Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-13

Does the excise board succeed 10 the pov0s
OF the Commissioners IN the matter of transfers
Of liquor licenses2
This is the question raised by Excise
Clerk Williams today. who says in letter
to the Commissioners: For the guidance
Of this Office have the honor to request that
You will inform me whether, under the present
status Of the liquor law, license issued under
the act prior to that Of March 8 may
be transferred. and also to inquire whether
such persons who have already filed apph-
cations under the act of March 8, and are will
ing to allow them to remain for the action
Of the excise board land the licenses thereon
are issued for the balance of the present
year,, will be required to again obtain the sig
natures of acquiescent property owners, upon
their filing application for the next fiscal year
beginning November i, 1898"
PAVING CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Contracts were awarded by the Commission
today as follows: To II. J.. Mclaughlin, for
having cement sidewalks. class ID, at 81. 73IS per
square yard to the Washington Asphalt. Block
and Tile Company, for laying asphalt tile side
walks at 81 so per square yard.
BuuDrSG PERMITS.
Building permits were issued today as fol-
6ssl5 street southeast, q, 200: Garfield Me-
mortal Hospital. one brick administration (for
hospital pnrposcs). Florida avenue and 10th
street, $50 600: r. e. aud II. p. Cook. three
brick dwellings. ZIP. ia and 7l6 4th street
southeast, $500; James q. Madison. one brick
dwelling, ll27 Esd street northwest, Sc, 900.
PUMP ABANDONED.
The public pump on 10th street between A
and ID northeast has been ordered removed and
~ - a.
drinking Purposes
AGAINST THE BELLS.
The Commissioners are in receipt of a letter
from one Of the residents in the neighborhood
Of the intersection Of 1stb street and street
protesting against the changing Of the bells OF
the Washington and Georgetown railroad which
is represented as uncomfortable. IL is suggested
that the company furnish fagman at this
point and give the nervous people . chance to
sleep and rest.
VIOLATING REGULATIONS.
The Commissioners have been notified that
the Georgetown Gasligbt Company is violating
the plumbing regulations BIZ repairing cuts in
block pavemeuts with their own workmen
without any guarantee TO the District thatssbe
work is well done. The regulations provide
that where cuts are made IN sheet pavements
the repairs must be made by the contractor
doing similar work for the District and where
pairs be made by the superintendent of streets-
TELEPHONE COMPLAINT.
Mr.. S. NJ. Bryan, president of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company. has COM
planned TO the Commissioners of the action OF
the District employees in cutting the compsny's
cable and not reporting the same 10 the Office.
He saws the negligence on the part of the work
men was inexcusable. first, for the reason that
the exact location Of all the conduits is laid
down on map in the engineer department.
and the asphalt which surrounds the conduit
is almost as hard az the surface of a concrete
pavement. He asks that an investigation of
the matter be held with view of putting the
cost Of the damage where il belongs.
PLUMBING REGULATION.
Secretary Carlisle has requested the Commis-
sioners to furnish the supervising architect OF
the treasury with copy Of the plumbing regu-
lations IN force in the District.
ANOTHER PROTEST.
George S. Cooper writes to the Commissioners
today requesting hearing before the Commits
sioners to finally decide upon the old naval
observatory grounds a site for the contagious
hospital He SAWS he IL the owner OF between
$4,000 and $50. 900 worth of property which
he believes viii be greatly injured ii the hospital
is located on the proposed site