Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-03
CORPORATION COUNSEL.

Successful resistance was made in the
Supreme Court of the United States to
the claim of the New York Continental
Jewel Filtration Company for S7,112.91.
by securing affirmers of the judgment of
the Court of Appeals in favor of the Dis
trict. The case was reported in 223 L. S.
at page 253. Construction of the Union
station act of February %. 1903, the act
of February I'D. 1901, and the contract
rights Of the parties was involved. The
Supreme Court held that the filtration
company was liable for cost Of replacing
sewers and water mains as well outside
as within the railroad right Of way.
An interesting problem arose over the
authority Of the District of Columbia to
confine prisoners sentenced by the Police
Court at the District workhouse at Oc-
coquan, in the state of Virginia, terminal
ing in UNFOLDING that authority. Two con-
victed persons, Fiske and Alexander, APP
piled for and obtained writS of habeas
corpus from the District Court of the
United States for the eastern district of
Virginia, but the writs were discharged
by that court and the prisoners remanded.
The Supreme Court was applied to and
denied writ of error in the Alexander
case Pending this action attempt was
made to reverse the grant Of the request
by the Commissioners, of the local court.
to transfer these prisoners and others
from the District Jail to the workhouse
of this District dismissed the appeals of
Fiske and Alexander for want Of juris-
diction. (3S APP. D. c. 300.
The act of Congress approved February
the District in case Of persons adjudged
of unsound mind having property This
act was construed in the case of Healey
CXL WASH. l.. r. $50 to require reim-
bursement. from the date Of the act, for
expenses incurred in all cases Of INDECENT
insane ACQUIRING nrnn0rfv after
their commitment. Numerous proceedings
had been instituted to obtain reimburse
ment in such cases under this ruling.
The provisions Of the appropriation acts,
establishing the workhouse at Occoquan,
Va. permitting the
WOrkh0uSe transfer of persons
.o sentenced to Jail to
at Occoquan. the workhouse. were
sustained by the Supreme Court Of the
United States, the United States District
Court for the eastern district Of Virginia
and the Court of Appeals of the District
of Columbia (3s App. D. C. 12O).
The claim against the District for $15,-
600 for delays in furnishing stone for the
Municipal building was rejected by the
Court Of Appeals (3S App. D. c. $3.50.
surety of the former Ash Contractor Bay
ly was rejected by the Court Of Appeals
(XI. Wash. L.R. $50.
Judgments against the District Of CO.
lumbia in the District Supreme Court ag-
gregated So. 200, and in the Municipal
Court, 81, 100.
Twenty street condemnation cases oc-
curing show $355.275.97 in awards con-
firmed and $136,920 in sixteen awards to
be confirmed: $267, SS4.95 in assessments
confirmed and $45.47S77, assessments to
be confirmed.
Nineteen school sites show total awards
Of $13, 496. 10 Alley condemnations show
awards confirmed, SIS, 364S3: awards to
be confirmed. $4.193.6O: assessments con-
firmed. so .S435S: assessments to be con-
firmed, $5,O66.93
The work of the corporation counsers
Office shows a marked increase during
the fiscal year. and provisions should be
made for an additional stenographer for
his Office.