The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28


of the building on the southeast corner of
Seventh and + streets northwest has been
ordered by the Commissioners to be re-
moved, under the operations Of The law
against permanent distinctions and oc-
cupation OF sidewalks for private bust
| ness.
The stand has Lcen utilized for the pur-
pose of selling fruits and corrections for
| twenty years the same Ienter having oc-
! cupied ii for tie full period The tenant
also uses il rs Stop for repairing shoes.
The owner of the building, Mr.. T. T.
Robbins, interviewed the Commissioners
yesterday to solicit their cooperation in
| scoring legislation TO relmit the business
to continue.
He submitted the draft OF bill, the
substance OF which is that in ali broad
| business streets where the owner OF a
| building has for many years been permitted
the use or exterior stairs to the second
story or said building, ofnot over four feet
| in width, he shall be allowed TO utilize
the space beneath the stairs and their land
| ing for show windows or other legitimate
business purposes. provided that be shall
/ leave at least seventeen feet ofunObstructed
1 sidewalk between the stairway and the
! street curb.
FILED SUBSTITUTE BILL.
DR.. A. p. Pardon aud others have pre-
pared ard left with the Commissioners a
substitute for the bill in respect to
alleys and alley houses, the substance
of which is that the Commissioners are
authorized, when they may deem il reccs-
sary for public health and safety, or
upon petition OF over one-half of the
owners of real estate in any square, %
acquire by purchase or condemnation, the
/ necessary land for extension of alleys
from street TO street. When the land
cannot be obtained by negotiation, CON
demnatiou is provided for.
The substitute bin provides for an APP
preparation of 500, 900, one-half To be a
charge upon district revenues, for the
| purpose of carrying out the provisions of
the act. The Comm issi oners a re au-
| thorized to close any alley or part of
alley rendered unnecessary by the act
| and TO sell the same for cash.
The responsibility that Is proposed 10y
the original bill 10 be placed upon the
health officer is eliminated from the sub
stitute measure.
The Commissioners yesterday designated
Commander Washburn Maynard, L. : ~,
10 SlNNttu W /. Freeman QtCH3stu. as Il
member of the commission 10 revise the
building regulations of the District, created
by order Of July rs, 1895. Commander
Maynard is an expert electrician, whose
services 10 the commission will be valuable.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
AS mark of respect 60 the memory of
thelate ThomasP. Morgan. OK Commissioner
of the District, the municipal authorities yes
terday ordered that the flag on the District
building he kept Al half mast until after the
burial and directed that the public offices
be closed at l O'Clock on the day of the
funeral TO enable the employees to attend it.
The Commissioners have returned Senate
| bill 20S3to Congress, with the recommends
ton that il he referred to the Department
of Justice for consideration of the Attorney
General.
The bill provides for the sale OF the equity
he'd by the United States in lot of square
Ill3, located at the corner of Eighteenth
and streets northwest.
Building permits were issued yesterday as
follows: To ]. S. Wasney for construction
of a dwelling at No. 14O9 F street north
east, S1,700; George p. Newton, eleven
dwellings at Nos. 134S TO 1868 Emerson
street northeast, $4,000.
Permits for improvements: To Seaton
| Perry, for reconstruction of store building
at No. S19 Market space, $4,000; German
Lutheran Trinity Church, for repairs to
house of worship at the corner of Fourth
and streets northwest, 81 800.
MINOR DISTRICT ITEMS.
The term OF master plumbers license
in the District has been Increased from three
years TO five years, by order of the Dis
trict Commissioners, issued yesterday.
Henry c. Wilson's compensation as watch
man at the Municipal Lodging House has
been increa sed from $50 per month TO $50
per month
Steam engineers licenses We're ordered to
be issued today as follows: To F. a. Barth
second class; TO F. S. Bggs, and Thomas
Collins, third class.
-Four policemen were added to the rolls
yesterday from the list OF eligibles, as fol-
| lows Lewis l.. Shannon Eustace c. Blake