The morning times., 1895-09-19

The Portner Flats license case was
again before the license board yesterday.
Attorney L. j. Donaldson, representing the
protestants, made 4 motion that the matter
be referred to the attorney for the District
for his opinion as to whether or not the
building should be classed as a hotel.
Mr.. Donaldson made statement ofhlsside
OF the case, and Mr.. w. j. Whelan, the
| applicant for license, responded.
| The attorney contended that the house
| should not only not be classed as
hotel, but that Mr.. Whelan's lease
should not be considered as genuine. He
declared that il was bogus lease, and that
Mr.. Whelan is not inpossession and willnot
be unless he can procure license.
Mr.. whelan thereupon filed his receipts
for three payments on rent, in half monthly
instaIlments, and said his agents were under
an agreement paying over TO Mr.. Portner
tue rents received from tenants.
The board did notdecide the case.
The six excise cases heretofore referred
| to in The Times as coming over from No
vember are still before the board undecided.
The Commissioners decided yesterday that
the Stevens school pupils shall be divided,
one third, or 800, to occupy the Miner Build
ing, and the remainder to go into the wings
of their old building. This decision was
communicated to the committee from the
West End League that called for informa-
ton.
SCHEDULE NOT COMPLETE.
Chief johnson, of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, recently addressed a request
to the Commissioners for the improvement
of Fourteenth street. between street south
and B street north, and was yesterday in
formed that the board has not yet tconsidered
tue schedule for the street Improvements
for 1897.
His attention was also called to the
difficulty previously communicated to
him OF substituting another pavement for
the one referred to until the present CON
tract guarantee period expires
A letter was sent yesterday 60 Mr.. John
Virtue. 80. aga massachusetts aves..-c ss..Itii-
west. informing him that N heCunmissioners e
ordered the closing OF the public well on
b street. near Fourth street, upnn tbs
reports made ~ the impurity of the water.
In view OF these rcpurts, the Commissioners
are unable TO see any reason for rescind-
ing the order
WATER MAINS ORDERED.
Orders were issued by the Commission
ers yesterday, as follows:
That a new six-inch water main be laid
in the east side of Thirteen and a half
street. from To d street north west,
to take the place of the present main in
the center of the street, with the necessary
cross connections and service pipe con-
nections; also, sfx-inch main in the east
side of Fourteenth street, from b to ID
street north west, with proper connections,
to take the place of present main in the
center of the street; also, six-inch main
In the east side of Fourteenth street. from
B to street southwest, with proper con-
nections, to take the place of present main
In center of the street, wholly chargeabe
to the Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Electric Railway Company, the
total cost being S3,o9465.
The work is TO be done by the water de
partment upon the deposit by the railway
company of the estimated cost of the work.
That water main assessments be can
celed as follows on account of the decision
IA, Leighton and Pairo's subdivision, and
against lots 2, g, and 4, square 260.
CATCH BASINS AND SIDEWALKS.
That catch basins be constructed, one at
the intersection of alleys in south part of
square 1900, and one at the corner of
Fifteenth and streets.
That a cement sidewalk be laid in froN
of No. 621 street northwest.
The Smith Crematory Company yesterday
signed an agreement with the garbage con-
tractor, and the name of that company was
by Mr. Warfield left with the Commits
sioners TO be added to the list from which
choice is TO be made.
The selection of a system, it is believed,
will be made today.
Chapman j. Gilbert and Jesse Given
were yesterday appointed as additional pri
Yates on the Metropolitan police force.
1t is expected that Commissioner Ross
will be at home to-day, telegram to that
effect having been received yesterday.
PERMITS TO BUILD.
Building permitsissued yesterday: George
F. Williams, dwellings, Nos. 911 and 913
Tenth street southwest, $4,000; NJ. J. Col
bert, dwellings, Nos 357 and 359 K
street southwest, $4,000; Mary C. Brown,
dwelling, No. 413 R street north west,
$4,000; John F. Jarvis, repairs to store,
corner of Second and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, SO 900.
The Mount Pleasant Citizens Association
will be heard to-day at 1880 O'Clock In
behalf Of its candidate for school trustee