The morning times., 1896-07-14

The conference held yesterday, as noted
in The Evening Times. between the Com
missioners and Attorney Thomas, the
the District counsellor, was for the con-
sideration of the status of the Potomac
Electric Power Company, under the law,
and to decide whether or not its bid for
lighting the city with electric arc lights
could be accepted.
Attorney Thomas had an opinion pre-
pared, but withheld it for opportunity to
cous der other data given into his posses.
sion at the conference.
1t is understood that Mr.. Thomas took
the grounds that the Potomac Electric
Power Company cannot be permitted an
extension, since 1t has no system to eN.
tend, and further, that under the appro'
priatlon bill the District is divided into
two sections. and that the United States
Electric Light Company has the undis.
puted right to the territory east of Rock
Creek.
He discussed all of the points involved
in the controversy and his opinion is an
elaborate one. The proposition above
referred to is the most important. how
ever, the others being mere details.
1t is. of course, not known whether or
not his views will be changed by the
data furnished hhim at the conference. but
in cuse he shall see his way clear to in
dorse the commissioners views, 1t is
presumed they Will at once accept the
bid made by the Potomac Company, for
supplying arc lights throughout the city,
which bid has been shown to be less. by
So per lamp, than the offer made by the
rival corporation.
The issue will then be fought to finish
In the courts.
A permit was authorized by the Com
sioners yesterday to be issued to the Potomac
Company to construct conduts, with man.
holes and drainage pipes, for the reception
OF its existing overhead wires, to place its
wires therein, and to construct additional
conduts, in length not exceeding one and
a quarter miles, together with the Deces-
sary accessories, in NJ street, from the
Aqueduct Bridge TO Rock Creek: in Thirty
second street, from NJ street TO o street; in
Thirty-third street. from II street to tie
property CT the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company.
The overhead wires belonging to the COM
pdDl bt
days after the completion of the conduits,
and the work OF construction is 10 lie upon
a plan that shall be approved by the Com
mis- s. oDers.
ENGINE HOUSE SITES.
The bids submitted yesterday for supply
ing the new engine house sites, as noted in
The Evening Times, Were as follows:
Thomas W. Fowler, lots A., 81 81 and
81 in square 615, and west half of square
b54, at 81 so per square foot. This bid
was held to be informal, Mr.. Fowler having
omitted the requisite deposit.
Decide, Davis & Co. North sideo fBoundary,
near the intersection of Q and North Cap
itol streets, consisting of block 12. Blocm-
81 per foot.
John Ritz, lots 50 and 60, sQua re 66e, at
81 per foot; lots 81 and 62, same square,
$125.
This bid was also declared TO be informal,
for the same reason as prevailed in the
other. Joseph Paul. part of lot 20, block
II ,BloomiD gdale, 81 per foot. This property
is without the limit prescribed by the Com
missioners and protest was senteIcdagainst
acceptance of the bid.
E. 7. Keiser, iot ! block 16, Blooming
dale, at S135, and lot 2, block 10, same
locality, rs cents: also lot 40, block 8,
Brightwood Park, 81 200 and a lot 4Ox1OO
in Sabbath Rest subdivision, 81 800.
This property was also outside the limits
and bid was protested.
George N. Beale, lot 1 block IL Bloom
ingdale, s.; lot 2 same block, 80 cenu
Albert NJ. Read, lot 8 block 10, Bloom
ingdale, 81.
Thos. II. Hall, sub-lots 80, 80. 81, and
81. square $50, $4,000.
Il. L. Rust, lot 1 block 12, Dloomingdale,
81. No deposit was made and proposal
declared TO be informal.
L. ]. Bryant, lots 15S and 159, square
615, S1O9; also three other lots In same
square, Al cents.
PETERS MILL SEAT.
J.v. n. Huyck, part OF lot 1 Butts sub
division of Peters Mil Seat, $4,000.
W. l. F King, part of lot L same subdivi-
sion, So 900.
Chas P. Williams, lot adjoining the
barn OF the Bright wood Railway, 81 900.
Beck & Weller, east half of sub-lot "a,
and all OF sub-lots 80 and SO, square 66s,
20 cents: also all or any part ofsub-lots 81
to 80, square 615. So cents.
Thos. c. Mcmahon, lot l, block 6, Bloom
ineciaIe, So 900. No deposit with this
bid.
Charlotte f. Bates, lots to 10. square
SIS, Bloomingdale. 90 cents.
A. p Pardon, west plrt OF lot Al square
oao,s md ,vast half of lot 40 nf