The morning times., 1895-08-20
BOARDS POLICY
Liquor Dealers VIII Attempt to
Secure a Change.
NEW RULES TOO STRINGENT
Profile of Rhode Island Avenue, Pre-
pared for Railway Purposes, APP
proved 10y the COmmissioners-Ga
bage Contractor Objects to Fines
Imposed without Further Inquiry.

The new rules adopted by theeXcise board
are obtaining good deal of attention from
the liquor dealers, and it is not Unlikely
that an attempt will be made TO have many
OF the most stringent regulations rescinded
or modified.
There Will be a hard fight, backed by
strong influence TO secure a reversal of the
decision affecting the saloons in the Divis-
ion,' and the announced policy of treating
those who may not have their money posted
on the first OF November, as new appli-
cants Will likewise lee attacked.
The policy of the board is not to increase
the number OF saloons in the District, and
from present appearances, there will be a.
diminution iEstead.
TWELVE SALOONS SLATED.
Twelve applicants whose papers have
been on file since November are quite
likely to be closed before the end Of the year,
and it is not al all probable that either the
present keepers OF anybody else will be able
to obtain the necessary papers for cuntinu-
ing the bar business in those localities.
TheAuti-saloonLeagu que as reorganization
and the individual bodies ii represents,
are very much encouraged at the prospect
afforded by the position the board has
taken They are especially pleased with
the decision against the perpetuation OF
the saloons in the Division.
on the other hand there are those who
say that ifsthe excise board persists in
its purpose there viii be au effort made to
transfer excise matters to other hands.
As it now looks, there seems to be but
little prospect OF a back down upon The
part OF the board.
The Commissioners have notified Man
ager Schocpf that they approve OF the
file proposed OF Rhode Island avenue,
as presented by the Washington and Mary
land Railway Company.
In report recently made upon the neces-
sary work involved, Capt. George j Fie-
beger, OF the District engineer department,
says:
WHAT THE PROFILE INVOLVES.
The profile involves the raising of the
grade Of North Capitol street at Rhode
Island avenue by five feet, the lowering OF
the grade by fifteen feet at the intersection
Of Lincoln avenue, and the raising of
Fourth street northeast by seven feet"
In the opinion of Capt. FiebeTger the
final grades VIII be benefited by adopt
ing the plan, and with the eX cepton of
4 at al Lincoln avenue, the changes can
al be made ithout interfering with
present interests.
AS it VIII be impracticable at this
time" said Capt Fieberger, TO grade
down Lincoln avenue to the grade Of
Rhode Island avenue, l would suggest
\, 4 l.,
a substantial bridge the full Width OF the
street, and 10 keep ii in repair until the
District sees fit TO reduce the avenue TO
the new grade.
AN overhead bridge at Queens Chapel
road is recommended, to be maintained
until the street is abandoned and some
| other street opened to take its place"
The North Capitol Citizens Associa-
ton was represented yesterday at the
District building by a delegation of its
/ ymBers IN the Interest oi street i'm
provement The committee consisted OF
| Ernst Dahle, president of the association;
| W F. Reamer. Lawrence StelCle and DR..
J. D. Brodfield. They made a strong
plea for the paving of North Capitol street.
! GARBAGE CONTRACTORS PROTEST.
The Commissioners gave a hearing yester-
! day to Mr.. Josiah Warfield, the garbage
! contractor, and his chief assistant, MT. S.
! 7. Bayly, upon the formers protest against
/ the injustice done him in imposing fines for
/ non-performance upon complaints flied that
cannot be duly Investigated. The driver s
/ word, he SAYS cannot always be corrobor-
ated and yet instances have occurred when
| it was conclusively shown that the citizen
who filed the complaint, was at fault and
not the driver. In those cases, he con-
| tends, there would have been fines imposed
against him, had he not incidentally OBJ
| tained proof that the collector had called
for the garbage and found it to be iDac.
/ cessible.
Col. Truesdell, during the progress OF the
conference, Informed Mr.. Warfield that it
was his duty under the law to visit the
premises, and it was equally the duty of the
householder to provide proper garbage re
! ceptacles and make the same accessible
to the collector. Noconclusion wasreached
as TO the course to be hereafter pursued.
PENALTY CLAUSE REMAINS
The proposition to rescind the penalty
clause Of the contract was not agreed to, and
any arrangement looking to the adjustment
Of the system of filming for derelictions
was left to the future.
The contractor notified the board that
be had selected a competent man to inspect
the crern atories in Philadelphia, Whining
ton, and Camden, respectively, and that he
would go on at once to n axe his eXamina-
ton. The particular system to be employed
in the District has not yetbeen selected
If the Commissioners have made a choice
they will not announCeit, butit sconfidently
believed that one OF theplants to beinspected
by the contractors agent will be chosen
and it may be either of two, the Dixon OF
the Brown.
Building permits were issued yesterday
as follows: II. Ii. johnson, for construc
ton Of a dewIIing at No. 2033 H stree
northwest, Sc, 500 James NJ. Green
private stable, rear of Nos 1907 to 1911 /
street northwest, $4,000 Charles Baum
improvements to store No. 416 Seventl
street northwest, 81, 800. Mason Holmes
dwelling, Barry Farm, $500. julius Lans
burgh, improvements to store, betweel
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets north
west, $3.50.
Commissioner Ross said yesterday tha
the board of school trustees viii probabl
hold a meeting soon TO consider the pro
test filed against the transferof the Steven
School to the Miner Building He said tha
the board could properly take cognizance o
itand would probably doso-
The Commissioners said that an effor