The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-11
plant by L. p Bradshaw, Clerk of the
Engineer Department, and he has re-
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plant by l. p. Bradshaw, clerk OF the
Engineer Department. and he has re-
ported the following facts:
ION the day in question, about 4:3c
! 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 Bladens-
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 1850, causing
/ 1t TO stumble and to sustain injur.ss
/ in consequence of which ii has since been
! incapactated for work. The horse at
the time was being ridden in trot and
was unbridled. with only a halter to con-
troll 1t, and 1t is also a fact that 1t was
the boys daily custom to go over the
same route. The animal is still under
treatment but it is doubtful If 1t will
ever recover its former usefulness. Its
purchase price was $50 As to the mat
ter of compensation, there can certainly
/ be no legal claim hereto, nor is 1t be-
! lieYed that such carelessness as is evil
deaced by the facts warrants equitable
/ consideration of the case
In forwarding this report to the Engf-
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 compromising her for
: any damage in connection with the &C.
/ currence to which she refers.
This recommendation, it is understood,
! the Commissioners will approve
The Commissioners yesterday held
| long Board session &C decide several mat
! tiers which have come before them with
! In the past few weeks. One of these was
/ the Brookland school site. II was deter
mind by unanimous vote of the Board
to place the new colored school building
on the site of the present one on the Bun
ker Hill Road.
The reasons which actuated the Com
missioners in this decision were that they
| own the lot containing an acre of ground.
The appropriation for the school is s2G, 900,
and it was suggested by the Engineer
| Commissioner that a much better build
! ing could be erected by putting II 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-
venlent for the colored children of the
| neigilborhood, and that the location of
| the school on the Bunker Hill Road is
| favored by majority OF the people of
| Brookland, including the Brookland Citi-
Zens' Association.
The Commissioners also decided to ac-
cept the offer OF the site for school
| house In the Ninth Division made by j.
! L. Dyer. consisting of lots Il, IS, and part
| of lot -, square l.
The question of granting a permit to
| the Columbia Market Company was re-
| ferred to the Attorney for an opinion upon
| two points, first, whether the erection of
the stores as now proposed by the company
| changes the proposition as at first sub
| mitted. and secondly. whether Mr.. Dam
| geriield had a legal right to sign the petit
tion for the establishment of the market.
Louis A. Dent, Register of Wills, has
| ment relative to the results accomplished
| by his Office with the appropriations for
the reproduction of the win records of
| the District He states that five books.
| from TO IL. have been reproduced. ag-
| gregating 2.7i5 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 2,343 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 1907 the
| Commissioners ask Congress for $500 20
last the entire twelve months, which will
| give Il corresponding increase in the eN-
| tent OF the records reproduced.
Job Browman has requested permission
| TO use part Of 9f6 Louisiana Avenue and
| the parking in front of the same for bust
| ness purposes. A l.. Thomas, Inspector
of the Engineer Department, in reporting
| upon the application, recommends that
| the request be refused as the applicant is
| only q sub-tenant of the adjoining build
| ing, and that II is understood that he
| should not be alloyed to use any portion
| of the sidewalk for business purpos . I'M
| der the Commissioner order Of Septem-
| Der s. 1889 which forbds the subletting
| Of this privilege. This report has been
| approved by the Commissioners.
William j. Richards. Assistant Engi-
| neer Of the District. has sent to the Com
| missoners 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.