The Washington critic., 1890-03-17
THE CRITICS" CAMERA.
PICTURES OF MEN AND THINGS AT
THE NATIONS CAPITAL.


Yarns of the Monumental Liar''--
boom in Southeastern Property
Engineer Commlssioner Robert
Advice Concernine the Grin Cars.
The "Monumental LIAR rode down
TOWN last nicht on cor ~ of tho WASH
i,utor md Coo,,ooto,,o po;lrood HE
n ,-,
'"'A W"s uuuresscu 10 'ne o'iVer, WIN
occasionally made monosylaolc re-
ply. A CRrTIc reporter, who was Mt
the "front dash" smoking q 'toophur"
(9A cenis,. was nm unwilling listener
A nose;np s,,s;,,l;an oor, e.a3 o,,nso,nd
'ne Httehtloh Oh ,he NJ Il,
NJ tbcsa corts ~, bon,e for 1 to atu,v Que
He made flftv Ioads n day and hauled
five tons each load. His entire work
covered thirteen miles. AT the same
. .lnie me ne was urlver lor ,r one OF Tue volun-
elccted each n,.' ynor ord Gov o,,S,s ,,olu ~ore @
eecntivo veoTs he Voc rnooi','o,,oi,, r0 III,
elec,ad IN hondIo Tho bosoos N''''0u''J
"Did vo,, l,nnrv G Pil, -o9'o9' ,,,oo oo,., !
s7oo CO.. b;s doO, ,ro,,Ia,,;, "9 IN Glo'S q
for tho bnat oct ,1odir tho orun onun,r y sNS y,
know N bot to,rier tbot ,noS aerSrod e9s
for Wal 7 rro,,1,ioSt 10 e. eG 90. h gjS je
I,pos ro;na. to INV, ie,, oI,ta,,.i, M 49,
L,,lod t,,,a,,+,, y " ,, ";.nn ~, ,,5ia ene
m;nntes wbnG obe wos onIv n, niro Vn,,ueTS rnontHa
old "O' '''e "''' 0A'J nAN0 i'iol'n'
'iu; IT horo,,,, ,,or,, ~, o-oroo,, ,,,oo
LONGER than I wanted 70 stav Eve been
here now two years and six months. |
expect to go to Moo Yawk. when 1 can
get 9oD az 20 mon,h as foreman OF
To tbn roi;of 9 oS IN h;s I1oo a@ b droa
Off ~ twelfth strnet
oortlapon vo1l noetod IN South
,va.,,I,... oe,o,.a - 49,. .,.,.,
"Snin .oh "ii"iiS s"Ss 'no "s.'"''oi
Tor bridge across the Eastern Branch
at South Capitol street has already had
appreciable effect on real estate values
in that vicinity TT TINT bridce "a bu;lt
:. Iii -. ~. H., .hn,o -.
~ VIZ i Siins 'no o.y ynloo mioS Teai1t
sn, ."nu JuoS "oio1o o1 .n0 49,, W., iuon
ALL, sr ~ h;,I I - tho oi Ouuo0 osei .he he
city This makes n distance NJ siy
miles on the round trip, which the
friends of the bridge claim it will save.
Land across the water has been offered
WI Mi.nou! !. takers az siA uoliars an acre;
@ W, s - alleauy uuyanclns anu VIII
er,u for @ s,'h,rhor & o, homes nes 10 '''io piop'
W :, $3.50 ;.
,,,,, 90 ,,
n hu'ipeI Vi grip ours lor the oeV'
enth street line nave arrived and FOL
several days have been 'limbered up
by hauling them by horse power over
the road. II will not be Ionp now he
500 ~ ooi1o 1;na -,;,, ~ - f',,I
t;n,, o ond nI o"o ord iIn oe m o,;o ~ utr opora
VIZ WI anu or WIN In u I;nas oa ~ Riaoo =,
sor ngh ,h tnw nSt taulo t innes aiG esoaoilsne.
Ud smo iitsV t soIln .lino IA Sny ol'y, @ aou'Ien.
on 1 ~ tv s,,ont .0,tom orssin o y, "a .peae n@
athoro m 81 throGS V ,ho fo,,it % anu ;ari unele
tra;nod ar;ra,an 'no I'D ,S'i. soa NJ hpiOp1., h1
@ors l ;soa,o,,la,in %nu ,he n a NY pasSe ns th,
eors ~ "~ Soat;nm AZ oud rn1 81 Sp''T rra1 VI VA.
d;no o ~ ,s;o s. on snS S,st n iii IH.naJ, ho .h
mart % cf pSI%C'0 ptr;sGon, ~ NA'' WIZ '' ''A'
q q g
At 10 o'clock every morning dark
commissioned little man, wearing gold
trimmed spectacles and English side
whiskers, neatly.looking clothing anC
a shiny silk hat, alights from an Ave
nue. car, and, walking up First stree
with q quick, nervous walk, disap
pears within the District Building.
Is Colonel Robert, the new Enginee
Commissioner. No person who dix
not know him would imagine that h
is an army officer. He looks NOR
like a college professor, or parson
His manner Is pleasant in the eS
treme. and he has the knack of MAXIM
all who come into contact with hlr
feel perfectly at home, and leave hir
with q sensation of having parted fror
brightest men in the engineer service
and, although he has only been here
snort tlme' mas already mastered a
% nstr;ot ts Conorn,nert 20 ms NI Hn onO ia " bar W.
worker and Frequently remains at hi
desk in The District Building until 6 &
Z O'Clock in the evening.
..n,
he kind OF worK that pays US pest,
remarked well-knoWn sign painter
THE CRITIC, sis painting advertise
ments on fences and rocks througho,
.no "n,S We iy .aA W.