Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-31
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
LIQUOR LICENSES.

The Commissioners have almost finished with
the liquor business and before another week
goes by there will be great many applicants
happy with approved applications and large
number disgruntled over reflections. For some
weeks the Commissioners have been moving
very quietly in the matter, and they have used
the utmost secrecy in acting upon APP
plieations for liquor licenses, intending to
make their action public as soon as
they had finished with the whole
question. Attorneys for liquor men have not
been allowed to look at an application, but will
be given hearing as soon as the whole matter
II settled The names of these attorneys have
been collected and they will be notified when
the Commissioners are ready to give them a
hearing, There will be but two reflections this
year on each application. The second adverse
action will be considered as a final rejection
and the case will not be taken up again.
TO EXTEND t STREET.
There was an important hearing in the
board room yesterday on the extension of T
street. II will be remembered that in the our
rent appropriation bill there appears an item
Of 5000 to pay for the condemnation Of land
taken for opening streets. As street was one
sion the Commissioners decided 70 expend the
entire appropriation upon this street. Accord
ingly jury was summoned and they awarded
damages to the extent of about 5000. As this
greatly exceeded the appropriation and APP
peared to the Commissioners being Excess
sive they ordered a new jury, who after care
fully examining the land to be taken and
wrighing the benefits pro and con, increased
the damages about $3.50 So that the Commis-
sioners, as heretofore stated in The STAR, de-
cided to abandon the opening Of 7 street this
year. The hearing this morning was given
to Messrs. E. Kurtz johnson, A. s. Worth
ington, George Truesdell and Joseph Paul.
Mr.. Worthington spoke Of the necessity of
opening this street, characterizing it as one of
the most important thoroughfares in the Dis
trict. He said he thought that the Commits
sioners should go before Congress and ask for
an additional sum to meet the award of the
second jury, which he considered final. The
other gentlemen also spoke i'll favor Of the
opening Of this street. The Commissioners
promised to give the matter due consideration
at their next board session.
IN BEHALF OF MAJ ANDERSON.
Yesterday a delegation composed Of Grand
Army men, among whom were noticed Gen. s.
s. Burdette, ex-Commande- Gibson, Gen. NJ. NJ.
Bayne. A. F. Dinsmore James NJ. Pipes, A. II.
Vandeusen. H. W. Happy, II. W. Sanford and
n. ID. Adams, called upon Commissioner Ross
to urge the appointment Of Maj. NJ. T. Ander-
son for the position Of collector of taxes. Gen.
Burdette was the spokesman for the party and
after he had referred to the army record of
Maj. Anderson and the political backing he
had Commissioner Ross promised to give the
matter due consideration. 80 '---
MUST PAY THE INTEREST.
Assistant Attorney s. T. Thomas, in an
opinion today in the case of Mr.. B. ". Keyser,
who recently requested permission to settle
without interest some taxes which were levied
since 1877, holds that the request must be
denied, as authority to settle at rate less than
10 per cent must proceed from Congress-
MISCELLANEOUS.
A catch basin has been ordered at tho south
east corner Of Spruce and Linden streets, LIE
Droit PARK.
A catch basin will shortly be erected at the
intersection OF the main alleys in square $50.
One has been ordered in the alley in square
$40.
A new sidewalk will be laid on both sides Of
High street under the compulsory permit sys-
tenn.
The defective sewer on the north side Of G
street northwest between LIST and North Capitol
streets has been placed upon the schedule for
improvement during the current fiscal year.
sewer has been ordered to replace the in
avenue between 18th and 18th streets north
west.
Two additional gas lamps have been ordered
to be erected on Sd street between G and H
streets northeast.
The public hydrants on the southeast corner
OF I'D and l. streets southeast and on the south
west corner Of Sd and N streets southwest hav-
ing worn out and past remedy. have been Or
dered removed and new,ones substituted
The road known as Providence and Milwau-
kee street in Brookland, leading from the rail-
road station east to the Queens Chapel road, 10
to be improved by the District.