The evening times., 1896-02-01
CLEARLY NO AUTHORITY
Comptroller Bowler Upsets a De-
CiSi0n of Commissioners.
RI I'M BURSTING SENATOR CALL
1t LIS Held That TIA. Officiai. Were
Wrong. and the Case win Form an
Important Precedent Minor Dis
tricI Mafrers-Colored Policeman
[ Appointed-Dniiy Orders Issued.

Comptroller, Bowler OF the Treasury
Department has notified the Commissioners,
Ia response to an inquiry, that they have
cleariy nU authority 10 reimburse Srnator
W iikinSou Call, upon his application. TO
Oh, -nd.f tue amount expended III laying
Sidewalk in IrDut of his residence, and the
Senator uas hceu 50 naIiIiel and supplied
with u cupy OF the comptTollers opinion.
The circumstances are such as 10 MAKE
tie cac- precedent and are follows:
III i.st OF several similar cases an esti-
mate Was mad. by the engineer depart
meDt .vr laying Inc required SIDE walk. bat
the Senator, for some reason. faxed TO make
u deposit OF on, half line total cost Of the
Improvement ard ui der the rule the WORK
was aDaBdoned.
subsequently Senator Call had sir work
done at his own expense, and then applied
u The COMMISSIONERS for repayment OF The
customary Uuc-halT of The expenditure.
Ia passing upon The question the comp
troiler cites law which provides a method
OF procedure under the permit system, one
OF the provisions OF which is that all
the WORK prescribed shall be done by the
Commissioners, and another being de-
post IN advance by the owner OF the prem
iscs. Neither of these conditions were conf
piled with IN Senator Calls case, and the
comptroller denies The authority to reim-
burse him.
DAILY ORDERS ISSUED.
Orders were issued by the Commissioners
today as follows:
That F. y. Williams be appointed
dunpn,an under llse street and alley clean
ing department at 81 80 per day.
That Mrs. N. i. Ha!sey. widow cf the
late Thomas Haisey, member of the r"iicc
force, te allowed Il pension al the rare OF
$50 per month during her widowhoo'l ana
hpr nhsrt
until h. shall reach The age Of 8 years, both
payable from the police rellef funu.
That Thomas Z. Warren be appointed an
additional private on the ponce force 10
serve in the territory bounded by L and q
and Eighth and Eleventh streets northwest
Favorable action was recommended TO
Congress today by the District Commas
sioners upon the bill intended Ito provide
for the care and cure of inebriateS," Few
minor amendments in phraseoloEy, 10 rem
der The measure more spectre, being sug
gestcd. The measure is warmly indorsed
by Col John Tracey, superintendent of
Charities.
ADVERSE ACTION TAKEN.
The Commissioners sent report TO Con-
gress today recommending adverse acton
upon the hill TO authorize the Falls Church
and Potomac Railroad Company 10 extend
its line into the District.
there is nothing in the bill to prevent the
use of the company stracks on ncitythorough-
fares from being used as freight or other
heavy traffic railroad, and because OF me
absence in the bill of the usual provisions
as to deposit of money
A more radical defect cited is that of the
projected use OF a ferry for a rapid transit
railway. Experience has shown, the Com
nIisSiuncrs say. that when companies secure
o charter with ferry privileges there is no
effort made to build tine ferry. but an effort
is AZ uH"e made to substitute a bridge
fr,nchise s---szS
A IclIer addressed to Senator Mcmillan
was sent up today, approving, with certain
notifications, the bill Ito amend the
charter OF the Bright wood Railway COM
pany.'
The Commissioners advised Senator Nc
MILAN today that a special bill will he sent
to Congress providing for the increase IN
the police force as recommended in their
estimates.
Responding to the request OF Senator Nc
Ni,Ian, the Commissioners today forwarded
him an estimate of the cost OF continuing
the street lighting for lexington and West
lexington for the residue OF the current
year. placing the amount at SS33. upon a
basis of one hundred inCandescent lights.
If continued, the appropriation bill Will
have to he amended.
Favorable action was today recommended
by the Commissioners upon the bill 10
.Incorporate the convention OF the Protest
ant Episcopal Church of the diocese OF
Washington"