Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-16
DIS TRlCT AT FAIR S
Will Be No Special Oounse! in Railroad
Gases.
Commissioner Asked to Pay Special
Damages for Digging n Sewer
Other Local Notes.


District in passing upon the letter of the
president of the Northeast Citizens As
ISOLATION con corning the appointment of
special counsel to prosecute the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company for infrac-
tions of law, and which, stated in yes
terday's Star, was referred to him by the
Commissioners for report, has returned the
letter with the recommendation that no
special counsel be employed. He says his
Office is fully capable Of attending to such
matters and incloses a list of the cases
brought against the railroad during the
past year, all Of which were successfully
prosecuted by Prosecuting Attorney Pugh
with the exception of one where the judge
decided against the District. There is no
doubt the Commissioners will refuse to
recognize tie employment of special coun-
sell even though he be paid by the citi-
zens' association.
Would Cut on Water.
Representatives of the Washington Ice
Manufacturing Company appeared before
the Commissioners this morning to dis
cuss the laying of a public sewer in Water
street. 1t was represented that a part Of
the sewer would cross the cpmpany's fiume.
and, it would be necessary to drill
through rock, the water in the fiume would
have to be cut off for some time during the
construction of the sewer. They wanted
to know If the District would pay for the
loss of the water to the company during
the time the sewer was being built The
Commissioners replied that they had no
authority to do any such thing, but refer
red the complaint to the attorney for the
District for opinion.
Lighting the City.
Messrs. Crosby and Lee of the Potomac
Light and Power Company were at the
District building this morning to talk over
the future prospect of lighting the city.
They stated among other things that they
had rod int with tha
Cramps of Philadelphia for the engines
and iron work for the construction of the
| new water plant at the corner of 32d and
Water streets. They also stated that Mr..
+. S. Cramp would be one of the directors
Of their company when it was finally
formed.
Orders Cancelled.
The attorney for the District having rem
dered an opinion that the proposed assess
ment work mentioned below was not prop
| erly advertised, the following orders are
cancelled:
Order of July 8. 1895. to lay cement side
| walks in w street northwest between 18th
and 18th Streets in front of squares 21l
and 272
Order of July 6. 1895. to lay new brick
sidewalks and set new curb in Wilson
| street, both sides, 4th to 9Th streets.
Order of December 10, 1895, to lay cement
L
| to Massachusetts avenue,i in front of squares
| Al and "a, and on west side of I'D street
between Q street and Massachusetts avenue
| northwest.
Order of July 6, 1895, to lay cement side
| walk in H street northwest between 14th
and 18th streets in front of square DID.
| Order of December 10, 1894, to lay cement
| sidewalk and set new granite curb on 18th
| street northwest between Rhode Island
| avenue and p street, in front of square 2l0,
except in front of north 24.4 feet OF lot /,
| square 2fO.
Order of June e. 1885, to lay cement side
| walk on both sides of Vermont avenue be-
| tween n and o streets northwest.
| Order of May 81, 1895, to lay cement side
| walk and reset curb in II street northeast
| between 14th and 18th streets, in front of
| squares 1919 and north 1919.
| Order of July q, 1885, to lay cement side
| walks In Florida avenue northwest between
| Q and K streets in front of square GO, and
| on west side of street between Q and r
streets.
Order of December Il, 1894, that new
| brick sidewalk be laid and curb reset on F
| street northwest, in front of squares 45.,
except in front of squares 1876 feet west Of
east 10 feet 10 inches of lot 4, square 4J5;
| lot 2, square 400; west Is feet AZ inches
| of lot /, square 455, and east 81 feet 4
| inches of lot 3, square 455.
Building Permits.
Building permits have been issued as
follows:
First African New Church Society, to
erect one two-story and basement brick
Sunday school, at 2103 10th street north
| west, to cost $500; c. ID. Neither, to
erect one two-story and attic frame dwell
ling, corner Of Philadelphia street and
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