Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-16

President Hurt Calls Upon the Commit
sioners-scheduIe OF Progress.

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| sioners-schedule OF Progress.
President Hurt of the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad Company called upon
the commissioners this morning and was given
a hearing in the board room with reference to
the construction of the new cable road. Some
days ago the Commissioners wrote the company
. letter directing it to remove the rails de-
posted in the cutters at once, % they wore the
cause of serious complaint from citizens, who
protested against them both - nuisance
and . danger TO life and limb. Com
missioner Ross and Acting Engineer Com
missioner Rossell were present at the
hearing. Mr.. Ross said that he was certain not
one member of the board Of Commissioners
desired to throw any obstacle in the way of
the company In constructing their cable road,
but he did not think that it was necessary to
obstruct the gutterways with rails SO far in
company should remove all Of the
rails to some lot and haul them
as they were needed. Mr.. Hurt said in
reply that such q plan was not feasible, for
When the company was ready to lay the road
on certain street the rails had to be changed
to one side of the street so that the regu-
lar travel could not be interrupted.
This, he said, would virtually prevent
teams from coming in and would not
only be great obstruction to travel, but
".
In regard to the completion Of the work the
company, he continued, had done its utmost in
making contracts to got this work through with
as little inconvenience to the public possible.
ana II no obstacles were placed in the
way he felt sure that the work would be COM
pleted this year. The presence Of the rails on
pennsylvania avenue, he explained, was not
wholly the fault of the company. II was not
intended, in the first place, to deposit these
rails along Pennsylvania avenue; in fact
l,I
were to be shipped; but when they came in
there was no other place to put them. Capt.
hosseu said that he was opposed, AZ Mr.. Ross
was, to these rails remaining in the cutters for
30 long period in advance Of the work. He
thought the plan of hauling them as needed
Of Mr. aur. the 8ommiss as suss ssrssd
to allow the company to so arrange the
rails In the gutter as not to interfere with the
free passage of water. This, Mr.. Ross said,
was to be merely an experiment, and if upon
investigation it was found that the rails
ohstructed the cutters they would have
to be removed. Mr.. Hurt then re-
1uested that the Commissioners grant the
company permission to place the big iron
Jokes for the cable road along Pennsylvania
avenue as far down as 18th street. The Com
missioners granted him the necessary permit to
do this In reply to question from Com
missioner Ross as to what time it would
taAe tns company to complete the
road, Mr.. Hurt said I'VE hope to
finish by the 18th OF December. According to
the schedule made out by our engineer, we
hope to have the main line of the road COM
pletsd as far down as the Peace monument by
the 18th of August" He submitted the follow
ing schedule. showing from day to day how far
the road would be completed.
May ~. at High street; June 1, at 31st; June
4: at Both street; June 5, at 29th street; Juno
10. at 18th and NJ streets; June IL, at 26th and
PENNSYLVANIA avenue; June IA, at 25th street;
june IL, at oath street; June 20, Washington
circle; June a. 22c street; June Is, 21st street,
June %. Goth street; June 80, 18th street;
July 8, 18th street: July 6, 18th street; July 8,
161a street; July IL, 151S street; July 16, l4th
street; July 20, 18th street; July ~, 18th street,
July 70, 18th street, July Is, 10th street; July
~, 9Th street; August l, 7th street; August 8,
9th street; August 6, ~ street; August 10, Sd
street; August II, I'd street; August Is, Peace
monument.