The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-15
The EVENING POST.
LIQUOR LICENSE REPORTS.
Major Moore Iniorses u Large Number
OF Applications.

inc dppuCublOUs lOf DufrOum hCcHoco
were filed earlier this year than ever
before. This action is doubtless due TO
the Increasing opposition against the
liquor business, besides the almost unI
limited power conceded by the courts
TO the Commissioners in ia matter of
granting or refusing liquor licenses.
great many saloon keepers hoped that
by getting their cases before the Com
missioners with favorable police re-
port, before the anti-saoon warfare be-
gins in earnest, they would be stealing
a march on their less vigilant neighbors.
If the Commissioners decide 60 eXer-
else their discretion In reducing tine
number of saloons in noghborhoods where
they are very numerous there will be
many an application refused. Commits
sioncr Webb stated TO q Post reporter
that he is inclined TO reduce them where
they are too thick, but the board will
have to determine what action will be
taken in this matter
There are about hundred apiilica-
lions which have been reported on by
the police, and which now await the
stamp of approval or rejection by tho
Commissioners. In reporting on every
application, care is taken to state the
numDtf OIL OJucf DhrfOOhS III the saine
vicinity.
Accompanying Patrick II. Shochy's
application for license TO keep bar
room at 2030 Seventh street is a pro-
test signed by w, w. Patton, president of
Howard University. n number of others
in the university and residents on and
near Seventh street road and Brightwood,
calling the Commissioners attention to
the decision in Manions case. and aslI-
ing that not more than two saloons be
licensed IN the neighborhood of Sheehy's.
Maj Moore's report states that there are
now nine other saloons besides Shechy's
In this neiA hborhood Attention is also
called 60 the pool rooms. or turf eN-
changes that are doing business there,
and the Commissioners are requested TO
decide whether one or, ut the most,
two saloons, will not sufficiently accom-
modate the public"
The applications of Ernest @. u. Rup-
pert, 1920 Pennsylvania avenue; Henry
Hoderman. / 743 Pennsylvania avenue;
w. Dietz, 716 Pennsylvania avenue;
August Douglass, ! 708 Pennsylvania
avenue; Henry F. McGrann, ! 704 Penn,
sylvania avenue; are each Endorsed
Five other saloons in this neighbOr-
hood" Similar reports are made on the
applications of Peter Mnttern, 191 2 Sew
enth street; Henry Koch, 1SlS Seventh
street. and b. A. Naucls, 1928 Seventh
street. Alice Kelly's saloon, situated at
332 b street southwest is reported as
being within 400 feet of u public school.
On the application of A. Harry Middle
ton, 21S Ninth street, Lieut.. Amiss re-
ports that there are three saloons in this
square. He also reports that there are
three saloons on Sixth street, between O
and ID streets. where Henry Reiter de
sires to continue the liquor business,
Other reports are as follows James Ray,
1908 ID street, three other saloons i'm the
same ne1ghborhood Charles @. Killian,
336 Il street southwest, three other sa-
looms, and suspected of selling on Sun
day; James Richardson, 219 Twelfth
street. four other saloons: l.. G. Milo
N1ch, 131 IL street, seven other saloons |:
Henry Young, 81 Thirteen-and-a-half
street one other saloon; w. i. Beuchert
SCI Pennsylvania avenue southeast. not
enough signers; Frederick Hugle, Bill
Seventh street, one other saloon; Frank
Brown, $50 Pennsylvania avenue. twelve
other saloons and has been fined for per-
Knitting gambling in his house: T. A.
gallagher, Linden avenue, county, one
other saloon;' Charles Conner, 40 II
street northeast. four other saloons B..
enough signers; E. Healy. 400 Thirteen-
and-a-half street, one other saloon p.
Dugan, 1888 nj street. one other saloon I;
D.; H. d III. A. Lang, 3206 M street; Corn
eHus opatz, 20 II street northeast. four
other saloons; John Madigan, Anacostia :
Thomas Sullivan. 10 II street northeast,
TOUR other saloons, suspected of doing
business on Sunday: Simon Guggen.
heimer. 3o5 Foilr-and-a-half street;
ou! Johnson one sove Sther srod saloon
other saloons; A. Leimbach, 33 II street
northeast, four other saloons j. A.
Bryan, 720 Eighth street southeast sus-
pected of selling on Sunday; +. NJ
Hermann, $40 Eighth street southeast,
one other saloon; ]. w. Miller, 73i
Eighth stree, street southeast, three other sa.
looms; William Honeday, 1888 M street,
not enough signers; A. r. Kahlert 74l
Eighth street southeast, three other sa.
looms; j. III. De Atley, I222 Pennsyl.
vania avenue, eleven other saloons; L.
Meinkeim, 1112 ID street, one other sa.
loon; j; Curtin. 1858 M street, three
other saloons, and fined for Sunday bar
Samuel Banks, fremont House, favor.
able report; "A. Meinlclng 507 O street
one other saloon; Michel King, 215 Vir.
GINA avenue, one other saloon; G.. w
Bauer, l14S Seventh street; B. M
Bryan, 121 Pennsylvania avenue, foul
other saloons; James White, 1226 Penn
sylvania avenue, four other saloons, ant
recommendation of Lieut.. Amiss that NJ
u license be granted the applicant; G
Prem, 115 Four-and-a-half street. favor
able report; III. A. Streitberger, 1921
Eighth street, seven other saloons; A
Supplee,- 612 Louisiana avenue, foul
sylvania avenue southeast, not enough
signers; j. T, Hoffman, 400 Ninth street
southeast, favorable report; John Glib
bons, $500 M street. not enough signers
F. j. Nolte, II Eighth street southeast
three other saloons; ii. Edel. 7Os-71
e street, two other saloons, convicted
once for selling on Sunday and a $500
license should be paid for selling liquo
in the audiences at variety shows Cath
crime Hudson, Asa N. street southwest
measurement as to distance from schoo
house suggested; Charles Kramer, do.
Patrick Lynch, $50 Virginia avenue
southwest, three other saloons; Charlie
Mades, 400 Pennsylvania avenue, twclv
other saloons j. ID. Manson, 533 1
street southwest, good report ]. ID
Sullivan, POI Massachusetts avenue
suspected of selling on Sunday; NJ. F
CoXen, 721 Eighth street southeast, thrc
other saloons; A. Neuland, COG Louisiana
avenue, four other saloons; II. Wagner
210 Ninth street, four other saloons j
F. Hamlin, $40 Sixth street, two othe
saloons Schwing IL Clarke, 627 Seventh
street, three other saloons; j. Hoermann
1908 Pennsylvania avenue, two othe
saloons.
GONE OFF IN A HURRY,