The morning times., 1896-08-13
SITE PROBABLY CHOSEN
Rittenhouse Lot Selected for
Western High School.
LETTER SENT TO TRUSTEES
Permit Issued for Construction of a
Part of Capital Railway Line and
Work TO Commence TOday-Buiid-
ing Regulations sAmended-Permits
for House Construction.

The selection OF site for the Western
| High School is still under debate by tile
District Commissioners, but the pIospect
| seems TO be good for the choice OF the
property Offered by Messrs. Randall,
1 Hagner and S. W. Rittenhouse on Q street,
between Twenty y-eighth and Mil streets.
A letter signed by President Ross was
addressed yesterday afte rnoon to the
| gentlemen named, Sho are trustees OF the
Rittenhouse estate. which was to the effect
that the Commissioners will be glad to
consider any other proposition which they
| may have TO ma Ike that will enable the board
to open Q street through the property and
secure the ground north of @ street, SO
extended including the old mansion. at a
fair figure. An immediate response was
| requested.
/, The Commissioners stated later that the
writing of the letter was not all conclusive
of a purchase, but it is inferred that if
suitable arrangements can be effected upon
the conditions named, there will be no
further delay in the decision.
CHOICE BETWEEN TWO.
| The choice seems to be narrowed to two
| offers, although a number have been ser
| iousl y considered. The other one IA
vored. next to the Rittenhouse proposition,
81 understood to be made by DR.. A P.
| Pardon.
choice between two pieces Of property
was rendered by the Rittenhouse trustees,
one at see 900, the other, OF the ground
| containing the mansion, at $4,000. What
effect this last proposition of TIE Commits
sioners will have upon the price to be
v1ntd In, 90 DI. ~.
not be anticipated,
The Capital Railway Company will be-
gin work today on the construction of its
line on so much OF the route as has been
approved by the Commissioners, which is
from District stone No. 8 at the boundary
line, running north towards Anacostia.
A permit was issued yesterday by the
Commissioners for that part of the work
Application was made yesterday for a
permit to erect trolley poles through Ana
costa, and other permits for extending
the line will be asked for as soon as the
engineer has completed his report.
The Commissioners require detailed speci-
fications to be filed before passing upon
the application for overhead wires Ia
Anacostia, and these are to be prepared
and filed as early as practicable.
CONSCIENCE FUND AUGMENTED.
A ODscience-stricken ind ividual re-
turned to the District yesterday the sum of
S3 which had probably been for some time
burden upon his mind.
There was no explanation, sa wing and ex-
ceptiDg brief note, without signature,
which announced that the amount was
due the District" The money was in
three bills of 81 each. and was turned over
| TO the collector by Secretary Tindan
The envelope, which had evidently been
addressed in a disguised hand, had on the
| left hand upper corner the words:
"If not delivered return to general de-
| livery, Washington, D. c. John Barker"
Should the sender read this notice 1t will
save him the trouble OF calling at the post
office.
The Commissioners amended paragraph
of the building regulations so that the last
clause shall read: provided, Thst no
building be reconstructed for stabhng
horses above the first or ground floor, but
this provision shall not apply to private
stables which are wholly or completely
| fireproof."
KNOX FIRE THE CAUSE.
The occasion for the amendment prohib-
| iting the stabling Of horses in the second
stories occurred when the Knox Express
| Compan Us stables burned at the corner OF
| Second and B streets northwest, the order
| having been mad e Immediately thereafter.
Building permits were issued yesterday as
| follows: To H. A. Campbell, for the con-
struction of a dwelling at No. AT Massa-
| chusetts avenue to cost 81 4,GOO; to Philip
| L. Brook, for an addition to dwelling on
lo, III 81 Q00