Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-05

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bniIding Mr. Iosiab MILL j., ,ho - and
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foP"i'eu 'eIoahy that the committee hau
called on the Commissioners in reference to
the improvement of and other streets and
thew had n nleasant intarxiev Ii WAS how
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~ inee III 'he Season 'nat ~ va" ~
possible that the work VIII De commenced
before spring. 1t was a matter OF regret that
the appropriations are only available when so
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g. r. - 10, r;aht bowever 10 10 Pannsri
wanna avenue and streets in the northwest where
some specially influential persons live or own
property ana neglect streets In less favored
NJ Tto,,,oI all A.. A., .,.. ,
done a good thing in the having of Pannsyiya-
MIA avenue, and that work had and was having
its effect. He was, however, interested in the
improvement of III street. having property
there, and now as the season is so nearly over
he did not want the work done until it could be
done properly.
MR.. CLARKE AIIEars DISCRIMINATION
NJ n CIarLo 80 ha 10 ,.a.
-, - a o''-. ne n''u i.'' VI 10 s'ree'S
suoni''ed Ior improvements THIS year, and an
appropriation $4,000 short of the estimates
was made In March the Commissioners had
changed the schedule taking off six streets
costing $50. 100 and put on two others and re-
duced the amount to $4,000 less than the ap-
propriation He had examined the streets
within the past two weeks and found in most
Of them not a stroke of work done. and but
one street. / street between 9Th and It'll done
at a cost of $780, Two months ago New
Hampshire avenue was improved from r to T
street with the finest pavement and eigbt-inch
curb. and it has two houses on it, while Mary
land avenue has more travel on it in a week
than that avenue in a month.
Mr. Willard said he did not wish to be fight
ing the Commissioners. They were doing a
good deal for them, though not so much as they
MouId IKE 70 nave them 90, ana ne favored do
20 'oN " " "o"e ".
"AAo ~ RAJ IAAh' But WANT THEIR SHARE
OF IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr. dlourard SAID ne was willing to pay taxes
but wanted improvements. Take 10th street
where a house had been lately sold for Ak mo
The cutters have not been cleaned for two
years. Look at New Hampshire avenue, i'm
proved something IKE the Bouievards OF
;nsno,ca ana ~ nav 1oe
for the poor man. Look at X street near North
Capitol street They promised to pave il last
fall but it is not yet touched while K street
in the northwest is to be done at once
Mr.. Chapel remarked that when Capt.
SymOns recommended the improvement of
New Hampshire avenue he recommended other
streets in the northeast.
Mr.. Z. J. Hill said that il had been well said
that there had been a rainy season. He did
not find this duarreling with the Commission
ers in other sections. He suggested that COM
mittee be appointed to wait on the Commits
sioners and represent to them that the people
of the northeast section had not been treated
as well as those in other sections.
MIR. Dodge said that it would be useless to go
TO the commissioners, Tor 1t had been tried be-
ioIe:
,ssteJ thu, he ala not Uo me sne ,h, sug
Otherwise than 90 to
The DISTRICT COMMITTEES IN CONGRESS
MIR. Hall remarked that the appointment of
the committee to wait on the District Comm;s-
sioners conId do No borr, cd . ,l,o,. -. .
a. C,-:-: =, ny ~ W
-. ~ I., III tne right spirit they
A ~ az S mn sOlie lining.
.t OJeS' was reierreo W the committee
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SPEED OF RAILROAD TRAINS IN THE CITY.
Mr. Clarke from the special committee on
the resolution thanking the Commissioners TO-
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o sPeeu vi l"iroaus'
reported that ne had attempted to find what
had been done, and he learned that the two
cases had been prosecuted by Lieut. Teeple.
under his general instructions given last May
He also reported that he found by the law of
August %, 1871, that the speed of railroad
trains or engines within the city limits should
not exceed SIX miles per hour, under penalty
OF fine of $50; or cucumber any sidewalk or
crossing longer than necessary for the dis
cnarge OF passengers only under penalty of
-, s,s Solle dueston as 10 the
owing TO the police repnIations section m
limiting the speed to II miles per hour. There
was much doubt as to the power of the Com
nisSioners 10 make such a regulation.
The SALOON QUESTION.
Mr.. W. c. Dodge offered a resolution commit
mentinp the Commissioners ON their efforts IN
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'no AuOei oi HeenSes W sell hquor,
1nereDy Iessenlng the amount OF crime and
violence in the city and asking them to exert
all their power to further the oood work Mr.
Dodge said he was not a nrobibitionist nor
pronounced temperance man, but he could not
close his ewes 10 the evils Of intemnerance
Some few wears since the statement had been
made that there was more crime here in pro-
Roruon 10 tne population than In chicago, and
go s,a.a. m VI s iis hatlon I; anu oehlal. ne
The STAR showing the Enormous nnmber Of
arrests, nearly l6,O 900 in year. Of which 10 were
for murder, 121 assault with intent to kill 2 499