The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-18
rnoM rnE plsrRlcr CAPITOL.
Items OF Interest from the Commissions
erss Oftiep.

her, during the illness OF Commissioner |
Robert, the building regulations were re.
constructed and amended They were |
signed by Commissioners Douglass and |
Ross and Captain Rossell, acting in Colonel |
Roberts absence, and sent to the printers,
and there they have since remained. IL |
was necessary Upon the return OF the En-
gineer Commissioner that he should sign
the regulations.
This the Colonel refused to do on ac-
count OF one Of the amendments relating
to the construction of vaults under pave
ments. Inspector Of buildings Entwisle
has endeavored to overcome Colonel
Roberts objection tothe legality Of the
regulation and to-day submitted ruling
from Webbs digest sustaining It.
Mr.. Entwisle also submitted a plan to-
day by which the unnecessary red tape
proceedings in the granting Of permits to
build projections beyond the building
line can be avoided.
COMMISSIONER DOUGLASS ILL.--Commis
sioner Douglass remained at his home to-
day. He is suffering from a slight attack
Of The grip.
ESTIMATED VALUE OF PROPERTY THE Gov
rRNMENT ~ TO PuRcHAsE.-A few days ago
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Net
Teton requested the Commissioners to
furnish the Department with surveys
plans and valuations of the Maltby House.
corner of New Jersey avenue and b street
northwest, and of the building occupied by 1
the Geodctic and Coast Survey, as II
was the intention Of the United States
Government to enter into possession of
these buildings. The Commissioners have
replied stating that the assessed value of
the Maltby House is $4,000 estimated
value 100000; of the Coast and Geodetic
Survey, assessed value 1000, estimated
value 100000. The Commissioners say
that they have no authority TO furnish
surveys unless authorized to do so at the
expense of the Treasury Department.
AEIYTEREsTISG QUESTION. captain Ros-
sell has written to the Engineer Commits
sioner calling attention to the appro-
priation for grading Sixteenth street ex-
|. tended under certain provisions. One of
these provisions is that before any money
shall be expended for the grading every
owner of property abutting on
this street within said limit, ex-
cept MS hereinafter provided, shah
bind himself, his heirs grantees and sue
cessors in estate, never TO allow any build
ing or obstruction to be erected within the
line Enclosed between the building lines
of Sixteenth street northwest, extended,
on the same lines as now existing within
the boundary.
The question that arises concerning
the construction of this provision,
Captain Rossell says, is, should the
property owners sign "A paper
which would allow them to put up such
buildings as would be permitted were the
street owned for its full width by the
District, would this be compliance
within the law or would it be necessary
for the property owners to sign paper
which would prevent them from build
| ing bay windows, steps, or any other pro-
| jections extending into this space?
Commissioner Robert in his report says
| that he is inclined to think that the in
| tent Of the law is to give the District no
| more rights than would be possessed il
| the United States owned the street back
| to the building line. The owners of the
property, while not giving away the fee
| simple to the parking, must give away all
| rights to buildings upon the parking be.
| You'd what they would have If they had
| not given the fee simple to the United
States. The matter will be referred to the
District Attorney for an opinion.
| POWERS or THE CoMMIssIoNERs.-On
March 0 last the Commissioners referred
to the District Attorney the question of
the authority of law on October 81, 1889,
for increasing the number of sealers of
| weights and measures as was done by an
| order Of the Board of Commissioners.
| Assistant Attorney Thomas has sub
mittcd an opinion upon the subject.
He says that the acts of the Dis
trict Assembly, approved August 81, 1871,
| titutlUk DIONlutS lbI tuTtt
sealers OF weights and measures, two for
Washington and one for Georgetown. BY
the act of June H., 1873, the Commits
sioners are empowered to abolish any
Office to consolidate two or more offices,
reduce the number of employees, remove
from office and make appointments to
any Office under them, authorized by law.
The phrase 'to consolidate two or more
offices" means that for purposes of adj
ministration you may combine two or
more offices into one. The order of con-
solldation may be rescinded and the three
officers restored, but If the offices had been
abolished they could not be reinstated.
