Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-16
SALOONS IN THE COUNTY.
The Residents Outside the City Limit
Determined 30 Reduce the Number.

SALOONS IN IhE COUNTY.
The Residents Outside the City Limits
Determined 30 Reduce the Number.
ANOTHER MEETING LAST NTGHT-A FORM OF
PETITION ADOPTED AND A COMMITTEES AP-
PoISISp TO TAKE THE MATTER IN HAND
LETTER FROM Mr.. WARNER
There was another meeting of property
owners in the county at the Whitney Avenue
mission last night TO consider the best means
OF reducing the large number Of bar rooms on
7th street road and its neighborhood Maj. b.
7. Ristenhous6, treasurer Of tho Soldiers Home,
presided, and Mr.. W. A. Galley acted as secre-
tary.
Mr.. J. B. Johnson, after reading the eighth
section Of tbs new regulations governing the
sale of intoxicating liquor. in the count y, pre-
ssnted
TIE FOLLOWING PETITION
for approval Of the meeting before being pre-
sented for signatures:
10 tho honorable Commissioners Of the
Distract Of Columbia: We, whose names are
hereto annexed, respectfully represent that
We are residents keeping house in that portion
OF the District OF Columbia outside the cities
of Georgetown and Washington known as the
house at the places indicated below, and that
our places Of residence are all within one mile
OF any OF the saloons on Brightwood avenue
between Boundary street and the south line Of
the Schuetzen park, and any and all So
looms east or west of Brightwood avenue
between Sherman avenue on the west and
the line Of Sd street extended on the east, and
wish to be personally and individually con-
sidered and counted az against licensing any
and all PERSONS who may apply for license to
Nil NSirh he INIT nar
so far As We have right to be counted under
the eighth section of the set of regulations
adopted by your honorable board on or about
September IS, 1888"
Mr.. Johnson said that if he could get one
fifth OF the residents signatures they could
knock out large majority Of the existing sa-
looms.
The petition was adopted and Mr. johnson
offered
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS:
That so copies of this petition be printed
for circulation for signatures, and that a COM
mittee OF three living south of--s street and
three north of the same be appointed, who shall
plan for a thorough canvass of the district In
which each resides. and who shall have author
ity to appoint subcommittee to canvass sub
districts.
That the two committees shall meet and as
one committee of six present the petition TO the
Commissioners in the name OF the signers as
THE RESOLUTIONS DISCUSSED.
Major Rittenhouse thought that the northern
boundary line should be extended as far north
as Rock Creek road, so as to include saloons
around that point.
Mr.. johnson said that the boundaries could
be changed as suits the committees
Major Rittenhouse inquired how the commit
tees would be appointed and DIR. johnson re-
Piled: by common consent"
NJ Inlr 5atI he = L..
better 10 leave the whole matter to a commit
tee OF five, with power TO select the committees
bat DIR. Galley took different view OF the
matter and said he thought the committee
scOuld be chosen AZ the present meeting. and
that she naming OF the committee by the chair
would lend greater weight. for il they were
challenged they could say that they Were ap-
pointed at a mass meeting OF the citizens. lie
thought ~ would be good thing II one of the
menb - OF the meeting would call occasion
ally ~ she Commissioners office and see the
applications o. h1UoT men and take COPY of
tbs names signed thereto, and see II they were
genuine. He thought
rEEI8 LADY FRIENDS OF THE W TU
would do their utmost to help them. bliss
Louise Chase. who was present. said: Mrs.
O'Br.cn Il the lady in charge of petition work
for the W.C.T.U. and she would be a very good
one TO DO this work. I have no idea but that
she would do her Utmost. am sure nv society
would DO their best. for. a. far as l am con-
eeEned, am deeply interested in this work"
The resolutions were adopted and
TIE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE
was appointed: J. Il. Johnson, T. b. Barnum.
Rev Mr.. Mott, Maj Williams, Maj. Rittenhouse.
i. f.. joy, John Caumack. John H. WiBeber-
ger. ". A. Galley and d. f. Wiseman.
DIR. ". 4 Gar!ey offered resolution that
the soldiers and sailors department Of the ".
Gu. be requested 20 cooperate with them in
their work. He also read
LETTER FRoa III. r. H. WARNER,
who wrote: Il an heartily ia favor o. .he steps
you taking and would be glad TO be present
but TOR the reason that fear ,he efforts Of
Others would be shorn of their strength by nv
cooperation. Ia other words. IL participate
IN the meeting, aS ! surely would do II were
on hand. those on the other side would saw that
was instrumental in having il called and that
1t did not really represent the sentiments of the
people so much as nv desires to see accom-
plIshed the end you have IN view | have in
terested myself on other occasions not only in
this direction but in others looking TO the re-
strlction o! the worst features OF the traffic,
which AZ best is. IN the opinion of large num-
Der OF our citizens, demoraIizing and injuri-
Gus to the best Interests OF the community
My efforts recently have been to place this
matter before the pubic. not with any refer
ence to any sumptuary laws but purely as one
detrimental to the material prosperity of the
people. IL seems 10 me this standpoint is one
from which the subject ough. to be considered
by every fair-minded man. outside of the moral
and religious features involved. Those who
say that municipal governments have no right
TO regulate the sumptuary preferences of their
citizens cannot surely deny the duty of the
executive in removing from any locality nui-
sances which prevent the growth and Develop
meat OF great cities like the national CAPITAL"
The meeting adjourned TO meet the 22d of
October in the same place at 1880 pm
The Union Veteran Corps.
To the Editor OF THE EVENING STAR:
WASHINGTON, October Is.