The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-26
EXCISE BOARDS PURPOSE
Action With Reference to Saloons
South Of the Avenue.
CLOSING UP THE RESORTS
All the Doubtful Cases to Be Held
Up for u While Pending Final De-
cisiOn-Thc Commissioners Called
at the Capitol to Get Acquainted
With the District Committee.

A decided change of uncertain extent in
the wicked quarter of the cit south of Penn-
! sylvania avenue, just west of the new post
office, is promised by facts that cont inue
to come to light in connection with the work
of thee xcise board and the movements of the
police.
There has been a specific statement by
Maj. Moore that it is the intention to limit
the bad section to the blocks bet ween Elev-
enth and Thirteenth streets and Pennsylva-
MIA avenue and the reservations being care
full to hold all doubtful places to a strict ac-
count, and insisting that respectable To-
calities within these bounds be kept free
from evil. At the same time he gave orders
for the closing OF three houses at Eleventh
and c streets.
The Excise Board has refused licenses to
two saloons that have been running for
several years, although it is claimed that
there was nothing specially against one of
them more than heretofore. These were
'Bilrs Inn," ON Tenth near c, and james
Rays, on ID street near Thirteenth. At
the same time. they have not granted a
single license within the bounds named.
NO SETTLED POLICY.
Mr.. Johnson, of the board, said this
morning: I'VE are going to hold all these
then take them up and dispose of them.
We have no settled policy as yet for that
section. We shall see what To do when
We come to consider it.
I'VE are taking the police reports on
cases, the protests OF citizens. and then we
go out and investigate for ourselves from
ALL so as to get at the fa cts as accurately
as possible. We depend a good deal on
information gathered by ourselves, indie
pendently of the police and of interested
persons.
in the AnacOstia case, for example.
] went over there myself and spent some
time making Inquiries and getting at the
real wishes OF the people. ] think We
have done what a great ina jority in the
suburb want. As to Mr.. Fishers claim
that he was not given a hearing, he should
have sent in a brief presenting his facts
and views and those Of others who agree
with him. We gave an oral hearing in the
Anacostia case last year, and had thirty
to forty persons come in. filling the room
and causing much annoyance.
Nearly dozen OF them seemed to be
about drunk. All wanted To talk al once.
So disagreeable and unsatisfactory was
should not be repeated. The statement has
been published several times that we will
not hear argument orally this year Mr..
Fisher should have known it
GIVEN A PERMIT.
The United States Electric Lighting Co.
has been given permit to lay q conduit
feet 3 inches west of the east building curb
on Thirteenth street north OF NJ SO as to go
into the south alley in square 245, which
lies Immediately north OF NJ and west of
Thirteenth. near Thomas Circle. Permis-
sion is also given to erect three telegrap
poles in the alley at points designated by the
engineer department.
Foreman NJ. j. inland. Of Truck c. i'll the
fire department, at Fourteenth ard Ohio
avenue. has been fined S25 fer drinking,
and sentenced 10 receive severe reprimand
from Chief Engineer Paris Mr.. INLAND
has good reputation in the department.
Foreman Frank e. EerIhardt. Of No. .,
fire company. ON X street. bet ween Ninth
and Tenth. was sentenced TO pay S. fine
for absence without leave, and to receive
a similar reprmand from Chief Paris
The Commissioners went To The Capitol
this morning by invitation 10 NEE, and get
acquainted with the new District Committee
OF the House. Mai. Powell said they had
very agreeable meeting and found the
committee made up OF live. progressive
men, who talked like they meant business.
The chairman, Mr.. Babcock, seemed to
appreciate the needs of the District, and
to be ready to give hearty and effectual
aid in securing what is right.
The outlook, he thinks, il very good for
noteworthy progress in carrying out inn
provements projected. Nothing was done
this morning. nor even discussed, except
in the most casual manner.