Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-12
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
THE pIsrRIcr's FAuIr.


In a letter to the Commissioners today Capt.
r. W. Meade, the commsndant at the navy
yard. states that the condition of the crossings
complained of at 9th and l. and 9th and VI
streets is not the fault Of the railroad but OF
the District.
OPPOSING A RAILROAD ON STREET.
A committee OF indignant citizens, repre-
senting the residents and property-owners on
III street northwest, called upon the Commits
sioners this morning to ent-r their protest
against the construction OF the Kendall Green
railroad which is to run (if the bill for the
charter OF the same passes Congress) from the
Baltimore and Ohio depot to Georgetown col
lege along II street. Gov. II. II. Wells being
the spokesman for the party, called atten-
ton to the fact that railroad along this street
would be highly undesirable and said that aside
from the fact that the street is but 80 feet 6
inches wide, it is occupied by private citizens
who have erected houses for the purpose of
quiet. The committee upon the suggestion of
the Commissioners will put their protest in
writing at an early day and send duplicate to
committee: Judge Andrew Wylie, ex-senator
Conger, Gov. II. II. Wells, Samuel Norment,
Benz. Charlton, +. L. Corbett, Ihos Joyce and
II. II. Clapp.
A PLUMBERS COMPLAINT
The Commissioners today received q letter
from Mr.. Edward V. Caverly. in which he calls
attent IN to the fact that ON the I'D of June
last he deposited SIS for a certificate to cut
the pavement in front OF 2220 III street for the
purpose Of connecting the building with the
sewer, and that on the 25th of October, under
new regulation, he deposited $50 to cover
future work Of this character. He said that he
has presented the certificate issued in June for
settlement and was informed that the repairs
had not been made. He says that the plumbers
of this District an the transaction of their bust
ness with the engineer department are con-
fronted with more arbitrary set of regula-
be tolerated in any other city, and
the officers having the immediate supervision
ov er these matters, he says, do not appear to
be clothed with any discretionary power that
will allow them TO make departures from these
rules, even when ii would De to the advantage
OF the public to do SO. he says that If this cut
at 2220 N street has been allowed to stand
nearly six months without repairing it il q
neglect Of public duty.
AS TO EXTENSION OF CONTRACT rIMR.
Recently The STAR referred to the applics-
ton OF Mr.. Geo. Richardson, the contractor
furnishing artificial stone blocks, for an extern
sion Of time to May l, 1890. The Commits
sioners saw no objection to granting the ex-
tension. There was clause however, in his
contract requiring the forfeiture OF Sl0 per day
for every days delay after November 80. At
torney Hazelton was called upon for an opin-
ion as to whether the sl0 forfeiture clause
could be waived in extending the
contract In his opinion, submitted today, he
is doubtful as to the legality Of doing away
with the paragraph by an extension Of time.
He says further that there is no doubt that the
extension Of time asked for would act as q
waiver Of the $l0 per day forfeit during the
time of the extension, but does not think il
would for any longer time. The extension, he
says, will not affect the validity Of the con-
tract in any other way. He further remarks
that it has been the policy Of the general gov
eminent to grant these extensions where good
and sufficient reason exists for the same.