Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-13
THE CABLE ROAD.
Permit Granted To President Hurt To-day by
the Commissioner

the Commissioners.
President Hurt and Director Parke Of the
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Companv
called upon the Commissioners this morning
and spent considerable time discussing tos
plans and conditions under which the new
cable road is to be constructed
President Hurt showed q plan Of crossing
the NJ street bridge, whereby the cable would
not interfere at all with the iron beams. The
plan simply showed an elevation Of seven
inches to the center Of the bridge. This was
approved.
The conditions under which the road was to
be laid was then discussed at length, the follow
ing finally being agreed upon.
THE PERMIT GRANTED.
The Washington and Georgetown Railroad
Company are hereby granted permit TO lay
down a temporary track and to open the street
for the construction of the cable road on Penn
sylvania avenue and l4th street northw est
under the following conditions, which are
hereby accepted.
All the work shall be at their own risk md
expense. They shall be responsible for any az
cidents or damages caused by or due TO any
work that may be done by them or others in
connection with the construction of said road.
They shall, during the construction. keer
open for travel all cross streets so as TO incom-
mode the public as little as possible.
They shall not have open at any time more
than ten squares. and this may hereafter be re-
duced to six by the Commissioners Of the DIS
trict OF Columbia, nor shall any place IN tue
street be kept open more than sixty days.
They shall deposit with the collector of ts,es
$4,000 TO pay expenses that may be incurred
by the District of Columbia in connection with
inspection of work and making good all
damages to any District work injured.
and restoring all payements disturbed
by changes made connection with
said work in sewers, water mains and gas ma ne.
or other underground constructions in the
street, and hereafter such further sums Win
be deposited at any time the Commissioners 81
the District of Columbia shall so request Pro-
vided, that when work is finished any remain
der that may not be expended shall be returned
to said company within ninety days, with state
ment of account in full
There shall be employed by the District q
Columbia and paid out Of the deposit OF tie
railroad company an inspector at "a per any
for each working day, who shall carry out al
orders that may be given him by tie
Commissioners of the District of Co
lumbia or their agent, and shall also
report to said Commissioners aIy
cuts in the pavements Of streets torn NJ for
which the railroad company is not responsible,
provided that said inspector shall not be an,-
ployed until deemed necessary by the sssist sslt
10 the Engineer Commissioner in charge Of tie
streets
Whenever the grade Of the tracks of the all
road shall not be on the grades of the present
paved streets all expenses of making the same
conform TO said grades shall be borne by tie
railroad company.
The pavement placed on the part Of TIE
street for which the railroad company il TO-
sponsible shall be the same e. the adjacent
pavement
Every precaution against accidents shall ts
taken, such barricading their work aid
lighting the same at night, as provided ty
law or the regulations of the Commlssio nee