sunday liquor
business The Commissioners will not wait
done, but act on report Of the super,ntsnaent Of
police. The rule also regarding the discretion the
Commissioners WIN use In granting license TO
neighborhoods are also new, and In other cases
Mr.. Webb says the rules have been made more
they had right to make such rules at ali. IL was
argued In the Manion case, In which the decision
referred TO In the preamble was made that the
vance, but would have to AXE each case as 1t was
Drought up and consider 1t. The court sustained
the right OF The Commissioners TO make and en-
force reasonable regulations
The LIE DrOit Park Fence Case.
HEARING RESUMED IN THE EQUITY COURT TODAY.
In the Equity Court, Judge Cox, this morning.
the hearing OF Boteer ct al, against Barber ct al,
k1uO 10 DtOit ram ICuCc CASEY was rbSuIueu,
Messrs. Birney and Btrney for complainants ami
Messrs. Worthington and Head, for the defend
ants. lie Droit Park had for years been fenced In
and on the north side OF the enclosure q number
Of persons have bult houses. In The early part OF
August, MI. Bane. agent OF Mr.. Thos. z. xagga-
man, with force OF men, attempted to dem0nsh
the fence at Linden street The complainant ted his
bill to restrain the defendants from re-erecting
the fence, but before the bond was nied and the
temporary order made effective the park people
improvtsed fence OF wire and boards su1ciept TO
prevent the passage OF vehicles. The temporary
order left the fence in its then condition and the
question now comes up on the motion OF de-
fendant's 70 dissolve the restraining order that
defendants may restore the fence TO its original
condition.
Mr.. Blrney, In the course OF his argument speak,
ing OF the L. Droit Park party, said "they had Or
gained themselves a.
WHITE CARS AND LYxcnHRo,
and had endorsed the action OF young men In o.
saulting inoffensive people ana preventing them
entering the park. We viii meet them"
Mr.. Worthington-"P1stol with pistol3"
Mr.. Birney-"If the court does not take action
lives will be lost The whole thing is an outrage,