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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-17

engineer of this city, prepared ard sent in Sep
tember last to the health officer Of the District
This letter is as follows:
'Oyer three years ago was called upon to
make q careful examination of the amount Ut
fall in the surface of Rock creek from Lyons
mill to the dam near the river. Ny report was
to be made use Of in court in q case then pend
ing. found that in distance of about 800
feet, from the mill to street. the fall was Q. As
feet, there being n slight current observable at
the bend of the creek. At p street a sewer
empties in from Washington side Some 600
feet below p street the large street sewer
comes in from Washington and the creek level
Is 017 feet below that at p street. From 0
street to the dam, about $500 feet, the fall is
0.62 feet Thus the total fall from street is
about 1.39 feet in a mile and into this practi-
cally level pond sewer after sewer both public
and private, are continually emptying large
and important Georgetown sewer empties in at
some point near Dumbarton avenue. think.
Another empties just below the Aqueduct
bridge. While engaged in this examination, on
the sth of May, 1889. long before the summer
sun had had continuous effect upon the valley,
the stencil was something fearful, es-
pecially between Beal street and
NJ street. on the west side, where
l noticed a number of small pipe sewers
flowing into the creek, in some instances open
for several rods, i. e.. they do not enter below
the water level Doubtless the canal company
does all it can under the circumstances to pre-
vent unsanitsry conditions, the outlet lock
being very frequently used to send boats out
and take them in from the river. When the
canal was built, some seventy years ago, the
amount Of sewage entering the creek i'm
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material At present a large portion Of our
population. and a rapidly growing portion. de-
pend wholly on the creek as sewer. That
such state of affairs is TO say the least a very
serious menace to the health, not alone of
Georgetown, but of Washington, is some thing
that hardly needs proof. A complete inter-
oeption of all sewage flowing into the
creek and the purifying of its foul bottom is,
and has been for q long time. one of the most
urgent public needs. A; the present time,
awaiting the session of Congress, / venture to
urge the great necessity of disinfecting far
possible all the shores of the creek, and as to
the main proposition. that you give the weight
of your official sanction to a most determined
effort to obtain from the next Congress redress
from this grave public peril
There has been from time to time a good
deal said about some treatment of the problem
presented by the ravine Of Rock creek, sepa-
rating it does the two cities which are now
one in name and in the other particulars
that constitute municipal life. Of course the
plan of arching over Rock creek is familiar to
the public, and this plan has not been aban-
doned. In addition to curing the evils OF
which the open sewer is now the fruitful cause
large area of land would be reclaimed and sd
ditions made to valuable building ground But
as far the mere reclamation of the land is
concerned this scheme could be still further
postponed. However, the present condition of
Rock creek Is recognized as a menace to the
public health, and there is growing public
sentiment that something must be done and at
once. The necessity is imperative and urgent
A PETITION TO THE COMMISSIONERS.
Some idea of the popular feeling can be
gained from petition addressed to the District
Commissioners which has been signed by many
leading physicians of the city and many promi-
nent citizens. This petition is as follows:
The honorable the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia:
Gentlemen: The undersigned respectfully
call your attention to the condition of Rock
creek where it empties into the Potomac. The
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company con-
verted the lower part OF said creek into basin
by damming it near its mouth go as TO raise the
surface of the water of the creek between four
and five feet above the surface OF the water of
the Potomac. The result is that Rock creek
has become cesspool, and is receiving the
sewage of dozen or more large sewers. instead
Of remaining rapid stream to aid, by its nat
ura current and the tide, in Fastening the
sewage down into the Potomac.
In addition to receiving the sewage from so
many sewers the cesspool also receives large
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volume Of this sewage has increased. owing to
the rapid gTosth Of the population. Nor do
they know that tho mouth OF Rock creek has
been -bu: W. by a dam bUilt there for the con-
yeuience of the canal company. Instead.
therefore. OF thu va-; amount OF sewage
being poured. into live stream and
hurried along on a rapid current away
from the abodes 81 men To be swept cut into
the river. IL - dumped into body Of water
that has about a. mach movement : a duck
rood on n suitrv day in August. There is no
current 90 speak OF along the entire length Of
that PARTON % Rock crrek which Is used as a
sewer The water b simply backed up behind
the dam and n j. only alter 4 rain that more
than q slight stresu two finds its feeble way
over the dam into che riyer.
