The evening times., 1896-05-20

ing of all ldoubts as to the validity OF the
law requiring social clubs to ke out retail
license for the privilege of dispensing g
| liquors, and II all the organizations now
| Existing In the District shah determine to
| maintain that social function. the result
! will be an increase of some $4,000 to tlse
District revenues for the current year.
There is total of twenty-five clubs re-
ported to the excise board that come
| within the law, and but seven Of these have
taken out license, all OF them having done SO
practically under protest.
The money pa.i in by these seven cabs
aggregates $4,000. and their names and
locations are as follows: High View. No.
1889 New Jersey avenue; Buena Vista, No
7l9 Sixth street northwest, money on
deposit, utapplicationpending; Briglitwood
Driving Club. Bright wood; Army and Navy,
corner OF Connecticut avenue and l street
north west: Metropolitan, corner OF Sew
cntecntb and H streets; Cosmos Club, corner
OF Fifteenth and II streets, and the Po-
tomac German A merican, Buena Vista.
THE CLUBS AFFECTED.
The fifteen clubs of which the board has
record, and which are understood TO he af-
fccted by the court of appeals decision, are:
The Down Town Club, in Washington Loan
and Trust Building; the Home, No. 1905 L
street: the Monkey, No SO4 Pennsylvania
avenue; Columbia Bicycle, No. 400 Fifteenth
street; Morton Club, the Natiopal Feneible
Club, the University. at the corner OF Seven
tcenth and !; the Abb, on G street. bet wcen
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets; the
Acanthus, No. 1909 street; the Monday, at
Four-and-a-half street and Virginia ave
nue.; Saengerbund, No. ala C street; River
side Pleasure, No. 3I34 x street; Concorla.
No. 6OI f street; the Interstate Demo-
cratic Club, and the Moerin.
These organiZa tions were included in a
list furnished by the police several months
ago and, it is reported, that several OF
hem have since gone Out Of existence.
Another organization thea reported is
he Washington Outing Club on Fourth
street extended, located within the limit
OF one mile from the Soldiers Home. The
system of checks was said TO be in vogue
here. but 1t is not unde rstood that the
club comes within the law or that its
methods are contrary to law. That is a
matter for future consideration.
TEST CASE.
The controversy over the license issue
arose at the time the Press Club obtained
4 decision releasing it from the obIiga-
ion imposed by the excise law, and, while
Ihe clubs did not discontinue the custom
Of dispensing liquors To the membership.
and guests, rs heretofore, the ma ua gers of
each felt justified, under the Press Club
decision, in declining payment OF the fee
The Army and Navy Club made a test
,ase, paying under protest and carrying
he Issue 70 the court of appeals. As sstated,
he decision is adverse TO the clubs con-
-ention. ami from that decision there is no
further appeal.
supt. Powell and Mr.. Thomas W. Smith
had an appointment today with Comniis-
sioner Ross for a discussion orthe ways and
means for adding To the room at the business
High School. The attendance upon that
school is such that the facilities are ill.,
adequate, and it is the desire. If POSSIBLE,
to add another story to the rear building,
To furnish the, requisite accommodations
Nr. Smith is the owner Of tie building. and |
Il was to confer with him that the appoint |
mcnt was made