Evening star., 1896-03-31

were given notice to close their places at
midnight March 81. The board listened to
the arguments advanced. but 1t fs believed
that none OF those rejected will be taken
up and passed. The following is a list of
those notified to close tonight at IL o'clock:
John Buckley. 1886 T street northwest;
w. D. Cronin. 215 Virginia avenue south
west; M. ]. Cook, 27th and X streets north
west: J. ]. Dugan. lis AZ street northwest:
hatneEine a.ats aiseson. 7ia Il, lst street north
west; Frank Hall, 1000 7th street south
west: g. A. Hasselbeigor, West End Ho-
tel: M: A. Jennings 1924 e street north
west; w A. Lazendy. 6S 9 street south
west; @. Marinelli. 1925 Sd street southwest:
Michael O'Leary, 1134 2Gth street north
west: Daniel O'Connell, sos C street north
nortu north est; i w. esnsh r. onaehenbssh l saa stTesi
street northwest; Theodore Rupert, 9l2
New Hampshire avenue; w. l.. Wells. 36S
NJ street southwest; C. l. Mistl, 11th and
NJ streets southeast.
The excise board late this afternoon re-
considered and allowed the following ap-
plicatfons for retail liquor licenses: John
g. Bfelgk, 737 Tth street northwest; John
Cutin. 325S M street northwest: c. J. Misen,
100 11th street southeast: E. F. Sweeny,
SOO Half street southeast.
Upon the application of the owners there
of the excise board also rejected the case
of Fitzgerald & Whalen, 12t2 E street
northwest.
Reffl&erattng Pipes.
The Con missioners today recommended
adverse action upon Senate bill 1925 grant
ing to the Washington Cooling Company
the right to lay pipes for the distribution OF
materials for refrigerating purposes. In
their report the Commissioners say: 1.-The
satisfactory distribution by pipes or mains
laid in streets of ammonia or other gas or
fluids used for refrigera ton, and freedom of
asphalt pavements from continuing damage
by leakage from the pipes or otherwise. do
not appear to be sufficiently established at
this time to warrant the granting Of eXten-
sive rights of occupation Of the streets and
avenues Of the District of Columbia, as con-
templated in the bill Moreover, this bill
would give valuable public franchise
without regulation or without reserving the
right Of regulation as to price or quality of
article sold or service rendered by means Of
the franchise, and without any compensa-
ton to the public for the privilege of the
occupation of public space; in fact, the COM
pany named in the bill, by the absence of
any requirement to the cor trary. would not
pay taxes on its capital stock, as must cor
pora tions organized under the laws of the
District and conducting wholly private
business. without any rights OF occupation
of streets or other public spaces"
The Rnce Bill.
District Attorney Birney, in a letter to
the attorney for the District. Mr.. 8. T.
Thomas, today. relative to the race bill
says:
MY attention is called to an oversight
in my letter of this date touching Senate
bill 1866. In that part of my letter in
which say that proposed act will not, in
my opinion, change existing law upon the
subject. I mean to be understood that it
will not change existing law without the
mile limit from the cities of Washington
and Georgetown. 1t will, however. change
existing law within that limit SO far as to
Permit betting on any race course within
that limit, such betting being now pro-
hibited by the act Of 1891 referred to in my
letter."
An Officer Fined.
Private c. c. Stewart Of the police force
has been fined s. for neglect Of duty.
Hay Scales.
The Commissioners have ordered the
sealer OF weights and measures to move the
hay scales at the Georgetown market to a
point within the triangular space formed
by the intersection of NJ street and Penn
sylvaria avenue.
The Pole to Stay.
Late yesterday afternoon, the Commis-
sioners issued a permit to the Western
Union Telegraph Company to set new
pole in place Of the old one at the cor
ner Of 18th and Pennsylvania avenue The
old pole mentioned is IN reality the new
one erected some time Ego by the Electric
Company, and which was declared to be
illegal by the courts, as no permit was is
sued therefor. At the trial of the en-
ployes of the electric lighting company,
who put up the pole, 1t was developed that
the old pole was not the property of the
electric company, but belonged to the
Western Union Telegraph Company The
permit issued, says the pole may bear
six wires of the Western Union Telegraph
Company plant, and such electric light or
power wires as may now lie actually strung
on the present old pole, and which were
existing overhead wires at that locality on
September 15, 1885, No other wires are to
be transferred to the new pole without the
assent of this Office. The present old pole
to be wholly removed-not cut off at the
surface-and the Sidewalk at the place oc-
cupied by the old pole to be properly re-
paired"