DEPOSIT % SEWAGE
The question that j. OF vital importance is
that becomes OF the sewage matter that is con-
.tAntly pouring into Rock creek from the large
number Of sewers. both great and small, that
have their only outlet INTO this body Of water.
~ cannot be carried down the creek. for there
/. practically no current IL therefore must
End IL way 90 the bottom. where the accumu-
Ltion OF years Of the product Of the eity's
ssxers lies, a fostering mass Of corruption.
some % II Il probably carried on for = short
distance from the mouths Of the sewers and
nna- lodgment along the banks. The latter
ara constantly encrosehing upon the stream As
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edge. and the result is that the filthy contents
pour out on the ground and trickle along to the
creek. In the DO. weather, il is said, there is
no difficulty about locating that sewer, and no
ono who sees il in its present condition will
bave any doubt that it has the ability to loudly
and persistently appeal to the senses of every
one within quite wide radius.
MANY SMALL SEWERS.
Besides the public sewers there are any num-
Der of small sewers. one in particular arrestinR
the attention because of the advanced and
progressive ideas shown in its construction
Ii IN square and made of boards. 1t is no
doubt o type of the revolutionary sewer, il
there anything Of the sort known in that
period Of Georgetown's existence, and it will
take revolution. in all probability, to abolish
it. Rock creek does not improve in appearance
you get near TO its ancient outlet, but there
not many sewers emptying into it Still,
there are enough. The mouth Of the creek no
longer exists and the anomaly Is presented of q
stream of water which drains an area OF about
forty five square miles and runs through
valley about twenty-one miles i'm length,
having practically no outlet.
"A CIVIL ESoINEER's vIEwA
The present condition Of Rock creek, a. the
result of this dam, il clearly set forth in letter
which Mr.. Henry b. LOCKER, well-known civil
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Deeds in fee have been filed as follows:
Company pts. Mt. Airy and Friendship; s..
Cecilia NJ. Coughlin to Rose Wilson, lot SO. blk
Is, LIE Droit Park; $500. Joseph .Auerbach
to G.. B. Rose, sub 142. 50. GIG; s.. P. G..
Saur to ). r. Webster, sub 10, 50. SAC: e. c.
H. Tickling to T. H. O'Neill sub 8 of SO. SO.
Georgetown; s.. r. Jones to Carrie c..
Lackey. sub 90, So. 727; 8. NJ. Ashford to
]. A. Simmons, subs SO and 56. so. 1l2, George
town; s.. c. ID. volland to Eliza Balluf, sub
7, So. 613; s.. Catharine Written to J. B.
Grinder, sub 142. So. SAC; 8. Alice Adilmor>
c. S. Garratt to Emily Poole. sub
49, blk. Is, LIE Droit Park: S4,50O
A. A. Lipscomb to W. H. West, sub A. so.
2O7 $500. Mary Brown to John Farnkopf,
pit 43, ]. b. HIS sub Mt. Pleasant; 8. g.
seitz to G. Lorenz, lot 30, blk. 2. Twinins
Kalorama Heights; $. NJ. j. Colbert to Kate
Murphy, lot IT, SO. $50, and pit. 10, so. 497; e.
James Pilling to II. c. Borden. sub 4. 50. g. 744;
g. Blanche Carter to Annie J. Murphy, sub
1874, Long Meadows; $. F. l. Gregory to
Sarah l.. Giesy, pts 1902, 1903 and lo4, Long
lots 16 to Is, So. 1867; $. NJ. G. Emery to
to same, lots 10 to IA, do; s.. S. Cross
ct al to Blanche Carter, lot 10, 50. 557:
$. W. H. Weed to J. A. Massie, lot 2. blk.
A. addition to Brookland g. C. s. Carrots
to H. NJ. Walker, sub 81, blk. Is, lie Droit Park
costa, and pts. III and 17s, B. and
HIS addition to Georgetown; s.. D.
f. Lee to Pauline Pizepger, same
property: $. Capital Investment Company
to H. A. Howell, sub 46, So. 972; s.. Thos
Burns to Hannah E. Grinder, sub 2, SO. 1888;
s.. r. Reyburn to E. A. A. Dunn, pit. 3, SO.
