The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-03

{ 4 few days ago James Barnett and 9th
| ers addressed the Commissioners, com
/ planning of the nuisance alleged to be
/ created by cab drivers whose vehicles
! stand on the west side of Eighteenth
! Street between / and NJ Streets. and they
/ asked that some means be afforded for
/ relief to the residents and property hold
/ ers in the vicinity
/ Investigation showed that the drivers
( were permitted to stand to the number of
/ five and that they had the right 10 place
/ their horses under the nearest shade trees
| on hot days These facts were brought
| out by Lieutenant Boyle, of the Third
precinct
A R Lamb. the Inspector of Hacks. in
reporting upon the matter, stated that
the regulations, as he understands them
do not allow public vehicles to stand at
places other than the regularly authorized
stands, except during the M ath of
June, July. August. and September, and
then only by permission Of the Commits
sioners- In accordance with this view.
the Inspector states that he informed the
drivers who occupy the stand in ques-
ton, as well as others. that they viii be
prosecuted for failure to observe the regu-
Iations- The Inspector stated further
that he had been Informed bv the Street
Cleaning Department and the cabmen that
the stand is swept twice each day and he
said that though he had visited it sew
eraI times he never found the place in
nithy condition MI Lamb expressed the
opinion that If the cabs were confined to
the stand as described in the regulations
no cause for complaint would exist.
The Commissioners have informed the
petitioners in accordance with these re-
ports, saying that the cabmen have been
notified to observe the regulations strictly.
Turner & Mitchell of sol D Street
northwest, attorneys for Head & PercfvaI.
today submitted to the Commissioners a
statement relative to the firm trading I'M
der the title of the Columbia Market sCoTn-
pany- Last week the consideration Of the
question Of granting permit to this COM
pany TO establish a market on Fourteenth
Street. near V Street, was supended, pend
ing a statement from the firm as to its
composition and legal standing. The Com
nnissioners required this information be
fore going any further with the matter
hence the letter of the attorneys, as fol-
lows:
Replying to the letter of your Score
tary of the 18th uitimo. relative to the pro-
posed Columbia Market, we beg TO say
that Messrs. Read 81 PercivaI are part
ners, doing business under the firm name
and style of the Columbia Market Com
pany- These gentlemen have the funds in
hand necessary to complete the proposed
structure, and the same is deposited in
one Of our trust companies, to the credit
Of MessTs- John c. Head and Robert Head
and can only he disbursed as the work
progresses, upon their joint check.
They also have a contract s-ith re-
sponsible builder to complete said build
ing within ninety days from the issuance
of the permit, and Il bond in the sum of
$4,000 has been furnished by the Union
Surety and Guaranty Company, of Phila-
delphia. conditioned upon the perform
anCe of the said contract. The building
must Of necessity conform to the plans
and specifications on file in your office
To fully assure the carrying out of GER
tain agreements of Messrs. Head q Per
ciyaI would suggest that there be in
serted in the permit to erect the market
building condition that the said market
building shall only be erected simuItane-
ousIy with the proposed stores at the cor
neT of and Fourteenth Streets. Your
attention is invited to the fact that the
proposed stores will be of equal or greater
height than the market building and sep
arated from same by a dead wall.
To ensure the freedom Of Fourteenth
Street from delivery wagons, Messrs.