Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-10

Seventh Street Badly Torn Up-Rushing
Operations on the Power House.

1ue upper pOruOn OF TN street Is IN an ap.
parently disorganized condition, and when il
will once more be a clean, orderly thorough
fare no one can prophecy. The cobble stones
have been torn out from between the tracks
Of the Washington and Georgetown railroad
from P street to T street and temporary tracks
have been laid on the Belgian block on the east
side Of 7th street from the terminus down to Z
street Contractor Saxton could commence
excavating in the morning were it not for the
fact that material is a little slow coming in.
Tie rods and fshplates are overdue, but
they have not put in an appearance.
Mr.. Saxton expects them in Q day OF
two and then he will put fifty or sixty meu
at work digging the long trenches in which
the cable will run. When the temporary track
reaches as far south as o street it will stop
there for awhile Ito wait for something else to
catch up" as Contractor Saxton put it in talk
ing over the situation with STAR reporter
this afternoon.
AT THE T-sTREEr YARD
a number of men were busiiy engaged in pre-.
pairing for the rush Of toll which is promised in
a few days. In the center Of the open space
was huge tumulus of wheelbarrows, while all
around were scattered the component parts OF
several dozen more two-handed unicycles. At a
couple of portable FORCES mechanics were pre-
pairing the tools which will be needed. Con.
tractor Saxton was busily engaged in looking
after the completion Of the temporary tracks
to o street and in wishing those tie rods would
come.
DOWN By THE RIVER SIDE
there was noticeable progress in the con-
struction Of the power house. The north wall
and the 4155-street front have gone up to the
top OF the first story and 10 continuing to move
heavenward at Q gratifyingly rapid rate OF
speed. Fully 100 men are engaged in the con-
struction. The tension pit Ia about two-thirds
done and the other interior work is progressing
satisfactorily.
For awhile today it looked As though there
was going to be trouble between the 7th street
merchants and the Washington and Georgetown
company.
A little calculation showed the merchants
whose places OF business are between marke,
space and F street north, that the construction
Of the cable road would be at its busiest in front
Of their stores during the best of their season.
This would mean q large loss Of trade to
them. because customers would not be able to
drive up or down the street while the contrac.
tor was operating.
This probability was agitated and the few OF
the representative merchants decided to make
an effort to have that portion of the thorough.
fare remain undisturbed until otter the holt
Yesterday Mr.. N. T. Metzsar called unon
Capt. Symonds and talked the matter over
with him. Then, in behalf Of the
others, he wrote q letter to President
Hurt informing him that at 10 O'Clock this
morning delegation would wait upon him 81
his Office.
When the appointed hour came Messrs. Nets.
gar, Fletcher, Gus Lansburgh and George +.
Henning were where they had promised
to be, but Mr.. Hurt was absent and
had not left any notification - TO whether he
would ever return. The committee waited
some time, had an unsatisfactory interview
with the engineer OF the road and then re-
turned TO Washington.
This afternoon Mr.. Metzaar called upon CON-
tractor Saxton and told him how The merchante
feared Inconvenience and loss.
The matter was carefully discussed and Mr.
Saxton assured Mr.. Metzger that the buildina
OF the rosd would be 90 conducted q TO give +
the street.
He stated that he expected to get down "a
Itn and streets BY October IL, and - be
would lay 860 feet Of double track each
day the agony would soon be over and the
street put in better condition than u II in II
the present time. These assurances have ben
eeeeDeed ~ - nevahanta - satisfastogy.