So; s.. E. A. A. Dunn to Catherine Reyburn
ct al, same property; $.
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THE SUBURBAN RAILWAY.
Conditions OF the Permit From the En- incer
Commissioner.

Commissioner.
Mr.. Gilbert Movers, president of the District
Of Columbia Suburban Railroad Company, ap-
peared before the Commissioners this after
noon to talk over the details of the permit for
the construction Of the road which was asked
several days ago.
Capt. Fiebeger has been busy preparing =
permit which the Representatives of the road
accepted. This permit provides for q double
track road on the Blaie1sburg road from the
District line on H street northeast, the distance
OF the east line from the east line Of the
road to be five feet. 1t provides for tracks on
12th street northeast, on Mount Ohyet road
providing the road Is widened 70 fifty feet). on
Capitol and Corcoran streets Ivy City and 18th
street extended, Brookland.
The track must everywhere be laid to grades
as given by the engineer department of the
district.
Whenever the roadway of a street OCCUPIED
by the tracks of the railway eompany is paved
macadamized or otherwise improved. the same
improvement must be made by the railway
company on the portion of the roadway occu-
pied by them.
Among other provisions is one that the work
OF construction must be SO prosecuted that il
shall not extend over the distance Of one mile
at any one time. Iron trolley poles will be
used on Bladensburg road a. far as Mount
Olivet road and on 18th street and Mount
Oliyet road
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NJ s TR E EFT SEW ER.

amounts of offensive material from the dump
age on its banks of privy contents. street
sweeping and every kind of filth carted there
daily from large sections of the city. Some of
this is burned daily or the dumps. to the great
annoyance Of the people from the sickening
smoke. But much Of it is washed by rains
down into the creek.
The accumulation Of so large an amount of
the worst kinds OF filth in that cesspool is very
offensive to the senses and must of necessity
be I'M urious to health. In short it has become
n nuisance ard should be abated. 1t is in the
condition that Tiber creek few years ago,
from I'd street to its mouth. That has been
remedied to the great advantage of the region
through which it iows. similar remedy
should be applied to Rock creek.
The basin Is no longer needed for passing
boats between the Potomac and the canal. as
the canal company has an outlet incline for
that purpose above Georgetown.
The undersigned request of you a careful
consideration of the matter and such action az
In your Judgment will be most effective to aba;e
the nuisance.
Robt Reyburn. MD, n. F. Graham, MD
T. A. Bailoch, Md, W. W. Johnston, NJ. D., H.
u Noble, DDS, c. NJ. Matthews, s. G. Busey.
MD, q. t. Sewers, Md, G. l.. Magruder,
Md, I. 5. Verdi, NJ D., F. A. Gardiner, MD,
J. Z. Il. Appleby. MD, John Leetch. president
Georgetown Gas Light Company; Walter
Wyman, NJ. d., surgeon general Marine Hospital
serhce; VIM Naru, MD.. Armistea1 Peter,
MD, ID. r. Hagner, MD, J. Ford Thompson,
N. D.. N. S. Lincoln, ~ D.. Chas. G. Glover. E.
Francis Rigss. Thos. Hyde. Jas. NJ. Johnston,
J. W. II. Loyejoy, NJ D.. Henry II. Dodge. c.
II. A. Kleinschmidt, MD. Louis NJ. Richie,
Md, Henderson Suter, Md, ]. II. Yarnall,
J. ID. Catheii, VIM. King. C. W. Birdsail, MD.
VARIOUS REMEDIES PROPOSED.
1t will be noticed that no plan of remedying
this evil is recommended by the petitioners.
There have, however, been a number sug-
gested, notably the plan of arching over the
creek and making it a sewer in name as well as
IL fact. Some who are now DESTROYS that
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by HIS PHYSICIAN.
POsTMASTERs TO RESIGN.

Many of Those In the Larger Cities Have
Made Other Business Connections.
A statement has been published to the effect
that information has been received from this
city that the resignation of Mr.. John Field, the
postmaster of Philadelphia, has been or would
be in few days sent TO this city. At
the Post Office Department today nothing
was known of this contemplated resignation.
