The morning times., 1896-10-30
SPECIAL ACT Is NECESSARY
Comptroller Bowler Decides
Question of Storm Damages.
TO STRAIGHTEN A STEEPLEj
Trustees of Metropolitan Church
Granted Permission to Put Up
Rods and Guy Ropes
Permits Ikkued-C commissioners
Order Street improvements.

The Commissioners yesterday received
reply from Comptroller Bowler of the
Treasury in regard TO the Districts Ie
sponsiDility. for damage 10 the residence
of John H. Dushane. which was deniol-
ished by the storm of September 90,
while In the hands of the District au-
thorities.
In accordance with their pla ms for open
ing and widening Sherman avenue. the
Commissioners, through the engineer de,
partment, had undertaken to remove Mr..
Dushane's house back to Il site in line
with the new street. The house was on
blocks in transit on the night of the Storm
and was almost wholly destroyed.
few days ago the Commissioners ad--
dressed letter to Comptroller Bowler
asking whether under the $4,000 ap-
propriaton for improving the street ant
removing houses they would be allowed
to pay for Mr.. Dushane's house aud th,N
furniture in it.
Mr.. Bowler says the appropriation is not
available for the purpose, and II any
thing Is 10 be paid to make good Mr..
Dnshane's loss ii must te in accordance
with a decision OF the courts or an act
of Congress. The appropriation, Mr.. Bow
Ter says, must he used for grading and
improving the street. No such use as suG-
ges,ed was ever intended when the bill
was passed. Mr.. DuShane's Is loss was about
$3.50.
The trustees of the Metropolitan Meth
odiSt Church. at Four and-a-half and &,
streets, yesterday received permission tp
put up rods and guy ropes in order 10
straghten the stccpie Of their building.
which has been out of plumb since the
storm month ago.
BUILDING PERMITS.
Mr.. W. s. Thompson. the druggist at
No. 703 Fifteenth street, Is going to put
n show window in his store. Mr. Thomp-
son yesterday took out Il permit for the.
improvement and put the cost at 81 800.
Elizabeth Wolf obtained IA permit 10
nuiid u blacksmith shop near the school
ho;:se beside Mount Oiivet Cemetery on
the Bladcnsolrg read. The cost Will lie
Building permits were Issued as fellows
B. +. saul, three two story and cellar
brick dwellings, Nos. 700, III and Il3
Seventh street southeast, TO cost S5,SOo-
A Il. Schubert. one story brick store and
dwelling, No. 1922 Four and-a-half street
southwest, $1,000: c. w. Edeln. o.!esuory
frame. Nicholas avenue. Hil!sdalc. 81 200.
Lawrence A Latchford has been ap-
Pointed private on the police force in
place Of c. c. Smith, dismissed.
The Commissioners yesterday approved
orders for street Improvements as follows:
That 610 feet Of 21-inch sewer and three
manholes be constructed in Whitney ave
nue. hctween Fourteenth street and Hol-
mead avenue; estimated cost, 81 $50.
cfartseahle to appropriation for suburban
sewers.
That 100 feet Of 1O-inch sewer be con-
structed in alley, square $50. under the
permit system: estimated cost, S1i0, one
half to he deposited by applicant.
That pipe sewer III Twenty-seyenth street
northwest, from ! street lS5 feet north
ward lie placed: estimated cost, 1s5 t.ct
of ls-inch sewer and one maIhole, S4G1,
chargeahle 10 Appropriation for replacing
nbslructed sewers.
That 20 feet of l5iHch sewer and one
manhule be constructed at the northwest
corner OF Second and NJ streets southeast;
estimated cost, $40, chargcabic to appro-
priation for replacing sewers.
under the permit system, TO lay cement
side walk in front of lots 10 and 50, block
81 Columbia Heights; estimated cost, Slo5
To lay cement sidewalk In front of to
IA q street northeast; estimated cost,
$40.
CATCH BASINS.
That catch basins be constructed at the
northeast corner of Sixth and ID streets
northeast; estimated cost. 500, chargeable
To appropriation for improvements and re-
pairs, northeast section; the previous Grtier
for construction OF a side basin at this
point is Cancelled. Also, that basins at
northeast corner of Eighth and | streets
northeast, corner Ninth and and north west
corner of Ninth and |. southeast, be recon
Struutnd; estimated cost. S2U5, Chargeable
10 appropriation for Improvements and re-
pairs southeast section.
That bydrant in Purdy's court be re
moved; estimated Cost, SO.
That hydrant at Eleventh street and
Maryland avenue southwest be abandoned:
estimated cost, So.
That broken lamp-post on Pine street
northwest. between Grant and Park streets,
he N-erecs'd: estimated cost, $3.50, charge
able to current appropriation for street
lighting.
The order to set new granite curb on
each side of Rhode Island avenue, be-
tween Seventeenth street and Connecticut
avenue, under the provisions of the as
sessment system, is hereby cancelled.