Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-31
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time. A home in the country makes such
an absence unnecessary, for they can pass
the heated term surrounded with the COM
forts or home and the members of their
family and, IL they desire, they can, in
addition. enjoy the usual summer outing
OF three or four weeks.
OF Absorbing Interest.
There is good deal of interest as it is
natural that there should be, displayed
by the citizens generally in the various
| projects for the building of new street
railway lines or the extension of old ones
which are constantly being presented to
Congress. There are so many of these
bills that it is rather difficult for the aver
age man to keep track of them, although
EFFORTS in this direction are greatly assisted
by the publicity which is given to the va
rious measures. Generally an abstract of
each bill is printed in the newspapers at the
time the bill is introduced, then ii is re-
ferred to the District Commissioners for
their report. and the latter give those in
terested an opportunity TO express their
views as to the merits of the measure
Then the Commissioners report back the
Dill to the congressional committee. and
this latter body considers the bill and hears
what citizens and others have to say about
IL.
The details of these various stages are
laid before the public, and 1t would seem
that everybody ought to be well Informed
But the facts do not suit the theory in this
particular. However, IL may be said gen.
orally that the residents of the CITY are
anxious for improved railway facilities
within and without the city. 1t is largely
matter of Indifference by what medium
these facilities are supplied. There seems
TO be an impression that somehow out of
III thls mass or street railway projects
our local legislature in its wisdom will
evolve some practical scheme which will
not add to the miseries of municinal life
put VIII rather increase its comforts and
facilities. 1-N
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The feature Of the week at the head
quarters of the building inspector was the
application of several persons for permits
to erect dwellings in the line of the pro-
Jected extension OF certain streets When
an application of this kind is received the
ONCE makes foot note In writing to the
effect'that the lot upon which the house
is to be built is such a number of feet On
the line of the proposed extension of such
ana such an avenue This is done at the
suggestion of the Commissioners, who be-
lieve 1t may have something to do with
the owners claim for damages when the
time comes for widening the street. Last
Tuesday a case of this kind came before
the building inspector. and the represen-
tatives of the owner became highly indig-
nant when he was called upon to take the
I permit with the attached note rega riing
the alleged encroachment of the lot on the
proposed extension of the street. At first
he refused to accept the permit, but finally
took II, after filing the following statement
with the papers:
81 declined to receive the permit except as
ordinarily issued under the law and building
regulations. and, upon further refusal by
the inspector, j was compelled to accept 1t
or relinqush the erection OF the houses
which would cause me great damage and
loss. In accepting the said permit, l file this
protest with my application therefor, that
the said Endorsement upon the permit is
without authority of law; that ! have a
right to build upon said lots without eX-
traordinary words Endorsed upon the permit;
that in accepting IT l do not yield my rights
in any particular to claim damages and
payment for land or improvements, shoJld
said land and Improvements or any part
thereof be taken for public use"
In the meantime the engineers in charge
Of the work are going ahead perfecting the