Mr.. Wanamaker has gone to his home in Phila-
delphia to spend Sunday, as is his custom, but
those about the department who are in a posi-
ton to know have heard nothing recently
about Mr.. Fields resignation. Il is well
known that Mr.. Field has desired for some time
to be relieved from the cares of his position. in
order that he might turn his attention TO his
private business, which is very large.
1t is the wish Of Mr.. wanamaker that
there should be no change in the head of the
Philadelphia Office during the present admins
tration, and in Difference to this wish Mr.. Field
has withheld his resignation. Whether he will
continue to do SO is not known, although. of
course. Mr.. Wanamaker will be reluctant to
have him 60
Several of the postmasters Of the larger
cities are in much the same position Mr..
Field in the particular that they are anxious
to resume private business. Mr.. Van
Colt Of New York aud Mr.. Sexton OF
Chicago have already announced that they have
made business connections to be entered into
after the 4th of March. he terms of these
officials expire at any rate early in April Mr..
Hart of Boston and Mr.. Zumstein of Cincinnati.
however, have two years to serve, and
yet they have announced that they have
made other arrangements. There are num-
Der OF other postmasters who have found other
occupations than the government service, and
this fact is regarded an indication that the
postmasters of this class are pretty good men.
There will be about sixty vacancies in the ranks
of first-class postmasters when the Senate con-
venes in extra session after March 4. or at least
the terms of that number of postmasters will
have expired.
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soatHmInated and precautions IN other par
0cuiars were .egiect,d But when the summer
s'l-ticc - lS.3 - upon u and the shiny length
- Wa~biugtoas plague spot Ines fostering under
t1e -curching sun and belchIng forth germs Of
ci..ase over the city. then Washington will
come IN Tor storm of abuse and scorn and
dert-tou such II ha- never known even in its
evcntfu. history. There Il no question but that
n the people of Washington or the representa-
tive citizens could be induced to take walk
along the BANKS Of l.ock creek from the
j street bridge down to the dam, which chokes
up IL outlet into the Potomac river, there
would b. such feeling Of popular indignation
aroused that al opposition. whether grounded
IN self Interest or merely indifference. would be
swept away and steps world be at once taken to
improve the condition OF affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-17
CONDENSED LOCALS.

RI. REV. DIR. RANDOLPH, bishop of the new
diocese of southern Virginia. will preach in the
Church of the Ascension tomorrow morning
MIR. W. ID. HUGHEs will deliver lecture
against infdelity tomorrow evening in Society
Temple, corner 5th and G streets northwest
IL the Equity Court Justice Bradley dismissed
the divorce case Of Mary A. Reardon agains,
William H. Reardon, filed in November, 1891.
at the defendants costs.
For stealing three yards of oil cloth from +.
l.. DUNCAN, Judge Miller today sentenced Sam
Iill'nan TO thirty days in Jail.
MIKE CURTIS, charged in the Police Court
today with an assault on Policeman Bell, de-
manded jury trial, and the case went over
until next week.
THERE were ten garbage complaints received
at the health Office this morning.
An alarm of fire about noon today from box
50 was occasioned by fire in a bale of hay in
stable in rear of No. 3 Sd street northeast No
damage was done, except the burning Of few
pounds of hay.
The Anacostia Investment and Improvement
Company has filed a certificate of incorporation,
with j. Z. Minnix, Alfred L. Fuss. Richard A.
Pyles, Samuel Jones. Barnabas Bryan. j.
Beacham Pitcher and James w. BARLEY as
trustees.
JAMES HOWARD. charged with assault with in
tent to kill. was released from jail Yesterday, f.
ID. Webb going on his bond for S500.
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SCHNEIDER IN JAIL.
He is Morose, but the Jail Physician Con-
siders Him Sane.

Howard Schneider, the condemned wife
meanor that has characterized him stree
his sentence last May. He is the
same silent, moody being heretofore
described in The STAR. holding no converse
with his fellow convicts. and having little. If
anything, to say to the officials of the
jail The most of the little daylight
which comes to him in the narrow cotl-
fines of his cell he utilities in reading.
although he often sits for hours at a time in
rocking to and fro in n small rocking chair sent
him by his family. He is an inveIerate smoker
and pipe is preferred by him.
