Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-25
Dl STRICT AFT AIRS,
Various Bills Sent to tho Commissioners
for Their Action.
Powell is Unwilling to
Sanction Another Reason for the
Continuance of the Trolley.

widen and extend existing alleys to a width
| OF not less than forty feet nor more than
sixty feet, and to run straight through the
square from street to street, under the pro-
visions of the act of July D. 1892
Another bill upon which the report of the
Commissioners is requested is House bill 32e.
| to regulate water main assessments in the
District of Columbia This bill provides that
after its passage assessments levied for lay
ing water mains in the District shall be at
the rate of Sis per linear foot against all
lots or land abutting upon the street, road
or alley in which a water main shall be
laid. provided that no lot shall be taxed
twice, and that corner lots shall be taxed
only on their front, with a depth not ex-
ceeding LOO feet; any excess of the other
'front.' over 100 feet shall be subject to the
ever rate of assessment.
Perhaps the most important of this batch
OF bills is the one known as House bill 1923
Tor the relief of owners of corner lots and
other purposes. This bill which was intro
duced by Mr.. Mckaig by request provides
that where special assessments were made
during the administrations of Mayors Bow
en- and Emery of Washington, and Mayor
Sweeny Of Georgetown, and paid and SUBJ
sequently taken up by the board of public
works and no credit given for material
such as was given for those which were
completed after February q, ISL shall re-
celve the same treatment accorded persons
who had received two-thirds of the amount
SO paid by them or credit on what is held
to be due by them.
Corner and Interior Lots.
1t also provides that The assessments
made upon corner lots having a frontage on
two sides. being assessed from five TO eight
| times the amount of interior lots. shall be
SO revised as to be charged double the
amount of interior lots adjoining, and the
amount so overpaij by said tax payers
above double the amount charged for inter-
lor lots, based upon square feet, shall lie re-
funded in drawback certificates v hich shall
be receivable for all arrears of general
taxes due and unpaid to June 30 1876. This
OH provides also that triangular lots be
charged at the same rates Of corner lots
twice the amount of interior lots; also lots
with three sides, and the difference shall he
refunded in drawback certificates receiy-
able as above.
The bill also contains 4 proviso that when
property has been already provided with
sewerage and paid for. 10 other assess
ments for the same purpose should be made
against the same property. unless requested
In writing by the property holder; and wien
any Improvement has been made without
such request either for paving or sewerage
all such assessments shall De refunded in
drawback certiilcates, receivable above.
The last section of the bill provides tina
assessments for paving all avenues and
streets which were laid under special act 90
Congress shall be revised under the acts of
Congress approved June %. 1874 and June
"a. 1893. and be refunded in drawback GER
tifcates. which may be found and made re-
ceivable as above
An Insanitary Condition,
The attention of the Commissioners has
been called to the condition of 1, street
between 9th and It'll northeast The street
Is in an unsanitary condition and water
stands In some places continually II
something is not done to correct the evil
MT; John X Collette. who writes the letter,
believes much sickness will result.
Massachusetts Avenue Extended
The Commissioners this afternoon sent to
Congress with their approval the Joint reso-
luton making Massachusetts, avenue
through the Naval Observatory grounds a
public street.
UnNvhoIesOme Food Condemned
Last week the food inspectors condemned
$50 pounds OF meat as well as q quantity
Of fruits and vegetables.
HOuse-to-House Inspection.
The work Of the house. house .nspec-
ton will probably be finished this week
Then the extra inspectors. who were ap-
pointed for this special work. will be
dropped.
The Dog Catcher Busy.
.Poundmaster Einstein last week captured
lzs dogs and horses. During the week ,3s
dogs were killed. many of them having
been sent by owners rather than pay the
license tax for them.
Evidently Opposed to the Trolley.
Capt Powell is against the overhead
trolley.
Today he put himself on record in an
Endorsement upon the protest OF Thos. p.
Woodward against granting to the Ecking-
ton and Soldiers Home railroad permission
TO lay cobble stones between the tracks OF
the road NRw York bat
TIN street and Florida avenue. Capt Powell
In passing upon the paper says:
permit was given the company to
temporarily pave with cobble between
tracks; this is now being done The law
requires that the overhead trolley shall be
removed within a certain time 1 think II
Is unwise to revoke the permit and REQUIRE
expensive permanent pavement between
the tracks That would be an additional
reason for continuance Of the overhead
trolley"
In Behalf of Mr.. Cornish
A committee called on Commissioner Ross
last week and presented a letter urging the
appointment Of Mr.. Louis A Cornish as
school trustee. which was signed by the
following: Hamilton Rucker. Charles H.
4. W. Dodson. John F. n. wilkinson VIM
H. II. Hart, Eli H. Hughes Joseph d.
Jones and others.
Notes.
The Humane Society. through Harriet
Lortng. chairman Of the committee on
fountains, has requested the Commissioners
to put up drinking fountain for horses
In street next to the corner of 7th street
southwest. The demand for this fountain
Is represented to be very great
James II. Grier has been appointed SUPER
intendent OF the construction OF the school
building on Vermont avenue.
A building permit was today granted to
Winfield Offut to erect a house at 10 r.
street northeast. to cost $500.
Chr Fender Exhibition.
The Commissioners have not given up the
idea Of a street car fender that will do all
the work required of II, and on Thursday
next there will be exhibition of several
new Tenders on New Jersey avenue be-
tween b and streets northwest The ex-
h'bition will take place between the hours
OF and O'Clock. and the Commissioners
will attend I'm a body
The charges against Private NJ. Z. Hagan
Of the police force for non-payment OF
debt have been dismissed for want Of prose-
cution.
Private w. w. Mendenhall. recently tried
by the police trial board for non-payment
OF debt, has been ordered to pay up.
Private s. L. Browne of the police force.
recently tried for absence from duty with
out leave, has been fined s..
The Commissioners have ordered a ce-
ment sidewalk to be laid on the south side