Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-05
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
EXTENSIONS OF AVENUES.

EXTENSIONS OF AVENUES.
The District Commissioners have written a
letter to Senator Ingalls, respecting the Senate
bill to authorize the extension of Vermont
desirable to extend Vermont avenue to 7th
street road or Brightwood avenue as provided
for in the bill. They are, however, of the
opinion that New Jersey avenue should be ex-
tended at the same time, and that the two
avenues should meet at the junction Of Grant
street and Brightwood avenue, where there
should be a circle or other public space In
the map OF street extensions referred to in the
bill the avenues meet at a point west Of 7th
street, in low place and bad neighborhood
On account Of the surroundings this place
could not be made ornamental for many years
to come. If this suggestion be adopted, the
Commissioners say, the necessary defec-
ton of the extension of New Jersey
avenue will be diminished, but the extension
of Vermont avenue will be slightly detected
They recommend the modification of the bill
in accordance with these suggestions They
estimate roughly that the cost of these extern
sions will be about S40O,0O0.
THE PROPOSED ELECTRIC CONDUIT COMPANY.
The District Commissioners have addressed
a letter to Chairman Hemphill, Of the House
District committee, in relation to the bill to
incorporate the National Electric company
and empower it to lay conduits for electric
wires through the streets. The Commissioners
say they are of the opinion that no general
power should be given to any company to
make constructions in the highways of the Dis
trict Section provides that these construc-
tions shall be Subject to the regulations and
restrictions Of the Commissioners" but il is
doubtful whether this gives the Commissioners
the power to absolutely prohibit these con-
structions in localities where they consider
them against the public interest The Com
missioners suggest that the powers proposed
to be conferred upon the company be qualified
by the words ''when authorized by the Com
missioners Of the District Of Columbia" The
power to authorize underground constructions
in the public highways Of the District belongs
exclusively to Congress, and the question as
to how far this power should be delegated to
the Commissioners is submitted without recon-
mendation.
NO IMPROVEMENTS FOB LIE DRoIT PARK.
Mr.. ]. P. Reed recently asked the Commits
sioners to have Juniper street, in LIE Droit park,
repaired. The Commissioners to-day addressed
him a letter, stating that this street, in COM
mon with other LIE Droit park streets, is
private way, and it is not deemed proper to
improve it at District expense.
PRIVATE GANrz' ovERcoAT
The District Commissioners to-day approved
the findings Of the police trial board fining
Gantz was tried on q charge preferred by his
lieutenant, J. w. Gessford. The insubordina-
ton, according to Lieut.. Gessford, consisted in
this "That several times at roll-call have
had to call his attention to an old overcoat
which he persists in wearing while on duty, he
having a new coat and will not wear it. To-
day Oec. 2D, when called his attention to it,
he got back at me in a very indignant manner,
and kept it up until was compelled to order
him to cease talking" The Commissioners
warn Gantz that repetition Of his offense will
work his dismissal from the force.
THE ANACosrIA RAILROAD.
The Commissioners have made an adverse
report on the bill to amend the act changing
and extending the route Of the Anacostia and
Potomac railroad. The company at the last
session of Congress was granted authority to
extend its road from 7th and NJ streets, along
It'll to G., to 4th street east, to E, to Canal
street. to Sd street west, to Missouri avenue to
9th street, to B and thence to the Center market.
A branch was authorized from It'll and G.
streets southeast along G street to 18th street,
sional cemetery. The pending bill against
which the Commissioners have reported, pro-
poses to change this branch SO as to run up
18th street, instead OF 7th. The Commissioners
say that 18th street has an excellent granite
block pavement, which it is inadvisable to dis
If Congress should approve such use of this
street the company should be required to pay
for the pavement Of the entire space occupied
by the tracks and two feet exterior thereto
If it should be deemed advisable that the COM
pany be authorized to lay track between G
and M streets, they suggest that it be laid on
10th street, from street to Virginia avenue,
thence southeast on Virginia avenue to 18th
street, and along 18th street to NJ street.
MIsCELLANKoUs.
The Commissioners recommend that the bill
to authorize tho Commissioners to Law lateral
water-mains where necessary be enacted as
promptly as practicable.
TIE INJUNCTION DIssoLvEp.-In the Eouitv
Court, Judge Cox, to-day. the case of Rachel
w. Hewett etsal. administrators of the estate of
Robert G. Hewett, against Pason Burritt adj
ministrator OF Ira N. Burritt's estate was heard
and the restraining order issued in July last
was discharged and the injunction denied Il
is claimed that the estate Of Burritt 10 indebted
to Hewett's estate for money due for the mr.
chase Of the Washington Tribune in
1876, that paper having been bought
by Messrs. Burritt, Talc0tt, and Kalbfus.
and the complainants' bill sought to
set aside bill Of sale made to Joshua o. STAN
ton as trustee to secure a large sum of money
which Mrs. Burritt claimed to have advanced
ner husband from her separate estate and to en-
loln SAFE under the instrument given to DR..
stanton. Mr.. Cook appeared for complainants
and Mr.. Appleby and'W. H. Dennis, for re-
spondents.
The vintage business is rapidly increasing in
the vicinity OF Raleigh, N. c., about one hun
dred and fifty additional acres having bean
planted this season.
": d. Christian, IT,, formerly Of Richmond
son-in-law of Stonewall Jackson. has purchased
naif interest In the Democrat ct Charlotte, N.
O., and will become its managing editor.
Prof. John L. buchanan. superintendent of
Public ds instruction In Virginia. b: been elected
has accepted the petition. It's said this Vim
nece:sitate his resignation = superintendent Of
public iustxuctjoa, s