Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-25
LOCAL LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
The Beginning Of the New License Year
Near at Hand.


REGULATIONS WHICH WILL GOVERN THE FILING
OF APPLICATIONS ron SALES OF rxroxIcANTs
BY WHOLESALE AND RETArL--A COMPARATIVE
STATEMENT.
Twenty-six days moro and the applications
for bar-room licenses for the ensuing year will
have to be fled with the District authorities
No new regulations will be made this year by
the Commissioners. The present regulations
require the applicant for license to sell liquor
to file his application with tho assessor at least
ten days before the LIST Of November, the begin
ming OF the license year.
FORM OF APPLICATION,
The applicant Is further required to file Pc
ttion "setting forth the name and residence Of
the applicant, the place where such license is
desired, the name of the owner of the premi-
ses; that the place to be licensed il necessary
for the accommodation OF the public; tina. the
applicant is the only person pecuniarily inter-
estered in the business asked to be licensed
and whether the applicant has had a license
during the preceding license year, or any part
OF it. which for any cause has been suspended
or revoked. That neither the applicant nor
any person for him, has given or promised to
any Of tho signers OF the written permission re-
CURED by the third paragraph hereof. any re-
ward or compensation of any kind or value for
such signature, and that the applicant is now
and intends to be for the next year an actual
resident of the District of Columbia This De-
tition shall be subscribed and sworn to by the
petitioner"
Tho second paragraph requires the approval
OF applications before the opening OF new
places.
RESIDENTS WHOSE CONSENT MUST OBTAINED.
The next paragraph is that requiring the
written assent Of ''the majority OF the residents
keeping house on the side Of the square where
it is desired to locate such business and on the
side OF the square opposite the same. and il a
corner house such signers will be required in
all cases OH both streets. (The term residents
Keeping house docs not include boarders,
persons renting rooms, or tenants renting
hats). All signatures to such applications must
be made IN ink, and agents signing must name
their principals. The fact of such ownership
of real estate and Of the required residence
shall be certified by the assessor of the District
OF Columbia, and the genuineness Of the sigma
lures Of both properly owners and residents
shall DO ascertained and certified by the lieu.
tenant of the police precinct which embraces
such proposed location"
WHERE LICENSES WILL NOT BE GRANTED.
The regulations then mention the classes Of
persons and places to which licenses will not be
granted, which includes all places within 400
feet OF a school house, disorderly houses,
places kept by persons convicted Of violations
OF the liquor laws, grocery and provision
stores tor retail license), &c. Objections made
against persons or places will not be consid-
cred unless the name Of the person complain
ing appears. Anonymous communication will
be consigned to the waste basket.
Paragraph of the regulations reads: Iii
censes to sell intoxicating liquors by retail in
that portion OF the District OF Columbia out
side OF the cities of Washington aud George
town will not be granted to any person whose
place OF business is within 1000 feet Of another
place licensed for the same business. excepting
In cases where four-fifths OF the heads Of fami-
lies residing in said portion of said District
within ono mile of the premises for which such
license Is asked shall petition therefor"
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
1t 10 thought that the number of bar-room
licenses issued for the coming license year will
equal, il not exceed. those issued last year,
when the Commissioners made a sweeping re-
duction in the number of saloons The reduc-
ton is shown by comparison OF the figures
For the year 1887 SO the Commissioners acted
upon 1887 applications for licenses, wholesale
and retail. while during the succeeding year,
1889 30, they acted upon 2.371 applications.
During the first year mentioned applications
were acted upon as follows: Whole
sale. s92 approved and 63 rejected; retail.
], 77 approved and 2l5 rejected. During the
year 1sS9-9O up TO August l, 702 retail licenses
were approved and liz rejected, and AGO whole
sale were approved and 100 rejected, showing
a decrease Of LOIS retail aud Az wholesale
liquor dealers.
In order to have their applications filed in
accordance with the provisions OF the regula-
tions the liquor men will have to display con-
siderable activity, as many thousand signatures
have to be obtained.