Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-21
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

PERMITS FOR TELEPHONE WIRES. ed.
As the north side Of Florida avenue is outside
the limits Of the city the Commissioners have
granted the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company permission to string four wires, be-
ginning at the intersection Of 9th street and
FLORIDA avenue northwest then running out the
Brentwood and Queens Chapel roadSto connect
with Baltimore.
DANGEROUS PLACE. ..
Away up the Eastern branch near the reform
school is place known far and wide by the boys
as Licking banks. More boys have been
drowned at this place than at any other spot
around the city. In the COMMISSIONER mail
this morning came letter signed by 1.-THE
Citizens Of the District of Columbia calling
attention to this dangerous place and asking
that it be Investigated and posted as dangerous.
The matter Will be looked into.
MlscELLANEoUs.
y DR.. C. B. Purvis of Freedman's Hospital has
notified the Commissioners that after July
all persons dying in the hospital and not
called for by friends will have to be buried by
the District. He notes an exception in the case
Of non-residents. ,-.--
Postmaster Sherwood has requested the Com
missioners to order the alleys in the rear and
sides Of the city post office to be kept clean. ::
j. h. j. Sherman, rodman in the sewer divi-
sion, has resigned and L. Cobb, IT,, promoted
to fill the vacancy.
The Commissioners have ordered the erection
Of public hydrant at 9th street extended and
Grant avenue.
PLATs OF SUBURBAN GROUND.
Under the act of January "A, 1891, the Com
missioners were authorized to have plats pre-
pared showing all lands outside the cities Of
Washington and Georgetown in Washington
county. The assessor this morning forwarded
to the Commissioners the proposals received
and recommended that the matter be submitted
to the first controller for his views as to the
Commissioners authority to pay for twelve ex-
ira copies ,.,.,-,.,
r. UNsEwERED ALLEYs.-. 81
In a recent letter to the Commissioners the
superintendent of street and alley cleaning calls
attention to the fact that he is frequently COM
PEELED to. do insufficient aud Unsatisfactory
work on account Of lack Of proper sewerage.
This happens after rain storms, when the gut
tiers fill up with sand and filth, making the ex--
pense Of removing it beyond the reach OF the
appropriations for his department He urges
that some action be taken to relieve his depart
ment Of the work and expense.
DWELLING HOUSES IN ALLEYS
The Commissioners have returned to Con-
gress the draft Of a bill "To regulate the erec-
ton Of dwelling houses in alleys in the District
of Columbia, submitted TO them recently for
their views together with bill which they pre-
pared o. q substitute for the one forwarded to
them. The material differences between the
two are that the one prepared by them applies
as well ~ the :. erection Of DWELLINGS,
therein; gives the authorities no ,discre-
ton in the matter of /. alleys less
than thirty feet wide, and provides. that no
dwelling shall be permitted, in an alloy Hhich
does not have an exit ut least fifteen feet wide
opening. on the public streets bordering the
square in Nhioh such alley y located. The
necessity Tor An outlet Of this character, hey
say, IL obvious Is means Of access for the hre
department, for sanitary and police surveil-
lance and other municipal purposes.