Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-26
RENEWAL OF PERMITS
LICENSES IN THE DISTRICT Elk
PRE- OCTOBER 81.
Excise Board Is Engaged In Consider
ing Applications of Proprietors Of
Bar Rooms and Liquor Stores.

Inc District assessor has given formal
hotlce that all licenses for the conduct OF
commercial establishments stores hotels
theaters bar rooms. &C. will expire Oc-
toner 81, and that the propretors OF the
various places of business in the District
Will be required to pay the annual fee i'm
posed by law and renew their permits II
they desire to continue their business oper-
atoms in the District during the ensuing
year in conformity with the legal require
ments The licenses will expire the last OF
this week. but since the LIST of November
Ialis this year on Sunday the proprietors of
the various business establishments will
have until Monday, November 2, In which
% pay the fees required
Public interest in this phase of District
government centers In the renewal of
wholesale and retail liquor licenses Ac-
coiuing TO the law proprietors of liquor
eStapnshmentS may make their deposits Of
1Ses beginning October l. The usual limit
OF time for making application and deposits
Ior renewal OF such permits expires No
vember l, but this year. as in the case of
other business establishments. the limit
Will be November 2.
Concerning Liquor Licenses.
The number of retail liquor stores now
licensed in the District is $40. while there
are 132 licensed wholesale liquor establish
ments. Last year the license fee was
raised from $500 to $500 a year on retail
establishments and from $3.50 to $500 a year
on wholesale esta blishments. which resulted
In decrease of ten saloon and three whole
sale licenses, as compared with the preced-
ing year. 1t is not expected that there will
be any material decrease in the number of
applications for renewal this year The
beer war which has been in progress the
past year. 1t Is stated. has kept the price
of the foaming beverage to the retailers at
low mark and has enabled the saloon
Keepers to remain I'm business notwith-
standing the doubling of the license fee
prospective applicants for liquor licenses
have only one week yet in which to present
their applications and deposit their fees for
renewal of permits. Mr.. Roger Williams,
clerk of the excise board of the District
states that the number of applica lions for
renewal of licenses filed with him up to a
late hour this afternoon was, retail, pa:
wholesale. 81.
Since the early part of this month the ex-
else board has been engaged from time to
time hearing evidence in cases where the
application for renewal of liquor license
has been contested by residents of the local
ity in which the establishment is to be To-
Gated and by various temperance societies
OF the District. A number of other cases
will be heard during the remaining days OF
this week.
Buildings Must Be Inspected.
The applications for licenses to conduct
hotels, theaters and other places of amuse-
| ment must pass through the hands of Mr..
Snowden Ashford, the building inspector for
the District. who is required to make an
inspection Of the buildings designated and
issue certificate that they are in proper
condition before the permits can be grant
ed. Mr.. Ashford states that the applica-
tons for renewal of such licenses are COM
ing in very slowly, and he fears that there
will be such a deluge Of applications for in
spection toward the last of the week that
the inspectors will be unable to properly
buildings
ance Of all permits asked for by the I'd of
November.