The Washington times., 1894-08-15
Sites to Be Selected for Two New
School Buildings.
REBUILDING kNox's STABLES
Inspector Entwisle States That the Destruc-
tion Of the Structures By Fire Docs Not
Impair the Owners Right to Re-erect
Them-Excise Board Recommendation.

will be erected in Mount Pleasant and the other
at some point in tho southeast
ave took up the Georgetown market-house
first, and that is now practically disposed of.
and we shall give immediate attention to the
schools"
Mr. Entwisle said the site for the southeast
school had not been selected. but the Mount
Pleasant building viii occupy the ground upon
which the present frame structure stands. The
old building is to be removed to another site
and used until the new one is completed When
the new house is ready for occupancy the old
one will probably be utilized for a manual train
ing school
Both the new structures will be built Of brick
and will cost, exclusive OF tho grounds about
$29 900 each
President Whelpley. of the school board, will
have TO indicate the locality In which the south
east school shall be placed, the actual site to be
determined afterward and acquired by pur-
The managers of the Kensingt on and Chevy
Chase Electric Railway are vigorously pushing
the project for the construction Of the short line
from kensington TO the power-house. The sum
Of $4,000 has been already subscribed to the
stock and canvassers waited upon tho citizens
OF kensington yesterday TO solicit the balance
1t was expected that the balance would bo taken
SO that report might be made to a meeting he Id
last evening" and in that case President New
lands will at once contract to put the line under
construction and TO furnish the power to run
II upon its com pletion The proposed link is
about two miles in length.
With this extension completed, Kensington,
Capital View, Garrett Park, and other suburba
points will be brought into close connection by
electric railway with Washington, and should
pending legislation regulating the car fares be
perfected, the cost will be but IA cents per pas
senger for the round trip.
LIQUOR LICENSES GRANTED.
At Its sitting yesterday the excise board took
action upon the following applications for IL
censes.
Retail, allowed-James p. King, No 2i5 Viz
ginia avenue southwest; Charles A Barnes, No.
l05 II street northwest; Bernard p. Rupert, No.
ll26 Seventh street northwest; James Brehany,
No. 1874 G street southwest; Martin c. Cannon,
No. 3400 street northwest, and ID. Jay TGul-
man, No. 1888 B street northeast
Retail reiectec-Lewis Slingland, No. 81 Z
street northwest
Wholesale. allowei-John G. Fidler, Bright
wood avenue, near the District line; William
Harmun, No. 1919 Seventeenth street northwest
Wholesale, reiectod-George d. Mullican,
B-iGhiwood avenue
The retail license of Anneus Collins, on Thir-
teen-and-a-half street, between and ID streets
northwest, was revoked, it having been shown
that he had been selling intoxicating liquor 10
minors
letter was yesterday addressed TO Mrs A
L. Hunt, of Tenallytown, by Secretary Tlndall,
Of the Board Of Commissioners, notifying her
that upon report of the Chief OF the IRE de-
partment the condition OF the approp tiation
for the support of that department will not
Justify the purchase OF a hose-cart for the bene-
fit of that village. She was informed, however,
that when the chemical engine and accommodate
tions therefor, provided fcr in the Appropriation
bill Just signed, have been procured, the Com
mssioners will locate at Tenallytown the pres
ent hose-carriage not used at Mount Pleasant,
with the necessary hose.
Building Inspector Entwisle yesterday
turned to the Commissioners the remonstrance
referred TO him against the issuance of per-
nit for the re-erection of the Knox stables with
the Endorsement that in his opinion the de5truc-
tion of the buildings by fire does not destroy
the owners prior right TO use the site for its
iginal purposes.
alt seems to me-" said the Inspector, that the
stables can only be controlled as a nuisance
detrimental TO the nealth and comfort OF adloin-
ing residents, which could be tested by a re-
siraining order.
THOMAS WILEY DISCHARGED.
