The morning times., 1896-04-22
WON'T EXTEND The ROAD
Commissioners DisapprOVe the
Falls Church R. R. Bill.
USE OF FERRY CONDEMNED
No Present Necessity for 81 Railroad
on the street -Appropri-
alton Solicited for IA New School
Building-Il Effects From the
Dumping of Dead Fish.


the Falls Church ana Potomac Railway
Company 10 extend its line into and within
The District with an expression of dis
approval. The project has radical de-
icct, they say, i'll that il eontemplates tie
use or a ferry in,conne ction with u rapid
transit railway.
1T is not believed" the Commissioners
continue, that the re is in Existence Il street
railway where The cars are ferried across
the river Such a method is iDadYisable,
aid especially SO for the part of the
Potomac River Intended 10 be crossed by
the terry, which part is subject TO strong
current, freshets and ice.
Attention is also called TO the provision
for construction OF short line iii the Dis
trict without a requirement for building
any part of the Virginia portion, and this
is deemed 10 be Objectionable since the
full fare might be charged over the short
route whether the part i'll Virginia be sub
sequently built or not.
There does not seem TO he any necessity
for a car line over The route proposed hy
the Virginia company, but if there We're
the Commissioners say, the route shonld
be used by one OF the existing city reads.
SHOULD BUILD A BRIDGE.
The Commissioners think the Falls Church
road and all Others seeking entrance into
the District over the Potomac at or near
the Aqueduct Bridge should he required TO
provide a bridge of their own.
The Washington, A rlngton and Falls
Church Railroad Company now transports
its passengers over the Aqueduct Bridge by
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The Commissioners addressed a letter to
Senator Teller, chairman OF the Senate
Subcommittee on District Appropriations.
Transmitting a commnnica ton received
from II. S. Jones and about one hundred
others in the form of a petition, and also
| a letter from Dr. A. II. Wilmer of the board
OF school trustees advocating the building
J of a four-room public Schooihouse on the
| line OF Connecticut avenue extended.
The building inspector estimates the cost
OF construction to be $1,000 and suggests
| that site to cost about So 900 should be
| purchased TO receive the building. The
/ Commissioners indorse the estimates and
recommend that provision be made for the
school in the pending appropriation bill.
| About fifty families Will be accommo-
| dated by the proposed new building, and
| the interested property owners ask for an
! appropriation OF $4,000.
MYRIADS OF DEAD FISH.
The health officer is the recipient OF
complaints from citizens OF South Washing
ton upon the basis OF lately created
| nuisance that rivals the very worst OF all
| its predecessors In that liue-the presence
or myriads of dead and decayiug fish IN
the waters of the Potomac. An invests.
cation was ordered.
The over abundance OF fish at the river
front has caused glut in the market. and
dealers have been unable TO dispose OF the
stock, even at nominal figures. Thousands
| of fish have spoiled on the wharf in the
lace of the prevailing price at 81 per hun
! dred.
The unusual supply involved several OF
| the fishing craft IN heavy loss, ana caused
the dumping of 100000 or 100000 of
the decayed fish into the river below
| Alexandria. The tide brought them back
and strewed them along the river front,
| causing stencil that Is described as
horrible.
No one knows who did the dumping. 1t
was something that the ever watchful Off
| cials could not foresee, and were powerless
| to prevent, but the act had the effect to
cause the Joe Blackburn coustabulary to
| patrol the river as a means of preventing
| its repetition.
1t is said that five vessels we're unloaded
OF their vile freight in single night.
LICENSE FEE REFUND.
An interesting claim under the excise law,
involving refund of about $3.50 of bar
license fee, is now before the District
| Commissioners for their consideration.
Michael j.. Fleming, saloonkeeper at
| the corner of Third and q streets soutbI
west, in 1898 was convicted during the
life OF his annual license OF IA sale of liquor
to minors. His arraignment was upon
information filed under the 9Th section of
the law, which section makes no provision
for the revocation OF the license.
Warrants are not drawn under the 10th
section, owing to the difficulty eX'
| perienced in securing conviction there'
under, and it is the contention OF Mr.
Frank Madigan, the attorney for Elem.
| ing, that his clients conviction OF the
one offense ofselling to minor having been
secured under the 9th section, the order for
a revocation of his license was not war
ranted. He therefore asks that Il refund
be allowed. of so much of the license fee
as remained at the time the order was
issued, whichis S400,le about one fourth
The claim has been passed upon by At
torney Thomas, who. after a survey of all
the facts, decides that the claimant, NJ. j
Fleming, is entitled to the refund. He ga VS.
the excise board erred in canceling the Ii
cense, and that in consequence of that
erroneous action Fleming suffered the in
justice of losing his business as well as the
money on deposit. He says the Iicensee is
entitled to $3.50 as reimbursement.
PERMITS TO BUILD.
Building permits issued yesterday: j. H
Arendis, dwelling. No. go street south.
east, 81 800; Vincent Ullman, dwelling
No. 917 First street southeast. 5000; A. C.
Merriam, dwelling, No. I'll Eleventh street
northeast, 81 500; NV. Webb, four dwell
ings, Nos. Is to "a Eighteenth stree
northeast, $4,000; j. j. Story, dwelling
No. 1928 Maryland avenue northeast, So,
500.
The Commissioners ordered yesterda
that cement side walks be laid in front O.
Mes. 1 81 and 153 B-street southeast aud OF
Second street side of same, under the pro
visions Of the permit system. Also, tha
464 feet Of six-inch main be laid in the cas-
side of Fifth street, between G and F
streets northeast.