Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22
DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
The Transfer Station at 18th and G
Streets.
AN ACTING CORONER PROPOSED
Progress of the House-to-House
Inspection
LIQUOR LEGATIONS

The discussion between the Washington
and Georgetown railroad and the Engineer
Commissioner with reference TO a transfer
station at 18th and q streets or therea-
bouts is still going on.
In a letter. dated August l9. Commissioner
Powell calls the attention OF the company
to a statement OF the plan proposed Of
transferring passengers from train To train.
The brief statement OF the plan is as fol-
lows:
discontinue the G street transfer agency.
Passengers from Georgetown 10 q street
cars to be furnished with transfer tickets
by car conductors
Each south-bound Georgetown and l4th
street train to stop after passing the curve
at Pennsylvania and New York avenues
when first meeting train OF the other line
going north. the northbound train also stop
ping at such meeting. and passengers for
transfer north being transferred from train
to train.
Passengers on trains from the Navy Yard
and Baltimore a. OHIO terrainals for trans
be transferred at the Peace Monument
President Dunlop Of the railroad company
replied to this letter today stating his OBJ
jections to the plan and saying in conc.u-
sion: That there is no precedent known to
this company in the management OF street
railways i'm this country to justify IL in
adopting any such system Of transferring
passengers"
4 Substitute for the Coroner.
The first annual report OF Coroner Wood
ward. submitted to the Commissioners to-
day. calls attention to the urgent need Of a
law providing a substitute for the coroner
in the event Of his death. disability or alb
sence from the city, or in case he may he
personally interested in the outcome of his
official actions.
Re suggests that the attorney for the
District be requested to draft suitable
bill in accordance with the above. and
thinks it would be good plan TO have the
health officer act as coroner in the event
of the absence of the corone-. An esti-
mate Of 81. 800 is submitted for the expenses
of his office during the next nscal year.
Liquor Applications Reflected.
The excise board today rejected the appli-
cations of Alice Moran. No. 2Ss NJ street:
George Hayman. No. i62 NJ street north
west. and Timothy Mccarthy. No. AL
Armory street southwest.
Notes.
Captain Powell has directed Capt. Fie-
beger to Investigate the condition of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad crossings at
r. S. T and ith streets northeast. in order
to make such improvements as are neces-
sa-y for the public safety and convenience.
The Washington and Georgetown Rail
road Company has complained to the Com
missoners against the nuisance existing in
front of the power house in the shape Of "A
wagon stand, and asks that the same be
removed.
Many citizens of South Washington
have called the attention OF the Commits
soners to the communication in The Star
of Saturday headed The So-Caled Garbage
Factory" and signed by Pro Bono Pub
lico, and urge that the Commissioners give
the same the conSidera ton IL demands.
J. Harrison johnson complains to the
Commissioners I'm letter today about the
filthy condition Of G street southwest be
tween 7Ih and Sth streets. He says that Il
has not been properly swept for a long
time. and suggests that the office of in
spector OF street sweeping be abolished and
the police instructed to make a report as
to the condition of streets after having
been swept.
A number of the taxpayers residing On
Delaware avenue between g and j. streets
northeast have petitioned the Commission
ers to include that section OF Delaware
avenue In the list Of streets to be paved
during the coming fiscal year.
That permission is granted the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Company
to replace with copper wires six wires on
pole line from sth and Florida avenue to
Takoma Park: also to replace with COY yer
wires two wires from 2ith and NJ streets
on oath 70 h. to Water street to and across
the Aqueduct bridge
That the sewer department is directed to
erect two catch basins one at the north
east corner of WiltbergeT street AMI one
on the south side of : street in the line of
the west curb of that street.
j. p Clancy Is directed TO redress curb
on street northwest between 9TH and
Florida avenue.