Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-29
DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
Some Correspondence ia Regard to
the Case of Bush.
BAKER
At Fault in Regard to the Supposed Dere-
LECTION of the Police in Regard to the
Case-Street Pavement Awards - Other
Matters of Interest.

The following correspondence between Rep.
Bush case was submitted to the Commissioners
this afternoon:
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U. s.,
WASHINGTON, DC, May "a. 1893.
Col. Vim. G. Moore. Superintendent OF the Police.
Sir: For several months Mr.. Henry Bush has
| been selling beer to be drank on the premises
| at No. 924 9th street northwest. The fact must
| be well known to all the officers ON that beat.
| My agents, Pitney 4 Bradford of No. 1905
street northwest, leased tho premises to Mr.
| Bush upon his representation that the place
was to be used al Office for the receipt Of
orders and for storage pending delivery of
| their beer. Upon no other understanding
could he have secured the lease. Through
| deception he entered on the premises
| and being there he has carried on his
business in violation of the police regulations.
Judgment has been entered for the premises,
| but Mr.. Bush has taken an appeal, though his
| lease has expired and he had no defense. and l
presume is still violating your regulations ut
| the place mentioned
do not understand why your regulations
| have not been enforced in this case and sug-
| gest that now IL a good time for you to show
| that there Is some power vested in you. 1t
seems that heretofore the benefit of every
| doubt has been given the party supposed
to be the violator OF the law. Would it not be
well to cicse such places aS once and let them
| show their right to open rather than to permit
| them to keep open until you or the Commits
| sioners, through the courts, have demonstrated
| the power and authority Of the government to
enforce its own laws
Those mon are always willing to delay and to
| fight for delay when by 30 doing they are per-
| Initted to continue In their violations of the
police regulations. ] advise that you put them
in the position which, if they have any doubt
| as to the true intent Of the statute. will lead
| them TO urge rather than delay action.
In other words, if their right to sell liquor is
| not clear their places should be closed until
their right to cell Is established. demand
that this be done with Mr.. Bush at No. 924 9th
street northwest Very respoctfuly,
HENRY II. BAKER.
MAI. MooRE's REPLY.
Hon. Henry NJ. Baker, House of Representa-
tives. Washington, d. c.:
Sir referring to your communication Of the
oath instant in which you intimate that there
has been great IaSity and inactivity on the part
of the police in enforcing the regulations gov
erninS the sale OF liquors in the case of one
Henry Bush. have to state that your informa-
ton. is in fault in this, that the licensing
and sale Of intoxicating liquors in the
District OF Columbia 10 governed en-
tirely by laws made by Congress and not by
regulations promulgated by the Commission
ers; also that the police, in the instance cited
by you, have been moro than diligent in the
exercising OF their authority and enforcement
OF that law, to the end that if violated by the
person to whom You refer he might suffer the
penalties imposed and forced to a discontinue
ance OF the traffic.
The police have not been informed as 10 the
purposes or from whom Henry Bush rented
premises 92i 9th stree. northwest beyond what
was visible to them in the performance of their
duty. bat from tho records of the police de-
partment 1t appears that they have been zeal
Gus and visilant in their endeavors to suppress
him under numerous charges of viola
ton of the law. Mr.. Henry Bush was
fined $50 and appealed the case for selling
liquor on Sunday; he was fined SIS, which he
paid. upon the charge of profanity: for threats
the distric. attorney nolie prosecuted his case;
and a second time the court dismissed the case
when he was charged with selling liquor on
Sunday; be was fixed IS, which he paid,
for second offenee of profanity;
charged with assault and battery, the case was
nol!o prosecuted by the district attorney; for
conducting an unlicensed bar under the exist
ing law, the enforcement Of which has been
untitled 10 some extent by reason Of the ques-
lions which have arson In puttirs. i. into exc
cution. his case is now awaiting final decision
from the Court OF Appeals, and upon this de-
cision depends the legality of the last act of
Congress for the present license year.
l inclose you herewith extracts from the press
concerning the bush case. with the assurance
that when the decision of the court and the
action of the Commissioners of the District
authorize this department to suppress viola
tons under the new act, if the party COM
planned of comes within its scope, the same
will be rigidly enforced. Respectfully,
W. G. MOORE,
Maj. and Supt Metropolitan Police.
STREET PAVING AWARDS.
The following is the official award by streets
Of the contracts for paving:
To the Barber Asphalt PavingCo. OF northwest,
from 22d to Virginia avenue, upon a cobble-
stone base; q northwest. from 10th to 14th,
upon a six-inch concrete base; 10th northeast,
from G to Maryland avenue, upon a four inch
concrete base; 5th southeast, from C to E. upon
four-inch concrete base; Sth southeast,
from North Carolina avenue to Pennsylvania
avenue. upon a four-inch concrete base; Road
street (Georgetown), from 32d to 35th, upon
four-inch concrete base; New York avenue,
from eth to 10th, removing parking and repair
ing.
In this award the Commissioners reserve the
right TO increase decrease the amount Of
work should the appropriation for 1894 warrant
or necessi:ate any change.
To Thos. II. Thomas-E southeast, from 18th
to 18th, upon Finch concrete base; S, north
west. from New Hampshire avenue TO goth, upon
6-inch concrete base; s northwest, from 7th
to Florida avenue, upon a 6-inch base; North
Capital. from New York avenue to o, upon a
6-inch base; N. from North Capitol to Cd east,
upon six-inch base; 18th northwest. from u
to Dunbarton. upon cobble base: Sth south
east, from East Capitol to North Carolina
avenue. upon four-inch concrete base.
To Washington Asphalt Tile and Block Com
pany-A southeast, from It'll to North Carolina
avenue; I'd northeast, from c to F.
LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS.
Applications for bar room licenses have been
received from the following persons: August
Bohn. 140O Maryland avenue northeast; Robert
r. Brown. 237l 10Th street northwest; VIM. T.
Crump. S2S 18th street northwest; Bernard Con-
roy. 227 Virginia avenue southwest; Patrick J.
Drury, 1928 d street northwest; Daniel A.
Duffy, 4G1 X street northwest; John G. Fidler,
east side TIN street near Blair road Robert
Hebsacker. 1880 7th street northwest: Sophia
Lurig, 1880 street northwest: John W. Miller.
7Sl sth street southeast; John I. ODay, 300
10Th street northwest; Eugene Sweeney, 900
Maryland avenue southwest; VIM. II. Wheian,
902 Golden street southwest.
ANOTHER BATCH OF PROTESTS.
Another batch of protests against the location
of the Hospital for Contagious Diseases in East
Washington was received by the Commissioners
this morning. and the Commissioners are urged
to appoint a day for hearing upon the subject.
George j. johnson says, in a letter received
today. that ne hopes the Commissioners will
not locate the hospital in square 1112, as he is
the owner OF q lot in the Immediate neighbor-
hood and his property would suffer thereby.
Mr.. L. II. Fowler enters his strongest protest
against the location OF the hospital, and SAYS
it would be, expressing it mildly, an outrage to
n raDidly growing section to place the hOspital