Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-14
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
THE BLocKApEp COLUMBIA ROAD.

THE BLOCKADED COLUMBIA ROAD.
In reply to the complaint of G.. Brown Goode
as to the impassable condition of Columbia
road between Champlain avenue and 10th
street, which makes the geological Park prac-
tically impossible to pedestrians, Supt.
A. H. S. Davis of the street cleaning
Department, to whom the matter was referred
for report, says that his department has neither
the men nor the money to perform the work
required, even if the locality we're within its
jurisdiction.
WATER FOR THE GIRLS REFORM SCHOOL.
Some days ago the Commissioners requested
permission of the War Department to construct
line of poles for electric wires from the Canal
road over land belonging to the United Ssates.
and to bring the water supply from
the reservoir at the southwest corner
Of the distributing reservoir in order to fur
nish an electrical and water supply to the Girls
Reform School. Today the acting Secretary Of
War submits the reply of Col. Elliot
to whom the matter was referred for
granting the requests provided the wire shall
pass underground from the lower side of
the road to the upper side Of the
fence on the upper side of the road
Relative to the water service, he says
there is no objection to that provided the
pump house is of good architectural design and
| that in case steam is used a high fence be pro-
vided to guard against accidents from fright
ened horses.
MR.. CoLLETTEs COMPLAINT.
Mr.. John r. Colette Of Hyattsville has written
a complaint to the Commissioners against the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company charging
them with taxing education and maintaining a
public nuisance in failing to provide suitable
facilities for passengers to get to the trains.
In explanation OF his charges he says that the
railroad officials refused to issue school ticket
to his son for the reason that he went to a
business college thus making discrimination.
In his correspondence with the company's agent
he says the regulation of ticket selling is gov
erned by two circulars, one that the child
is under eighteen years of age, and
another that it attends school in WASH
ington. He maintains that his son comes
within the meaning Of both circulars. In the
other charge he says the gates at the depot
which admits passengers to the trains was built
fifty years ago and is altogether too small and
should be widened.
An ORNAMENTAL FENCE.
The Philadelphia. Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad Company has requested the Commits
sioners to grant them permission to erect an
ornamental fence between the main
tracts OF the navy yard station to ia
cilitate the handling Of passengers at that
point. The fence is to be about four feet above
the rails and extend from the parking line of
9Th street southeast to the masonry at the end or
the Washington tunnel.
TO IMPROVE THE RIVER FRONT.
The first step in the improvement of the
river front was taken today. Capt.
Fiebeger recommended that hereafter
when an application was made to
the Commissioners for permission to
construct q wharf on the Potomac river or
Eastern branch; that the same be referred to
the officer in charge OF the improvement Of the
Potomac river and that no permit shall be is
sued until his approval is given.