The Washington times., 1894-08-22
CONCERNS OF The DISTRICT
Commissioner TruesdeIl Comments
Upon Pending Legislation.
EXCISE BOARD MAKES A RULE
Written Briefs Must Be Filed for Rehearing
Rejected Liquor Cases-Licenses Allowed
and Rejected-Assessors Convene-Grad-
ing Of Prospect Street.

Briefly discussing the failure of much i'm
portant legislation in the interest of the Dis
trict at the present session Of Congress, Com
missioner Truesdell said yesterday:
s'None Of the measures that failed to pass
are lost. of course, as they will come up at
the next session, but it is TO be regretted that
we did not get some very much needed legis-
lation. Among the most important bills that
go over is the measure providing Tor the issue
Of bonds for the extension and improvement
OF sewers and streets and also that providing
for new District building. ! should also
include the bill regulating the sale of gas.
There are many other items, however, and
the District will have to wait for all until
next winter as there will be no legislation TO
speak Of for the remainder of this session.
Asked il be thought the prospect good for
getting the measures enacted at the next ses-
sion. Mr.. Truesdell replied affirmatively. He
said he thought all pending District legisla-
tion for which there is immediate demand
would be taken up and completed before the
close OF the present Congress.
The Commissioner said he regarded the
law under which the board of assessors was
constituted as probably OF as much Importance
10 the District as any other local legislation
Of the present Congress. He also spoke OF
the law legalizing the health ordinances, and
the provision for compulsory assessments,
both being part Of the appropriation bill, as
Of great consequence TO the people, and he
expressed qualification at their enactment.
EXCISE BOARD ACTION.
The board of excise had but little routine
business before it yesterday The board met
at o'clock p. m. Chairman Johnson
presiding. A resolution was adopted requir-
ing that hereafter oral arguments viii not be
heard upon rejected applications for license
at rehearings, but that written briefs must be
filed instead.
The board viii insist upon the enforcement
Of this rule IN all cases. for the reason that
the hearing of applicants orally. either in per-
son or by attorney will require more time
than can be given 10 that branch OF the OIL
cial business. Action was taken yesterday
/ upon several applications that had been pre-
yiousy rejected which is significant as a
precedent.
In each Of the cases the board declined TO
reverse the decision previously rendered by
its predecessor. the Board OF Commissioners,
sitting as an excise board.
Wholesaie-John b. Ward, 90l Ninth street
northeast; George D. Mullican, Brightwood
avenue; George II. Dahomet, lS47 Fourteenth
street northwest.
Retail-Maurice Rooney. ll2S Maryland
avenue northeast; Lewis Slingland, 81 street
northeast
It's evident that the board will consider all
such incidents as finally closed by the action
Of the Commissioners, and time will not be
consumed hereafter III rehearing old argu-
ments. Licenses were granted yesterday as
follows:
Whoiesale-John C. Walker. No. 17I1 and
17l3 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Retail-James sullivan, No. 70l Fourth
/ street northwest; Philip T. Gormey. corner of
/ Twenty-seyenth and streets northwest. and
I Oscar N. Massey, No. 407 Tenth street north
west.
The room afforded the board is at present
somewhat circumscribed owing TO the sew
/ eral partitions that cut up the official quar-
. tiers into three rooms and hallway, and an
effort is 70 be made 10 have the two front
rooms thrown into one by removal of the
partitions This will afford 2 board room
I Of ample dimensions and at the same time
. leave sufficient space, including the rooms
/ in the second story, Tor all other purposes.
The first official act of the board yesterday
! was TO reject the application of George H
/ DemOnet. Of No. IS47 Fourteenth street north
west. for wholesale license. 1t was among
/ the applications previously rejected, and came
4 up for rehsaring.
The board OF assistant assessors convened
officially at 10 o'clock a. m. Chairman Bate:
presiding. No public business was trans
acted. Matters Of routine character were
! discussed and future operations informally
( mapped out
GRADING OF PROSPECT STREET.
Rev. J. Hayens Richards. of Georgetown
4 College. has written TO the Commissioners al
4 follows, relative to the completion and grad
ing OF Prospect street: 4 have received youl
kind letter notifying me that upon the pas
! sage of the pending appropriation bill it is
+ proposed 10 complete the grading and curb
/ ing OF Prospect street. between ThIrty-sixtf
and Thirty-eighth streets. and requesting me
I 10 make whatever arrangements / NAV deem
Z necessary for the care Of our fence on the line
OF that street. Having been assured that bl
allowing this work 20 20 on without opposi
lion. the college is not understood 10 Weld OF
compromise any OF its right or claims. an
. earnestly desirous TO further in every way tho
. proposed work AS we cannot possibly afford
the expense Of a retaining wall we shall prob
ably move the fence from ten to twenty feet
from its present position. with the under
standing that the leaving Of this stIip of land
outside Of our inclosure does not in any way
relinquish our right to its possession.
Father Richards states that it will be i'm
. possible 10 move a small frame house facing
on the building line. and asks that the i'm
I prOyements be made. II possible. IN such
/ manner as not TO disturb the house.
Building Inspector Entwisle objects Il
I granting permits for the erection of two-stor1
| buildings with arrangements for the stablin,
/ Of horses on the second floor. but as the pro
vision to prohibit such buildings does no
take effect until May 27 the inspector insist
upon provisions for making the stables fire
+ proof
SEEKING HIS BROTHERS RELEASE.
Alex Adamson. OF No. 1920 G street north
west. whose home is at No. 927 Walnut street
Philadelphia. has addressed a letterto tn
Commissioners of the District, alleging tha