Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-06
The Gas Controveryy.


In reference to the conference between repre-
sentarives OF the Washington Gas Light company
and the District Commissioners Thursday, Com
missioner West said to STAR reporter that the
way the question came up was this: He foresaw
that the gas company wanted TO tear up the
streets, and several weeks ago he sent for Mr..
Bailey, OF the gas office, and had long talk with
Mr.. Bailey promised to let MI BartOl know what
the views OF the District Commissioners were upon
the subject. and an arrangement was made that
would call and see the Commissioners, which he
did. commissioner West says he has all along
1nGugnt .nas the District government as well as
gas; he holds that every inducement In the world
whlch citizens can make to encourage visitors to
able as home, should be held out to them One of
these points is TO have well lighted city and cheap
gas lor general use. The minimum price had not
peen reached by long ways He said this gas
company should not be allowed to 60 on and tear
up the streets and avenues for their own convent
eft TO the people, otherwise they might as well let
In an outside company to DO the same thing; In
a which event the citizens might expect some per-
manent dement, by honest competition. He hoped
the omeers OF the gas company would see their
own interest by more liberal practice towards
the city and It's residents
GEORGE ALBERT MAsoNs CLAIx.-George Albert
Mason, who was recently released from the Al
Tor counterfeiting is in the city, and proposes ac-
cord1ng to publications in various papers, to sue
the government for $4,000 for alleged false Inn
prisonment. Mr. VIM. p Wood, who is acquainted
with the circumstances OF the case, and with
whom Mason is said to have been in consultation
stated to-day that there was nothing in the case:
that Mason Is British subject, and that II his
claim was presented at all It would have to be
made through the British authorities. Mr. Wood
claims that Mason's Imprisonment was the result
or scheme concocted by certain counterfeiters
VINO mad cause to fear him.
LIVELY TINES ON STRREr.-The war between
the secondhand dealers on ID street has broken
out again. In the Police Court, this morning.
Simon Levi and his son Samuel, OF No. ~ street,
were charged with assaNltaDg VIM. Gardner, who
lives next door TO the defendants. Jacob Levi was
also charged with assaulting isaac Koppler. Louis
Gardner was charged with asSaulting Simon Levi,
and Isaac Freedman. VIM. Gardner, and Isaac
Koppler were charged with assaulting Jacob Levi.
The charge against the Lewis was taken up first
Young Gardner stated that he is employed In Mr..
Freedman's secondhand store, which is next to
Lewis, and yesterday afternoon the defendants as
saulted him and knocked him down and kicked
him, In front OF his store. The Lewis charged that
Gardner used insulting language to members OF
their family. dlsinterested witness testified to
seeing the Lewis assault young Gardner and throw
him down and beat him. "These Lewis are hfstor-
1cal." said Judge Smell, 'and there are several
other OF these secondhand dealers who keep UP
din OF confusion on ID street nearly all the VIe.
Inc Lewis are fined $40 each, and all the others are
dismissed"