The morning times., 1895-10-08

President o. T. Crosby and yice-presideDt
Charles A. Lieb of the Georgetown and
Tennallytown Railway, called upon the
Commissioners yesterday and asked for
permit to lay a separate track on Water
street, Georgetown, for a distance of 1876
feet, in order to extend their line to the
Potomac river front, as contemplated.
This request was occasioned by the action
of the Baltimore and Ohio authorities in
tearing up the tracks laid to connect with a
track already on the street, which, IL was
believed, could be utilized. The story OF
the track-raising was told exclusively in
The Morning Times of yesterday.
1t was stated by President Crosby that
upon former presentation of the matter
the attorney for the District rendered an
opinion adverse to their occupancy OF
Water street, but that his Judgment was
formed without all the facts being laid
before him, and covered points not raised
in the application.
The fact was cited that the George
town Barge, Dock, and Elevator COM
pany, now controlled by the Baltimore ana
Ohio Company, claimed possession under a
charter dated September 26, 1888. while
the Georgetwon and Tennallytown charter
bore date of August 10, 1883.
What NJ r. Crosby asked was that the Com
missioners give as liberal a construction as
possible to the provision which permitted
his company to reach the river front n
a point near High street. Owing 10
impossible Instructions this can only be
done by passing along Water street a
distance of about 135 feet 10 a private
a Hey.
REFUSED EVEN TO LEASE.
The b. & o. attorney conceded, when
first approached upon the matter, that II
would he an advantage 10 his company To-
have the tracks used, but upon comforting
with the officials at Baltimore he returned
answer that he could make no terms with
the Georgetown and Tennallytown Com
pany and declined to entertain PROPOSE
ton 10 lease the track
Iti now asked that the latter company
be not disturbed i'll the vested rights until
the collateral points can be Investigated
and determined.
There are two points TO be decided.
one as TO whether the Georgetown and
Tennallytown Company has the right 10
traverse Water street, and the other, as
to the use of the overhead trolley in
making Its extension.
In the matter of an appeal from the
building inspector, made by Attorney c.
A. Brandeuburg. for j. A. Wynkoop, re-
specting an order 10 reduce the heigiS
of wall on his premises in Southeast
Washington. from sixteen to seven feet, on
the complaint that it was an obstruction
to light ana air Attorney Thomas yester-
day rendered an opinion, in substance. as
follows:
1.-The building regulations have nothing to
do with dividing walls or fences. unless
they are party walls or fences. The wall
in this case being neither of these, IL results
that the building regulations do not apply:
and that you cannot compel Mr.. Wyncoop
to reduce its height. notwithstanding the
wall proves irconvenient to the owner
of the adjoining premises by shutting off
his light and air.
The opinion has the approval of the
Commissioners.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Orders issued yesterday:
That proposals for constructing sewers
in the District of Columbia. received Sep
tember IS, 1898. are accepted, as follows:
Section b, in E street northeast between
Thirteenth street and Tennessee avenue, to
Thomas Buckley; section C. in Bismark
and Yale streets, 10 Lyons Brothers; sec
ton ID, in Twenty-first street northwest,
between X and l. streets: section l., IN
Twentieth street. between and l. streets
northwest; section F, in Seventeenth street
northwest between l. and DeSales streets
section G. in New Hampshire avenue, be
tween and U streets northwest; section
II. in street northwest, between New
Jersey avenue and Third street; section l,
in street northwest, between Second
and Third streets; section X, in Eleventh
street southeast, between G and II streets,
all TO Thomas Buckley.
That proposal of J. G. and j. NJ. Waters
to furnish cement at District warehouse at
81 I-2 cents per barrel, and at 73 IL
cents per sack: ana at bidders warehouse
at 50 . cents per barrel, and at 30 IL
cents per sack. be accepted The place of
delivery and package shall be optional with
the District.
That the public street hydrant at the
corner of Potomac and Prospect streets
northwest be abandoned.
That a gas lamp be erected and lighted
in T street northwest, between FIRST and
LeDroit streets
That naphtha lamp be erected and
lighted in Patterson street northeast, be
tween North Capitol and First streets.
That a cement sidewalk be laid in front
of Nos. 914 and 916 / street northwest,
under the provisions of the permit system,
at an estimated cost of S1O2.3S.
In an application TO the Commissioners
Yesterday in behalf OF the National Homeo-
pathic College Dispensary President Rich
ards and Drs. r. B. Johnston and G. II.
Kennard stated that the institltion is Civ
ing an almost free service in Its medical,
surgical. and dental departments.
Any one not able to pay is treated gratu-
itlously, there are no salaries paid to mem
bers of the faculty, and the revenues are
derived from a small tuition fee charged
10 each student
The request was made for a cancellation
of the water rent. amounting TO about
$50 per annum, and the Commissioners
were asked to recommend an appropria-
ton of $500 for the next fiscal year.
An application was made yesterday by
H. C. McCauley TO have the produce dealers
restored to their old stand on NJ street
fronting the Georgetown market, from
which they were removed by reason of the
occupancy of the street by the Washing
ton and Georgetown Railway tracks
Mr.. McCauley purchased the right to
use the public scales at the market house.
These scales are located in the rear of
the market house, and when the dealers
were permitted to occupy NJ street, wagons
could pass down a side street to the scales
and thence out by another street, but I'M
der the present arrangement the streets
are so obstructed as to prevent large
vehicles from reaching the scales.
The applicant requested that the mar
ketmen be permitted to resume the stand
formerly held and to occupy it during
the life of his contract.
POLICE AFFAIRS.
The Commissioners yesterday issued or
ders in police matters as follows:
The resignation of Private F. J. Fingles,