Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-24
The New Family Building at the
Boys Reform School.
THE BIDS NOT OPENED TODAY
An Objection to a Change in a
Transfer Station.
INFORMATION ABOUT "CHERT''


the statements advanced by the board OF
trustees of the boys reform school in ref
erence to the letting Of contracts for the
building Of a new brick family building.
1t will be recalled that the Commits
sioners. acting upon the advice OF
the auditor Of the District. mott
fed the trustees of an irregiIartty
in the proceedings. and requested them to
take NO further steps in the matter The
trouble seems to have been a trivial one
The law provides that all plans for public
buildings owned by the District shall be
prepared by the architect for the District
and approved by the architect Of the Cap
itol. In this case the plans were made by
the architect of the Capitol and approved
by the building inspector.
Col. Cecil Clay, on the part Of the trus-
tees stated that 1t was not the intention
of the board either t9 violate the law G fo
get the building started as soon as pos
provision in the appropriation bill con
i SsnnS Until ne the sfef press annoanced il
The Commissioners stated that
a she by the aatO rou Sho was afraid
that treasury officials would not pass the
account unless the terms Of the law were
strictly followed. 1t was finally decided
to postpone the opening of bids from to-
day at noon until next Thursday at noon.
S when the Commissioners viii approve the
The trustees present were Messrs. n. W.
Burchell. William S. Thompson. Crosby s.
and Superintendent Shallenberger were also
present. After the hearing had concluded
Col Clay called atten ton to the fire at the
horses and farming implements. It
the farming implements should be re-
placed at once. and he promised to submit
formal application for assistance. Super
nj a
power on earth could have saved the build
ing. The fire department responded promptly
behaved admirably. and he was sorry there
was no way to promote them. The best OF
order prevailed and the boys rendered val
Apropos OF the discussion relative to a
change of the transfer station at i4th street
have written the following letter to the
Commissioners today: Having our atten-
ton called to the statements and sugges-
with the proposed change of the posi-
ton of the transfer agent Of the
Washington and Georgetown railroad
company we earnestly beg that he be not
placed at or near the northwest corner Of
18th street For reasons that must be OBJ
vious We have strong objection to the con-
slant presence of the crowd of people
necessarily resulting from the establish
ment OF the agents box and as tenants In
conjunction with the owners Of adjacent
property. we wish 70 notify you OF our
to their INQUIRIES concerning the new pay
ing material known as ebert s b.
Price, the mayor Of Macon. Ca, states
pavement. being smooth, hard and almost
as noiseless under wheels as asphalt. 1t
cement with the elasticity of asphalt. 1t
has not been laid long enough, however,
to warrant an expression as 70 It's dura-
bility. The cost, he says, Is " per cubic
A number of the citizens and property
streets northwest. have Joined in a petit
ton to the Commissioners to place pump
in the we'll in front of s24 9th street. The
water they say is much used for cooking
and drinking purposes. but the pump is
rotten and worn out.
The applica ton of John H. Cockrell for
the pardon of Jacob Sweitzer. who was re-
Gently convicted Of keeping dsorderly
! house and sentenced to the work house. has
advice from their attorney, who holds that
as the offense was committed against an
act of Congress the Commissioners have
not the right to pardon.
There was a material decrease in the
| number of garbage complaints made 70 the
health office this morning as compared with
the morning complaints of last week. One
dozen complaints were received by mail and
| telephone and four reported by the police.
The committee appointed at the Tass
meeting of the citizens OF BrooSland 10
present the needs of that section to the
lowing memorandum: Three fatal acci.
dents within a few mon tbs, besides SeNefat
narrow escapes seem to indicate that Sun IL
| the most dangerous crossing ON the Met
ropolitan branch of the b. and o. X X;
| Brookland is becoming SO thickiy setIleo
that there is much passing, and waiting
about the station for trains, wagons ana
carriages are constantly passing ,s,n 10 an or
| on pleasure. while houses, fences, hills and
| curves in the railroad prevent trains from
| the Crossing, and express trains run past
at full speed. thirty to forty miles an hour.
Some 81 the ga, dangers can an es %e most
| nestly join in the many requests that have
| been made. that all grade crossings be abol-
this tfhso much M ipe can be done toward securing
safety for pedestrians, nearly all the dan
e whom is asand eS from white
some freight or way train crossing the
Judgment the readiest safeguard which
| can be adopted to meet this danger would
sse es vi he S fence
tween the two tracks. access to the plat
forms being allowed only to take or leave
appo sfan TRACK and being Closed S Willie
train is in waiting at the station.
This is ia o Mifs the ds
tails It is also our Judgment that the
crossing should be attended by night as
Many truck farmers cross at this point
| before daylight on their way to market
| and II is a matter OF surprise tnat tneTe mas
as yet been no accident to any of them.
| The location of the mechanism for operat-
| ing the gates does not seem to us to be the
| best II it were close to the road. and on
| the ca st platform, the attendant would have
| a much better view of both the Bunker Hill
| road and the railroad.
| The Commissioners today ordered that
| the hvdrant on the east side OF 18th street.
near East Capitol street. shall be removed
corner of 14th and A streets southeast, at
|
| That q sewer in Whitney avenue. 40 feet
| eastward from Brightwood avenue, be add
| ed to the provisional schedule OF seewrs
| to be built under the appropriation for SUBJ
| urban sewers, 1895.
| That the water department erect two
drinking fountains. one at NJ street and
| New jersey avenue southeast and the other
! on Sd near II street northeast. at cost OF
$50, the Humane Society to furnish the
That the sum of 50. 325 be set apart as an
| allotment for sewer work in It'll street
| southeast between E and streets. charg-
] able to the current appropriations for main
That an order be issued to the Western
Union Telegraph Company to remove or
| renew poles upon 18th street northwest
| from B street north to r street south.
| That the requisition for S239.23 for cur
/ rent repairs to streets. &c, 1888, Is ap-
| proved.
| Terra Gotta Companies Protest.
There was a special meeting of the
board Of Commissioners called this after
| noon for the purpose Of hearing the protest
| of the several local terra Gotta companies
| against the award Of terra Gotta sewer
| TaNI Do -