The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-06
wAsHINGTON's FOUR HUNDRED.
The Triumvirs Reject Many Applica
tiOns for Liquor Licenses.

The Triumvirs Reject Many Applica-
tions for Liquor Licenses.
The Commissioners have commenced
their annual crusade against the saloons
In the cndeavor to reduce the number to
Mr.. Douglass select 400. Forseveral days
past Commissioner Douglass has wrcstlcd
with applications from those who dis
pensed inspiring beverages during the past
year; has gone over the reports of the
police in order tn help him in deciding
who shall be numbered with the elect, and
has prepared list of those whom he
thinks should be allowed to sell and those
in which his opinion is exactly the re-
verse. The following is a list of the APP
proved in the First Precinct:
Retail-Adolph Laupp, 800 Fourteenth
street; Lewis Newmeycr, 300 Ninth street.
Henry Bernheimer, 922 Pennsylvania
avenue; George w. Harvey, 1916 Pennsyl-
vania avenue; James L. Wormley, 40
Fifteenth street, and John Ii. Middleton
2l2 Ninth street.
Wholesale-Frank Hume & Co., No. S07
Market Space; James Tharp, Sls f street
John Scott, ZIG Ninth street; Samuel Bien,
iO6 Ninth street; Frank II, and Frank NJ.
Finley, l206 ID street; Albert Il, IIender-
shott, 1928 + street; George Il. Kennedy \
Son, 1909 Il street; n. w. Burchell, 1926 +
street; Giles q. {. Simms, southeast corner
Fourteenth street and New York avenue
Matthew Goddard, 1901 III street; Albert
Il. Acker and IL. w. Kinner, l420 Penn
sylyania avenue; William S, Thompson,
703 Fifteenth street
But the list of the rejected is much
larger, and those who, in Commits
sioner Douglass opinion, should be re-
fused permission to carry ON their busi-
ness number some of the best known
houses in the city and some of the most
reputable likewise. Here is Il list of the
rejected ones:
Alexander Gibbs, 207 Twelfth street;
William HeSsler l0l7 r. street. Charles o,
Brill, 937 ID street; James l.. Herman,
northeast corner of Eleventh and { streets;
Alexander A. liail, 1901 Il street; William
f. Ryan, il5Twclfth street; Lorcn2 Stetlle,
ll09 Il street; Edward Kennedy, $40 Thir-
teenth street; Esau l.. Johnson, 40 Thir-
teenth street. William IL, Wright, sol
Thirteenth street; Edward u, Wyatt, 100
Thirteenth street; Thomas II. Marshall,
1923 i street; Hugh }, Fcgan, 329 Eighth
street; Franz Nichaus, 1920 ID street;
Francis Hall, 023 Eleventh street August
W. Noak, president of the Shoemaker
Company, 1881 /, street; William Baier,
3lS Fourteenth street; Theophile Feter,
72i Fifteenth street; Ernest lie Mour, 80
Eighth street; Edward Kolb, Sll T. street,
and Patrick Ii, Brosnan, 52l Ninth street.
w nat the Othef TWO COMMISSIONERS VIII
do about the license question is an open
one. Commissioner Ross is outspokcn in
favor of renewing the licenses of all those
who have had q clean record during the
| past year. while Commissioner Robert,
although not so favoUbly inclined is
nevertheless opposed TO the Limitation Of
| the number Of saloons either in regard to
| the city as whole or a square still they
| will hardly set asidcauy decision lie makes
| without serious consideration,
Yesterday commissioners Robert and
| Ross got to work ON the applications
| passed upon by Commissioner Douglass
| With the following result
ReicCted-fur bars and sample rooms:
| John II. De Alley, 1222 Pennsylvania
avenue; Esau l.. Johnson, 40 Thirteenth
| street; Joseph Cato, 500 r. street; Henry
Wassaman, $40 Eleventh street; Robert G..
| Hoffman, iil2 New York avenue; Her
man Ilollander 425 Twelfth street; vii
liam A. Epley $40 Tenth street; Wilfrad
| T. Guindon, 02l ID street; Dennis Crowley,
MS ID street; Margarctha A. Endres, 1921
j. street; Louis Ginelin, 1910 n street;
| Michael #. Greene, 302 Fourteenth street;
! William Hammersley, HOS c street.