The evening times., 1895-12-13
feet at the foot OF Fourteenth street south
west Is being urged with vigor.
MAY STOP THE WORK.

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Senator GaIlinger's resolution offered in
the Senate yesterday may put a stop to this
| work. III electric work. either above or
| Underground. Is to be stopped. pending an
| investigation OF indefinite duration. the
Mount Vernon Company wants its permits
| before the prohibition goes into effect.
There Is u conjecture that the Mount
| vernon Company wishes TO inaEe a connec-
tion with the steam railroad at the foot of
Fourteenth street. and this is delaying the
granting OF concessions asked for. As soon
as the commissioners have acted upon the
question OF permit for q conduit for short
after the Mount Vernon line leaves its
slip the grades on that street will be cstab-
lished.
Chief Engineer Brosius, Of the Mount
Vernon Railroad. was actively pushing
| things at tie District building this Morn
ing. with Judge Jere Wilson. as attorney
for the company. They aDpcared before
Major Powell for hearing. and II toard
meeting will be held 10 consider their
wishes.
Mr.. Brosius said the permits desired
would be approved in short Time. Tie
road. 1t Is hoIed by Tie maDagcrs. will he
completed TO its terminus on this SIDE OF
the river within few weeks.
STILL MAKING PROTEST.
Mr.Stephen Gatti is still
the erection of a boi'er-house on K street.
near Fifth, for the skating rink at Con-
vention Hall. and against the change of
The building regulations without notice.
He heard from the Commissioners this
morning that regulations may be changed
al any time. without any notice whatever
MIR. e. w. Darr appeared before the Com
missioners this morning. seeking to have the
permit for the engine revoked. He urged
that Mr.. Gatfi believed that the erection
of the boilers and dynamos would damage
his property 20 to 80 per cent. Mr..
Hutchns offered Mr., Gatt S1O0 to sign
the paper asking for the permit.
He refused because OF the damage that
would be done him.
Mr.. Truesdell said as Mr.. Gatti's prop
erty was occupied partly for business il
would not be classed as dwelling property
under the Chicago rules. the only other citv
where similar building regulations exist.
The Washington regulation. lie said, remains
too strict. As TO the complaint that notice
was not given. Mr.. Truesdell said there
was neither law nor custom requiring them
to give notice OF intention 10 change the
regulation.
When the decision was plainly against him
Mr.. Darr said an injunction by equity suit
would be asked.
CLOSING THE ALLEY.
President Phillips of the Metropolitan
Railway Company got the Commissioners
this morning to take the final steps
toward closing the alley in square 1857.
at Fifteenth and East Capitol streets. The
company has already paid for the ground.
The purpose is to erect a fine car stable
there for the F street electricIine. when COM
pieted.
!u answer to a question from Mr.. Trues-
u'i HlihpS tHt TOdu HOuiQ DE
operated east of Ninth street by power from
the engines on Four-anda-iialf street and
the river, aud from Ninth street west hy
current from the Georgetown poweriiouse
The Commissioners this morning recon-
mended favorable action by Congress for
JanleS LlDskey in a real estate matter.
The OOO.0O0-gallon pumping pant re-
Gently placed at the U street station was this
morning professionally accepted by the
Commissioners, TO date from November g.
with guarantee for one wear Till the exDirl-
tion OF which time 10 per cent of the price
is retained.
Certificates Of Indebtedness will be issued
against the Anacostia and Potomac Rail
road Company, by order of the Commis-
soners, for S2.5S2 for paving between
the tracks of the company and two feet
adjacent on f street southeast from South
Capitol TO Third street.
The Commissioners ordered this morn
ing that the public well on Virginia ave-
nue., between Second and Third southwest.
be abandoned ard filled: a so that CATCH
basins te constructed at the northwest and
northeast corners of Thirteent h-anC-a-
half and b streets ard southeast corner of
Fourteenth and streets southwest. charge
able to the Washington. Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railroad Company.
Samuel Il. Ross will be registered as q gas
filter and plumber from January /. So.
Superintendents OF construction OF school
houses were appointed by the Commission
inson. for the building at First and Pierce
streets northwest. Silence A Carpenter.
inspector in engineer department. trans
ferrcd to Greenleaf School on Four-and-a-
half street. and Flank Recside at Fifteenth
and southeast