Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-27
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

POWER AT THE EASTERN BRANCH.
The Commissioners recently received an
application from the Alfred Richards Brick
Company for a permit to erect wharf on
the bulkhead line of the Eastern branch of
the Potomac river at the south end of east
LIST street. the right to use the same to con-
tinue for the full term OF fifty years. Capt.
Fiebeger, who has charge OF this mat
ter, recommended its reference to the
attorney for the District for report
as to the powers of the Commissioners in the
case and to the form of permit lease.
In his opinion Attorney Hazelton said that the
Commissioners have the same power upon the
Eastern branch as to the erection of wharves as
they have upon the Potomac river and
the usual form OF lease. such was
used in the OF the Mount Vernon
and Marshall Hail Steamboat Company is
proper. The character of the wharf. its loca-
ton, question of convenience of public travel.
term. price Of rental and all reasonable condi-
lions are fully within the power and authority
Of the Commissioners TO impose.
The PARIS AND THE STANDS.
Mr.. J. Harrison johnson. chairman of the
committee on parks and privileges, has sub
mitted his reply to the Commissioners upon the
Senate resolution calling for certain informa-
tion with reference 20 the occupancy of the
parks and reservations by reviewing stands
He saws that all stands except the Presidential
reviewing Hlanu, which IS not lncluueu IN Fne
list OF those disposed OF In accordance with a
joint resolution of Congress, are being
built and controlled by various builders
OF the city who secured the right
by competition, the proceeds from such COM
petition being in the present case the same as
heretofore, one of the sources of revenue to the
inaugural committee to reimburse them for
necessary expenses. No conditions were at
tached to the sale of these p-Ivi-
leges by the committee, except that the stands
should be subject to the inspection of the in
spector of buildings and receive his approval
The charges made By the respective temporary
owners of these stands have been fixed by
themselves. and the inaugural committee have
had 10 control of the same.
IN REGARD 70 OLD MATERIAL
c. F. GrIfing has complained to the Com
missioners chat II. Il. Bright, vino had the con-
tract for repairing the Woodley lane
bridge removed some OF the old material be-
longing 20 :he District which was piled in the
vicinity Of the Woodley Lane bridge and used
the same for private purposes. The matter
has been referred To the United States distric:
attorney for investigation.
ADDITIONAL LAMPS oRWREp
The Commissioners have ordered the erection
Of the following Sas lamps in the south eastern
section Of the CITY: One north side of C street
between LIST and %. one south side of street
between LIST and %. one east side OF "a stree,
between Aand Peunsylyaniaavenuc,Ou one east side
of 9Th street between 4 and B. one west side O,
4;h street between and Pa. ave. one south
side CT street between 4th and 5th one ives,
side of 5th street between and C. one south
side OF street between ith and 5th one west
side OF 5th streets between A and B. one south
side Of 4 street between 9Th and 9Th one nor:l
side of Il street between 5th and 9Th one north
side Of A street between 9th and 9Th one south
side % A street between 9th and 9Th, one ives
side Of 9TH street between and Il, one nortl
side of A street between 9Th and Sth, on.
east side Of Sth street between Nortl
Carolina avenue and 4, one northwes
corner North Carolina avenue and Sth
one west SIDE Of sth street between Il and c
one east side of Sth street between Is and C. on,
west side Of 9Th street between Ii and &, on,
east side OF 9th street between and b. one OF
southwest corner 9th and streets. one on cas-
side 10Th street between and b. one On nortl
side OF street between 10Th and 18th
one on west side OF llth street between and c
Two on east side OF 18th street between and c
one on west side Of 18th stree, between and c
three on south side of street between l2tl
and 18th, one northeast corner Il an,
Eth streets, one north side of Il street between
lNh and 18Th. east side of l2:l
between East Capitol and b. two west side o
18th street between East Capitol and b. on
southeast corner East Capitol and Kentuck,
avenue. one on south side OF East Capitol stree
between llth and 18th, one southwest corne
East Capitol and 18th