The evening times., 1896-04-08
AFFECTS LICENSE FEES
Denial Of the Report Concerning
the Proposed Increase.
TAX SALEHASBEEN STARTED
Each Day ts,e Authorities VIII Dis
pose of Property In 800 Squares
CGrtiffciitas 'wilf BE Delivered on
the 18th Instant@ Minor District
Nj alters and Daily Orders.

1t was stated today about the District
building that the House District Commit
Tee had determined not TO consider any
proposition that may have been or nay
b. made to increase the fees FOR liquor
license from pres ent Rates to $500 and $3.50
respectively, sucii legislation being regard
cd as inadvisabir. aud that the ComIT-is-
siOners had been so advised. :.
. 1t was further stated tnat a paper had
been circulated for signatures among sa-
loon keepers, iu which the committee was
solicited TO make the increase. but tfatt
number of signers was so siuai ms To dis
courage the movement, aud the effort in
that direction was abandoned.
The Commissioners originally approved
the suggestion for fee Of $500 for retail
license and S400 for wholesal,ng, as made
By the excise board, but subsequently
dropped to $500 and $3.50, as heretofore
sta tedin The Times.
REASON FOR OBJECTION.
The Liquor Dealers Association had
been making determined opposition 10 the
increase. claiming that the present license
IS high enough, and their objections were
made as forcibiy against the last as against
the first figures.
1t was understood a week ago that the
commissioners recommendation of an in
crcasc-to $500 AMI $3.50 had been for
warsti to Congress, and. upon informa-
tion received at the Municipal Building, 1t
was so published. When President Ross
was asked about it today, however. hc said
the report was still on his table, the board
not having had time to fully consider tine
matter.
MIR Ross said ne lad received no intina-
ton from Congress of the eupposition of the
committee. and had not heard OF the clrcu-
lation OF the petition.
The board has received numerous pre-
tests from the liquor dealers, however,
against any increase OF the fees. AMI thos.
protests. or something else, has caused the
holding up of a report by the Commissions
ers. which was understood a week ago to
be then agreed uron and ready for trans
mission to Congress-
TAX SALE PROGRESSING.
The sale OF rDis,fict realty for non-pay-
mcnt of taxes. was commenced at the mu-
ai,ipal building All 10 O'Clock today, the
first sale bciilg mldc, according to the
prepared program, from square No. L.
Three bundred squares Will he Included
II each days sale of city property, the
county being .itviicd into two partitions,
tic first embracing the mona gricultural,
he other the agricultural iands.
The last parcel 10 bc disposed OF this
afternoon wilI!bc' IN square 500, and to-
morrow's AUCTION will embrace squares
3OI to 500: Fris:aE, squares col to 900;
Saturday, squares gOf to the conclusion of
The city proper. q
For safes this ycar the old distinction
between Washington and Georgetown will
he observed, and, III consequence George
town lots. viii he PLACED on sale Monday.
The noh-lgricultural lands in the, county
district Will bc sold on Tucsdd and We dncs-
day of next wcek. and the agricultural Sec
tions will he ta ken up on the next two sue
eecdling days. The concluding sales, if any
parcels shall remain undisposed. of, VIII
be made on Saturday, the last date given
ii the program.
Certificates will be ready for delivery
Immediately upon the conclusion OF the
sates ON the 18th instant. and payments
will begin on the Monday following, as Il
rule, although in The discretion of the col
lector, any purchaser may be required 10
take up his certificate at the time OF max
ing the bid.
{. c. Waring obtained 4 permit today
for the construction OF seven dwellings
on Columbia Heights, TO cost in the aggre-
gate $50, 900. They are 10 be located at
Nos. 2539 To a543 Thirteenth street and
Nos. 1925, 1927. 1923, and 1899 Roanoke
street.
.Uther permits, issued are as follows:
Amanda l.. Dorsey, dwelling. No. 1911
King street. 81 900; JOHN O'Mara. private
stable. $500: Mnnis & Martyn. dwellings,
Nos. sol and 1903 Benning road, 81 200:
C. F. SmithsoD, dwelling. No. 349 o street
southwest, $500: Francis Petrola. store
and partments. No. 635 Pcnns ylvanIa ave
nue. southeast. $4,000.