The evening times., 1895-10-31
SHARP LICENSE CONTEST
Another Public Hearing Of the
Harrison Flats Case.
APPLICANT PUT ON OATH
Mr.. Miller Swears That He Is No
Longer Employed in the Govern
ment Printing Office-Many Orders
Issued by the mmissiOners AT
fecting Various Sections of the City.

The parties interested for and ga inst the
granting of license for ba room to Charles
f. Miller at the Harrison Flats assembled
in the presence of the excise board this
morning for Il final hea ring on the merits
of the case.
The professionals had the yervices OF Mr..
+. l.. Siddons, in additionito other coun-
sci, his presence being due, however, to
his interest as receiver for adjoining prop
erty.
MIR. d. d. Thompson, agellt for the Har-
rison annex, was also present to lend his
influence against tue applicant. The an
hex rooms are occupied by renters, u
number of whom signed a protest, upon
the grounds that 10 locate u bar in the
building would be detrimental, by ''at-
tracing disorderly and undesirable char
acters to the ncighborlfooa!'
The applicant was represented, rs before,
by Messrs. II. +. WoOdar1 and Frank.
Mr.. WooGard opened fine case by a pre-
sentation OF the point that parties who have
once signed In support o I. an applicant eau,
not withdraw their assent, and upon con-
firnia ation OF the ruleb the board, so fa arasit
relates to final adjudication, he proceeded
10 argue that Mr.. Miiler's application is
Endorsed by a majority, stating, however.
that until he could be informed OF the objcc-
tions to he flied he could not proceed.
HE is A GOVERNMENT EMP LOYE.
Mr.. Siddons cha rged that Mr.. Miller is an
empioye of the Government, being employed
at the Government Printing Office, and
also stated that the late purcha sers of the
annex, Messrs. Weller and Repetti, are
opposed to the granting of the license, Mr..
Weller being present.
Another objection stated by Mr.. Siddons
was that there are already three bar
two of those who signed as indorsers q
Mr.. Miller had done 50 upon the representa-
tion made to them that the application was
for dining room. nothing having been
said to them about the bar.
Mr.. Miller was sworn as TO whether or
not he mad resigned from the Government
Printing Office, and stated positively that
he had about two weeks ago. and added
that the assertion made by MI. Siddons
to the contrary was wholly untrue.
and occupied more time than any similar
case that has preceded IL. Every point
was debated. from the preponderance OF
neighbOrhood sentiment TO the proposition
as to whether or not the property, had been
heretofore established as "A hotel.
WITHIN THE LIMIT.
There was also discussion of the four
hundred feet limit, it being cited that Il
school of art, kept by Mrs. Frazae, was
within the limit.
Mr.. Robert Ball, Mr. Thompson and Mr..
NJ. I. Weller each addressed the board in
opposition to the applicant, and a sworn pro-
test was filed, signed by several of the ten
ants, who represented that their signatures
had been given through a misunderstanding
as to the nature OF the business to bc
conducted.
The Commissioners issued orders this
morning as follows:
That trees be planted on the north side
of T street extended, east Of North Capitol
street.
That cement side walks he laid: In front
of No. 607 / street north west, No. 1913
X street north west, Nos. 1874 TO 1873
Fifteenth street northwest, and No. 1852
street north west.
That the well on Virginia avenue, between
Second and Third streets south west, be
cleaned and, IL found fit for drinking pur-
poses, that q new pump be substituted for
the one no " In use.
That 26O feet of twelve-inch sewer be
constructed in LydeCkcr avenue, between
HolInead avenue and Thirteenth street.