The evening times., 1895-11-05

| Ex-Secretary of state John W. Foster and
Mr.. john w. Thompson appeared before the
excise board this morning to protest against
the granting OF license to James G. Don
nelly, grocer. with wholesale liquor license,
at No. s2S Fourteenth street northwest,
stating as a particular reason for the OBJ
| lection that under no construction of the
law can there be any basis for an accumula-
| tion of saloons in a section where there are
so many residences.
| There are three saloons in the square,"
said Mr.. Thompson, -..all close together.
You certainly cannot say that there Is any
necessity for so many
| The three referred to are those OF s.
Rothschild, No. s29, wholesale hquo
dealer; F. P. Iannarone. No. s31, q saloon,
and Mr.. Donneily, No. S2s, all on Four
| teenth street.
| IL was the impression of the callers that
| the board should reject the application OF
| IanuarolIe also, for the reaso n that his sa-
loon is located within 400 feet Of a pri-
| vate school. The fact is, however, that all
the applicants were in business under the
old law, the provision of which as To schools
being limited To public schools.
RIGHTS OF THE RESIDENTS.
There are really four places on single
corner" observed Mr.. Foster, where
liquor can be procured, including drug
store, and we contend that the residents
have as much right To be heard as Others
have"
1t is a business street, general" said
President johnson, ''and tue places We're
all located before we came into office. We
have no knowledge Of any violations oil law
upon the part of these people"
But you have discreet iunary powers,
have you not? The board is expected 10
say whether or not a man is a
proper person to conduct a sloon, and
whether or not such saloon may be To-
Gated at given place."
I'VE take all the precautions which the
law gives us the right to take" was the
response by Col Bates. There are many
things required OF us under the law, and
there are other things in which the law
restricts us. These are apparent when
one studies the legal provisions carefully"
The gentlemen pleasantly admitted the
correctness OF this, but requested that the
case be left open To give them time TO de-
eide upon course OF procedure, and
this was granted.
SEWER CONSTRUCTION PROPOSALS.
Under orders issued by the Commission
accepted to-day as follows: T. n. Lesher
& Son, Of Easton, Pa, that for BrookIand
sewer, and Andrew Gleason, for Kenesaw
avenue sewer.
Seven cancellations of water main as
sessnen,s were also ordered to-day, based
upon the Burgdorf decision.
u. u. y. Kicker mas been appointed bridge
keeper, vice X. ID. Mcclure, deceased. He
is placed on the temporary roll at $50 per
month.
1t was ordered that a cement sidewalk
be laid in front of No. ZIG Massachusetts
avenue northwest, and that sewer be
constructed In the alley between South
street and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal,
Thirty first and Thirty second streets,
both under the permit system.
John II. Anderson was to-day appointed
an additional private on the police force
for duty at the Zoo.
Probationary Private j. NJ. Offutt, of
the lire department, who has satisfactorily
served his probationary term of twelve
months, was tu-iay placed upon the perina-
nent roll, promotion to take effect the LIST
instant.
Steam engineers licenses were ordered
to be issued to-day as follows: Isaac c.
smallwood, first class, and William d.
Macomber, second class.
The Industrial Home School, through
Mrs. Barrow, the superintendent, has been
notified that the pumping facilities are at
present insufficient to permit the tap
ping of the water main on the Tenleytuwn
road, a privilege desired for the benefit Of
that institution.
1t was stated, however, that If at any
time the school supply of water shall be-
come limited, a temporary arrangement
can be made, and that upon the completion
of the Reno reservoir. about January 1,
the application will be reconsidered.