The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-08
Commissioners viii Refuse to
Issue Them the License.
MUST OPERATE WITHOUT IT
DIRECTORS VIII Have to Proceed by
the Court Route-Permit Given for
wholesale Disbursements at st.
Patrick's Cemetery of Street
Extensions Prepared for Inspection.

There has been as many as half dozen
applications for permits to locate merry
go-rounds on as many vacant spaces in
the District Stree the decision in their
favor by the police court The Commits
misSioners have declined to issue the per-
nit in every case.
1t is the purpose of the Commissioners
to reject all applications for the privilege.
Their opinion is that the license law does not
cover these cases and if, under the con-
struction OF the law, as given by Judge
Kimball the refusal of a license does not
prohibit, the Commissioners viii here
after refuse to consider the applications
and thus permit the matter To come up in
another form.
There is no policy outlined, other than
that indicated by the board, but there are
other methods. it is suggested, whereby
the meTry-go-rounds may be abated. IT,
forexample, one becomes asource of annoy
ance TO a neighborhood the citizens have
a right TO file charges in court and it is
proba bic that under the law against
nuisances The proprietor may be required
to move.
That the projectors of the merry-go.round
form of revenue and amusement are just now
seemingly in luck, ii is asserted, does not
mean that they are beyond the reach oflaw.
What viii be done, in case directors con-
clude to try the issue, is not now known, but
the inference is that those who tender the
fee, in compliance with law, and proceed
10 operate without permit will. upon some
plea or other, eventually fan into the hands
of the police.
TRANSFER OF BODIES.
The work of removing the bodies OF the
dead from St Patrick's Cemetery to Mount
olivet, authorized some days since by the
health officer, is being rapidly prosecuted
by the parish officials. The disinterment
of the remains is being made by authority of
Cardinal Gibbons, the permit therefor hav-
ing been ISSUED to Father John Gloyd, pas
tor OF st. Patrick's.
1t is the purpose OF the owners of the
cemetery grounds to ultimately divide the
space into building lots and dispose of the
| same for building purposes. No use has
been made of the cemetery Tor burial for
number of years, the last interment there
having been as long ago as 1874.
Among the bodies To be disnterred VIII
be those OF persons buried there more than
100 years ago, the cemetery being one
OF the oldest burial grounds in the District.
The clew to the names Of many, unless the
church register contains the evidence, VIII
cases burial VIII be made of the contents
OF number OF graves in one box.
Some of the bodies are in fair state of
preservation, and many are identified by
| the Inscriptions upon silver coffin plates
| found in the graves In isolated cases the
| hair Of the coFpses was exceedingly well
| preserved, even the color being maintained.
Permit to make the removal was issued
| so as to allow the re-interment OF the
| bodies without specifying the Individual
names, owing TO the impossibility OF iden-
| tifying them all and the trouble OF multi
| plying permits or of enumerating in one
paper the entire list
PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE.
| Heads of departments and others inter
ested in the District government were yes
terday requested by the Commissioners to
! present their reports of operations for the
present year, and estimates for the year
| 1897. The estimates are required to be
made on or before August 80 and must
| be accompanied by detailed explanations
The Commissioners, in their own behalf
| and for the school truktees ard officials
have requested Secretary Herbert to
permit the Marine Band TO furnish music
/ for the annual parade OF the High School
| Cadets. which will occur on Wednesday
| the 9th instant in the afternoon The
| parade will take place on the White Lot.
The aggreg ate of valuations of new
buildings, constructed in the District for
/ the week ending yesterday was $50 ,275.
| The number of permits issued was twenty
! three, divided IS follows: County, g.;
southeast, L; northwest, z; northeast. 8.
southwest, l. The total for the preced-
| ing week was. Permits, %; valuations,
$40 800
The commissioners have prepared a COM
prehensive map comprising the completed
| first section and the fncompleted second
section of street extensions which has
! been hung in the board room for the in
spectiOn of the public. The map is pre-
pared To show the boundaries of the terri
tory, as well as the location and connec-
tions OF the extended streets. Those in
| terested in the second section have an
| opportunity TO inspect it and make sug-
gestions prior to the adoption OF the plan
REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS
1t was ordered yesterday:
That a public hydrant be erected at the
corner of Third aud II streets southwest
That cement size walk be laid both sides
! of Vermont avenue north west, between
aud o streets, under permit system.
That alley in square 495 be repaired out
/ of current appropriation.
That portion Of alley in square 1876 be
paved under permit system.
The firm of Nelson Morris & Co., whose
electric engine on B street, between Sixth
| and Seventh streets, has been the cause of
complaint upon the part of Mrs. Jasper
| at No 62S Pennsylvania avenue were
| represented before the Commissioners yes
| terday by Mr.. Henry Wise Garnett, who
protested against the regulations requir-
ing the consent of adjacent property owners
forthe location ofengines formanufacturiDg
| purposes and asked that the regulations
be amended. The Commissioners took no
action
Building permits issued yesterday: Mrs.
Hyatt, brick addition rear of No. 620
Pennsylvania avenue, $780, julius Lans-
| burgh, for improvements to building on
,ot 45, square Esq, n street northwest,
81 500 Miss Ellen Thomas, repairs to
frame dwelling No. 1918 T street north
west, 5000. A L. Hutton, back addition
20 No. 49S Maryland avenue southwest,
81 800
Messrs. Conrad R. Syme and Henry F.
| Blount Were yesterday appointed as adj
ditional representatives OF the District al
the Cotton States In ternational Ex-
position, to be held at Atlanta in Sep
| tember
The appointment OF Joseph d. Still
water as an additional private on the police
force was revoked yesterday and Edward
M. Shirley, jr., was appointed in his stead
for duty with s. s. Daish & Son. at Della
ware and Florida avenues northeast
There We're but nineteen complain ts
filed yesterday for the preceding twenty
four hours on account of the non-collectlon
of garbage.
Police Court Grist.
In the police court yesterday Gus Lee
and Charles Pongee, charged with ARRAY,
| were sentenced to fifteen days in Jail in
default OF So. Fannie Grammer, larceny
| of one bucket, So or fifteen
| days. John Douglass LARCENY of