Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08
GEORGEToWN.
MORE IMPROVEMENTS WANTED.


At the ball Of the First Cooperative Building
Association, 1851 SD street, the West Washing
inston Citizens Association met last night to
discuss the street improvement schedule re-
Gently submitted by Capt. Fiebeger.
DIR. 8. W. Richie, the president called the
meeting to order and Mr.. W. H. Msnosue occu.
pied the secretarys chair. In stating the p-in-
cipal object Of the meeting the secretary said
that in a recent con versation with Commissioner
Ross tina. gentleman said if Georgetwon wished
to be heard on the subject of improvements a
hearing would be given her as late as Monday.
the 10th.
Mr.. Robert Tenney in speaking of the towns
greatest needs. said that the widening of SOD
street extended was of vital importance "a ov-
! ing to the occupancy of the middle of the mar
row road by the electric car tracks the space
left for wagons 10 SO limited and the incline To
the cutters on either side SO steep that every
driver puts both his life and vehicle in danger
IN passing between the power house and HOLY
HOOD cemetery. Mr.. John Leetch pointed ont
the miserable condition of 29th street from x
to NJ, and suggested the associations recon-
mendation Of that Improvement. Fifth CR)
street from SD to Saith was also put down on the
associations list MIR. Geo. W. Hing said that
tne improvement OF SD street should be
charged to the county and not 10 the town
Mr.. Leetch complained of the condition of
Road street, saying that in summer il WAS i'm
passable from dust, while in winter the mud
appeared in an equally disagreeable quantity.
ana ne hoped that its improvement would not
In addition to the talk on streets cons;dera.
PIE time was spent In the discussion of the up-
signify and unhealthy condition Of Rock creek.
snu ~ was decided to Cooperate at an early
GATE with certain gentlemen from the Washing
tSn side and urge the arching of that portion o.
t w. uiuoIs stream which flows through the city
between Lyons mill and K street. Going back
10 the subject Of streets. the association de-
clared that though about sac. 600 was appro-
Priated last year for the Improvement of the
West End scarcely dollar had been expended
IL was hnally agreed that committee be ap-
pointed 70 cooperate with the permanent COM
| Hlteee on streets and sewers, to wait on the
commissioners and ask that the S62 900 named
IN capt. fieblgers schedule be sufficiently in.
creased 70 take in the Improvement of the
recommended streets. Monday next was the
gay appointed for the visit, 10 O'Clock In the
T Tour, ana Messrs John Marbury, IT,, r. b
nehney, W. H. Manogue, Geo. W. King. Dr. L.
W. hitchle, I'll. Cropley and Gilbert, the asso
| CATIONS representatives
TRAFFIC ON THE CANAL.
The following boats have registered at the Of
nee OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pany as arrived
F. INLAND, W. H. C. Bailey, No. no. No. 1o4
No 1l5, No. 119. Cuba, w. c. s. Faldridge
Dakotah, j. K. Shaw, No. 1877, Three Brothers
+. Flanagan. Florence, A. II. Dowden, W. r
creighton, Consolidation No. 8, Baltimore Sun
:. +. Reid. +. I. Shiftlet. B. T. johnson. Johr
Leetch, Consolidation Nos. a. f. IL and Is Mary.
land, Consolidation No. IL, Judge Alyey. Lafay.
cite, DR.. Knott 20, 103, 1l6, Consolidation No
20, No. 1873, Daniel Simpkins No 1875. Ploupb
Boy, Parke Agnew, No. 1902 Wheatley Brothers
No. iS0, No. l6, s. ". Guinaud. G. S. Nichol
son, No l05, t. NJ. Gibbs, No. 1913, No lO7. W
l.. Bond, No. 1872 E. J. Cooney, r. S. Summer
| COnsolldafiOu No
we're the principal cargoes brought down, and
lumber, fertilizer, flour, bricks, lime ant
shingles the principal ones taken back. At tn,
docks of the Meredith Winsbip Company Con
structor Hunter Of Washington is putting tn,
last nails in large new boat that is soon to b,
added to the canal feet
THE NEW NAVAL OBSERVATORY
| With the exception of one telescope all tn,
astronomical instruments that were in the oh
servatory at the foo. Of 23d street have been re
moved to the new structure on the heights O
town. Though about all the money appropri
ated FOR the new structure has been exhausted
the surrounding grounds, walks, &c, are BY II,
means In suitable shape and detract consider
ABLY from the buildings appearance.
| NOTES.
Rev. }. Everest Cathel, pastor Of St. Paul>
Protestant Episcopal Church at Richmond
Ind, will arrive in Georgetown today anc
spend this evening and tomorrow at the resi-
! dence OF his father Capt. j. d. Cathell, 1854 {
street. The reverend gentleman is on to attent
| the convention.
| John NJ Barry has sold to Louisa johnson TO,
| ''Friendship"
Lillian G. Hayden has sold to Horace Jarboe
| lots Is to 16, block J, in Reno"
| Commodore A. W. Weaver Of the Norfolk
navy yard, who has been spending few day,