The morning times., 1895-12-11

The Maryland and Washington Railway
Company has been directed by the CoTn-
missioners TO restore the Brentwood road,
where they cross east of lexington. to
the condition in which their contractors
found ii. The roadbed has been cut down
seyeralfee and the macadam roadway has
been destroyed for several hundred yards.
A copy of Auditor Pctty's last report
was sent Mr.. Erastus c. Knight at Buffalo,
N. Y, with the statement that the Com
missioners cannot issue bonds or other
certificates of Indebtedness for improve
ments here. This is left to Congress and
no bonds have ever been issued under the
present form of government.
Mr.. Charles IL. Armes was Informed that
the Commissioners are without authority
to place a sewer in Fifteenth street ex-
tended, between Columbia road and Kene-
saw avenue. The remedy, he is told, is
an appeal by himself and other residents
to Congress for an appropriation
The Commissioners have refused Mr..
Thomas Blagdcn pernIissonto lay sewer
pipe from three houses on Brandyw wine,
Zaneville and Albemafle streets to the
Piney Branch sewer, because the houses
lie outside the drainage area of that sewer
and because they do not want the precedent
ofpermitting private sewers in public streets
or sewer connections with public sewers.
LIQUOR LICENSES GRANTED.
Retail liquor licenses were granted to
the following: julius l.. Albrecht, No.
$50 Tenih street northwest; Louis Steer
man, No. 1917 Fourteenth street north
west. Mr.. johnson, of the excise board
went over a hundred more OF the applica-
tions on Monday night and marked them
as approved or held. These were given to
the brewers agents yesterday morning,
and they were busy several hours going
over the papers and sending word to the
saloon keepers whose papers had been
marked.
They will aid in getting up proof to clear
up the record of men whose applications
are held up. Some evening the board
will hold a secret session and those eases,
as thus strengthened. will be taken up and
passed upon. If they are again set aside
for further hearing, notice Will be sent
of day set for the applicants to show
cause why their applications should not
he rejected. 1t is probable the excise
board Will have another meeting one night
this week to consider cases marked by Mr..
johnson some time ago.
The Commissioners are of the opinion that
the Blagdeu subdivision on tue northwest,
uear Rock Greek Park, does not conform
to the plan of streets within the city with
sufficient uniformity to permit the plat tn
stand when the city is extended. Ii they
should permit the present subdivision To
go on record, they should b. subjected to
great additional trouble and expense when
thecbauges are made. In answer to a letter
from Vim. Stone Albert, in behalf of Thomas
Blagden and others, asking for condemna-
ton of right of way through the tract
they promise as early attention as practi-
cable.
HYDRANT NOT NEEDED.
1t was decided that no hydrant is needed
on Eleventh street northeast, between G
and II; also that no additional lights can
be provided on Howard street, at TeDley-
town, and that the lamp in front of No.
2700 Thirteenth street northwest cannot
be maintained.
Secretary Tiudall wrote to Dr. r. Menger,
city physician, San Antonio, Tex, that
Washington has no regulations in regard to
pneumonia.
Steam engineers licenses Were granted
as follows: Second class, George 4. Short
and E. ID. Mangum; third class, G. II.
Schulze, Thos. A. Beach, john Brady, and
Isaac Cotton.
1T is impossible to guarantee the relay
ing of any old terra-catta sewer while the
premises are occupied" wrote Secretary
Tindall to V. Waldsam, of No. 1862 l.
street northwest The work inspected at
No. 1913 Marion street northwest, Mr..
Waldsam's house was found to be as good
as could be expected. He is advised to use
iron pipe instead of terra-cotta.
Private policemen were appointed as fol-
lows: Thomas Richardson, Atlantic Build
ing; Cecil French, as veterinary surgeon;
James Mahoney, between Sixteenth and
Nineteenth, and and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. The commissions of John West
and VIM. C. Van Horn as policemen, were
revoked.
Chief Paris, OF the Fire Department, has
been III with malaria for several days.
Michael j. Fitzgerald. messenger in
Secretary Tindalrs office, has been trans
fcrred to be police station keeper at George
town. instead of a. V. Conway, resigned.
BUILDING PERMITS GRANTED.
Building permits were issued yesterday
as follows: Washington Brewing Com
papy, two-story brick storage house at
No. 400 street northeast, 81 900; c.. H.
GLADDEN., four throe-story and basement
brick dwellings, Nos. SOL a street
southeast, $4,000; Emily 1. Ritter, two
story brick workshop, rear 1922 b street
southwest, ith boiler, $3.50; Julia l..
Williams, two-story frame dwelling, Barry
Farm, near Sheridan avenue, $500; Amelia
Sweeney, two-story frame dwelling,
Douglass avenue, Barry Farm, S240; George
k1lleen, DTlCk duultloD, One-StOry ana
cellar, with open porch, No. 1927 p
street northwest, 5000; c. G. Thorn,
general interior repairs to brick building
southeast corner Twelfth and F streets
northwest, $500; DR.. James T. Young,
cellar, new WALL etc, No. 313 Sixth
street northwest, $500.
Permission will probably be granted the
Washington Ice Manufacturing Company
to put temporary bridges across Potomac
street, near the corner of Grace, TO carry
ice to their storehouse. EH
1t is understood that the new bids for
an 5000, -gallons-a-day pumping en-
ginc, to be put at the u street station, will
call for the latest type and shut out the
Worthington pump.
The captain of the gas company's tug
boat has been asked to be more careful
in towing oil scows under the Navy Yard
Bridge. The scows have several times
struck the piers.
Carriage blocks above the regulation
size. 80 inches by 10 by 8, are being re-
moved in considerable numbers from the
sidewalk in front of residences to the
property-yard at First and Canal streets.