The morning times., 1895-12-24
NOT EXEMPT FROM LICENSE
Fee Must Be Paid for the Center
Market Entertainment.
the COmpany's Request-Private
Policemen Appointed.

President n. g. Ordway, of the Washing
ton Market Company, recently applied to
have the usual license fee OF So for enter
tainments at Center Market Hall RENTED.
He seemed TO think it was paid by the
company, and that the charter OF December
20, 1870. gives them exemption from any
such tax.
The Commissioners replied To him yester-
day, sending a letter from Assessor Trinble.
Mr.. Trimble says the fee is the same pa id
by other halls, notably Convention Hall,
and is paid. not by the company, but by the
persons renting the place. He can find
nothing i'll the charter to show that Con
gress Intended, even by implication, to
grant the propretors OF this hall exemption
from the license fee. Existing law viii
not permit the issue of a liquor license.
THE plea" says Mr.. Trimble, that
the market company is Obliged to pay ST.
500 yearly, should not be accepted, for it
is an exchange for valuable franchises con-
veyed TO the company by Congress"
The following We're appointed private
policemen. A. B. Schuyler for duty at the
Academy OF usic; Albert J. Ronspies, for
duty on Seventh and Eighth streets, be-
tween ID and NJ streets southeast; Joseph
B. Lee and Thomas johnson, for duty with
Anacostia and Potomac Railroad Company.
building at l p. m. on December "a and
December 81.
A. 7. Montague was denied street
lamp neal lis resldence No. POO Eighteenth
street, on account OF lack OF funds.
Cropley Boteler and Champion, of George
town, were Informed that the sewer outlet
near their property, OH Water street, has
been in use fifty years, and the city bought
lots then with guarantee of its use. There
ts nl,iptflpn the xpW War heipp
arched over at private expense.
President A. b. Randall of the Congress
Heights Citizens Association recently
asked ior naphtha lamps on Nichols avenue
in that suburb. The Commissioners replied
yesterday they had no money ior them.
Plumbers licenses were refused william
Conradis and Philip F. Nealon.
Building permits were issued as follows:
F. l.. LoriDg, four-story brick and stone
store and office building, No. 1927
street northwest, S25,000. Henry II. Wat
son, two-story and cellar brick dwelling,
No. 24o Delaware avenue southwest, 5000.
c. W. Henshaw, alter and repair, ll05 East
Capitol street. $4O0. T. Lanston, build
rear addition, No. 11O3 o street north
west $500.
The Commissioners sent to Chairman
Babcock OF the House District Committee
yesterday morning the bills to amend the
highway act and to provide for continuing
the system of sewers and disposal OF
sewage. The first-named is the bill which
has passed the Senate.
They also sent bills to amend the law
In regard to marriages; Tor the regula-
ton OF medical colleges; regarding testi-
mony OF physicians in court; penalties for
charter violations by corporations; for a
municipal building aLd court house; to
punish false swearing before fire depart
inent trial boards: to provide Tor Il public
administrator to regulate the practice
OF medicine; to secure uniformity i'll the
names of minor streets; to regulate the
practice OF veterinary surgery.