Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-10
BUSINESS SESSION HELD
EXTENDED CONFERENCE OF DIS
TRICT COMMISSIONERS TODAY.
Location of COIOred Scholastic for
Another School Purchased-Mat-
ters Referred to Attorney

There was an extended conference OF the
board of District Commissioners this morn
Ing when several matters of Importance
were taken up and considered. Inc MOST
important item of business transacted was
the decision of the Commissioners to locate
the new colored school provided for Brook
land in the last appropriation act on the
school site now owned by the District on
the south side of Bunker Hill road between
Sargent and Queens Chapel roads. This
site was purchased by the District in 1888.
and contains about acre of ground. IL
was recommended as a site for the new
school both by the District board of educa-
ton and the Brookland Citizens Associa-
ton. The Commissioners make it q rule to
comply with the recommendations of the
board Of education as far as possible In
such matters. Another reason for the de-
cision to locate the school on the Bunker
Hill road is that 1t will enable the Com
missioners to build much finer structure
than If the cost of a new site had been sub
tracted from the appropriation of $4,000
made for the building. The board of edu-
cation stated in its report to the Commits
sioners that the Bunker Hill road site
would be convenient to majority of the
colored population in Brookland: Engineer
Commissioner Beach made the recon-
mendation at the board meeting in favor Of
the Bunker Hill road site and the other
Commissioners concurred.
The Commissioners also decided to pur-
chase as a site for the new public school
in the ninth division lots Il, IS and part
OF 10. In square 1, located on the west side
of 9th street between l and X streets
northwest. The property was offered by
j. Il. Dyer, and the price paid was $500.
Proposed Market House.
1t was decided by the board Of Commits
sioners to refer the Columbia Market Com
pany's application for a permit to build
market house on the east side Of 18th
street just above street to the att orney
Tor the District, with the request that he
render decision upon several points in
Yoived i'll the proposed issuance of the per-
mt one of the points upon which the
Commissioners desire a legal ruling is
whether or not the proposal of the market
company to erect three small stores along
the street side of the market results In
abatihg confrontage on V street. 1t is
claimed by the residents who have pro-
tested against the location of the market
In the vicinity that the V street wall Of
the work will rise above the small one
story stores and will confront them with q
dead wall. In which case they have a right
to demand that the promoters secure a
majority consent of the land owners on the
street side, as required by law In the
case OF an property confronted by a mar
ket establishment. The market company
claims that the construction of the striD Of
stores along V street abates any confront
ing conditions.
Point for Considerations
The Commissioners have also asked for
a ruling from the attorney for the District
on the point set up by the protesting par
ties in the market matter, to the effect
that one of the singers of the petition for
the market did not have the legal control
of the property involved at the time of the
aforesaid signing. This was the case Of
Air. Daingerfieid, who signed the petition as
representative of certain property inter
nh.
showed that the property had been trans
ferred by Mr.. Daingerfield several DAYS
prior to two trustees The question is
whether the control of consent in the prem
ises hes with Mr. Daingerfield or with the
trustees who at present hold title. The
Daingerfleld property is one of the essen
tial factors in the majority of property
holders who have given their consent