Evening star., 1895-10-31
Vigorous Opposition to Granting
the Harrison Flats Liquor License.
EXCISE BOARD LISTENS TO ARGUMENTS
The Question Taken Under Con.
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sideration for Settlement.
OTHER DISTRICT AFFAIRS

1t took the excise board exactly three
h h,Irs to hear the arguments presented in
the case Of Charles i. Miller, the appli-
cant for bar room license in connection
with the Harrison Hotel, corner of Sd and
streets, the building formerly occupied
by the pension Office.
There was array of counsel present
and a number of the objecting property
owners and residents We're on hand to lend
their weight in defeating the license The
excise hoard listened patiently, and gave
every one chance>to be heard, and after
they had gone over the subject again and
again announced that their decision would
be withheld.
The Case of the Opposition.
Mr.. F. L. Siddons, representing the own
er of the Harrison annex, opposed the
granting of the license. He went over the
case,s carefully, crcss-eXamined the appli-
cant under oath to his intentions, called
attention to the protests filed against the
granting of a liquor license. and said an
other bar room in the vicinity would great
ly diminish property values and subject
the residents ito the annoyance which
would undoubtedly arise on account of the
| undesirable crowd the bar room would at
tract.
In the applicants examination under
! oath he testified that he had leased the
years. after resigning voluntarily his po-
sition in tie government printing office,
with the intention OF opening hotel. He
stated liz addition that he was perfectly
sincere in his desire to conduct a first
| class hotel, and the liquor license sought
was for the purpose of supplying his
guests, and to be used as an adjunct to the
| hotel.
Mr.. Balls Belief.
He was followed by Mr. Robert Ball, who
so=I ho 1ao1j hn hatal 4
was the bar room that Mr.. Miller was
after. He presented several additional pro-
| tests against the license, and contended
| that the petition CT the applicant did not
| contain enough signatures.
| Mr.. M. /. Weller stated that he was the
owner of the Harrison annex, having pur-
| chased the same yesterday, and he did not
| desire to have any action taken until he
| had opportunity of consulting the occu-
| pants of the house. Personally he was not
| opposed to signing applications for liquor
| licenses in a business neighborhood to a
| good man. but he always gave the views
| of the residents thereabouts his considera-
| tion before giving his consent.
Unfair Methods Charged.
| Mr.. H. F. Woodard, attorney for the
| owner of tine Harrison, and representing
| the applicant. stated that his client had
| complied with all the requirements of the
| law and was entitled to a license. He in
| NilSu dtlSutlou " the piotSStS, "hieh, hc
| stated, had been obtained in an unfair
| manner by the opposition. Personally. hO
| had not seen any regarding the mat
| ter, and had not sought a single signature
| for his client.
The board took the matter under consid-
| Grafton
Mrs. Briggs LatticewOrk.
The Commissioners gave Mrs. Emily
| Briggs a hearing this morning in relation
! to the removal of latticework on her
property, which, it was charged, was erect
ed against the provisions of the building
| regulations. Mrs. Briggs explained that
| the latticework was constructed by her
carpenters, and if it was contrary to the
| regulations she knew nothing of it. There
| were any number of similar cases in the
| city, and she did not enjoy being singled
| cut if any law hsd been violated. The
Commissioners stated they had no option in
the matter, but consented to withhold fur
| ther action until Mrs Briggs had an op-
portunity of presenting brief on the SUBJ
| ject-