The morning times., 1896-03-25
TURN down LOCAL BILLS
Commissioners Report Adversely
On Three Measures.
REASONS GIVEN FOR EACH
Legislation to Regulate the Employ
ment of Labor and to Forbid Con-
tracts ON Public Works Won Id
Change Organic Act-New Conduits
Again Vetoed.

The municipal chiefs passed upon and
negatived three measures of local legisla-
ton yesterday, returning each to Congress
with the seal of dlsapproyal.
House bill 6746, TO regulate the employ
ment of labor on public buildings and public
grounds in the District which was sent to
the Commissioners for examination and
report, was returned TO Chairman Babcock
of the House District Committee, with
recommendation for adverse action.
The bill provides that the Commissioners
shall have the supervision and control OF
all labor employed on public works in the
District, and that such work shall be
done by day labor alone and not by CON
tract.
The Commissioners say the first section,
providing for their supervision of con-
struction, would seem to be superfluOus,
since under the present law, the inspector
of buildings, subordinate officer OF the
District, has charge; and the second sec
tion, prohibiting contracts, would change
the organic law
In reporting upon a somewhat similar
measure, returned lately to the Senate,
the Commissioners suggested that they be
authorized 10 omit the requirement of
the organic law as to contract labor, when
such action advisable, and they renew
the suggestion in the present instance.
DISAPPROVE OF CoNDUITS.
They also recommend adverse action
upon House bill $3.50, under which the
National Capital Gaslight, Heat and Power
Company seeks TO be incorporated.
In letter addressed to the chairman OF
the House District Committee yesterday y
afternoon, the Commissioners say. in
substance, what they have said in Opposi
ton to other similar bills that authorize
the laying of conduits in the streets:
They reaffirm that they consider it un
wise to authorize the tearing up OF street
pavements for the purpose or laying a sec
ond set OF gas mains, in view Of the Con
greSsionaI control or existing companies
IN reference to iIIumina ting power, quality
and price OF gas.
The proposed incorporators of the Ma
tional Company are F.P. b. Sands, Charles
d Hank, Park Agnew, Anthony Pollok
Rensselaer, stone, Charles c. Bryan ant
James l.. Hastings.
House bill 67SS, appropriates S51,6S6
TO pay the owners OF Prospect Hill Gene
terry for lands taken for street extension
purposes, was reported upon adversely upor
the grounds that the ward of damages
in the Judgment of the Commissioners Is
excessive, and for the further reason tha
the manner of payment provided for in the
bill is contrary TO the organic law or The
District.
APPEALED FOR REHEARING.
Michael P Calbert, who was not long agC
dismissed from the police force on convic
ton of the charge of having indulged il
offensive profanity, has been advised tha
his case cannot be reopened-
His trial in the police court preceded b.
but one day the order for his dismissal
and the Developments were that in addi
ton TO the use OF profane language. Cal
bert had borrowed one dollar in Angus
last from one Hattie Craven and negls
to refund. The woman reported him 4
the lieutenant of the precinct.
Angered at this Calbert hunted up Mrs
Cronin, il is alleged, and abused her witt
vile language, cursed her and applied u
her name sundry DANA ging epitnets-
The Commissioners responded yestcrda,
to the request OF his counsel for Il recC nSlder
alton by inclosing a statement OF the case
from Assistant Attorney Pugh, aud staJet
that they could not give him hearing.
President Phillips of the MetrOpOh,aI
Railway, was advised yesterday by th'
commissioners that he could have hearing
| at any time, upon notice of twCnt y-Tou
| hours, to state his objections 10 the ordc
| requiring his company tokeep watchmaI
a. the intersection OF Seventh and
streets, in the rear of the Center Market
GRANTED ON CONDITIONS.
The Commi sSioners yesterday ordered
| that W whenever the Maryland and WashingtO
| Railway Company shall place on file. witt
| the surveyor, the dedication of Rhode Islant
| avenue between Fourth street northeas
| and the Metropolitan branch of the Balti
| more and Ohio Railroad, the manager
| OF the new enterprise shall be authorized
| TO lay its tracks on q temporary grade
| The connection with the permanent grad
| will be made at the Baltimore and Obi
| crossing with the present grade of tn
| lexington and Soldiers Home Railroad
In consideration of receiving this permi
| the Maryland and Washington Compan
| agrees to readjust its grade upon havln
! a notice of thirty days.