The evening times., 1896-02-04

The bill to provide for cheaper gas has
not yet been prepared by the COMMISSIONERS
| although steps are being taken TO have il
| ready representation To Congress Il tan early
! day.
| 1t will place the price at ST. per thousand
feet, doubtless, and at the same time re-
| qurc an Improvement of the quality TO
several degrees above the present standard.
Chemical tests have been made by DIR. :.
| Calvert Ford, inspector OF gas and meters,
| and Il report has been made embudyinS
his Recommendations, which will he in the
| hands Of the board in 4 few days, as n
basis, in part, for the preparation OF the
measure.
The bill when presented, If reports are
correct, will amount to u compromise, as
to price. between the present rates and
| the price, scventy-:ive cents per thousand,
fixed by the bill lately introduced in the
House.
The provision will practically reduce
the price % cents, by giving the company
the right tn charge 81 On all bills not
paid within ten days OF the rendering OF
the hiI, just as they now charge Sl.5O
on hills deferred.
The Commissioners are unanimously in
favor of cheaper and better gas.
SUNDAY LAW HEARING.
The Commissioners vii! give audience
tomorrow TO tic opponents OF the Sunday
law now before Congress for adoption.
The bin is i'll the hands OF tie commissioners
for report.
A delegation of the Union Veteran Le-
ginn, headed 10y Mir. NJ. NJ. Whitney, called
on President Ross of the Board Of Cummis-
sinucrS today to arrange for future cen
ference. in resprC, to the arrangements for
the national cnCampment Of the order,
which Will hu.d its next session III Wash
iugIon.
The local comrades anticipate very
large attendance of the membership from
all sections Of the Union, and are taking
prump, measures for the proper enlertain-
mcut of their guests.
Mr.. Joseph Mathy, "A stalihoder III the
Western market, called on President Ross
this morning To protest against his dis
possession under n recent order that grew
out OF an oI Is'ructiCn in the form OF shut
terS which il was alleged he maintained
i'm front of his stand and declined to re-
move.
NarErtplastcr Burns. who was present
this morning, had previously reported the
matter to tie oard and had received in
structions to decline 10 receive the rent
for the stall: To declare it vacated, ana
then to have the distractions removed,
and aftcrward to rent it to another party.
The controversy was rs TO whether or
not Mr.. Mathy had ever been notified to
remove the shutters. He claimed he had
rot. hut Mr.. Burns declared that hc had
twice given him notice, once in writing,
and that Mathy had replied by absolute
refusal to take them down.
The market master left the Commission
ers' presence with the expressed deter
rninatiun to have the shutters removed as
soon as he reached the market house.
orders were issued by the Commissioners
today as follows:
That sewers be constructed i'll the east
side Of First street southwest, between
and streets: in Eleventh street northwest
between L and streets; i'll u street north
east. between b and C streets; III the east
side of First street southwest, crossing h
street to serve as an outlet for sewer to he
built in east side of First street, between
I and X streets and in the east side OF
Fifth street from the center line Of q street,
southwark ll5 feet, all under the permit
system.
That two ,atoh-hasinS hc constructed on
,b, west .:,,, of Biadcnshurg road north
ward from Florida avenue.
That the public well at the corner or
Twcnty-thri and n streets lie filled up
and abandoned, and Il public hydrant he
erected at the southwest corner of same
streets.
That the proposal of John Jacoby for
milding the Rock Creek and Is street in
,cr,.ptiuc sewer hc accepted, his being
the lowest bid received.
That the proposal of the Barr Pumping
Engine Company for furnishing aud erect
ing at the U-street pumping station one
5000. .GOO-Eallon vertical, triple-eSpansi"n,
crank and fly-whecl pumping engine be ac-
ceptcd, the price fixed being S29,5oo.
Mrs. Emily c. Briggs has succeeded in
retaining the screen at the door of ''olivia
Pharmacy" against which there was pro-
test upun the part of her neighbors, and
has at the same time complied with the
law. Tn" screen has been detached from the
porticu. where it was originally placed,
and Mrs. Briggs has made il movable by
placing it on rollers.
As il i no longer a permanent obstruc-
ton. being detached from the building,
the inspector cannot interfere. and Mrs
Briggs will therefore be permitted TO retain
the screen without further molestation.
The charge was that the screen INSTRUCTED
the view from neighboring residences,
and the effort TO have it removed was first
before the Commissioners and then III police
court.