Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-11-19

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d. n smith for First street but tie WSrS has
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"a s mat Us ~ .eCgrI formal notice W sens
tns.t nlrns, ~ ss5,cy.1 hui n, 20 ,nh.sdeJ
and then the contractor was ordered 10 20 on
which he did by covering up the track. Mr.. Du
Barry, superintendent Of The road, however, by
some mean I'm seouIeI permission OF the DoarI 70
dig out the opstrucuohs' anu the trains ran as
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cock, Superintendent Of Public Buildings and
otouhuH'
THE BOARD TO GENERAL HABoocK.
BOAHD ~ ~ Mic wORKsl
w DIsfeioT o. COLUMBIA,
n,, ,MAhhlheEps,, Vo'. 1874
"a The cSgnditIon oi Fit,t siro., ws,t
nh ~ InntS ~ az ,h venue
grounds a nd destroy the street Tor travel, owing
sShIab Az ny IaI5 Ss 10 hs an I nns1rno,ioy -
t.sSai II ~ thc intantIon and ,SIsh ~ thIs
49,. 4, -, ts.sa o,siiS ~, 'sat. ~ y, s,t
poeru 70 oVIteot meg es,is " PaFins we stset
s.sSs To- az gnrnoss ~ SS,S.,In ~ .'
requiring the company owning such track 10 re.
place the present TSS T I such Is are used 9y
ts.Tsi AZ No removal Of stTest obsIlSct,aNs and
tbe rustody OF the OapItoI Grounds n in your
ehaTSe write 10 ask that va give this board
your sanction and AUTHORITY for this work and
hrnIsh Sueh suRgeStIons as NAV occur 10 Won In
connection tbeTeSith. we should like 10 begin
tbiS Tork Nv The l2th instant ii Won concur.
Very truly your obediont servant,
fSIgpedl AIEx II SHErHpnn
N''s"''' VICE PrssidOnt
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oyyrSS o. PnSIi sTTptSoS An GsSuynsj
WAsHIEdrOs. u. O., Ootabsr 3. Ia
TO hs Board % H,blie ToTt,, Ea.A 1gton, D. O..
A., aEsTLEnEs; / am 10 receipt OF your favor Of
the w lhstaht, anu, IN Iepiy, nave 70 say lhAt
the improvements you propose are, In my opin'
ion, very desirable, and meet my entire ap-
proyaL ,-,. ,,,,
" hen TINS Improvement 10 made II would 90
pest, y P3suoio, 70 remove the IallToaI track
enureiyi p9t u thls cannot 90 zone the CON.
Pany should, 70 my opinion, DO required 10 iay
street track and to pave closely to It with
WOOD OF stone. 800
Am, very truly, yours,
". r. HANCOCK,
Major o. Englneers, United states Army
As soon a. this reply vas received, the follow
Ing was addressSi 70 Mr. !. a, DuBarry, vice
president OF the baltimore and Potomac road
NoTlFlCATIoN To THIS CoNPAHI.
h1AhD oI PghLlO NoREsl
WAsaIs6Tos' Ost. \ ~. -
J. n. DyB.ryV. ,,, We pSS.iTsst and S.5s-a y,p.
oyer o. BIiinlof. and IOtoB,ae EailToad, Harris.
berg, NJ
SIR: inolose herewith copy Of letter from
this office, dated LIST Instant 70 General o. T.
BabcOek, Superintendent Of Public Buildings
and Grounds, relative TO the improvement Of
First street west, and copy Of his reply there.
to, datel 81 Instant, and have to request that
you WIN give this Important matter your lmme.
diate attention, as the board desire TO commence
tho Improvement therein mentioned at the
earliest possible moment.
Very respectfully, ALEx. II. SHEPHERD,
Vice President.
Like the other communication on the subject
TREATED WITH CONTEMPT
the truck remained AZ before, a bar in tho march
| Of progress, an eyesore 10 both residents and
| StranVers and tho eaTa ran "a usuai around the
loot az ia SSpitoi 10" 80 u'u"' A'Ou"u 'ns
| hut at last iorbearanoe ceased TO be n yIrtue
| Il became evident that the CORPORATION. backed.
as IL was BY rich ally, Intended 10 defy the re-
quest and maintain their nuisance IN Violation
81 the order OF Inc hoard and 10 Tho certain in.
| Jury Of Inc city. 80
The members Of the board thOn made up their
| tTaeks thew would do Il ioT them and Wv
LAST NIGHT WAS FIXED TOR THE Ion.
The contractors 10 charge OF the Improvement
were duly notified to DO prepared for the event,
| die houT arrived to RcSomplish That ToTE lii
| the least possible DELAY, WA
By request OF the board a strong detail OF pO-
charge Of LIeutenants Gessiord and Kelly, re-
| SpecilyeIy, were on hand 10 maintain order tbSt
IL IL their services were required.
The preiiminaries thus ARRANGED. the contrao.
| tors notiheJ theIr man thai thsS ,,ouId rnn,,iss
them for a niEhtis work. AND ,Rs~ Wsra scnorS.
ingly rendeIvOused-thoseo Of BartIstt 4 vii.
Hams one hundred and aftv stronS a. tbo go
nef Of North Oapltol and II strcetsI AMI tbo.S ~
Smith, any strong, lust In the rear of Gait's
feed house on Indiana avenue.
About 7I5, the Bartlett gang, headed by q
down the hill 10 First street, about eyery sibsy
one armed with a pIck. sledTe or crow hSr
they crossed the Avenue they presented the Hp.
knowing one OF the lockers on gave cine In tbs
| prospective work by declaring that the RnaTd
Of Public Works were up 10 something, and
something hlg.
. | In the meantime Smith. with his eroWd had
crossed Indiana avenue, and, altar a bnrrisd
consultation, 1t was agreed that no should NO d
work Just at the corner Of First street, and the
other party should take Maryland avenue, he
fore, however they had got 10 work the Soaih
ern train, connecting with the $50 train NoTI'
came up the track and neooSsitated a ds' A;
THE WORK BEaUR
Fully half an hour was lost 10 vaItin-, H.. a..
track to DO cleared, which was ANAL y 49, ",
pllshed, and at $50 O'Clock OOntraotoT i,k ~
his gang Of men at work, starting hi tbs IN pu
| section Of First street and Indiana an Wv ihLei
men worked with a will, but the tpSei II II
closely knit together, and oOnIlderabis Iro,, w
was experienced In tearing tup but thS Ia hn..
were not discouraged, and by tint Of na,so,,a,
WAS made. and Qradualiy. bsi 'n,n ION breal
rail was elevated, and the old track rsnovsd d''o
Al 10 O'Clock IL was apparent thai M Inis,
ference would DO made With the 0peratjonH -
the contractor, and Lieut.. Kelly 'dIrorteJ nj
reserve force TO return 70 the station. "
Mr.. Geo S. KoontI put In an appearance q,
the scene about $50 D. 10 and inouired tos ~