The Washington herald., 1908-08-25
Sign $1,6OO,OOO NOTE
Commissioners Send Termi-
nal Voucher to Treasury.
SETTLES WITH B. & o. ROAD
After Controversy Over subway
FacingS and SubstafiOn Work,
B. & W Case Into Courts, the Ger
tihcnte Is Signed for Contract

A certificate authorizing the Secretary
Of the Treasury TO pay 20 the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company s., so 60 for
the completion Of their part Of the new
terminal. was signed yesterday by the
District Commissioner Oue-half Of this
amount is payable from the funds Of the
United States and The other from those
OF the District OF Columbia. according
TO the act OF Congress.
Several weeks ago the certificate was
requested by the railroad company. but
was refused by the Commissioners on
the grounds that they considered that the
company had not fulfilled their part Of
the contract. as required by the law
Certain concessions requested by the
Commissioners have been made since by
the company, and so the certificate was
no longer withheld
When Attorney George E. Hamilton. for
the railroad company. applied for the Ger
tihcate some time since and was refused.
the Commissioners claimed that the rail-
road company should first deed 10 the
District all its right. title. and estate in
the old right Of way occupied by the
railroad company from a point near Lang
don southeastwardIy 20 I street. and also
should dedicate 20 the District forty
foot street 10 the west Of the viaduct
from First street south OF the plaza.
Contention Over subway.
IN addition 10 these two items. there
IS q known controversy between the Com
Hissiouers and the railroad company
as 10 the facings fl the II and X streets
subwsys. the Comm issioners being ua-
willing 70 state that the present wall
facing in subways IS satisfactory. but
similarly not being convinced of the fact
that they cannot be made satisfactory in
a different way than that proposed by the
Engineer Commissioner during the con-
struct:on Of the viaduct three years ago.
Not desiring. however. to 60 into the
courts and seek 10 obtain the payment Of
the money by writ Of mandamus. as was
done recently by the Philadelphia, Bal
timore and Washington Railroad, the
Baltimore and Ohio guaranteed the mat
ter OF the subway facings. The Com
missiOners had 10 further reason for
Withholding the certificate. and so they
signed and delivered it 10 Attorney Ham
nton yesterday al noon,
subway Preca uttOns.
Regarding she matter Of the subway
Innings. Engineer Commissioner Morrow
said yesterday that there is a possibility
that the work now being done by the
railroad company may relieve the damp
wall and wet sidewalk conditions in the
subways- This would do away with the
necessity Of constructing brick walls in
the interiors 10 prevent the leakage. He
continued
But II the result Of this work should
demonstrate the continuance Of the IN
satisfactory conditions Of last winter and
spring. even 20 a partial extent Of she
conditions at that time. the Comrlis-
sioners viii call upon the company 10
build the walls. upon the completion Of
which work TO the satisfaction Of the
Commissioners the deposit Of $50 900 made
yesterday VIII be returned, OF on their
failure within a reasonable time 10 make
the construction demanded, the Commis-
sioners will enter upon the work them
selves through the engineer department.
the cost TO be charged against the de-
pOsit made by the company