The morning times., 1896-01-10

The Commissioners yesterday returned to
Chairman Babcock with unravorab!e recon-
mendation the bill to incorporate the Ma
tional Capital Gaslight Heat and Power
Company. This is the measure In which
Attorney F. L. B. Sands is interested and
In regard to which an attempt was made
last year 10 awaken a suspicion of corrupt
purposes.
The investigation then by The Times re-
yea ed the writer of bogus letter attempt
Ing to give the project an appearance Of
being Il blackmailing scheme. There never
was the Slightest evidence TO connect the
incorporators with the writer of the letter.
The evidence was rather that their enemies
were using this letter as a means TO dis
credit the company Representative Liv-
| ingston of Georgia is n champion of the
bill in the House and is urging its early
| consideration.
The promoters of the enterprise say they
have a new process for the manufacture of
! gas which enables them TO distance all
competitors in cheapness and quality They
/ dec inc to so into details until they have
| obtained a charter, but say they are ready
| to furnish facts To ConsreSs.nen sufficient
to show their ability 10 do what they
promise.
THE OBJECTIONS.
| The Commissioners object to the com
paDy's proposals on the ground that no
sufficient reason Is offered for tearing up
the streets and laying a second set of gas
mains.
Furthermore il is the opinion OF the Com
missioners that subways in public places
should belong to the public and there is no
reason in this case for departure from
that policy.
| The bill TO secure payment of all taxes
on property sold at tax sales was sent tu
the District committees OF Congress with
recommendation of prompt enactment.
The trouble with the existing law, the
Commissioners say, is the pcremptory re-
| quiremcnt that at the expiration of two
| years a deed be made 10 the property sold
without requiring that any taxes be paid
except those in the certificates upon which,
sale was made Such deed, under de cision
OF the District supreme cour; I'm the case
| of John II. Brewer, passes The property dis
| charged of all liens, taxes and assessments
dlc at the time of The sale. This is made n
| convenient agency fnr the evasion OF pay
ment of overdue taxes.
The bill PROPOSE q ma kcs II necessary that
all taxes shall have been paid before the
property is conveyed under the tax sale.
The bill also contains notifications of
the law 10 aid in prompt collection OF
taxes, also 10 better insure notice to
owners and protection OF persons labor
ing under disabilities.
The Commissioners during the afternoon
Diseased number of bills referred 10
them from Congress ard other sources and
turned them over Ia the departments under
them To report. They spent most time ever
the proposed Washington and Marlboro
Railroad charter and agreed tn give At
torney William a. Nelvy hearing on II
probably next Monday.
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
The Commissioners accepted the resigna-
ton of DR.. John S. Billings as me mber
of the committee to investigate the light
ing and heating of school buildings and
thanked him for his public-spirited service
graciously given.
The bill 10 Incorporate the Post Gradu-
ate School of Modicincin which Drs. Busey.
j. Ford Thompson, II. L. f. johnson, and
other1eading physicians are interested was
returned Ia Senator Mcmillan with recon-
incubation that IL be passed. The proposal
is 10 establish n school especially for clin-
ical study and in special lines Only grad
yates Of recognized medical schools will
be admitted.
The Commissioners notified William
NJ. Richards and A. NJ. Cowell as sureties OF
James 7. Summers that they will buy
from the lowest bidder in the open market
600 cubic yards of screened pebbles called
for by Mr.. Summers contract and collect
from them and Mr.. Summers whatever
the cost may be above II cents per load
as bid by Mr.. Summers.
The commission OF Joshua Lloyd as
private watchman was revoked.
Steam engineers licenses We're granted
as follows: First class, James Mills; third
class, Mordecai Harris, jr., Henry Smith.
Attorney Thomas was instructed to in
stitute proceedings for the condemnation
Of right OF way through lot 3, square 800,
just east of the Navy Yard, on the river,
for the purpose OF constructing sewer.
BUILDINGS NOT DANGEROUS.
The Commissioners approved the report |
OF the special commission, consisting of |
Messrs. Hill, Macarty, and Anderson, which |
found the frame buildings ON Ninth street, |
just south of the Fourth Presbyterian |
Church, near G not dangerous, and therefore
not subject 10 condemnation by the building |
inspector. 2ug
Building permits were issued yesterday
as follows: George 2. Newton. six two-
story brick dwellings,. 1883 to 1863 Emer-
son street northeast, $4,000; j. X. Lane,
two two-story and attic frame dwellings,,
POI 10 203 Seatonstreet. lexington. Sc, 900;
size gives the native the rights
X. B. Donaldson, twO-S,ory brick workshop,
rear 1132 Sixteenth street northwest.
81 500; L. NJ. Chiffon & BV., two-story
brick dwelling, 500 Ninth street southeast,
So 900; d. d. Thompson, repairs TO stable,
.cdi lHNtccHlh duu u strcetS uOTtnCaSt, |
$500.
The Commissioners will go out this after
noon to inspect the new Brightwood school
Burial permits issued. twenty-four hours
,ndng noon, January 8, 1896: White
Charles Stone. 6S years; Alexander X.
Shepherd, 1-2 years; Walter Dammeyer,
20 months; jeanette Perry IL months;
Simon Marshall, 8 months; Rodney b.
Fittings, o years; Elizabeth Davis, 80
ears; Meinard Meuke, 16 years; David w.
dahon, rs years; Laura A. Maynard, SO
ears; Michael Fitzgerald, so years. Col
Anderson, 4 years; James H.
3aily, % years; Sarah r. Jackson, 40 years;
William A. Lee, % years; Sadie Dawson,
months; Martha E. Tate, II months:
Ohm Rankin, Is days; Mary T. Riley, 45
ears.
WILLED ALL TO PARENTS.