The Washington times., 1894-09-08
George En9eman Asks for Return of
Part of His Racing License Fee.
SCHOoLHoUsE SITE INSPECTED
Arguments in Favor Of New Garbage sys-
tenn to Be Presented-No Action Yet Taken
About Building for the Exhibit at the
Baltimore Exposition.

asks that the sum Of $S5 be refunded him, de-
ducting S15 at the rate of S. per day for the
three days he admits he was operating under
the license, which had been taken out for
month Attorney Thomas, in passing upon
the application, says:
Under the thirty-fourth clause of section
81, of an act Of the late legislative assembly Of
the District, commonly called the ''license
act," Mr.. Engeman was entitled to license
for one month to conduct horse racing within
the District upon payment of license fee of
&100 or he WAS entitled to the same privilege
weekly for S23, or daily at the rate of S5 per
day, when so used. The law makes no pro-
vision for the return OF the license fee or any
proportionate part OF it when the licenses
fail to exercise the privileges conferred, but
only when license is refused by the municipal
authorities.
'Mr. Engeman appears to have applied for
a license for four weeks, and accompanied
this application with the necessary deposit of
800. License was granted him for four
weeks. In that case he is not entitled 70 a re-
fund Of any part OF the license fee, except the
District had revoked his license, which it did
not do
The garbage question is TO be discussed
and elucidated before the Commissioners on
Ohio gentlemen, who will be introduced by
Hon. S. S. Yoder, have an appointment at that
hour, and will explain a system III operation
at Findlay and other points in Ohio; which
the company the committee represents will
offer 10 introduce here. 1t will be impossible
for the District to adopt at present any other
than its present methods as there is not q
sufficiency of funds to enlarge the system or
adopt a more expensive one, and to incur a
debt is contrary to law. Commissioner Ross
said yesterday that the board desired TO OBJ
tain all the information possible upon the
question, and would gladly listen to any sug
gestions likely TO be OF service in the future
INSPECTING SITE FOR HOUSE.
Building Inspector Entwisle and Chief Par
ris, of the fire department, made an official
visit to the several sites proposed for the new
engine-houses in the northeast section and
Mount Pleasant, respectively. Mr.. Entwisle
also inspected the grounds in view for the
location of the new schoolhouse in Southeast
Washington 1t is not expected that deci-
sion will be reached in either case for several
days. although Mr.. Entwisle said yesterday
that the matter would be hastened as rapidly
as possible to a conclusion.
The construction of building for District
exhibit at the Baltimore exposition is in abey-
ance, no appropriation being yet available.
Dwellings numbered III, lie, and 11S in
Bassetts alley northeast, the property OF 2.
F. Miligan, were in July last condemned rs
not being bRbitRble from sanitary and other
considerations. The houses have no access
10 public street or alley and public sewer
can only be laid upon the opening OF a public
alley. which it is believed will cost more than
the property is worth. The owner object ed
to the action taken in July and proceedings
were temporarily delayed, but the engineer
department Yesterday renewed the sugges-
ton that an effort be made to have the houses
abandoned under the health ordinances
The friends of Charles X. Douglas, who Is
the man selected by the opponents, L. a. Cor
nish 10 succeed the latter as a school trustee,
had their innings yesterday. They filed a
petition and protest with sixty-nine names at
tached, reaffirming their unalterable conyic-
ton that the reappointment OF Mr.. Cornish
would be detrimental to the interests of the
schools, and insisting that Mr.. Douglas would
more nearly represent the people. The pa
per was presented by committee headed by
Mrs, NJ L. Mcdonald, and consisting of Mary
A. Stewart, Francis Z. Payne, Letitia Pierce,
Mrs. Ware, Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Proctor, and
w. L. Jackson.
COMPLAINT AGAINST POLICEMAN.
Mrs. S. Stern, of No. 1T Four and a-half
street southwest, lodged complaint with the
Commissioners TO tie effect that Policeman
! George I. Parker rudely addressed her on
the evening of the 29th ult., when she in
formed him that some one in a conveyance
had struck at her with whip. The circum-
| stances, as narrated, were that the complaint
! was with others sitting in d wagon at the
| corner of Four aud a-half street and Penn
| sylvania avenue northwest. when a party
made the assault alleged with a whip. Mrs.
] Stern informed the policeman, when he told
l. ! l4I-
| be sufficient to justify the suspicion that the
! officer was drunk The policeman has made
! answer to the charge. He says that while on
| duty on the evening named he requested the
! driver of a wagon, containing eight or ten
persons, not TO obstruct the street. The
| driver would not comply until threatened
| with arrest. He then informed the officer
that man who had just passed had struck
at him with whip. Believing that to be an
excuse to give him more trouble Parker said
| TO him, not TO Mrs. Stern, that 1t served him
| right, and il be had complied with his Park
! er's) request he would not have gotten into
| trouble. The policeman confidently refers to
| his superior officers for refutation of the i'm
| putation of drunkenness.
Building permits were issued by Inspector
| Entwisle yesterday to the following persons
J. H. Lane. for three frame dwellings at Nos
| 1875 to l741 Third street north east, Ecking-
| ton, $S, 900. John L. RABBIT, frame dwelling
on south side of Nailor road Anacostia, 81 600
| r. w. Graham, frame dwelling between Cincin.
natl and Detroit streets, Langdon Perk, 81, 900
! T. A. Duffy obtained q permit for the erection
of two-story brick addition 10 dwelling al
| No. I344 Fifth street northwest. $500.
Private W. Willingham, of the metropolitan
police force, rendered his resignation, to take
| effect at once, and Supt. Moore indorses it
recommending that it be accepted as of Aug
ust 81
The District Commissioners yesterday askeI
! for the return OF their letter addressed to At
| torney General 0lney In behalf of Charles H
! Blandford, desiring to amend it. They have
! also asked that. if consistent with the rules
| the papers in the case upon which BlandforC
| was convicted be submitted to them for use il
| formulating future action.
COMMISSIONERS ORDERS
Orders were issued yesterday as follows:
That cement sidewalks, with SxS curb, anC
brick sidewalks, be laid and relaid and curl
reset on various streets in Connecticut avenu,
heights, under permit system; estimated cost
! $3.50
That cement sidewalk be laid in front o
| No. Sl2 II street northwest under permit sys
! TEN.
That cement sidewalk be laid in front o
| No. 1417 Rhode Island avenue northwest un
der permit system.
That cement sidewalks be laid in front o
| Nos. 14l5, 141T. and 1919 Bacon street north
west under permit system.
That permission be given TO connect sec
ond house the property of Gardiner g. Hub
bard on Woodley lane, with service pipe sup
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