The morning times., 1895-10-27

The Commissioners Of the District have
rejected the application of the Washington
Market Company for permission To con-
struct an outsitle entrances TO the Ninth
street wing OF the narKet building, accord
ing to any of the :everal plans submitted.
Governor Or,Iway, president of the conl-
pany, was informed yesterday OF the de-
cision, and in addition the Commissioners
said:
The board is unwilling to approve of
any plan which provides for the occupation
OF the space owned by the District and
the market company for such Il structure.
They believe that steps leading to the
hall should be erected either upon the
ten-foot space belonging 10 the DilrAe
company, along to the north side OF the
wing, or else within the Ninth street wing,
the latter being preferable, because the
public would be protected thereby from
Indictment weather when entering the
hall"
The strip of ground owned .'by the Dis
trict and Market Company" is that portion
long ago set aside as a passage way for
the mutual benefit of the two parties in
interest
DECISION MAY NOT DECIDE.
1t is not at all certain that the Commits
sioners' decision will decide. The officials
of the market company are firm i'll the
belief that they have the right to erect
the stairway according to the original
demand and plans.
The Mt. Vernon Alexandria and Wash
ington Electric Railway Company has the
right, under its charter, to use an overhead
trolley within the District for distance
of 400 feet from a slip to be designated
at the foot of Fourteenth street. The
company has located Its slip near the
Long bridge, and submitted the site for
the approval of the Commissioners.
President Baker, of the Columbia Rail
way Company, presented to the Commits
sioners yesterday request for an amend
nent to the police regulations requiring
vehicles to be driven slowly ut the Seventh
street junction of the Columbia with the
cable line and also along Massachusetts
avenue parallel with the Columbia tracks.
c. A. Rice, of No. 1116 Twelfth street
northeast, was yesterday appointed super
intendent of the wholesale market, soon
TO be opened on the old Haymarket square.
There are 1 40 spaces at the market for
rent, each eight feet in width. The bidders
may take as many squares as they choose to
pay for.
THEIR SALARIES INCREASED.
The Commissioners estimates recently
submitted TO the Secretary of the Treas
ury, contain provision for the increase
of the salary of each of the assistant
assessors TO $4,000 per annum. the ex-
ira compensation, 81 900 each, is for their
services as an excise board.
Work ON the building regulations revision
is progressing so rapidly that the head
of the building department will be able
within a week TO submit to the full com
mittee having it in charge a draft OF the
amendments, aud it is his hope that the
new code will be ready for submission to
Congress early in the coming session.
The regulations will be modelled after
those in force in Boston, but the best pro-
visions of those of Manchester, Loudon
and Paris will be Incorporated.
One important addition will be method
for introducing electrical appliances and
connections in buildings without endanger-
ing the property.