Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-19
The East Washington Committee.
THEIR INTERVIEW WITH THE DISTRICT COMMISSION


Frs TO-DAY.
The committee Of citizens Of East Washington
appointed at the meeting last night to wait upon
the District Commissioners appeared at the ofice
OF the Commissioners at one O'Clock. Commits
s'oners Edmonds, West and Lydecker received
them In the Commissioners room.
Mr. w. c. Dodge acted as chairman Of the
delegation. and, after few Introductory remarks
stating the purpose OF their visit, read the state
ment prepared to be presented to the Commission
TO this reading the Commissioners listened at
tentively. Mr.. Dodge placed map OF the city be-
fore him, and occasionally, as he read, illustrated
Dodge read from the report some statements
made by Senator Ingalls,, in the debate in the
senate LIST February, charging that the Commits
he remarked that It was unnecessary for the COM
mlttee to add anything to that speech.
''Do you make that charge against the present
board9" asked Commissioner West. foA'
49,, NO" said Mr. Dodge. II have stated that we
6rng thes1 facts to the attention OF this board
II shall be prepared to show" said Mr.. West, Gin
reply to what you state there that the present
Commissioners have done exactly what you have
Mr.. Dodge ther proceeded with the reading of
his statement and exhibited an ssexhlblt chartr OF
board OF public works in 1872, representing Mary
land avenue from the Capitol to the boundary as
paved with stone.
Commissioner West interrupted the reading
OF the part OF the statement relating
to the appropriation OF $4,000 for bridge above
GrorgrtoWn TO say that none OF that money came
Mr.. Elmonds inquired If improvements had not
been pushed IN the northwest originally because
the people We're going there, and the improve
ments were made necessary.
Mr.. Dodge disputed this
During the course OF the discussion Mr. West
said: "You might have been unjustly discrimi-
mated against until the present approprIatlon.
am prepared TO show that you have more than
your share OF this appropriation. 1 am prepared
tOl Hill"
Mr.: Dodge having been asked what he would
present appropriation East Washington had more
than It's share, answered, "Iwould be very much
re- as sqsh of ssa When ME-
to water service. he said that q portion OF the
funds appropriated to increase the water supply
pump for the private use OF Capt 4. Grant, eff
Capitol HILL The pump he said, was still in the
aisy PACK OF Capt Grants properly The Com
and asked number OF questions in order to OBJ
tain the facts
When MIR. Dodge referred to what he said was
discrimination In the matter OF laying water
mains, Mr.: E1monds said that in the northwest
section, where certain mains were laid OF which
Mr.. Dodge complained, the people had received
the same reply to these requests as the people In
the northeast, but they had come forward and
pronered the money in reference to the complaint
about permit work. Major Lydecker said that
when application was made for such work. and
the applicant compiled with the usual Conditions
AMI amt paying one-third the cost Of the improve
granted unless there was some strong reason why
GUS complaint on this score, as the small fund for
that work was available to all applicants, so far
Mr. Dodge thought 1t was a serious matter n
the lund was to be used for the benefit Of specu.
lators.
Mr.. Edmonds said he knew nothing about spec-
in maxi nDr orxy
improvements where building was going on.
When Mr.. Dodge finished Commissioner West
and inasmuch as they sympathized with the dele
cation they asked sympathy in their turn. They
Of
the paramount grievance OF Capitol Hill was the
assessment They had got redress from the pre-
last report OF the Commissioners 10 Congress ask
Ing relief from the unequal assessments.
me conference was still in progress when our
report closed.
The delegation was composed of the following
gentlemen: Hon. John Farnsworth, W. C. Dodge,
Duncan 5. Walker, George F. Hardin, r. NJ Green.
Land. s. b. Walker, Dr. r. A. Adams, r. n. Copp,
Geo. f. Dawson, B. Burn time and M. N. Rohref.
THE KENTUCKY Lottery CoxPAxY.-Mr saun-
ders, representing the Kentucky lottery company,
called on Postmaster General Gresham to day and
asked that an order be issued for the delivery to
tween the 18th and 2ath OF September, 1880. at
Louisville KY, In order that they might settle up
their business By the expiration OF their charter
the company will cease TO exist one month from
to-day. The order prohibiting the delivery OF
registered letters was Issued on the 18th and the
company brought suit to test the legality OF the
order On the 2lth, which suit was decided against
them. The Postmaster General has the matter
under advisement
APPOINTED By THE PREsIDENT.-The President
has appointed Jno c. AcC. lium, of San Francisco,
to be Indian agent at the Mission Agency In Cali
fornta, vice Samuel & Lawson. resigned.
RANGE OF THR 1HERAoMETER--The following
we're the readings at the office OF the chief signal
officer to-day: am GIT; II An, Ia; pm. 702.
Maximum, eos; minimum. 60 &
About 10 O'Clock this morning, Mrs. Ann Reddy,
living at 723 9TH street northeast, died suddenly
and the coroner was n0ttfied
THIS morning as MI. Eraafus Gatchell living M