The morning times., 1896-04-10
BOARDS DECISION F|NAl
Bar License Again Denied to
West Washington Hotel.
RATED AS A NEW APPLICANT
Amendment Proposed to Bill Pending
in Congress In Relation to Taxes
and Tax Sales-Attention Called to
Delay in Completing Union pass.an-
ger Station in Georgetown.

The West Washington Hotel, owned by
JOSEPH Schladt, and operated by Il COM
pany. was yesterday a gain denied license
FOR barrcom, the excise board declining
TO reconsider its prior action.
The rejection OF the compaGy's applica-
ton seems TO have been based upon a
charge that Mr.. Schladt and not the COM
pany was operating the hotel, the presence
or a manager anl the form of an organiZa-
tion being looked upon by the board as a
mere subterfuge. There was objection
| TO the granting OF a license to Schladt.
! The case was briefly heard on Wednes-
day and again yesterday upon an appeal
for reconsideration, Mr.. William Dickson
appearing rs the company's counsel, and at
! the last consultation the attorney was ad-
| viSed that the hotel could not be licensed
under its present management He was
| informed, in addition. that the hotel is now
| rated as new place. under the law and
will have 10 conform to the regulationsgov
erning such. This means that a newappli
alton Will have to be- filed, backed by the
| consent OF naiority of the ltiZens liv
| ing in that square.
Mr.. SCHLADT WILL RETIRE.
It. was stated yesterday that Mr.. Schladt
will retire from the company, ami that the
| application will be made in behalf OF the
! organization, with Gustav 4. HerSelbereer
named as manager, and that the applica-
! tion will be filed with as little delay as
possible.
The hotel bar has been closed since
March 81.
| The commissioners have recommended,
| through Chairman Babcock, of the House
District Committee, that section, num-
| btrcd ID. Toe added TO the bill pending
lin relation 10 taxes ana tax sales in the
District" TO the effect that the books
a ..fnll.
! shall be deemed prima facia evidence TO
prove sales OF property for taxes, and
redemptions, except as may be otherwise
provided in the bill.
Provision is made for certification OF
copies OF such records in cases of contro-
versy.
UNION STATION DELAYED.
The attention of the Capital Traction
Company, the successor TO the Washington
and Georgetown corporation, was called
by the Commissioners yesterday to the
act under which IL was required 10 con-
StrucI the Union passenger station at the
west end, which means that the company
has exceeded the time limit TO which the
edifice should have been ready for &C.
:. cupancy.
The act approved August %, 1894,
amending an act ito incorporate the Wash :
ington and Great Falls Electric Railroad
Company, provided among other things for
the erection of a union passenger station
near the AqueducJ bridge, ana Jne Wash
ingtun and Georgetown Company was
authorized TO build il.
The provision was included also for the
completion OF The station within one year
from the passage of tie act, that being
August %, 1894. The delay in finishing
the structure, beyond the time specified,
has, therefore, been noted, hence the re
quest for information.
| The Commissioners also suggest that
thevtracks OF the road, as contemplated in
the act, should be extended into the sta
tion, and the Ewitchng done inside in
stead of OH NJ street. The president OF
the company is asked 10 respond 10 the
notice at an early date.
Judge Kimhall, OF the police court, re-
Gently called upon the Commissioners for
further allotment OF 5000 TO meet con
tingcnt expenses OF his department for the
remainder OF the current year. but he was
yesterday officially Informed that the en-
tire amount Of this years appropriation
has been already allotted.
MINOR DISTRICT NOTES.
John NJ. ,Sauer has been appointed n
private in the fire department, vice Reed
removed, the appointment 10 take effect
this day. Reed lost his place through a
violation OF rule 10.
Steam engineers livense of the first
class was ordered to be issued yesterda y
to II. q. Young.
The compensation OF Henry Payne, a
chairman in the water department. was
Yesterday ordered to be fixed at $3.50
, per day.
Claude NJ. CoZZens got a permit yestcr
day 10 construct ten dwellings. at Nos.
135 to 153 street southeast, at an eSti-
mated cost of $4,000.