His appetite, never being extensive, IL perhaps
not so good as it has been, but the delicacies
sent him by his mother and brothers
are always greatly enjoyed by. the
condemned man. His mother is HE
three times a week to see him. At these call
the prisoner is allowed the privilege 81 the
wardens private office. a privilege not Cener-
all. granted to the other prisoners.
but during these interviews Schneider j.
never out of the sight and hearing of the prison
officers. As in the case Of all other prisoners.
every article of food and clothing sent to hun
is carefully examined before being handed o.
him.
There are some who attribute the morosenes-
of Schneider 10 an unbalanced mind. but. in
tIc Opiulon Ol olnCers OF lDe lall. III IL Que
alone to the prisoners nature and char
acter. 1t is known that the physician
of the Jail, DIR. McWilliams. stated
a short time ago that he could see nothing
wrong in Schneider's condition, and that be
considered him sane. Ii is understood that the
doctor so expressed himself 10 District Attorney
Cole. The opinion of DIR. McWilisms is that of
the jail officials generally. il is said.
The sentence imposed upon Schneider was
that he should be hanged Friday, january 20
1898, between the hours Of 8 a. M. and IL m
There is another murderer sentenced
to die the day, Fred. Barber
the colored man who threw woman
into the canal in Georgetown. Barber b
sentence was that he should be hanged between
the hours of 10 am. and 2 pm. so should the
condemned men fail in their efforts to secure n
further delay they would in all probability be
hanged together.
There is another murderer sentenced to be
hanged next month, William ID. Cross. the col
ored wife murderer. who, unless the Presiden:
interferes, will be hanged on Friday, the 9th.
between the hours of a. m. and II IN.
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A service in memoriam Of the late Prof. Ia
ward 7. Fristoe, LID, a member Of thu
faculty Of Colnhlbian University, ~as hsld ys--
terday afternoon in the lecture hall Of the uiai-
versity. Presideut yelling presided, and after
PRAYER by Rev. DIR. shute addresses were msds
" Prof. huntington. who spoke ON behalf Of
he faculty, and Prof. Prcntiss for the medical
dc psrtment. Addres.cs were also made by VI.
Il. KING of the alumni and Rev. Dr. stAkely VI
the First Baptist Church All bore spprecistiss
and hearty testimony TO the affection and re-
gard entertained by all who came In contact
with him. whether in the faculty, In the school
room. in church OF in social circles for brsAny,
genial and popular Prof. Fristoe.
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dumps, which extend nearly to the edge of the
stream. Here are deposited heaps of
the refuse from the city, the ashes
from the furnaces, latrobes and stoves
and the sweepings and the odds and ends of
great city. Dead cats find last resting place
here. Farther along are other large public
sewers and where. on account of the under
brush. their mouths are concealed, the steady
now and fall OF the sewage indicates plainly
their location. Perhaps the worst excuse for a
sewer is the large one that empties from the
Georgetown side just south of the Pennsylva-
MIA avenue bridge. For come reason the mouth
of the sewer was not extended to the waters
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LIQUOR LICENSES.


The Commissioners VIII Act Upon Appiica-
lions without Waiting for Liquidation.
Bya unanimous vote the Commissioners de-
cided today not to wait for legislation on the
liquor question before acting upon the applies
lions for licenses now before them.
Commissioner Douglass has finished. as far
as he is concerned, with them all. He has gone
over each application carefully and written on
the file wrapper his action. Commissioner
Ross will take the applications up Monday
and as soon as he finishes Capt.
Rossell will write his vote thereon. II is not
necessary for application 10 receive the
unanimous action of the board. A mai prity Of
the three is sufficient for the license TO issue.
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The Bin Providing for II Discussed Before
the missioner.
Those persons interested for or against
Senate bin 1874. to incorporate the East EnA
Electric Railway Company, were given . hear
ing by the Commissioners today.
Mr.. ID. NJ. Hildreth OF llo4 East Capitol
street said he was opposed to the road running
along his street.
He asked the Commissioners 20 consider the
proposition of running up 18th 10 b and down
b to 18th Mr.. NJ. l. Weller offered a general
objection to the bill. He thought the route
should be revised. as il was a duplication Of the
route already asked for.
DIR. Lee White, one of the representatives Of
the road, said he had no objection TO the
changes suggested