The Washington times., 1894-11-03
CONCERNS OF THE DISTRICT
lexington and S. H. Railway Cannot
Use Cobble-stones On Sixth Street.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS NAMED
In Honor Of Presidents Buchanan and Johnson
Charges Against Policeman Pearson Re-
ferred to supt Moore-street DISTINCTIONS
to Be Investigated.


Under an act approved June II. 1878, pro-
Yiding for permanent form of government
for the District, section 2, street railways,
after conforming to established grades, are
entitled to "use such eobble stones or Belgian
blocks for paving their tracks or the space be-
tween their tracks as the Commissioners may
direct
When the lexington and Soldiers Home
Railway Company applied for permit for con-
structing its northeast connection TINS pro-
vision as TO the use of cobble stone WAS adj
mitted in their favor. and later when the
same company desired TO cross pennsylvania
avenue. the same privilege was claimed.
The Commissioners did not desire cobble TO
be used, however, and required the company
to employ block asphalt, sheet asphalt, or
vitrined brick The latest expression from
the Commissioners is in the permit issued Oc-
tober 80. authorizing the laying of the Ecklng-
ton and Soldiers Home tracks on Sixth street,
between Louisiana avenue and the south side
Of Pennsylvania avenue. provided that all of
the pavement on Pennsylvania avenue shall
be OF sheet asphalt and that no cobble stone
pavement is TO be allowed on Sixth street, be-
tween Pennsylvania avenue and c street.
This is the Commissioners ultimatum, and
it is understood to have been accepted by the
company.
Orders issued yesterday:
That D. W. Meek be appointed timekeeper
in the water department, TO serve during the
absence Of Mr.. Nolle.
That a sewer in f street between First and
Second streets northeast, be added to the pro-
Yisional schedule OF 1896
That a sewer be constructed in alley OF
N,lE 4l,a 20 Ha
sessed against lots, 10. 9. 4, n, and 26.
That a sewer in the alley running north and
south. in square 231 De added TO the current
schedule.
That the opening across the parking on
Indiana avenue between Second and Third
streets northwest, be paved with vitrihed
brick
That water mains be laid as follows: In
Joliet street between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets northeast: in Concord street, between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets, Brookland; in
2 street, between Twenty-frst and Twenty
second streets northwest.
That public hydrant be erected at the
northwest corner of Fourth street and Me-
chanic place southeast.
That the public hydrant in NJ street, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets northeast, be
abandoned.
That catch basin be constructed at the
southeast corner of Nineteenth and streets
southeast.
That cement sidewalks be laid, under the
provisions of the permit system. as follows:
In front OF Riggs place, side OF premises, No.
l720 Sixteenth street northwest; IN front OF
No 1913 ? street northwest.
Bids were opened yesterday in the Com
missioners' office for a specific quantity of
granite curbing to be delivered before De-
cember !, as follows:
r. Yenable. $50 linear feet, 6x20 inches.
straight curbing, al 80 cents per foot l.6OO
linear feet. 5xlS. at Sc cents per foot. A. b.
Cook. !, 200 feet, 6X20, at 7S cents per loot;
200 feet. at GO cents. Brandywine Granite
Company, 500 linear feet, 5xl6, at SL15 per
foot J. T. Manning, 1850 feet, 6x20, at
81. Il per foot; l.6O0 feet, 5x16, at SO cents.
Acker & Co.. l $50 feet 6x20, Sl.l5 per foot;
LOCO feet, 5xl6, at 80 cents per foot. George
Pierce. ]. $50 feet. 6x20, at 79 cents per foot;
!. 800 feet. Skis, 81 cents per foot.
An order has been issued by the Commits
sioners naming the new school building TO be
erected at Mount Pleasant the Buchanan
School, and the building on Z street south
east, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets. the Johnson School, in honor of the
two ex-Presidents of those names.
The Columbia Railway Company has been
authorized TO have the Crawford Paving Com
pany to repair all the cuts made by reason
of its excavations in LAYING the cable line,
provided they conform TO the regulations and
without inpairing the flve-year exemption
rule.
Mrs. E A. Chambers. of No. 1905 D street
northeast, who complained of the public dis
play OF an Objectionable picture, is notified
by the Commissioners that an examination OF
the alleged obscene work has demonstrated
that it does not come within the prohibited
class.
The charges preferred against Officer Pear
son Dy Father Schmitt, the Capital Hill
Catholic divine, have been referred 10 Supt.
Moore, Of the police department.
John z. Herrell has been directed by Inspec-
tor EntWisle to temporarily remove the park
ing fences fronting his property between
Ninth and Tenth streets southwest, pending
street and sidewalk improvements.
The police will within day or two be in
structed TO report to the Commissioners the
location, nature, size and material used in the
construction Of all structures not authorized
by the regulations that are now employed on
the parkings and streets for the display of
goods, and whether or not they are removed
at night.
Building permits issued yesterday: II. n.
Jacobs, three dwellings, Nos. 1921 to 3025
Fourteenth street extended, Mount Pleasant,
$4,000; E. II. Eakle. dwelling, No. 1108 East
Capital street. $500.
Messrs. Hill. Morrison and Longley, the
committee recently appointed to investigate
the merits Of the appeal by the owner OF two
Dwellings on lot II, square Is. against the
order Of Building Inspector Entwisle for the
removal of the buildings, have made report
in which the inspectors opinion is sustained.
The dwellings are pronounced to be danger
GUS 10 life and limb, and must come down.
Capt. McC. Derby. assistant engineer COM
missioner whose transfer to New Orleans
was recently ordered, expects to leave for
that city one week from to-day. Meanwhile
he is busy at work completing the work in
hand at the time the order Of transfer be-
came certainty.
Philip J. McHenry, superintendent of
Mount Olivet Cemetery; Edward Cody and
George Barber, watchmen. were yesterday ap-
pointed additional privates on the police
force for service as such at the cemetery.
Upon receipt of report to be made by
EraaerinL. -nrr Alrnstead of sketnh rnlnns Of