The Washington times., 1895-06-27
WILL HAVE NEW QUARTERS
Old Municipal Building Leased
for Business High School.
ORDER APPROVED YESTERDAY
Attorney Thomas Renders an Opinion
In the Sidewalk and Parking Cases
Believes AnShouId be Treated Alike
Merry-go-rOunds Yield the District
No Revenue.

The Business High School will for the
ensuing year lie quartered in the building
on First street northwest, lately vacated by
! the District Commissioners, at a rental
of $4,000.
Since the trustees discovered that the
| Miner building is not suited TO the pur-
pose, and an order was made terminating
the lease, the Commissioners have been in
vestigating other property with the view
| of obtaining a building better adapted TO
the needs OF this important institution
A committee was appointed to examine
/ the old municipal building. The committee
was composed of Supt. Powell DR. Lane,
| principal of the Central High School: Health
| Officer Woodward. aud Building Inspector
Brady, who, after careful inspection of
the premises, reported favorably, with the
condition that the building be put in proper
repair for the reception OF the school.
The inerior construction will have to
be remodeled, and numerous changes and
improvements VIII be necessary. This Mr..
Smith, owner OF the building, VIII under
take TO have done in time for the opening
of the school,
Upon the recommendation of the commits
proved OF the proposal to lease and sub
mitted ii to his colleagues for their action
1t viii receive the Endorsement of the entire
board, and the lease VIII probably be con
summated to-day. Mr. Smith could not
be seen to ascertain his views, but it is
presumed he viii acceTt the conditions.
MR.. THOMAS DECIDES A POINT
Attorney S. T. Thomas presented to the
commissioners yesterday his opinion lIpOn
Tie points submitted by them IN regard 10
the sidewalk obstruction cases, especially
1 touching the distinction between certain
cases, heretofore noted in Tie Times. and
as to posiponement OF the police court
cases.
The attorney says: "The two classes
are distinguishable in this, that in the
Louisiana avenue cases the persons pro-
ceeded against are occupying the sidewalk
Tor private business purposes. They are
not III ali cases occupying it themselves,
but IN some cases rent il and derive a
revenue for the privilege This has been
determined over and over again To be
| Illegal In the case OF the lumber dea lers
they are charged with occupying the parked
spaces on certain streets for storage Dur-
poses. 1t is not space set aside for side
walk purposes, and such occupation has
not been the subject of judicial investiga-
ton and decision.
between the parking cases and the side
walk cases which an interested party
might not readily see, l think as a mat
ter OF administration ii would be well to
treat all the cases alike and suspend further
prosecutions in both classes until a de-
Cision by the court Of appeals can be OBJ
| talned in the pending cases"
The opinion was approved by the Com
missioners, except as TO the sidewalk
/ cases.
GREAT STATE OF AFFAIRS.
Merry -go-rouuds are not in favor with
the Commissioners and all applications
| for permission to locate them are turned
down A formal duplication OF the order
refusing permits was placed on record
/ yesterday. 1t is stated that the money
is rendered at the office each day by those
IN operation, but it is steadfastly declined
This policy deprivcs the treasury of not less
| than $500 per week. and yet it does not
abolish the merry -go-rounds Once es-
| tabllsbed, the process OF getting one out
| OF the community requires from ten DAYS to
two weeks, and the District bears the ey-
pense while getting nothing in return.
| This is described as great state of
| affairs
Mortuary record for the twenty four hours
| ending at 1 o'clock yesterday White
| Edward Brun. aged sixty-four years;
| Honora Roche, aged fifty-five; William III.
htgliCi, aStu IOIIS S-Oue, WIllle NOlDeCE,
ageufour; Clara l.. Meyers. .agednne months;
Archie W. Burgess, aged five months.
Colored-Sydney Harried, aged fifty-five
| years; Henry Newby, aged fifty-two;
! VIM. III. Jackson, aged twenty-seyen; Geo.
| w. Taylor, aged twenty-three; Mehitable
Carroll, aged four; Eta May Brown aged
| two; William Miner, aged eight months
Hereafter no fee VIII be charged for tax
certificates issued by the assessor when
called for by the Commissioners To
enable persons proposing to sub-divde prop
erty TO meet the requirements of paragraph
3, OF orders made December 6 1888. in
cases where there are no overdue taxes OF
assessments against the property. An
order to this effect was made by the Gem
missioners yesterday. The fee will in all
cases be charged where taxes or assess
ments are overdue.
The justice for this order was urged upon
the Commissioners by Mr. NJ l. Weller,
who called and presented his arguments in
its favor
Contracts We're awarded yesterday for
for furnishing general supplies, under bids
opened May 8, 1895, as follows: Glass 10,
fuelitems to Z, ,JohnKennedy;jtem 8, ,Chas
Werner: item l, J. K Chapman; items to
II, Johnson Bros; items 2 and 8 ,Agnew &
Company.
Glass II, ice, item 1, Hygienic Ice Com
pany.
1t will cost $40, ,434.79 to make all the
repairs estimated for the public school
buildings, and as the appropriation for
the work is but $31 600, the items will
undergo a scaling process
SEWER CONSTRUCTION.
Orders were issued yesterday as follows
That sewers be constructed in alley,
square 1901; in l. street northeast, from
Delaware avenue to Second street; in
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