National Republican., 1881-10-28
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS.
Current Transactions In the various Dis.
trIct Departments.

Building permits have been granted to
J. W. Davis, q street. between Fourth and Fifh
northwest, three story brick dwelling, 5000; Il.
i. Kingley, Tennallytown road, brick and wooden
dwelling, s2,500 John Humphrey, 1896 Sixth street
northwest, put on mansard roof. 5000; William
Rutherford & Co., Twenty-frst street and Penn
sylvania avenue northwest, brick Office, $500;
Shoemaker & Herizog, 1888 street northwest re-
| pairs $500; John Brooks, Ninth street. between
Boundary and Grant avenue, repairs to stable, $50;
| Ellen Martin corner OF Seventh and J. streets
southwest, repairs to dwelling, si5 and l.. Neu'
rath, street. between Third and Fourth northeast,
repairs to roof $50.
| The Commissioners have given permission TO the
| Mutual Union Telegraph Company to remove their
wires from the New York avenue sewer and lay
them in two.lnch iron pine underground on the
| following route: From northwest corner OF
Twelfth street and New York avenue to north side
| Of parking, between railroad tracks and parking
| curb; thence under parking TO Fourteenth street
and New York avenue; thence across Fourteenth
street to sidewalk north side Of New York avenue,
and under the sidewalk TO 1870 New York avenue.
The Commissioners have issued an order in
which. after expressing their regret at the death OF
Dr. j. b. Blake, they state that they Will attend his
funeral this afternoon, aud grant leave of absence
to such of the employees of the District govern
| ment as may desire to be present.
The attorney for the District, Mr.. A. @. Riddle,
yesterday submitted to the Commissioners the fol-
| lowing opinion in relation to their power TO fix
bonuses aud minimum rents in the Washington
| Market. upon such consideration as nave
been able to give the question regard your power
in the premises as very doubtful. II does not ap.
| pear 10 me to be case of the resting of n Joint
power In q survivor upon the demise OF one OF the
parties but rather Of an omission ofthe presentlnw
In the present state DISQUALIFICATION upon the qucs.
tion nothing can be gained by an examination OF
| the cases. The directors of the company may de-
| tcrminc the minimum Of bids, with the consent Of
the mayor and common council. There is still
| another party who must consent also and who
| will be bound by his consent, and by that alone,
and thus his consent enters into all the eases into
every supposh case. aud by that lie will be bound.
| II Is not Necessary To- u binding bargain between
| tue company and Il stakeholder that the District
shall be party to the rutc. Counsel do not ngree
as to the part played by this question in the un-
| fortunate litigation referred to- 10 Is, however,
| conceded that the question has not been passed
upon by the supreme Court OF the District III Gen.
eTal Term, und If II had been, IN my view of the
| question should be Inclined TO ohhvc thnttribunal
Inss upon it again, where arose pure and simple,
| before should advise you to exercise power III
| the premises. If In this case your exercise Of II
| would insure peace, the motive of II would be
strong. But seemingly your action wOuldnot only
| be very questionable, but entirely useless. You
| would only become sort of volunteer party To n
| controversy which you cannot control, and re-
ceiye the usual reward Of supeIservicCabc allies.
| The Commissioners have Informed General
| Brney attorney for the market company, that,
acting under the advice of the attorney, they de-
cline TO approve the schedule of minimum bids for
| stalls In the Washington Market fixed by the mar
ket company OH thelIth instant.
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