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to study three Supreme Court opin-
ions and boundary commission re-
ports on the jurisdictional dispute
between the District of Columbia
and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
He was not member of the COM
mission when, at its direction, Cor
poration Counsel Richmond B.
Keech issued an opinion asserting
that "all or substantial portion"
of the new airport is in the District
of Columbia.
In failing to issue liquor license
for the airport terminal last week,
the A. B. c. Board pointed out that
while Mr.. Keech's opinion applied to
the airport generally it did not
specify that the terminal building
proper should come under District
jurisdiction.
License Supt. Coombs declared
that application for the restaurant
license was made several weeks ago,
about the same time airport con-
cessionnaires obtained a barber
shop license. A deposit was paid
on the restaurant license applica-
ton at that time, he added, but it
was not issued because fixtures had
not been installed.
Followed Instructions.
I'VE issued the barber shop license
and accepted the restaurant license
application because we had been
instructed by the Commissioners
to see that all necessary licenses
were issued to the new airport" 4"
Mr. Combs said.
Nothing was said about juris-
diction," he continued, but, as in
all similar cases, approval of the
Health Department had to be OBJ
tanned. If it should turn out that
the licenses have been issued err
roneously, then we will refund the
money-$625 for the restaurant
license and IS for the barber shop
license"
The Virginia State license fee for
a restaurant is SIS year plus l3
cents for each 500 of gross sales
anticipated. Thus, while the an
nual license in the District is SIS
(the $625 being the pro rated cost
for the remainder of the year, in all
probability the Virginia permit
would be much more costly on an
overall basis. Barber permits are
obtained on an individual basis in
Virginia, the rate being 81 year per
barber No business license is re-
quired.
Asked about the restaurant license
issuance, Commissioner Mason ex-
planned that the superintendent of
licenses apparently was following
the corporation counsel's opinion,
while the A. B. c. Board, an indie
pendent agency created by Congress
had not seen fit to do so.
Acted on Keech's Ruling.
1.-The Commissioners have no au-
thority to instruct the A. B. c. Board
regarding issuance of licenses
although they can review cases in
which licenses are revoked" he said
THE superintendent of licenses, as
is proper, seems to be going ahead
on the basis of Mr. Keech's opinion
Until and unless some other deci-
sion is made by the Commissioners
or the courts there's no reason why
| he should not
President RooSevelt's letter tt
Representative Nichols follows:
MY Dear Jack:
Receipt is acknowledged of youl
letter, dated october 4, 1910, with
reference to H. r. 1916, a bill intro.
duced into Congress by Mr.. Ran
dolph of West Virginia, which pro-
poses to fix the boundary line be-
tween the Commonwealth OF Vir-
ginia and the District of Columbia
After a careful review of the
reasons set forth in your letter,
can see no objection to your amend
ment being made part of the pro.
posed bill. AS a matter of fact,
can see many advantages in having
the National Airport located within
JIlC DlSIl lCO vi SOluiilOAeh'
Every sincerely yours,
Signed,
"FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT"
Hearings to Continue.
The President referred to a bill.
which Chairman Randolph of the
House District Committee intro
duced at the request of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commis-
sion, fixing the boundary line be-
tween the District and Virginia al
the high-water mark on the Vir-
ginia shore of the Potomac River
The President in his letter to Rep
resentative Nichols Endorsed an
amendment by the Oklahoma men,
ber placing the entire National Air
port within the District.
On October 2. 1910, subcom-
mittee of the District Committee
held a hearing on the Randolph
bill and the Nichols amendment, but
no action was taken and no further
hearings have been held. Mr.. Ran
dolph, however, plans to continue
the hearings after the House ends
its vacation recess on September Is