Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-20
WHAT BR1aHrwoop WANTS.

provements during the coming year and they
want the Commissioners to make provision for
them In their ANIMAL estimates. At a recent
meeting OF the Brightwood Avenue Citizens
ASSOCIATION a committee appointed TO look
after the matter, and the committee has handed
the commissioners their petition follows:
The Citizens Association of Brightwood
avenue respectfully and earnestly petition your
honorable body to include in your estimates to
congress for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
1884 sufficient amounts for the following
needed improvements:
1. For the erection and maintenance Of forty
one new gas lamps, as per appended schedule.
2. For the completion of brick foot wavs
along the east side Of Brightwood avenue from
the Rock Creek Church road to Matthew G.
Emory's property, Brightwood
.: For the extension of the same from there
to Emory Chapel
4 For the construction Of an iptercepting
sewer from Brightwood Park along Piney
branch with the Rock creek sewer
3. For the establishment of a sub police sta
ton in Brightwood.
6. For grading and regulating Illinois
avenue (Brightwood)
The operation of the electric railroad
through this section, the great number of
STRANGERS which 1t drops along the line and the
growth OF the country all along the line make
better police protection and the proper lighting
OF the country adjacent thereto an imperative
necessity. No other system of police protec-
ton than that OF a sub station with a resident
officer Gas has been proven to our sorrow) can
protect the lives and morals Of our community.
The completion OF the brick footwav on the
east side OF Brightwood avenue and the extern
sion OF the same to Emory Church are abso-
lutely necessary for the safety and convenience
Of a large number OF children in attending the
public and Sabbath schools, and for the gem
eral public In going to and fro in attendance
bat dali
In view Of the rapid growth of this section.
and in fact OF the whole northern portion of the
District. proper sewerage system is of serious
import and should have been established ere
this. Brightwood Park is of phenomenal growth
and exigencies of these suburbs demand a
proper need OF disposing of the great amount
OF waste matter which must necessarily here
collect or be carried off in Piny branch. TO the
pollution OF all that section through which it
flows.
The completion OF Illinois avenue will be
great convenience to this section as well as TO
the general travelling public, in opening up ali
that country between Brightwood and the Sol
diers' Home. and in furnishing broad avenue
to the neighborhood of the city free of railway
and other Membranes.
The petition also gave the proposed Location
OF the lamp posts.
NUIsANcEs REPORTED.
Last week there were $50 nuisances reported
to the health Office and the inspectors reported
that I63 were abated during the week.
PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING SITE BOUGHT.
The Commissioners this afternoon closed the
purchase of q site for a new public school
building in Northeast Washington. They bought
Of William Msyse parts of lots IL and IS. in
square i72S, at the corner Of MARYLAND avenue
and l4th street The lot is 100 feet front by
100 deep and the cost 81 per square foot.
TRINIDAD AND THE FIRE LIMITS.
Building Inspector Entwisle states that in
view Of the requests Of the property owners in
Trinidad for change in the fire limits he has
carefully examined the section and suggests
the following: Change the direct line on Mount
Oivet road and leave out Of the fire limits ali
that portion north OF o street between the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad and Trinidad avenue"
The Commissioners have approved the recon-
mendation.
BUTCHER STANDS IDLE.
The market master of the Western market
states in q letter to the Commissioners that
there are a number Of butcher stands in the
market idle. He has received an offer of S4Oo
for the unexpired term of thirty years for
which they were leased. namely, l6j9 years at
Sao0, and requests the Commissioners to ac-
cept the offer.
CABLE CAR BELLS.
dent Of the Washington and Georgetown Rail-
road Company to see to it that the bells on the
cable cars not rung unnecessarily at the
corner of 14th and II streets northwest.
TO DIsINFEcr THE ALLEYS.
The Commissioners this afternoon approved
the recommendation Of Health Officer Hammett
that 800 barrels Of Alvarez disinfectant be pur-
chased of Noble ID. Larner to be used in the
dsinfection of alleys
BUILDING PERMITS
Building permits were issued today as fol-
lows: John 0'Leary. one brick dwelling, l0l4
9Th street southwest; 2,5O0 J. Il. Lewis, one
brick dwelling, HOO II street southeast; $4,000.
E. Francis Riggs, five brick dwellings, 1926 to
1884 Riggs place northwest: $4,000 c. W.
Scott, one brick dwelling. 500 street north
west; $500 Vim. George. one brick dwell
ing, GIG b street northeast; $4,000.
LAST WEEKS HoUsE-roHoUsE INSPECTION.
Mr.. Benjamin F. Peters Of the health Office.
who has charge of the work of making the
house-to-house inspection, handed 70 Dr. Ham
NETT, the health officer, this morning the re-
port OF the work of the inspectors for last
week and the total inspections to date. The re-
port. together with a statement OF the char
actor OF the work, was received by the Com
missioners this afternoon. The report shows:
Number of squares inspected. 81
Number OF houses and premises in
spected. l.265
Number OF families occupying houses l.344
Number OF persons residing in houses 6,524
Number OF rooms. ........... 1898
Number OF water closets. LASS
Number Of box privies. 367
Number of nuisances found 400
Number Of lawful garbage receptacles 476
Number Of unlawful garbage recep-
Icics BOY
Number of premises severed $50
Number of premises without sewers. 279
Total inspections in this service TO .date are
as follows:
o1uafee Dol
Houses and premises. 16.60l
Families. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l6.s73
Persons. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1852
Rooms NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 122. 996
Water closets .................. 22.S7l
Box privies .................. $500
Nuisances 5.00s
Lawful garbage receptacles. ~ 5lls
Unlawful garbage recentpcles