Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-27
Meeting Of the Hayes and Wheeler
Club.

McCathran as the committee.
Meeting Of the Hayes and wheeler
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS AND THE
FLAG POLE QUESTION.
A meeting OF the Hayes and Wheeler Club
OF this District was held last evening at
Parker's hall; Mr.. w. A. Cook presiding and
Geo. w. Stewart acting as secretary.
Mr.. Marshall, from the special committee
appointed to select another place OF meeting
made report recommending the renting OF
Saks' hall, on Pennsylvania avenue, between
~ and 9th streets; which recommendation
was adopted.
The committee on decorations was in
shall, Chase, Boron and Garner were added.
ALL ABOUT THE POLE.
WIN. SchoO!er hoped that the decoration
possible and said L was eissTaee tSss tSs
cOlOrs had not been displayed all this time.
There was time when the republicans
play the naIhes Of the snd b 5e SaS
hoped that the committee would have put up
pole when the proprietor of the Metro
PolItan Hotel objected to hanging the flag
Mr.. j. F. Hodgson replied that the COM
mfttee had done all In their power to get the
rag out. After they had procured pole
they failed TO secure proper permit, and
citizens on the square between 9th and 7th
streets threatened 10 apply for an Injunction.
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS DISCUSSED.
Mr.. Tompkins said the Commissioners of
the District refused to grant permit because
they were doubtful as 70 their power In the
Mr.. Marshall called on the president for
his report on the subject
Mr.. Cook replied that, exercising his best
Judgment, he refused to 60 before the Com
missioners. They 1.-THE Commissioners con.
sented that pole might be erected III all
other persons had the same right; and, fur
female, gave their consent to SUCH erect s ..
After this be had too much respect to the
club and himEelf to call on the Commission
they did not interfere with the publfc o' Hsd
they erected their pole they would have
had to take 1t down again. The request
one, and should have been granted. He
would give all political parties the privilege
OF erecting poles anywhere.
MI. schooler asked Colonel Cook II be
Old not think the Commissioners were on
the fence?
Mr., Cook replied that he wouldn't say
that explicitly, but they leaned q little to-
wards The democratic side.
INFLUENCING APPOINTMENTS.
MI. Jerome A. johnson urged that there
should be more activity on the part Of the
their influence felt as to appointments In the
District, and control them wherever they
can.
Mr.. Tompkins said that the property hold
ers bad no rights as to the erection OF a pole
In the htghways-the Commissioners mad
control OF the streets and avenues.
Mr.. Hodgson said that under the act OF 1892
four FEET were taken of OF each side OF the
earriageway Of the avenue, and was now in
side the curb, but that space did not belong
To the property holders, and the Commits
sioners had control OF this and the right 10
grant the use OF IL. He believed their atten-
ton had not been called TO the fact.
II was suggested, as they had determined
TO move and the consent of the proper parties
having been obtained to enable them to dis
play the flag. that further action on the cree
ion OF the pole was unnecessary. Adjourned.
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RIAL ESTATE SALEs.-Messrs. Duncan
son Bros, auctioneers, sold yesterday after
lot 2, IN square IS, situated on X street, near
25th street northwest, improved by a two
story frame house, to w. III. Diper for 81 225
A; parneille, aucsioneer, has sold for w.
bankruptcy, the leasehold for four years OF
lots IL and II, In square 141, on II street, be-
tween 18th and 18th streets, subject to an
81 $50. ' Aoi
Messrs. Young & Middleton sold at auction
On yesteraay, Tor Messrs. R. Ross Perry and
inches OF lot 2, square 4o3, Improved bv a
Two story and attic frame dwelling, with
S Mr " 4uiloiEns NO; 30 street northwest, to
Messrs: Downman q Green, auctioneers,
sold Lot. and 3 square Ass, containing II 800
SON and j. Harry johnson, for soc. per SQUARE
foot; house northwest corner OF 2ist and II
streets, containing 10 rooms, to Mrs. Alice
Iturbide, for s6 900; lot on 9th street extended
containing Il, 900 square feet, VIM. +. Holt,
man, trustee, to Michael White. at 6s cents
per foot; twostory brick, same trustee, cor
Lindsey, g. 500; same trustee, three two.
story bricks, T street northwest Nos ,449
], AS, 70 Mr.. Simms. for 81 800 each, and No.
b. webb and W. A. Gordon, trustees, lot 4.
square go, containing about 1000 feet, to
Mrs. Emily Truesdeli, at 81 80 Per square