Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-04
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
A BED At PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL ron uyup
RnENEN,

BED At PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL FoR MyupEp
HnENEN.
Sister Beatrice Of Providence hospital called
upon Chief Paris Of the FIRE department. today
had provided bed there f0r injured members
Of the fire department.
THE PROPOSED cRoss-couNrRY STREET RAILWAY.
Senate bill 5760 to charter the cross-country
street railroad was referred to the Commits
s,oners some days ago. 1t was submitted to
Capt. Rossell for his views before the Commits
sioners acted upon it formally. The captain in
his report says that he thinks the road is a
good one and recommends several minor
changes, such as the power Of the Commission
ers IN limiting the number Of tracks and the
bridging OF Rock creek. The report Of the
Commissioners will be based on the captain 9
recommendations and will be unlimited to
Congress at an early day.
COST OF PUTTING THE WIRES UNDER GROUND.
Some time ago Superintendent Miles, in a
communication to the Commissioners, called
attention to the inadequacy Of the sum named
IN the appropriation bill which passed the
House on the 9th instant for supplying the
NTH and eighth precincts with the patrol
system II it be required to put the wires for
the same under ground. In q letter today he
says he finds by computation that to place the
telephone and fire alarm wires under ground
and to provide in the same conduits for the
wires OF a complete patrol system for the fifth
precinct about $4,000 lineal feet of conduit
must be laid and 100, 900 feet of conductors
will be needed, which he estimates will cost
Sl4,5OO. He says to place the remaining fire
alarm and telephone wires of the eighth pre-
cinct under ground will cost about $S, 200 MAX
ing total for putting the wires of the two pre-
clncts under ground of S22, 700, and recon-
mends that 80, 700 be added by an amendment
to the bill.
WATER PIPES AND FIRE PLUGS.
Several days ago Capt. Lusk submitted the
FOLLOWING draft n n he tod IN
gress:
''Be it enacted, etc., That so much of section
204 OF the Revised Statutes of the United States
relating to the District of Columbia as makes
petition OF the owners of the majority of the
real estate on any square or line Of squares a
condition precedent to the laying Of water
pipes and erection of fire plugs be and is hereby
repealed"
Section 204 now reads: "On petition of the
owners OF the majority of the real estate on any
square or line Of squares in the city of WASH
ington water pipes may be laid and fire plugs
and hydrants erected wherever the same may
be requested and necessary for public convent
ence secured from fire or for health"
1t will be remembered that in the last annual
report OF Capt Lusk, which was printed at the
time in The STAR, the advantages to be de-
forth at length. The Commissioners will, IL is
understood, submit the bill as presented to
Congress for their action at an early day.
Inc OOulIulsSlOuerb nave De1Ore tnem 10r &C.
ton House bill 1851, ito purchase historical
manuscript relating to the District Of Column
bia."
PrOfane at Police Headquarters.
Sonny" Ward, huckster and horse trader,
was at the Police Court this morning as wit
ness. His horse and wagon figured in the
case. which was nolle pressed. Ward went in
search Of an order for his team and when he
reached police headquarters he became so pro-
fame and abusive that Officers Hagan and Null
10y arrested him. Then he used threatening
language and told how many policemen he
could whip, but said he would not do it because
he respected their buttons. He was taken to
against him.