Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-07
LIQUOR MEN VEXED.
The Bush Decision Leaves Them in
q Dilemma.
DR.. Busey Makes Suggestions About the
Location OF the Contagious Disease Hos
pital-A Protest From Northeast Wash
ington-Strects to be Resurfaced.

ington-Strects to be Resurfaced.
The liquor men. while flushed with their vic
tory over the District in the Bush case, find
themselves today in a dilemma, and do
not know which way to turn. When
tie Commissioners issued their order
directing all liquor dealers to file
| their applications under the new law a number
of them complied. Owing to the strenuous
efforts Of the temperance advocates in a large
majority Of these cases the requisite
number Of signatures is difficult to OBJ
tain. Now, if they surrender their new appli-
cations and continue under the old licenses, it
| will be necessary for them at the beginning OF
the next license year to obtain the signatures
once again. whereas. if they continue
under the new law they would not have
to get the signatures to their applications
| for the next license year. This is an impor-
tant question to the liquor men, and the fact
that they have not made application for the
return Of their money shows conclusively
that they are giving this subject careful con-
sideration. As one of them put IT today.
it would be far better to forfeit the S26773 paid
in the new applications than to run
| the risk Of not being able to get the
signatures next year. OF course there a
number of places on prominent thoroughfares
| that will have no difficulty in getting
| signatures. but, on the other hand, there are a
great number Of places that each year obtain
the signatures Of the residents and property
| owners only after q severe struggle and
the. expenditure Of considerable money.
| Then, again, another difficulty stares
| them in the face. Under the old law they were
| required to take oath they had not paid any
| money for the signers. while under the new law
| no mention is made Of this. and INSCRIPTIONS
neighbors, residents and property owners.
whose signatures needed, will, il is claimed.
| take advantage of the omission in the law and
make the liquor people pay well for their
| signatures.
The Commissioners have not as yet received
| a copy of the opinion delivered by the Court of
Appeals yesterday and have taken no action, as
| yet, regarding the refunding of money paid on
the new applications, although 1t is expected
| that all the money will be paid back within q
| week.
STREETS TO BE sEsURFAcED.
There are in the District of Columbia q larg
| number OF streets that need resurfacing.
After the first day of July the engineer depart
melt will commence work upon them under
| the appropriation of el50.000 for the
| repair and resurfacing of streets Capt.
| Fiebeger this afternoon completed the list of
the streets that will be resurfaced, and the fol-
lowing is the list showing approximately the
order OF their improvement
| Massachusetts avenue northwest from 4th to
| 9TH
| Massachusetts avenue northwest at intersec-
| ton of 4th street.
Dupont circle.
Vermont avenue northwest from K street 200
| feet north.
Pennsylvania avenue. north side, from WASH
ington circle to 26th street.
New York avenue northwest from 14th street
| to 18th
lst street east from north to A south.
1lth street west from G to New York avenue.
18th street west from G to Massachusetts, ave-
nue..
14th street, west side, from II to Thomas cir
Gle.
18th street west from to New York avenue.
18th street west from Dupont Circle to Q.
18th street west from r to I.
10th street west from to L.
Goth street west from NJ to n.
20ih street west from New Hampshire avenue
to Connecticut avenue
22d street west from G. to PENNSYLVANIA ave.
street northeast from LIST to ID
street northwest from 18th to l4th
street northwest from 10th to l7th.
street northwest from 26th TO Rock creek
n street northwest from Connecticut avenue
! to 2lst.
o street northwest from 4th to 7th.
street northwest from Sd to 5th
street northwest from l4th to 18th.
| 9th street northwest from D TO T.
9th street northwest from n to p
street northeast (s.s.) from North Capitol
! to lst
Madison street northwest from 18th to 10th.
5th street west from II to New York avenue
18th street west from Il to New York avenue.
street northwest from 10th to Connecticut
| avenue.
7th street and Louisiana avenue northwest,
intersection.
10Th street from Pennsylvania avenue to d
, street.
18th street northwest from X TOP.
Pennsylvania ayenue sOuth side from, 10Th
| street to 18th.
SUGGESTIONS ABOUT THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASE
HOSPITAL.
DIR. S. C. Busey in response to numerous re-
quests today submitted to the Commissioners
the following letter upon the subject OF the
location of the contagious disease hospital.
Preliminary to the selection Of site. adop-
ion of plans and construction of the build
ings. the Commissioners should determine the
forms of diseases to be admitted. Presumably
| the three most prevalent and dangerous
orms.diphtheria. scarlet fever and measles
would be named. typhoid fever and venereal
diseases can be as well and perhaps better
| cared for in other hospitals. Mumps,
chicken po1 and whooping cough are rarely
| serious and are comparatively so free from
danger AS to not need hospital Accommodation
Cholera. typhus and relapsing fevers are such
infrequent visitors to this locality the latter
never having invaded this city. and cholera not
since 1882. it would seem entirely unnecessary
| to consider them in connection with
this hospital Smallpox is provided for.
The diseases usually classed as contagious
diseases. with the exception Of smallpox are
| far more prevalent among children under ten
| years of age. Therefore it must follow that
| all institutions established for the care
! and maintenance or for hospital
| management and treatment of children under
| ten years of age, TO which the immune and sus-
| ceptible are alike admitted. must always be
| liable to invasion when such diseases are
prevalent in surrounding adjacent commun-
tiles. Such institutions are not, however more
| often or necessarily the original focus for
dissemination than a focus invaded by dissemi-
nation from other foci in adjacence, prox-
| unity. or by conveyance. either direct by per-
sonal intercourse, or indirect by infection of
| the atmosphere In fact, every private res
| idence in every town and city in which are
domiciled one more susceptible persons.
especially children under ten years of age, be-
| comes during the prevalence of these maladies
| focus inviting invasion. and when invaded a
| focus disseminating the contagion.
1t is also well established that places. build-
| ings and institutions where numbers of well
but susceptible children daily or weekly con-
| gregate, coming as they usually do from
Localities and many private residences
| OF the same city, may constitute
foci for the dissemination of contagious dis
eases OF far greater frequency and wider preva-
lence than the hospitals where only the victims