Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-17
DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
Against Granting a Liquor License
Near Stanton Square.
Mr.. DUMoNT QUOTES LAW
And Shows That the Commissioners Have
Power to Refuse the Application-Assess
ment Insurance Companies Defined by
the Attorney-Other Interesting Items.


ihe loiowlng letter was received by the
Commissioners today from Mr.. Neil Dumont,
formerly assistant ATTORNEY for the District.
and who IN ,hot o.,,..;.,, IA .<.,,;so..,,,.
ne-;ar.o 3. \. ,,.-",.' -,1N
- nanoiins liquor cases;
touching tne licensing OF saloon at corner
OF Maryland avenue and 9Th street northeast
Si'uin sVo ieet OF the new Presbyterian Church.
:. across from the place TO be licensed,
t ~os eee.i INA. from ,he opinion OF the at
IA a. ~, ae ptslriSt ua' because the saloon
au .ne sur. ol .he church IN point OF time OF
olnsla IA .l n". nence your olscreuon was
l;oansa ""~ 'A"' W" iiiuS' grant tne saioon
TIE.
,;cansa a. es leasons LOT reiusal OF tnat
49, - .o noie ,"I' 'nat cnu,ch puiio-
h.. s.anos snere cioseo SIX Gays OF the seven,
borrs 0A' e'o"ins "eeA ior coupie OF
Tbi. ,rorosos ..,o
P,opoeeu saoon IL at tne corner OF
S..I.Sn oqaa,e. ~ you VIII examine the ponce
s,a,,,,' ~ sne me- ooul' recorus anu the
Srao;.i Ossno. n. ,ue liisn preeinc', anu aiso
vii go ~. Sta. on 9 p q. thi' pa 4. you
w.. So1 s ma ark mas become rather
nonr,n ~, inueeen' exposure Oh person 70 niue
reop.e ahu o.neie passing 70 scnool .nr ,1
;..Hp: a n saoon eiose oy .na, parh VII pu,
- r., nv y. Iln.1 anu pe.nais i."u
~. e.i neni y! .ui' Saloon sie .No
L. go ue reoonu; ,ne oai-
oerry; Lil,'e .o.s anu pig .o,s VIII nave 10
,,J sn.' pata sNiye uaii! On 'r.ii VIC.
80 .ho; ,,,.,n .sn' =! ai,' ssnu u,i.
aa.I 80 ~ W s1n ~ p,A, AZ - a.
pp,n.a az % GsS.a .na; I'm. a. I;.,,o
go. - 60. - 80. .,,s,ut;. :; ~
strao, 49, -: nAsy - &C. -. =. -, ~
"a nr. " IN - ~ VI ~. "a
anu oos'i ucu ing Iee passage 'neieoi anu VIGIL
PNrens p"y 'ne Iue' ,,.. A.
o-on,;na ~ a;,ha, S,ias., r.ta;,
,n;na go. "a 200 "noiesaio v, .
.a1;a ~t.uin 1oo zee. VI u scaool or Pinoe
te o w, oP, eAeSp' WHY INC p.aSe Va
posad la 20 oe s Licensed war l0ea'eS ans pro
Poe.u ptaee "a ieeuse peioie tne eieouon oi
rSpa no .S Oh n;f senooi nou,e 1wheu or DC
p.:N y! VIC IN % |o,uinpa' tnis
.epuon, you wiz observe, Goes not Apply 10
.ne cnurcn AT tnat place, SO that IT not being
rrohih,taS So ~uu O,;, lar I Ion ~ ue
p .,nn :. -, I'm -. snn e.. neen'e W 'nas
eaioon, ~ oeiiis "i'nin soo iee' Oh pace oi
fensious WoIsnip;
tns posiuoh Is .oruned oy tne oiscfeuon
ves.ea IN you oy section z, Ior regardless OF
'n"s Si'ei , e.ou e.euou 40 plonloi's YOU from
srsnuhs hoeIse 70 piaee ." s''ua'eo WIN re-
spec. 70 tpe cnurcu.
neeuon say wa, you gre 10 consioer al
apPiosuVhs auo " .ahe actoh on tnem. ana
S m,a "sor ' ,hat 0 una, anu
oSoNya So: .a' a upoh 'v ,i
snau no.iiy .ns assesso,
m iour oonsius si' .neieloie, ulrec'eo 70
al Tue BUT ouiiuinhs- iou are hSt nliteo as
10 sources OF inIofnnauon upon WINCH you re-
fuse 10 grant hoop We. poug,ass 40, IL; =:
Aofiof. S-nu you are W eoneiuef an ene hent
=. anese .S sss u, ' pn ,ne "a nh;,sn oi
scnoois' tne passage ot Women anu cniIuIsh.
tne wrongful use OF 'ne Park anu prevention
OF proper use the enec' oi incense AT tna'
place upon paphc moraIs, private morals
health, good order, satety ana all things that
go 10 uiaAe up soou, neain., WISE anu proper
government winch sus'aihs au'nori'y ana pays
Aaes anu renu-
ana TINS Is sustained IN hoop vs.. douglass
-. ~ :. too az.
=. Is no, quesuon 4 C., tnere no ques-
nom that the commissioners have the power
10 REFUSE any person incense lot any gooo rea-
son, those reasons may De special ana eonnned
TO the apphcant' tney may reiate TO the place
In which ne proposes 70 sell
United States vs.. commissioners Manlon
case :, Mackey, 4zu. pee also 4l4 10 ASo.
we aohere 10 ane OPINION IN tne MANSON
case 20 Mackey, 4zo ana 40 TO 4zo) that the
Commissioners may conduct their inquiries by
executive methods
Roop agt Douglass, ~ u; &, ia.
1.-The supervision OF pubiic health and morals
Is governmental power 10 De Dealt with as the
speo,a - e1seuuies Va VIC nionien' require.
iSa +, s. Goa.
at is a question Of public expediency and
public morality not OF federal law. Asst is a
business attended with danger to the community
u ma! oe Pronioieu; OF oe Permitteo unoer
sucn Gonoiions AS VIII hmi' 10 tne utmost its
owls.
In you sesss py Ia" .ne power OF passing on
appnca.ons 10. ncenses. In YOU vests the dis,
creuon 70 srtu' ., reluse' euolect 70 no controi
or revie" uhoer tne au'noriaes ci'ed ana also
10. Y. o, 90.
Inc cnu.cn IN quesuon, oeing "nere IL Is,
forms unaer secuoh 40 OF tne excise ACT pro-
hiontion 10 your granting tne incense:
Inc proximity OF parks ana SCHOOLS, the KIND
OF crime SHOWN 10 nave peen committed there.
winch 'ne ssioon "ou,o NOT decrease, ana the
o,her conai.ions slaIea. give abundant reasons
"nx you snouiu oeny the incense.
Inc .onniis .n .ooay received long
honnS;ne Stan,on Part ,or,boas, - -.
MARYLAND and Massachusetts .vennes .na q
street northeast IN the vicinity of the Eastern
Presbyterian Chnrch ana the Peabody and Car
peiiy $50 M i pnl 'nas nquor incense
po VI "n. ore eise III tna'
$780, "a ,,arIs ,ha a,;,;n my, ol enose
ssanano 80 ~ n,nrais "a 80 Loi W, =,
hien"~0 w WV No."io my. soou Sio"tn Vi INC