Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-18
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
LIQUOR LICENSES GRANTED.

LIQUOR LICENSES GRANTED.
Retail liquor licenses have been granted to
Peter F. Clos, 800 Pennsylvania avenue, and
James Tharp, s12 F street northwest. Ellen
Sullivan, 400 street northeast. has been de-
MED a Wholesale license, and Walter E. Hughes,
803 14th street northwest, has been denied q re-
tail license.
SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS ASKED.
The attorney for the District has been re;
quested to state why no contest is made in be-
half of the District in the certiorari cases in.
volving special assessments, and whether there
Is any prospect of the District being successful
in any Of them.
TO PUT UP NEW POLES.
The Western Union TelGraph Company has
been granted permission to rebuild with new
poles tine existing pole line of the company
from the west side Of Rock creek at Street
bridge via Water, Sad and streets to the
Aqueduct bridge; provided no new wires be
strung, and that the work be done at the risk
and expense Of the company.
TO CLEAN PAVED ALLEYS.
The proposal of James Frswley to sprinkle,
sweep and clean the paved alleyways in the cit
les Of Washington and Georgetown at SO cents
per 1000 square yards for one year from July 1,
1892, has been accepted, and all bids for clean
ing unpaved alleys have been rejected.
FAVORABLE ACTION RECOMMENDED.
The Commissioners have recommended favor
able action upon H. r. bill 9O65, 'To prevent
fraudulent divorces in the District of Column
bia:' H. R. bill 9O66. "Relating to acknowledge
ment of instruments affecting real estate within
the District Of Columbia and H. h. bill 9O06,
''To authorize the establishment of an academy
and gallery of art in the District Of Columbia. "
DISTRICT DELEGATE.
Herman J. Schulties has been appointed a
delegate from the District to the nineteenth
national conference Of charities and correction
to be held at Denver, Col.
TO LAY GAS MAINS.
The Washington Gas Light Company has
been granted permission to lay gas mains on
the following streets: Elm between 4th and 5th
northwest, 9Th between Elm and Spruce north
west, LIST between r and Quincy northeast,
Quincy between LIST and I'd northeast, 18th be-
tween G and H northeast. South Capitol be-
tween and o southwest, Q between 22d and
23d northwest, O between 18th and 18th north
east, l. between 9Th and It'll northeast and Sd
between F and G northeast.
REPORT WANTED.
The following letter, addressed to the Com
missioners by Mr.. J. Mattingly, concerning
schemes like that of the Arlington Corpora
tive Brokerage Company, was yesterday re-
ferred to the superintendent of police for q
report: What spectacle to contemplate when
officials like Swin6ells. Raft and Carter I'M
blushingly admit their partnership in a thor
oughly wel-known swindling game, such as has
been conducted by the Arlington Cooperative
Company. There are scores of similar con-
Germs in the city. and half dozen may be
found within stones throw of 7th and F
streets northwest. Such concerns are worse
than lottery or policy because each subscriber
becomes partner to the intended crime, as
every intelligent man knows that somebody
must be robbed. The policemen can, if they
will, tell you heap about the poor women who
have focked about the recently exposed "den"
on street and have been robbed Of their last
dollar, while Humphrey was spending his ILL
gotten gains in riotous living.
BUILDING PERMITS.
The following building permits were issued
yesterday: Henry L. Mann. four three-story and
cellar brick dwellings,, 275 N and 1887 Sd
street northwest; $4,000. John F. Dries, one
two-story brick dwelling, 1921 street north
east: 81, 500. A. Corbin, one two-story frame
dwelling. 314 18th street southeast; 800. F.
H. Duehay. twenty-three two-story and cellar
brick dwellings,, 1200-42 G and 709-11 18th
street northeast; $4,000
MISCELLANEOUS.
Inquisitions in lunacy have been requested in
Baldwin, alleged lunatics.
The superintendent of the Government In
sane Asylum has been requested to admit Moses
johnson, Elizabeth Speadie and Maria jenkins,
declared to be insane.