Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-03
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.


| 1t will be recalled that the excise boart
was recently appealed to to grant licens'
to man in remote part Of the city. TIL,
place sought to be licensed was not only
within 400 feet of school house. and 6
place OF religious worship, but there were
several protests against the same. The ad
joining property was purchased, and in
stead or small bar room, a hotel was con
structed. and the applicant again applied
for license. His attorneys, while &C
knowledging the fact that as bar room the
place was not entitled to license, being
within 400 feet of public school and house
OF religious worship but as a hotel was en-.
Titled under the provision Of section OF
ths new license law to license. This pro-
vision reads:
Provided, That any established hotel O,
tavern having twenty chambers for lodging
guests snail always have the right to obtain
TOT itself license for a barroom on com.
plying with the provisions Of this act, and
the petition in such case must be made by
the owner or lessee OF such hotel or tavern
Nhen the case was called before the ex-
else board Commissioner Ross opposed it
on the grounds that the law specifically
referred to established hotels. and in the
present case the hotel was not nor had ii
Deen established. Upon his motion the case
was referred to the attorney for the Dis
tr1ct, with instructions to render an opinion
as 70 tne construction to be put upon the
Woro established used in connection with
the WORDS Motel or tavern in section S of
the new liquor law.
yesterday Mr.. Thomas sent his opin-
ION 10 the commissioners. in which he held
that the word established" as used in the
new law, was not intended to be confined
70 such hotels or taverns as were in exist
ence or established at the date of the pass
ase OF the new liquor law. Such a con-
| struction, he says, would be too narrow,
ana would place hotels or taverns estab-
iished after the passage of the act on a
d1Herent footing from those established be-
hat
INTENDED to make such a discrimination
No One at the Hearing.
The Commissioners yesterday expected
to give public hearing to those per-
sons interested in the construction of
the Norfolk and Western railroad within
the city limits An advertisement had been
inserted in all the daily papers calling at
tentlon to this hearing, but at 1:3O o'clock
the time set, no one had appeared and the
matter went over Indefinitely. Unless the
commissioners are requested to reopen the
matter tney Will send their report upon the
piii TO Congress without giving a further
public hearing.
Take the Oath.
school Trustees Cornish. Hazen and Wit
mer appeared at the Commissioners office
Yesterday. and Secretary Tindall admin
istered the oath of office to them as
trustees of the public schools of the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
The Transfer Station,
The Commissioners have written a letter
70 President Dunlop Of the Washington
ana Georgetown Railroad Company re-
questing him to furnish them with the
final plans for the transfer station at 18th
and @ streets. The officials OF the Treas
ury Department have given their consent
to the establishment OF a transfer station
on the west side of the street opposite G
street, but desire to have the architect of
the treasury pass upon the plans before
they are finally approved.
Capt. Derby Returns.
Capt. George Nee. Derby, the engineer
officer in charge of the water, light and
sewer department has returned to his
desk after a short vacation.
Building Permits.
The following building permits have been
issued: Thomas Burke, one brick dwell
ing at $40 18th street northwest, 5000;
Stephen Gatti. three brick dwellings and
store at 45l, 453 and ass X street northwest
1900; James Fl. Richards, one brick stable
in rear of Ills New Jersey avenue southeast,
1900; Alice Lee, one frame at Good Hope
Hill road, 5000; Mrs. G.. w. James, one
brick at 1928 10th street northwest, 1000.