Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-23
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
NO RINa IN THE CURB.

In reply to the request Of q citizen for per-
mission to place an iron ring in the curb in
front of his residence Building Inspector En-
twisle has rendered an adverse report Rings
in curbs, he says, are dangerous to pedestrians,
and for that reason he has ordered several to
be removed. He recommends that the permi,
be not granted and the Commissioners have APP
proved it, Commissioner Douglass adding to il
his Endorsement, Il believe in hItching posts. -
WILL SEND THEM TO THE COURTS.
Hardly day passes that the Commissioners
taxes against certain lots There are any num-
Der Of acts Of Congress which provide for the
cancellation of taxes due a certain time. and
all who seek relief quote from them. Capt.
Rossell seems to be about tired of approving
these requests and he has asked the board to send
all these cases in the future to the courts, as
there may be some way to defeat some of them.
AGAINST LIQUOR LICENSE IN ANAcosTIA.
This mornings mail brought the Commis-
sioners two petitions against the licensing of
any saloon in Anacostia. One came from the
Young woman's Christian Temperance Union
and the other from the Anacostia Methodist
Episcopal Church.
HOUSES IN ALLEYS.
House bill 1912, which is before the Commits
sioners for report has for its object the granting
of permission to the owner of sublots d, E, f,
G., H and l, in square 172. for the erection Of
dwelling houses facing on the alley in the rear
Of said lots subject to the usual building restric-
tons of the District of Columbia Building In
spector Entwisle. in his report upon the bill
which was referred to him, SAYS that the alley
in question upon which it is desired to build
the houses is thirty-foot alley entered at right
angles by fifteen-foot alley. There is water
and sewerage in the alley. but no lighting The
hn in ftrtv ft.oo ~
of Congress approved July %, 1892. To allow
these buildings to be erected Mr.. Entwisle SAYS
it would be necessary to change the act re-
ferred to.
CHANGE OF PAVING ORDERS.
The Commissioners have rescinded their or
der for paving H street southeast between
South Capitol and Half streets, and in lieu
thereof issued an order to Contractor Chaffee
to pave North Capitol street between d and E
streets northwest under his contract for granite
block paving. This action was taken on the
part of the Commissioners in view Of the fact
that since the schedule was made out the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company has purchased
square 695, which abuts thereon, and has
erected a round house there, and the necessity
for paving the street no longer exists. In the
place Of this street the Commissioners have de-
LIST street with asphalt.
At noon today the Commissioners in board
session gave another hearing in the case of the
opening Of North Capitol street. This has be-
come a very familiar subject with the Commits
sioners, and the arguments presented were in
the same line as those which they have heard
before.
Mr.. Henry Wise Garnett appeared in the
interest Of the Barbour estate, and the direct
ors of the Prospsst Hill cemetery protested
vigorously against the opening Of the street
through the cemetery.
Mr.. Joseph Paul represented the other side
and presented an argument in which he said:
The question Of the expediency OF opening
North Capitol street by condemnation Is .
very simple one for the Commissioners to
consider. 1t is whether it is cheaper to con-
denim at once or wait till some future day.
If it will cost anything to condemn the
necessary land today land we will. assume that
1t will, as the owners claim compensation, the
logical conclusion will be that this cost wiz be
greater year hence and increase every year;
this, think, no one will dispute. Therefore,
in the interest Of economy Of the citys finances
the quicker the land is condemned the
greater saving to the taxpayerA
Secondly. The Commissioners, being jealous
for the Increase Of revenues for the District,
should be eager to avail themselves OF every oc-
casion to promote this increase. No one viii
dispute that. such an increase Of revenue would
be prompt and large upon the, opening of this
crest avenue to the SOLDIER Home grounds,
with rapid transit provided for By he Ecking-
ton and SOLDIER Home railroad"
ANEW SCHOOL HOUSE WANTED.
This morning delegation Of citizens from
Mt Pleasant called upon the Commissioners
and urged them to present to the Senate COM
mittee on appropriations the urgent needs Of .
new school house in that section Of the city.
The dslegation Vas composed Of Maj. Frank
Aldrich, b ?. Davis, Jpo. sieman and J. 7.
Raby.