The evening times., 1895-09-14
HnDED FOR LICENSES
Arguments Heard on Six Long
Standing Applications.
BARS FOR coLoRED MEN
Mr.. I.angston Argues That First class
Places for the Race Should he Al
lOwed-Few COlOred SalOons-Mr.
Brady's Report on the Protested
School Building Contracts.

The board of excise took up for con-
sideratiOn to-day the six applicatiD
for bar Licenses that have been pending
since the first of November last.
As recently stated in The Times, these
cases were held up on account of objections
filed, and in order that due iRvesttgati
might be made, final consideration has
from time to time been postponed, but the
near approach of the new license year
hastend a decision.
The chief anxiety Of the applicants is to
obtain the license In regular form, SD that
renewal in November will be hampered by
no outside entanglements, the established
saloon nut being required to obtain the
consent of the adjacent residents.
The first incident of the session was the
speech made by Attorney j. Al. LangstOn.
in behalf of Robert II. Key, whuse saloon
Is at No. all Third street southwest.
Mr.. LangstOn assured the board that
Key represents as fairly and thoroughly as
any other man can the intelligence and
respect ability of his race. He, Mr.. Lang
ston. IL not himself drinker. but he thought
az q matter of Justice that euch colOred
men as desired TO drink should have the
privilege of patronizing q respectable man
of their own race.
FEW COLORED SALOONS.
He showed that while the colOred people
number IOO,0 900, or about one-third of the
Districts population, there are but seven
cOlored saloon keepers out of total OF
800 holding licenses. COlored people. he
said, may enter many of the saloons, but
not the best class, and he thought 1t to be
a matter of justice that they should have
this one decent place to patroniZe where
they can be treated right
In listening to Mr.. Langston's argu-
ment the board necessarily ignored the rule
some time since adopted of requiring the
submission of q brief in lieu of 4 personal
appeal, but as Mr.. LangstOn was unaware
OF such an order he was not interrupted.
When Mr.. Shillington and Others after
ward appealed for their clients, the board
declined each time to interfere, and there
were several speeches made.
The six applicants whose papers arc now
before the board are W. A. Ehrmantrout,
No. 9O1 F street southwest; James VIII
Jams, No. 334 b street southwest; John
F. Kelly. No. 332 B street southwest;
Edward Murphy, No. 1105 Twenty-firSs
street northwest. and Elizabeth Gallagher
No. 1885 Twenty-first street north est.
A WIDOWS APPLICATION.
There was an earnest appeal made In
behalf of the latter applicant, the woman
being represented as n widow, betweca
90 and go years of age, who has no other
means of support. Her married daughter
was present 80 ify this statemens.
The board stated that their decision
will not be rendered in either case for
several days. and the attorneys In one case
was given until Tuesday next to file
briefs.
THOSE SCHOOL CONTRACTS
Building Inspector Brady to-day sub.
mitted TO the Commissioners his report
upon the bids filed for the construction
OF the two school houses named In The
Times of yesterday, in which Mr.. j. M
Dunn's protest against the lowest pro- .
posal Is inclosed.
In view OF the fact that the checka filed
by Mr. winiree were Individual checks,
but were certified by the bank upon which
they were dra wn, and of the further fact
that such checks, as well as deposits of
cash, have been heretofore accepted un-
der similar conditions, it is believed that
the building inspector will recommend
the acceptance of Mr. winfree's bid.
What action the Commissioners will
take will not be known until after there
Is a board meeting, which will probably
be held on Monday.