The morning times., 1896-03-04

The excise board submitted it's annual
report to tCHgresS yesterday, rs required
10y section of tie "aot regulating the
sale of Intoxicating liquors in the Dis
trict.''
The rcror; is for tie year ended March
>, 1896, ard shows that during the last
liquor license year, which. expired October
81, 1888, 800 applications for banoom
license were approved and 81 Were re-
jrctcd. wholesale, l72 approved ana II
rejected.
From November /, 1895, 10 March 9,
1886. 463 applications for balroom licenses
were granted, and - were rejected;
wholesale, AZ approved, and che leJeCtcd.
Appucations tor licenses now pending
arr: BaToon, 10; wholesale, 23.
..es AaTci =. II 81 10 Mach ., 1886,
there we've l:2 crSons arrested for VIOLA
tons of tie liquor law, or which nuHibcr
Ga were convicted, II Gismi. sed, 3 found
not guilty, 2l noAe pressed, one case
comm Ell .nGcIiDuCH, ana seven are yet
pending.
The lotal amount OF fines imposed was
Sl2.35O, of which sum $1,000 has been
collected. The amount uncollected is az
counted for by tie fact that many persons
convicted serve oct tie workhouse sentence
imposed IN lieu OF paying fine.
The report was forwarded through the
office OF Ike Commissioners.
MARESs.iDE ERSE REP ORT.
Attorney Thomas las rendered an opin-
ion 10 tie exo - lizard, through the office
OF Tie Comma TCrcrs, in the matter of
John 7. Ec!ly's application for license to
retail Spurious hCUUrS al No. 232 Four
and-a-ialf street southwest, taking the
ground that The iUaTd cannot approve ii,
for reasons stated.
The place was previously occupied by
another party whose license was origi-
nally issued prior to the passa &c OF the act
Of March 3, 1893. After having 1T re-
newed in 1884 the original occupant de
Cidcd not 10 CoGtlnue in the business. After
lapse Of two months Kelly sought 10
obtain a license AT the same place, to which,
under the present law, there was objection.
IL WAS held by the board that the bar
should bc treated as a new place" and
that unless all the requirements of the
existing excise law could be compiled with
thc application Should Zoe issued.
Tic Attorney for the District sustains the
board
Another ease coming within the pro-
visions OF tie new la is that ui Mr.. Harry
RothchildS, who represents Il wine com
pany ard wants a license to wholesale at
No. 1905 q street northwest, a place for
merly occupied by similar company, Ii
CcnScd prior to March .. 1898.
II is located within 400 feet of Martyr
College, and the provision OF the law pro-
hIbIting sucn establishments 10 he located
within mat distance of Il school or church
is held to-apply.
TIE application has been referred 10 At
tomcy Thomas for his opinion.
WILL BE TOO EXPENSIVE
Messrs. q. J. Fiebeger. W. c. Woodward
and john Il. Brady, a committee APP
pointed 10 examine Analostan Island with
a view to It's use as a site Tor an isolated
hospital. make a report TO the CCmmiS-
SioBCrs that IS adverse to the project.
The committee states that the island
contains about IfUy-four acres or solid
ground above the ordinary level OF the
tides ana about thrty-four acres Of swamp
at about the level of low tide. The area
above the contour fifteen is forty-two acres
and above the contour thirty, twenty-five
acres.
The least width of the river separating
the island from Washington is about $50
feet. IT is separated from The Virginia
Store 10y a shallow body Of water, Known
as Little River OF about the same
width.
This body OF water at one time fOrmed
"A I,IauCh of the Potomac River. In order
TO deepen the Georgetown channel OF the
Potomac, the city of Georgetown entered
into an agreement with Mr.. John Mason
The owner or the island, whereby the city
was 10 construct a dam or CaUseway be-
tween the north front of the island aud the
Virginia shore, so as to entirely stop the
flow OF water behind Analustan Island.
This causcway was constructed. but has
since been partially destroyed. Its ef-
feet was 10 convert Little River into tidal
basin.
COMMITTEE MAKES ESTIMATES.
To convert the island into a suitable
site for an isolation hospital, we believe
il Will be necessary to reclaim the marshes
along The island and - far south rs Alex
andrr Island, tie estimated cost of which
is Sl46 600. 90 connect the island with
she approaches OF the .Aqueduct Bridge by
a road bridge twenty feet wide and to
construct a dock on the island. opposite the
foot OF New Hampshire avenue, the cost
of which Is estimated 10 be 81 . coo, and
10 lay siX-inch water main from the
north end OF the Aqucduct Bridge to the
probable site of the hospital.
TIE total cost of the Improvement is
stated to approximate $4,000.
The island appears on the assessors
books as containing - acres, assessed
at $500 per acre. If purchased by the
government under condemnation proceed
lngS il viii probably bring three times its
Assessed valuation. or Sl12, 800. and the
total cost OF Che property. placed in a
condition fer X as a hospital, would be
about SIS! SCI
In addition tle committee says. the
communication with the island. except
when the river is closed by ice. should he
by means of steam ferry. This might
add TO Tie general expense. When fhe
river is closed. it would he necessary to
approach the island from the Virginia
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