The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-22
License Commissioners Have Plenty Of
Work to Do.
HAVE REVOKED Two LICENSES.
In One Case q Back Door Was Opened
and in Another . Hole Was Cut
Through the WALL Death or q Well
Known Grand Army Man.

The license com missioners who were
appointed under the new law are doirg
their work quietly but effectiveI,
Every day ths Office OF the board in tue
city hall is open and the members meet
for consultation and to consider any
basi Il at my eqIire their attent o .
Ills mornl.g 1t was learned there thai
since tie new 60 mission was e>taDllsh- i
ed 80 druggis $. g first class and two
second class licei s. had been lranted.
The work OF toe commissions for this
season OF the year was reported TO pe un
usually heavy. There have been several
rcmon nstrances, which resulted in several
hearings to determine the merits OF The
case. Mole than that there have been
petitions Tor the revocation OF llcense.
which the board has been compelled TO
act upon.
T. o Licenses have been revoked. those
Of Edward l.. Doyle. whose place 10 on
Charles It, eet. and M chael GIbliD. who
has bsen doug tusiu. IS on Ieft street.
L has been proven to tine Satisfaction OF
tie commissioners that both OF hsse
dealers were carr ing on b, sin, IS on SUI /.
a-oue by means Of a back door and
the other by means OF a hole In the wall
through which beer aud stronger liquors
are said TO have been dispensed.
Why the Licenses Were Revoked.
Commissioners Studley in speaking Ct
The revocation Of the licenses tnis IN orn-
ing said that the evidence pro-
sented was convincing and that the
board could do nothing else
than TO take the action it bad. 1.-The law
is explicit on this matter and when IT is
proven hat man has violated the law
q leaves no discretion to the board.
Among the dealers who had heard q
he revocation the opinion was that the
,oard had acted properly. The trouble
u the past and. in fact, in the present,
hey claim is that some men will not
o cy the law, that they bring the
hole traie into disrepute. II their
shes were consulted every dealer who
ellis on Sunday would not only have his
c'nse taken from him, but would be
,Jrosecuted for breach of the law.
Died In Boston.
Word was received by the grand army
men in the ity hall today that Captain
James Longstreet. formerly of this city,
aied suddenly in Boston yesterday Mr..
Lnngstreet, was we'll known here. hay
ing served in Company b Of the
old Trotting Twelfth, of which the late
Colonel George III. Browne was the com
lnauder. His brother was for long time
tie superintendent OF ne Union Railroad
lmpany and Gid much 10 brnx IL up to
its present stage " efficiency Another
brother, William NJ Longstreet. is a resi-
ient OF the city.
When the members OF the old Twelfth
earued OF the death of their old comrade
hey expressed their sorrow and began
10 make preparations for the reception
aid burial of his remains.
Notes About tho Rail.
The con mittce ON pend ng suits will
hold meeting ut o'clock tomorrow af-
terio oon in room II.
Councilman Kendrick Is awaiting he
opinion OF the city solicitor on his point
relative 10 the Dex or monument matter.
DIills preparatory TO the annual police
parade wis begin next month. The
parade will take place ia October
A the lamp department. it is said the
rragansett company is puttinv up new
lights very rapidly and tHat by the end
II Septe lber the city will have 1900 illu
mining its streets at night.
Police Clerk Horton has u cottage down
he bay but he is unable to enjoy it's ad-
vantagps more than once month.
The, health department IN preparing for
free vaccination. which will begin th Q
last week OF the present month.
Inc downpour yesterday stopped near
ly 500 men in the employ OF the public
worhs department from working.