The times., 1901-05-11

plant by l. P Bradshaw, Clerk of the
Engineer Department. and he has re-
ported the following facts:
''On the day in question, about 4:3O
o'clock in the afternoon, the claimants
son, a boy of twelve years. while TAX
ing the horse to water northward over
the west side of the roadway of Biadens-
burg Road, in which, under date Of March
90 a series OF plumber cuts had been
made, permitted the animal to step into
a depression caused by the settlement
Of the cut in front OF house ll60, causing
it TO stumble and to sustain injuries
in consequence of which it has since been
incapacitated for work. The horse at
the time was being ridden in trot and
was unbridled. with only a halter to con-
troll It, and it is also fact that it was
the boys daily custom to go over the
same route The animal is stiil under
treatment, but il is doubtful il II VIII
ever recover its former usefulness. Its
purchase price was $50. As TO the mat
ter Of compensation. there can certainly
be no legal claim thereto, nor Is IL be-
leVed that such careleSSness as is eYl-
deaced 10y the facts warrants equitable
consideration of the case.
In forwarding this report 10 the Engl-
neer Commissioner, C Il. Hunt, the Com
putting Engineer, recommended that the
writer be advised that after careful in
vestigation the Commissioners are unable
+ to see their way TO ccmpensatlng her Tor
any damage in connection with the oc-
currence to which she refers.
This recommendation, it is understood,
the Commissioners VIII approve.
The Commissioners yesterday held a
/ long Board session TO decide several mat
! ters which have come before them with
Z in the past few weeks. One of these was
( the BrookIand school site. 1t was deter
Of Do I'D
+ to place the new colored school building
on the site of the present one on the Bun
/ ker HiH Road.
/ The reasons which actuated the Com
1 missiouers in this decision were that they
own the lot containing an acre OF ground
I The appropriation for the school is s26. 900,
and il was suggested by the Engineer
I Commissioner that a much better build
Z ing could be erected by putting il on the
! lot already owned by the District. Other
reasons for the decision were that the site
was recommended by the Board OF Edu
cation as being the most central and con-
genient for the cOlOred children of the
! nGignborhood, and that the location of
/ the school on the Bunker Hill Road is
| favored by a majority Of the people Of
] Brookland, including the BrOOkland Citi-
| zeHs' Association.
The Commissioners also decided to ac-
/ ccpt the offer Of the site for a school
! house in the Ninth Division made by J.
I
! Of lot -, square !.
The question OF granting a permit TO
/ the Columbia Market Company was re-
| ferred 10 the Attorney FOR an opinion unOn
| two points. first whether the erection of
/ the stores as now proposed Ey the company
/ changes the proposition as at first sub
4 mitted. and secondly. whether Mr.. DAN
/ gertield had legal right TO sign the petit
/ tion for the establishment Of the market
Louis A Dent Register of wills, has
! forwarded TO the Commissioners state
ment relative 10 the results accomplished
| by his Office with the appropriations for
/ the reproduction OF the VIII records Of
/ the District He states that five books
! from 10 Il. have been reproduced, ag
! gregating 2,7l5 pages, under the appro-
! priation for the current fiscal year He
/ informs the Commissioners that under
the appropriation for 1889 six books were
/ reproduced aggregatlng 2,345 pages
Mr. Dent says that the present appro-
/ priation lasted for nine months, and he
! thinks that the appropriation for the next
fiscal year will last for like period. He
/ recommends that in making up the esti-
/ mates for the fiscal year Of 1923 the
! Commissioners ask Congress for $3.50 TO
/ last the entire twelve months, which will
/ give a corresponding increase in the eX-
! tent OF the records reproduced
| Job Browman has requested permission
| 20 use part OF 9a6 Louisiana Avenue and
the parking in front OF the same for bust
ness purposes. A J.. Thomas, Inspector
! Of the Engineer Department, ia reporting
upon the application, recommends that
| the request be refused, as the applicant is
| only a sub-tcnant Of the adjoining build
| ing and that II is understood that he
| should not be allowed to use any portion
| OF the sidewalk for business purposes IN
| der the Commissioner $ order OF Septem-
| ber g. 1899 which forbids the subletting
| Of this privilege. This report has been
| approved by the Commissioners
William T. Richards. Assistant Engi-
! noer OF the District has sent to the Com
/ missioners a map showing the dedication
Of Milwaukee Street for a distance Of
] 600 feet east of Connecticut Avenue. and
| has asked that the same be approved and
forwarded to the Surveyor for record.