The Washington times., 1895-04-06


and the building line with enclosing
fences, railipgs, or posts and chains.
Temporary obstruction of the street for
private purpose is lawful only:
Fifth-Of that part of the sidewalk in
Washington which is not more than four
feet from the building line, for the display
or advertisement 10y merchants OF their
goods or business, i'll trout of their places
OF business.
Sixth-For the deposit OF articles being
received at or sent away from abutting
premises for period not longer than one
hour.
Seventh-For auctioneer goods in Wash
ington on the day OF public sale until two
hours after the sale, and when so arranged
as to leave a free passage of at least one
half the sidewalk and two-thiTds of the
roadway.
Eighth For the deposit OF building ma
terial as allowed by the building Tegula
tions. and for which a permit has been
issued.
Ninth-At hack stands, and at stands for
licensed venders, each at places designated
by the Commissioners.
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
The following explanations are ap-
pended
AS to l. under permanent occupation:
The covers of vaults are required to be set
even with the surface OF the pavements,
and so roughened as to avoid a smooth
surface and provide security to persons
passing over them.
AS to and 3 of same: Section 3,article
VIII, Police Regulations, pertaining TO
these structures was amended March H.
1895. Attention is called to the amended
regulations.
As to 4 These parkngs In Washington,
and generally throughout the District,
are part OF the street, but are under the
immediate care and keeping OF the owners
or occupants of abutting lots for the pur
pose of adornment by grass, trees, shrub
berry, flowers, or III similar way, but for
no other purpose whatever. The form
ing of terraces or erection OF fences on the
parkings is subject TO permit. If the
sidewalk pavement has been extended over
the parking space then the latter becomes
sidewalk, open TO the public and subject
to all sidewalk uses and laws.
As to temporary Instructions: This means
those which art movable, not fixed TO the
Placement, as signs, or anything not ex
peCted TO remain Indefinitely upon the
roadway or sidewalk. They would not
include fence. post, shed, booth, or the
like.
AS to 1 of same: The four feet is meas
ured from the building line, whether
use Of the four feet next TO the building
line is limited as stated. The display
of goods does not mean indefinite storage.
Neither does the Jaw permit the use of
the four feet by any other person than
the one occupyingi the abutting premises,
nor for any other business than that con-
Quoted in the abutting premises.
As to 5 of same: Vendors whose licens-
ing is contemplated by the statutes in
ciude: Produce Dealers, defined to be
sellers OF produce, fish. meats or fruits,
from wagons or carts, stalls or stands.
The sellers of fruits, cakes, sweetmeats
or other eatables from baskets or stands.
Peddfers, defined to be sellers from wag-
ons, of dry goods, fancy goods. notions,
TOYS, and similar articles delivered at
the time of sale.
THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE.
The occupation of public space by the
works of corporations performing munich
pal service, as by street railroad tracks,
conduits, pipes and poles, either in first
construction or by changes therein, is
subject in each case to specific permit.
The following occupations or obstruc-
tionS in or on public space are specifically
prohibited by law:
The erection or maintenance OF any wire
on or over any of the streets or avenues OF
Washington in addition to those So exist
ing on July IS, 1888.
The marketing Of hay, straw, oats, corn,
corn meal seed OF all kinds, wood for sale
from the wagon, cattle on the houf, swine
on the hoof, country produce sold in guam
titles from the wagon, are excluded from
Pennsylvania and Louisiana avenues
BY HORSEBACK or a horse-trough.
Washington now includes what was for
merly Georgetown.
All permits issued by the Commissioners
should be respected a S long as the permits
are in force But written report should
be made of the discovery of any and all
permits for unia wful occupation or obstruc-
tion of public space.
Mr. Otto Rupert, grocer who resides
next door to the corner or 1WeHth ana "
streets northwest, has incurred the dls-
plea sure OF his next door neignbor by build
ing stable and housing his horses
within twenty feet of that nelghbors
dwelling There has been trouble here
tofore about Mr.. Ruppert's stable. He
commenced its construction several months
| ago without having complied with the
regulations requiring the consent OF his
! neighhors to be first obtained. He alleged
| that he was innocent of intentional viola
| tiOnS, being una aware of their requirements,
! and was given light fine, it is alleged,
with the understanding that he would not
| use the building for the purpose originally
intended.
1t was reported yesterday to the build
ing inspector that Mr.. Rupert had conf
pleted the stable and was using it as such,
when an investigation was ordered. 1t is
alleged that Mr.. Rupert has the verbal
| consent OF the Commissioners to occupy
| the stable upon condition that his neighbors
do not object; that the only party objeeting
| is the occupant of the corner property; that
the objector has stable adjoining that
of Mr. Ruppert's, and that he objects TO
the consideration of any protest from that
source.
COMMISSIONERS WILL DECIDE.
| The attorney in behalf of the corner prop
erty owner was at the District building
Yesterday, and the probability is that the
whole matter will be laid before the board
to-day, and the extent to which the COM
missioners' permit covers Mr. Ruppert's
| side OF the controversy viii be aseertained.
| The washington Gas Light Company has
| been advised that dts proposal to replace
| painted street designations in street lamps,
| with blown glass signs, at the rate OF 27 l 2
| cents each, is not acceptable to the District,
| and that if signs that now need replacing
| and those that may be hereafter broken,
are not attended to, the blown GLASS signs,