Evening star., 1934-04-06
Citizens in Controversy
With Rhode Island Avenue
Group on Licenses.

feet of his establishment.
A long and somewhat heated dis
cussion preceded approval of this sec
tion OF the report, In regard to re-
tailers license, class B, as described
in subsections E and D Of section
3 of the act approved by Congress
The action was favored by vote of
26 to 9. A special vote was neces-
Sary to decide the association did
not approve the issuance of such a
license, but had no objection.
Complaints Registered.
Several complaints have been regis
tered against the action of the Rhode
Island Avenue Citizens Association
claiming it represented the area also
claimed by the Burroughs group. Ken
meth P. Armstrong asserted. The
Burroughs Association has stood the
Misrepresentation long enough, he
stated, and something should be done
about it.
Mrs. Audrey E. Koons. treasurer of
the Burroughs group and president of
the Burroughs School Parent Teacher
Association, protested issuance of a
license by the Alcohol Beverage Con-
trol Board permitting the sale of bot
tled light wines and beer to the es-
adjustment of Joseph Muchnick at
$500 Eighteenth street northeast. She
asserted the section was not properly
lighted, unprotected, and with the
issuance OF such license anything
might happen" She was ruled out
OF order, however, the discussion being
on the particular section as a whole
and not on any specific case. The
establishment referred to is located di-
rectly across the street from the Bur-
rougns Junior High School grounds.
More than rs persons attended the
meeting held in the John Burroughs
School, Eighteenth and Monroe
streets northeast, called particularly
10 approve or disapprove the plan for
liquor control in that community. The
1oiloWing action was taken: Issuance
OF license to sell light wines and
beer IN any establishment engaged in
the sale of food, drinks, or drugs, prior
10 the passage of the District LIQUOR
control act, regardless of its situation
IN a residential zone, provided con-
sent for such is granted by property
owners within a radius of 600 feet
from the place Of business was I'M
opposed; the association opposed the
issuance of the two classes of manu-
facturer's license and the two classes
OF wholesalers licenses in the terri
tory; opposed the issuance of retailers
licenses. class c, permitting the sale
OF all kinds OF alcoholic beverages, in
Guiding hard liquors, by the drink:
opposed the issuance of retailers
licenses. class D, permitting the sale
OF beer and light wines by the drink:
approved the issuance of retailers
licenses, class E, permitting the sale of
alcohollc beverages upon prescription
from drug stores; offered no objection
TO the issuance of retailers licenses,
class F, for permission to sell light
wines and beer at pubic social func-
tons, where food is served. for con-
sumption on the premises, and ex-
pressed no objection to the issuance of
solicitors license, authorizing the
solicitation Of orders for the sale of
any beverage. This action had to
do only with the community repre-
sented by the Burroughs Citizens As
soclatlon, and in being adopted neces-
States two changes in the alcoholic
beverage control act, If it is to be
approved by the board.
Finch Is Chairman.
Wilbur S. Finch was chairman of
the Legislation Committee which drew
up the report, and was assisted by
Mr.. Armstrong David Babp and other
members of the association. The as
Soclatlon claims representation to the
area bounded on the north by Rhode
Island avenue and east of Sixteenth
street northeast.
George w. Ofutt, president of the
A. B. c. Board, addressed the meet
ing previous to the liquor discussion,
asserting that since the formulation
OF the board, and since the repeal of
the eighteenth amendment, people
have more respect for the law.
The association voted to change the
meeting date to the first Friday of
each month instead of the first
Thursday. The change will take
place beginning with the September
meeting. A special meeting of the
association with the 9Th Marine Re-
serves on Tuesday night was also IA
vored. Lieut.. Col. j. j. Staley will
speak at the meeting in the Bur-
roughs School
Announcement was made that word
had come from C. Marshall Finnan,
promising swimming pool for the
Taft Recreational Center at a later
date, and word from DR.. Frank w.
Ballou, superintendent of schools,
that an appropriation would be in
cluded in the 1886 budget recommen-
dation for an additional wing to the
Taft Junior High School. The appro-
priation and swimming pool have
been sought by the Burroughs asso-
citation for some time.