The evening times., 1896-01-15
AGAINST THE RENEWAL
Citizens and cIeIgymen Oppose
WaIdeI|'s License Application.
RESORT OF LOW CHARACTERS
1t Is Charged That Policemen In Unit
form Have Been Seen Around the
Place in al Half-intoxicated Condt-
tion-Mnny Orders Cancelled by
the Com III issioners.

A vigorous protest was entered today
by prominent Residents OF tie West End.
and by the Anti-Sa.oon League, through
its president. Ar. Ewin, and its attorney,
Mr.. shoemaker, against the renewal of Il
bar license TO james W. Warti.li, at No.
3601 N street.
Father Richards OF the Georgetown Uni
versity is anIobg those who object TO the
saloon. He has been before the excise board
personally to state his objections, and is
among the signcrs OF IiOtcst flied today
Among Others present nj The hearing To-
day were Attorney C.aushtun. E. Emig
and Mr. j. c. Hirst, aud it was stated
that President bLniop of the Capital
Traction Company would appear later IN
verbally object. The Chesapeake ana Ohio
Canal Company officials are also on record
against ii, aud it LOOKS as though Mr..
WdrdeI will fsil to get his license.
The charge WAS made openly that police
men III uHuOTIl have been seen about the
saloon in Il ialI-nt oxiUatcd condition, and
IL was also stated that on this account the
people Ieei that tEgy are not ROW and can
not be protected against the operation OF Il
gross nuisance.
CHARACTER OF THE PLACE.
Warlclfs place was characterized as a re-
sort for the very worst elements Of society,
the thieves and thugs from the Virginia side
having made it their drinking-place Tor
months past. Scandalous conduct Is said
to be permitted there, and the saloon was
neighhornood.
Peop,e III the immediate vicinity are al
legged to he afraid TO oppose the granting
OF a license for the reason that they viii
incur serious Consequences.
Action was taken by the Commissioners
touay IN fire department cases, as follows:
Engineer Rocks, tried December - iorSross
neglect OF duty. waslined $40. The charges
against Fireman Solomon Nally. tried de-
cember l for same offense, were dismissed.
CANCELLED MANY ORDERS.
The Commissioners this morning Cancelled
a large number OF orders for assessment
work under an opinion recently rendered
by the attorney Tor the District that the
same had not been properly advertised.
They are, in brief, as follows:
Cement Sidewalks in W street, in front
of squares 211 ami 2T2, brick side ewalks
and curbing, in Wilson street, between
Fourth and Fifth streets. brick sidewalks
and CURLING, east side OF Columbia road,
Nineteenth to Sixteenth streets, extended;
cement sidewalks, IN Twenty-secoRd street,
in front of squares A. and 81, and west side
of Tbirty-Sc cond street: cement side
walks in II street northwest, in front of
suuare 222; cement sidewalks and curb
ing, in Fourteenth street northwest. in front
OF square 2l0, except as to portion of
lot !; cement sidewalks, Vermont avenue,
between and streets; cement side
walks and curbing, ii street northeast. in
front of square 1O49 and north OF 1o49;
cement sidewalks in Florida avenue, in
front of square 90, and on west SIDE, be-
tween O and X streets. brick sidewalk, in
F street northwest, fronting square AS,
with certain exceptions.
An allotment of $4,000 was made to-
day for construction and repair of bridges.
1t was also ordered that siX-iBch water
mains be laid as soon as Uma;illa street,
between Brightwood avenue and Pmey
branch road, be dedicated, as follows:
In lTmat lila street; in Piney Bran ch ruad be-
tween Umaiilla and Wabash streets; in
Wabash street, between Piney Branch road
and Sixth street; in Sixth street, between
Wabash and Chestnut streets; in Chestnut
street, between Sixth street and Blair
road, to the line OF the Metropolitan branch
of the Baltimore & Ohio road, and in
Vermilliop street, between Piney Branch
road and Sixth street.