Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-05

except as herewith provided The fourtb
section declares that every person applying for
a license TO sell intoxicating liquor shall file
a petition. &c The nineteenth section
declares that no person under a bar
room license shall employ or permit 10
be employed or allow any female to
sell, give, furnish or contribute any intoxica-
ting drinks or any admixture thereof. ale or
beer. to any person or person persons
The 18th section declares that in the inte-pre-
tation of the act words of the masculine gen
der shall be deemed to include the feminine
as the case may be- Ny opinion is the nine
teenth section Of the act does not render fe-
males ineligible for liquor licenses. The. Oh
ject of the law was to prevent the employment
Of women as walters or barmaids in drinking
saloons / have no doubt the liquor license
may be granted to a woman"
ALL TO BE IN ONE BUILDING.
The Com missioners have decided to CONSOLE
date the Offices of the chief Of police and de-
tective service, the street sweeping department
and the headquarters of the superintendent Of
the District fire alarm and police telephone
service III the Washington Title Insurance
building on Louisiana avenue. The rental will
be the same as that Of the old police head
quarters, namely. $4,000 year.
THE CONTAGIOUS HOSPITAL.
As stated exclusively in yesterdays STAR the
Commissioners have abandoned the idea Of To-
citing the hospital for contagious diseases IN
svuare 1112 They are on the still hunt, how
ever, for another place, and q number
OF real estate agents made offers Of
sites today. Several Of the new ones are across
the Eastern branch, although il can hardly be
expected that the Commissioners will select
site across the river. Health Officer
dammett viii tomorrow renew his rec
ommendation that the hospital be located on
the site of the old small pox hospital, Just back
Of the Jail. He believes that this is the
most acceptable place for such a hospital,
and says that the sewerage arrangements can
be made perfect and all objections to the
site removed. II is hardly possible, however.
that the Commissioners will locate the hospital
as DR.. Hammett proposes in view OF the strenu-
Gus objection raised BY the attorney general.
FInEXES's EXCURSION.
The foremen of the fire department met in
the Office Of the chief engineer this morning
at 10 O'Clock and completed arrangements
for a grand family excursion to River View
on July Is for the benefit of the firemen's
relief fund. Assistant Chief Lowe was made
manager OF the excursion. and il he manages
1t rs well az he does a IRE. it will be q signal
success. 1t is the intention OF the fire laddies
to give an annual excursion hereafter, and in
that way repleniah the Relief fund that Is in
such depleted condition.
BUILDING PERMITS.
Permits were issued today as follows: J. W.
Thomas, two brick dwellings, Nos. 1928 and
1875 G street northwest; sI4,ooo. Charles
Heitmueller. one brick store, lass i4th street
northwest; $1,000. J. +. Dennison, eight brick
dwellings, Nos. IS TO 10 street northwest:
$4,000. +. Fruend. one brick store AID dwell
ing, SIS 10th street northwest; $50. O0O
VIM. Mayse, two frame dwelling Minnesota
avenue. Anacosria, $500; II. Z. Lodge, one
brick private stable rear Of l763 Massachusetts,
avenue northwest; S. Oppenheirner. eight
frame dwellings Shendon street, Belley,ew,
81 1000; W. G. Kimmel, six brick dwellings
zoos to 2ol5 Hardwood avenue, lie Droit PARK,
$4,000.