Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-11
District Government Affairs.
WIDTH OF COUNTY ROADS.

The District Commissioners have recently
had the subject of the width OF county roads
under consideration with the view of determin-
ing some standard for the future. Under the
previous form Of government here the various
corporations did as they pleased, and the result
is that we have roads of all widths without any
system, and now, where there Is much travel
established Of but thirty feet in width which
need to be at least one hundred feet WIDE. This
matter has also been receiving the attention of
Capt. Mahan, assistant engineer. He has been
looking up the law in the case, and has submit
ted TO the consideration OF the Commissioners
sec; ESQ, Rev; stats. y; G, under the head OF
gress, May, 1862 as follows: "fn laying out
new roads the proper authorities charged there
with shall cause such roads to be Of a width not
less than fifty nor more than one hundred feet
and may also cause the width of any existing
roads to be increased to not more than one hum
of the by deemed 'b bes a1 fbe pl
interest" The Commissioners therefore
adopted this rule, and no cOuntenance what
ever will hereafter be given to any other width
for the county roads.
THE STRONG CASE.
The Commissioners have sent to Hon. Eppa
Hunton and Hon. Van II. Manning, counsel
Which they ssy they hans
carefully the arguments by you presented to
them in the case Of Samuel Strong against the
District of Columbia, and have concluded that
it is best to leave the whole matter to the adju-
dication OF the tribunal before which IL is now
pending. The counsel for the District has con-
Of Columbia, in General Term, will sustain the
exceptions to the award filed by him and now
before that court for its decision, and has salts
fed the Commissioner that he has good rea-
sons for such confidence. AS you do not dis
cuss the question OF the authority of the Com
missioners to compromise matter matt that is
opinion that 1t would be useless for them To ask
of Congress an appropriation TO pay such claim
court, / am further instructed to inform you
that your request to refer the matter to the
proper officers Of the government must be re-
fused"
The Commissioners yesterday held an investi-
CATION of the conduct OF VIM. II. Prince, super
intendent of work on the county roads. who is
charged with malfeasance i'm office in falsifying
his pay-rolls and getting money from the Dis
trict, not his dues. IT was found that, first and
last, there had been paid him by the Italians
employed on the roads and Boundary sewer, for
getting them employment not above fifty
dollars. The question with the Commissioners
yesterday was whether they would surrender
to Prince his pay, held upon learning OF the
frauds. The matter is not yet settled.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The following applicants for appointments in
geons yesterday: James S. Kramer, Robert III.
Kaiser, George v. Spillman, Walter Bradshaw,
sheehan, George J. Mcculiin aud Jerry Z.
Mr.. u: Il. Baum, president OF the school
and Amidon school buildings be recommission-
ed as special policemen.
Secretary ]. q. Gurley, of the school trustees
asks the District Commissioners to furnish the
superintendents with samples of supplies to be
furnished for the use of the public schools as
soon as may be practicable.
Enoch Ridgeway has written a letter to the
Commissioners stating that he stepped off an
embankment on + street, near 9th southeast,
about p.m., August 18th, while the street was
being improved. and injured himself He asks
the Commissioners to do something for him
without suit
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entwisle as
follows: Mrs. c. {. Bradley, erect a three-story
and basement dwelling, n street, between 18th
and 18th streets northwest; $4,000. ID. Sam
uels repair frame, $40 + street southeast: SloO.
Mary Neill, erect a small dwelling, lOlS Az
street southwest; S12O. Peter Mccartney, re-
pair 1912 10Th street, dwelling house; 81 400.
Susan p. Dixie, erect two threc-story and base
ment dwellings, Connecticut avenue, between
18th and 18th streets northwest; $4,000.
John R. Mclean, erect sixteen two-story DWELL
ings N, between Sd and AZ streets southwest:
$4,000. Edward Green, erect nineteen two
story dwellings, Maryland avenue and street
southwest; $4,000. Thomas Muntze, repair
Frame northeast corner 9TH and Fayette streets
west; 5000.
POLICY CAsEs.-Charles c. Cross, colored,
was sentenced to sixty days In jail by Judge
Smell to-day for q violation Of the policy law
and an appeal was noticed. A mol pros. was
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