The effect of the order of October 81, 1889,
was not to increase the number of scalers
of weights and measures, but to dissolve
the combination of the three.
WHOLESALE LIQUOR LICENSES GRANTED.
Wholesale liquor licenses have been
granted TO the following parties: James
Doyle, Al LIST st. s.. W.; Henry l.. Daii-
terich, 9TH st. and Va. ave. s. W.; Ben
jamin +. DeAtley, 257 Sd st. $. W; Ed
ward Dering, 1913 Md. ave. n. e.; John J..
DAILY, 1867 Q st. $. W.; James Dempsey,
$50 Ninth street 5. W.; Cornelius Des-
mond, $50 il street 5. w; Louis A..
Dellwig, 1866 Massachusetts avenue II. e.;
w. C.. Downey & Co., The Portland,
Fourteenth street and Vermont avenue
II. W.; William ]. Dyer, 3i0S NJ st. II. W;
Frank J. Davidson, 1915 9th st. IL. W.; Eli
gene Dale, ll0l LIST st. IL. w. Matthew H.
Donohue, 1915 + st. II. W.; Ida NJ. and
Jules Demonet, 17i2I4 Pa. ave. II. W..
Katherine V. Daley, l46s + ST. II. W.; w.
s. Duckctt, 2l50 Pa. ave. II. W.; Il. v.
Chelini, SO ID st. $. G.; Domenico Christofani.
1901 g st. $. G.; John Carroll 1901 c SITS. g..
J. +. Cook, 1910 Odd st. II. w; Francis IL.
Connolly. 2l0l X st. n. W.; II. J, Cam,
Held, 40 22d st. n. W.; James Cody, 200
NJ st..n. W.; William II. Cissel, 10l4 7th
st. II. W.; jeremiah Callaghan, 1888 n. j..
ave. n. W.; Thomas Collins, 30l II st, II. e..
John II. Collins, 1880 st. II. e.; q. g.
Cornwell' d Son, lIl2-14lS Pa. ave. n. W.;
G. l.. Calls, AGO LIST st. $. W.; Patrick j..
Conden, 4s3 ]. street southwest; John
| Clark. 1905 Third street s. W.; John G.
Cook, 1908 l4th st. W.; William II,
Combs, 924 9th st. n. W., 1870 10th st. II.
W.; II. i. bradbury, Twining City; $. II.
| Beynor, 1924 18th st. S. g.; o. II. Beall,
southwest corner 18th and A SITS. $. e.:
Margaret Barry, 300 10th st. $. W.; q. I.
Byng, 1865 10Th st. n. W.; j. w. and Sam
uel Bogley, 1855 32d ST. N. W.; A, b, Ben
Brown, 3i00 n st. II. Wa ID. j. Buck
ley, 523 DIST 81. II. W; Bayne Il Bros,
Anacostia; VIM. l,rahler, l0l ii st. II. e.;
q. Byng, 30i Pa. ave. $. e.; Thos Burke,
cor. Goth and L SITS. n. W.; II. N. Beall,
cor. Conn. ave. and ID st. II. W; ii.
2Oi Md. ave. IL O.. NJ. 4. Byrne, 900 Md.
ave. n. e.; Bid Bros. $40 Il st. $. W.; II.
l.. Blout, no Al st. $. W.; F.W, Baescheld,
S0l ii st. $. w; q. IL. Butt, 40 eth st. $.
W.; Moses T. Bridwell, $50 NJ st. 5. w;
j. Bauer, 800 y st. 5. W.; ]. NJ. Butler,
1852 ID st. II. W.; J. Brazcral, l2l 1! st. 5.
W; o. l., Berger, 1901 4 ST. n. W.; j. l.,
30l 18th st, n. O.; Anton IIetmuler, l33a
litli st. n. G.; j. J, Harvey, 100 18th ST. s.
W.; d. j. Ilariigan, CHS X st. 5. W.; Ger
hard Lang Park Brewery Company, or
Md. ave. $. W.; j. c. Hewes, cor, Sth and
A SITS. n. e.; j. A. Hewes, 307 81 st. 5. e.
j., lioke, $50 ST; n, W.; George Hammer
n. W.; $. II. Hardnch 1885 q ST. II. W..