Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-20
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
CompIafns of Drainage.

Oh Drainage
A. NJ Bauer hasacomplained to the Com
missioners Of the drainage of 14th street
northeast. Every hard rain, he says, the
water comes down F street and does his
business great damage.
Want 1t Graded.
The Comnlissioners are in receipt of a
petition from the affected property owners
urging the grading and naming of the so
foot road laid out in the subdivision Of
Bates and Gala CHAN of lots p and 26, sec
ton 3, Barry Farm, Hillsdale.
BrightwSod'si Recommendation.
The Brightwood Avenue Citizens Asso-
citation has Recommended to the Commits
sicners an amendment to House bill 1885,
now before them, providing for the regula-
ton of fares and transfers in the District
OF Columbia, to the effect that nothing In
the bill shall be construed or operated to
deprive either suburban railway now con-
meeting with the lines of the Metropolitan
Railroad Company of the trackage over
said Metropolitan railroad, provided by
the 9Th section of the act of August =,
1884, authorizing said road to change its
motive power, or to deprive any passenger
on either OF said suburban railroads OF
the right incident to the use Of said track
age to continuous ride for b single legal
fore over such suburban railroad to or
from Its new terminus in the center OF the
city.
. This association also sends additional
arguments to the Commissioners today to
supplement- what committee urged with
reference to an addition to the present
school building at BrightwOOd recently.
1t is stated that the population of that
section has rapidly increased during the
past Few years, and the school enrolment
has increased from 133 pupils In 1883, when
the present school building was occupied,
to ZIG pupils at the present time, for the
accommodation of which there are but 17S
desks.
Have Protested.
The owners of the Pole fender have
protested against the report made by In
spector Bradshaw. as printed in The Star
at the time, and request another examina-
tions
Amount Of Damages.
The attorney for the District has recon-
mended that $500 be turned over to the
attorney of Cardinal Gibbons, the same
being the amount of damages awarded for
ground belonging to the old st. Patrick's
grave yard, which was required for the
extension of r street
Constitutes a Contract.
An opinion of interest to bidders for
District work has been rendered to the
Commissioners by the attorney for the
District. John Cudmore a contractor, was
awarded contract for constructing sew
ers In 1891. He failed, after repeated no.
tice. to enter into the contract, and the
work was accordingly readvertised. Ac-
companying Mr. Cudmore's bid was q de-
post OF $500, as a guarantee of good faith,
and he specifically agreed in reference to
this note that the same rs hereby forfeited
in the event of failure to enter into con-
tract for such work as may be awarded"
In his report upon the facts, Attorney
Thomas today says: Mr.. Cudanore vol
unfairly made the deposit in question. and
agreed to the conditions prescribed by the
Commissioners governing the bidding.
This constitutes contract between the
parties competent to make a contract. 1t
is not against public policy or otherwise
Objectionable; on the contrary, 1t is in the
interest of good admins ira tion and Is not
prohibited by ANY act of Congress-
ROHd Complained OF.
The committee on roads of the Wood
burn Citizens Association has called the
attention of the Commissioners to the bad
condition Of the Rock Creek Church road,
beginning atu'then Eagle gate, Soldiers
Home, and extending as far as the Riggs
road. o.. .