The Washington times., 1894-09-07
OF The DISTRICT
Citizens Petition for the Abatement
Of a Nuisance in Georgetown.
DISORDER AT SCHUTzEN PARK
Police Wish That Entertainments There
Could Be stopped Altogether-Prisoner
Blandford to BE Pardoned If He Is Insane
lexington Line Change of Course.

Mrs. Padgett, vile OF John Padgett, OF No.
1904 II street, Georgetown, yesterday per-
sonally presented to President Ross, of the
Board of Commissioners, a petition signediby
fifty-fve citizens, including the names of
some of the best known residents of the
"West End" city, asking for .he abatement OF
"a nuisance consisting of the factory OF a
man named Hopfenmaier, situated on the
river front at the foot of Thirty-fifth street."
This factory, 1t is alleged, is used for the
rendering of grease from animal matter, the
stencil from which is unbearable and injuri-
GUS to health. The establishment was form
erly located on NJ street, east of Thirty-fourth
street, but the people complained and its re-
moyal was ordered. When about to be placed
where it now is the neighboring residents
protested, but the appeal made did no good,
and the factory was set uD and is kept run
ming every day and night. including Sunday.
President Ross assured Mrs. Padgett that
the matter should be Immediately forwarded
to the health officer for his action.
Lieut.. Gessford has returned an application
from the Good Samaritans for permission to
give an entertainment at Schuetzen Park Sep
tember 6, with the following Endorsement II
cannot recommend the granting of a permit
for any entertainment at the Schuetzen Park,
as they are always attended with more or less
disorder. The proprietor OF this place has
been arrested several times for selling liquor.
They should be required to take out license
for entertainments. / wish they could be
stopped altogether" Major Moore concurs
in the recommendation of the lieutenant.
PARDON ASKED FOR BLASDFoRD.
Guion Miller. in a recent communication,
solicited the recommendation Of the board Of
Commissioners to President Cleveland for the
pardon of Charles H. Blandford who is serv.
ing q term in the workhouse, the supposi-
tion being that the man is insane. The Com
missioners indorse the application in a letter
to Attorney General Olney, with the under
standing that the man shall first be examined
as 10 his sanity, contingent upon his being
found to be of unsound mind. Mr.. Miller is
anxious for the President TO act as speedily
as possible.
Building permits were issued to the follow
ing persons:
]. II. Johnson, for store and private stable,
No. Gil Maryland avenue southwest, 81 500;
Peter CASTOR. private stable, Sargent road,
5000; John Tanner. two dwellings in Twining
City, 81 300; Christian Schneider, private sta
ble at the rear of No. S45 New jersey avenue
northwest, S400; james L. Paine. for dwelling
and store at Bloomingdale, $4,000. Permits
for repairs and improvements were also issued
as follows: P. d. Lipscomb, 10 rebuild front
wall, with bay windows. and add third story
in brick to dwelling at No. 1920 Twelfth street
northwest, 8. LOO; Simon Deutz, for repairs
to dwelling at No. 341 n street southwest,
s136.
William H. Wylie. on Seventh street near
Florida avenue, has been weighing hay
on the scales near his premises in the ex-
pectation that his right TO do so would be ap-
proved by the Commissioners, but the privi-
lege having been sold to another party Mr..
Wylie was yesterday informed that he must
lima fhn of hn ogln An
other hay-weighing case was also disposed of
yesterday. John C. Beubley. master of Olney
Grange, No. Z, of Montgomery county. Nd,
who asked that public scales be established
on BrIghtwood avenue. was notified that the
Commissioners doubt their legal authority to
take that action and furthermore they would
not be justified in law or in good faith in i'm
pairing in any wise the value of the exclusive
privilege purchased to weigh hay in that sec
ton.
LEXINGTON LINE COURSE.
The lexington and Soldiers Home Rail-
road Company, having previously secured the
right to construct a branch OF its road down
Louisiana avenue to Seventh street northwest
and to cross Pennsylvania avenue, obtained
permission near the close of the recent ses-
sion Of Congress TO change the course previ-
ously selected by leaving Louisiana avenue at
Sixth street and crossing Pennsylvania ave
nue., and to lay tracks on 3 street past the
Pennsylvania Railroad depot to Seventh
street. Here a switch is TO be put in for tho
return of the ears east TO the first Intersection.
The company submitted its plat to the Com
missioners yesterday with a view TO having
early consideration, and upon approval 10
Immediately begin the work OF construction.
No action has been taken by the District Of
hcIals.
Orders were issued yesterday from the
Commissioners office as follows: That a
crossing be put on east side of North Capitol
street at Florida avenue as soon as the mate
rial becomes available. Cost to be paid out
OF appropriation for current repairs.
That gutter on north side of street north
west. between Thirty-fourth and Thirty-ffth
streets. be repaired and holes in roadway be
filed up.
That permission be granted Col. J. NJ. Will
son to replace seven old poles of the govern
mental telegraph line with new ones.
Attorney S. I. Thomas has been requested
to prepare form OF certificate "for attach
ment to the vouchers for such text bocks,'
published by Supt William b. Powell, as may
be purchased for the use of the public
schools, to meet the requirements on page IS
of the District appropriation act for the cur
rent fiscal year.
Dr. j. E. Dexter, of No. 453 c street north
west, has asked the Commissioners TO cause
IUe dlley IuuullR IN from + tOuI-duu-d-Ddll
street to be paved. sewer has just been
laid in the alley and the paving is in very bad
condition.
A. H. Bond, of Bond & Co., requests per-
mission of the Commissioners to maintain a
surrey stand at Warwick's Hotel and restau-
rant. No. Ais Thirteenth street northwest,
north OF Pennsylvania avenue.
WELLS OF SUBURBAN SCHOOLS.
Health Officer Woodward sent communi-
cation to the Commissioners yesterday in
reply to the letter of B. F. ,Atherton, in which
Mr.. Atherton inquired if the water from pump
at Twelfth and Q streets northwest had been
analyzed and if so with what result. The
health officer explains that an answer will be
forwarded to Mr.. Atherton as soon as the
analysis can be completed, the delay being
occasioned by the analyses required from the
wells attached to suburban schools, which
were deemed to be OF first importance.
The public well on Brightwood avenue
north OF Whitney avenue has been condemned
and ordered 10 be closed
Assistant Assessors Bates and Johnson yes
terdaY united in the suggestion that the peo-
pie seemed to lose sight of the fact that the
proposed revision of assessments will be for q
term of two years. IF they have properly
considered this matter said Chairman Bates,
''they are either Indifferent to their own
interests or neglectiul; or, there may be no
cause for complaints"
The work of the board must be completed