Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-16
A Plea For Noi.e.e,x Streets.

PROMINENT CITIZENS. INCLUDING Postmaster con-
CIR, ASKING FOR TIE RETAINING OF GIN AND C
STREETS.
delegation OF citizens and property holders or
the line OF street, between An and 9TH and 9th
streets, between Louisiana avenue and street
north, composed in part OF Messrs b. CharletoS 6
Co., +. Ienney Co, H. ID. Gilman. Selden Robbins
Mrs \. W. Gushing, Edward Temple, Postmaster
Conger, James L. Barbour, Luthur Martin, Martin
Butler, James Y. Davis and others. We're before
the District Commissioners tins morning for the
purpose OF getting The streets named repaved with
asphalt or some acceptable material suitable the
locality.
Postmaster Conger opened the ball. detailing at
length the situation OF things, especially about the
post Office, how II Is impossible TO do business
Office on account Oh the noLse occasloued by The
great travel over the streets both sides that
ONCE. which are paved with stone. C street is, II
course, the worst. it being narrow and the build
lHgS on each side high. lie stated that he was
informed that all the improvements which had
ever been put upon street Snct. The establish
ment OF the municipal government la 1890, had been
t Inc personal cost OF the propertyholder on the
line OF the street, and never had a dollar been
drawn from the general Iunu Tor that purpose.
Now the street. which in oIden time was regarded
as Wcli-iWproycd thoToughfare, Is in the back
ground. anu the property has in a manner become
deserted. no one regarding IL as desirable street
1or The transaction OF business, on account OF the
copp!esiohe paVements- 6tn street Is Ill about the
Same condition.
Messrs. Charlton & Co stated the difricultties
they labor under with their heavy loads OF -four
ana bread wagons Nr. Dubant, Mr.. Martin and
others followed, and Mr. Crosby. OF the National
MOTEL stated that 1t was win difficulty they could
retain guests at their hotel account OF the noise
on Z and 9th streets, their Old guests preerring
olher stopping places, where they could rest better
OF nigAtS. Yet all the whole time these property
holders were required to pay the highest taxes, &c
The CoinmiSslonerS-Mcssrs. EdnondS and
West-reininded the delegation that they had TO
work on the Old plan OF expanding the money in
different parts or the CITY; they had commenced in
the center OF the city as as 1t had been prac-
ticable and were expending money in the Improve
rha nd al. I'm
this they had been compelled to swerve from the
UNIFORM course because OF the direction given TO
priv ate improvement, &c, but as q rule have to
abide by 1t as nearly as possible. Capitol Hin,
South Washington and the northeast portion had
Seemingly been neglected, but they had done the
best they could with the means at their command
The delegation LEFT petition with the Commits
SlonerS signed by large nuUer OF interested per-
sons ASKING for TIE Immediate Improvement Of
these two streets. IL was finally settled that they
(tle COMMISSIONER would look over The WORK in
hand all: ii ii could be found that the lnndS would
admit OF il they would have these pavementS eirher
asphalt, granite block, or asphalt block put down