Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-16
District Go serpmeut AnAtr..


EoNIh II. anton, ESQ, attorney for the
EIsuIc'' III communication to the commits
sIontis, s'<fes that he has examined the
o lp,io II Assistant Attorney Birney in re-
Latioh 10 The contracts for construction of
MAJ. Eet buildings on Corcoran square, and
H. reihtion To the powers of the So called
marSet commission, and the papers on
with hsm In the conclusions that the con-
tracts for the construction of the eth street
fronf and street wing Of the proposed build
ings on that square ere not existing legal OBJ
legations binding the District, and that the
so called market commission now has no
legal existence. Further, that ne is of the
opinion that no action ought 10 be taken by
the Commissioners for the erection of mar
ket buildings on that square until there
shall have been further legislation by Con-
gress TO that end.
THE E-sTRFFT MARKET.
In another opinion, in relation to the X
street market at 21st street he states that
this market was made pursuant to enact
ments OF the Legislative Assembly; that ne
finds nothing TO show that IL is not a valid
and sutsistiDg agreement, excepting the
third AMI fourth clauses of the instrument,
which require the work to be begun imme-
dla:ely and TO be completed within four
months. The date Of the instrument is Au-
gust 2Ith, 1872. so that three years have
elapsed and but little work done. Whether
this suspension of work and delay can be
awaited OF as reason for not resuming ope-
ratiOns depends upon whether the cause of
suspension aud delay is the fault of the con-
tractor or of the Board of Public Works. by
whom the con tract was made. II The former
then the District may fairly consider that
the contract was abandoned BY the contract
or, and rescued IT, II the latter. then the
wrong Of the Board OF Public Works
ca not be taken advantage Of 10 defeat
the claims OF the contractor. IL will be OBJ
served that unlike The contract for the mar
ket buildings on square No. &c, the contract
Tor erecting mer&et horse on square -
was made by the late Beard Of Public
Works puIsUant to an act OF assembly ap-
proved August %, Isl all ca ms arising Or.t
Of contracts Inade by the Board OF Public
WCrAs must he settled by the BOari OF
Audit So fer. therefore. as the means are
concerned wheTewith this work STALL De re-
SuIned y AZ is to be resumed, the provisions
Of the act Of Congress Of JUne 20, 1874, must
be 'OilOwed. The instrument is a contract
made py the BOaI0 Z! PCbIic Works as com
pletely as though the WOrk conJsm plated by
IL had been the paving of q street If work
be resumed there sBOuld be a full under
standing that the accounts are to be settled
through the Board u Audit, aud that there is
10 t'e no claim on the part OF the contractor
against the Dist let OF COluInDi
BUILDING PERMITS
have been Issued by Inspector PloWman as
follows to-day. Captain ". Z. $. Sanger. L.
:. \, a twO-story and basement BRICK
dwelling, 80 by 30 feet, north side Prospect
street. Georgetown. between Frederick and
Market; $1,000. John Lyon, a two-StoTy
brick dwelling south side Il, between 18th
and eth streets northwest. 1890. y. DOYLE,
. and z streets northwest; $3.50.