The evening times., 1895-10-11

There was lull in the liquor license mar
ket to-day, and Clerk Williams labors in
the excise board rooms were ecOrrcspondingiy
diminished.
Il do not know how to account for it"
said Mfr. Williams, ''excep; upon the grounds
that applicants DISLIKE to file their papers
on Friday. II looks that way"
There were 100 applications in the clerks
hands, representing the months work, at
12 O'Clock, and only four of those were
presented day.
A compilation. made by direction of the
! excise board, shows that there are at
present seven hundred and seventyfive
places in Washington where liquor is
kept for sale.
This includes the ordinary bars, hotel
bars. clubs, grocers and confectioners who
are permitted to sell in quantities of one
half pint and over, bottlers, brewers
agents and exclusively wholesale liquor
stores.
the city as follows:
CLASSIFIED BY DISTRICTS.
Northwest-Bars, 3T2; hotels, 26; clubs,
13; total. All. Grocers, log; bottlers,
8; brewers agents, l.; liquor stores ex-
clusively, Is; confetti TONERS, 2; total, 132.
Grand total, 543.
Northeast-Bars. Al; hotels, 1; total,
AZ. Grocery stores 4; bottlers, 4; total,
13. Grand total. 55.
SOuthwest-Bars, 81; clubs, 1; total, 80.
Groccrs, 8; bottlers, o; wholesale liquor
stores exclusively. L; total, IL. Grand
| total. 1O9.
Southeast-Bars, 81; hotels, 2; total So
Grocers, 1 brewers agents. L; wholesale
liquor stores, exclusive, 2; total, 10.
Grand total. 6S.
Reorganization sci; hotels. 90;
clubs, IA; total. COL. Grocers, 131; bot
tiers, Is: brewers agents, 2; wholesale
stores. 81: confectioners, 2; total, III.
Grand total, IT'S.
There have been eighty-two transfers OF
license made since November l OF last
year.
LIQUOR STORES MAPPED
The board has pla,s made, twenty in
number, that embraces the entire city
with each square numbered. 1t is the
purpose to have every liquor establishment
located on the map by numbers, with q
marginal reference by corresponding num-
ber " ith the name of the Proprietor written
opposite, so that at a glance 1t Can be
ascertained how many bars are IN given
square and w here each is situated
These plats Will be ready reference
when the board comes TO pass upon appb-
cations at the beginning of the coming
fiscal year, and will greatly facilitate
progress.
1t was ordered today that permit
be drawn by the District engineer depart
ment, for the consideration OF the board
OF Commissioners, granting to the George
town Barge, Dock. Elevator and RAIL
way Company permission To lay track
on Water street, In West Washington.
The permit will authorize the company
to lay its track from point on the
west side of the Aqueduct bridge, and
running along said Water street under
the bridge to the eastern terminus OF the
street at Rock creek.
FLOWER JUDGES NAMED
Supt W. R. Smith, of the Botanical Gar
dens. in this city, who was designated by
the Atlanta exposition management as
Judge of exhibits in horticulture and pomoi-
ogy, with permission TO name his assist
ants, has announced the appointments.
The gentlemen chosen TO complete the
board are: P. j. Berknious, OF Augusta,
Ga. a leading Southern poDiologist; ROD
ert Craig a well known horticulturist OF
Philadelphia, and Mr.. Eiwanger, or the
firm of Elwanger & Barry, nurseryrer- OF
Rochester, N. Y.
The board will meet in this city Cd
Monday and viii proceed to Atlanta on
the following day to begin the work OF
inspection .,
bids were opened to-day for the second
time for the construction of an addition
TO the Tenleytown school building, the
lowest proposal submitted on a former oc.
ca sion being considerably in excess OF
the available appropriation.
The bids opencd were as follows: John IL
UowIett. SI1,775; T. Z. Cahell, S1l ,2oO;
G. Thomas & Son. $11.462; Pavarini
Greer. 81. 400: Arthur G Pumphrey, Sl1,-
500.
These figures were based upon modifi-
cation Of the specifications