Evening star., 1896-07-16
DISTRICT ricavnRsMENr.
Firemen Fined

Private w. T. NtShorney of the fire de-
partment has been fined SO and warned for
violation Of one ofrtae rules Of the fire de-
partment. D. F.. Nolan, a private in the
fire department, has been fined SIS for vio-
latton Of rule 16 y
Will Abandon T street.
The vice presideE Of the lexington and
Soldiers Home Ralsrs,ed Company recently
notified the CommkSon that the COM
pany proposes to ab&ndon the use of T
street between I'd and,3d, and would remove
the rails at once. This was in reply to a
request from the Commissioners for in
formation as to what the company proposed
to do. Today. In reply to the notification
above noted. the Commissioners direct that
not only the rails be removed. but the ties
also. ana that the pavement be restored to
its original condition
lexington Railroad Schedule.
Replying to request from the Attorney
General concerning the running of the cars
OF the lexington and Soldiers Home rail-
way over Its tracks from the intersection Of
new Jersey avenue and G street northwest.
over said avenue and street to North Capt.
tol street. as often as the convenience of the
public may require, the Commissioners state
that schedule of the cars was submitted
on the llth or June. but disapproved. as 1t
was not dennite. The schedule was accord
present time has not been submitted.
Electric Lighting.
The Potomac Electric Lighting Company
has taken another course In its fight for
the street lighting contract. and now
broadly claims the Commissioners have no
right to consider any but its bid for the
service. The company points out as an ad-
ditlonal argument on this point that when
plos were invited to do the work. the Com
mlssioners In their notice to bidders stip
uiatrd y, a that certificate of deposit Of
evidence OF good faith. Neither the u. s.
Electric Lighting Company. nor the Gas
Company. the Potomac company claims
compiled with this requirement. and while
both submitted bids. they were informal
The Commissioners. 1t is claimed. have
never considered a bid without the usu al
deposit. For these reasons. the Potomac
company claims 1t is the only legitimate
olcder for street lighting. 1t Is ready to
substitute arc lights of its own pattern
whenever the Commissioners so decide. or
put IN incandescent lights in lieu of gas at
the same price. Again. it claims that the
wording OF the law cannot by any con-
structlon be made to operate against the
POTOMAC company. The company claims
a broad construction of the first para
graph of the appropriation act. which
READS: For electric arc lighting, includ-
ing necessary inspection In those streets
now lighted with electric arc lights in the
city of Washington, and for necessary ex-
tensions of such service. fifty thousand
dollars"
1t was set forth by the attorney for the
District in his opinion to the Commission
ers. 1t Is said. that the words ''in those
streets now lighted with electric arc
lights meant by Implication. when taken
IN connection with other parts of the act.
that the United States Electric Lighting
Company was to be the only one consid-
cred, since 1t was the only company that
mad lights In the streets. The Potomac
company. however claims the interpreta-
ton or the paragraph more broadly. and
sets forth that the words mean that a
contract will b. awarded to any company
or individual to light those streets now
lighted and such Others as the Commits
sioners may elect. provided it is the low
est responsible bidder.
1t Is upon these contentious that the Po-
tomac company bases its hope of obtain
ing the contract