Thomas r. Wiley on yesterday sum-
marily removed by the Commissioners from the
position of inspector of lumber. His resgna-
tion was demanded last fall, and at the same
time, or soon thereafter, man named Ballard
was appointed Wiley declined TO resign and
continued to discharge the duties Of the o1ice.
His successor made regular monthly reports
TO headquarters announcing that he had "done
no work" while Wiley enjoyed the emoluments
which were obtained altogether from fees col
lected- The Commissioners Strengthened out the
matter by eiectng Wiley from the position.
5 I. Thomas, attorney for the District, sub
mitted yesterday his estimate of the amount
Quired for his office for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1896, as follows: One attorney, $1,000
one assistant attorney, s2,0o0; one special assist
ant attorney, $500; one law clerk, $3.50; one
messenger, 900; rent of office, S2oO;,tota $500
Henry r. Miles, superintendent Of the fire
alarm telegraph and telephone service, yes:er-
day returned TO the Commissioners, with his ap-
proyal, the application for fire al,rn boxes TO
connect Anacostia with Bennings, Twining City,
Good Hope, and Hilsdale. The petition was
signed by Il A Linger, Hugh F. Stevenson, a.
NJ. Green, IL. A Griswold, and K B. Backley.
STATEMENT on TAX CERTIFICATES.
The Commissioners yesterday approved the
opinion rendered on the 10th instant by s. T.
Thomas, attorney for the District, "that tax GER
tificates should contain only statements of
paid taxes and assessments for which the Dis
trct claims lien against the property de-
scribed in the certificate, including tax sales
where the District Is tho purchaser, because the
lien is retained in such case, and after sale for
the satisfaction Of a particular tax or assess
ment such tax can neither be said to be due and
unpaid or a lien upon the particular property,
unless the District is the purchaser"
Herbert E. Woodward, an attorney at No. $40
street northwest, was yesterday elected assist
ant clerk Of the excise board, to take effect
August Is. Mr.. Woodward graduated from
Georgetown law school, is about forty years of
age. and has been prominently identified with
Carroll Institute. The position he fills is one
that was created by legislation last May. His
only competitor before the Commissioners was
Jesse &. Suter
tire from office, expresses the opinion, as the
result OF its experience and observation, that no
additional retail liuuor licenses should be grant
ed alter the applications now on file shall have
been disposed of, until the whole number of
such licenses shall fall below 500, and that there
after the whole number should not exceed 500.
1t was ordered that permit be granted the
Chesapeake and Potomac I telephone Company
tomnse the necessary excavation for the pur-
pose of laying a branch conduit between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets to the cable pole to be
erected in the alley In square 29l.
The Commissioners have been notified by
Health Officer Woodward that the gutter at the
southeast corner of Ninth and streets north
in the gutter until it evaporates and produces
foul odor.
MIscELLANEous ITEMS.
Harry Williams, manager Of the Washington
Brewing Company, has been denied permission
avenue, upon the grounds that ii
would create an EN- EMBARRASSING precedent
William Straus was given permission to locate
and operate until October /, 1894, set of flying
horses upon vacant lot at the northeast corner
of Second and NJ streets southwest
Henry NJ. Wagner was granted license yes-
terday as steam engineer of the third class.
The Commissioners yesterday, upon the rec
Of Health Offcer Woodward, ap-
pointed Charles G. Sanders and Emmet Wood
ward as clerks in the health office, at an annual
salary Of Sl,a00 each, the appointments to date
from August7
Residents of street, between Fourteenth and
streets northeast, hayo made strong
for Improvement OF that thoroughfare
in the vicinity Of the Pierce school.
Albert Dehl recently sub-divided and placed
on file piece Of property which proves to have
been heretofore recorded In the name OF Edward
J oung, present United States consul at Windsor,
Canada. Mr.. Young says he never decided away
the property, and has paid the taxes since 1871.
The matter is to bo investigated
Tho colored residents of the District haye