The Washington times., 1894-07-17
KINGS PALACE,
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CONCERNS OF THE DISTRICT,
Respecting the Incorporation of the
Great Falls Railway.
SI2-S14 9TH st.

Great Falls Railway.
Engineer Commissioner Powell yesterday
submitted report on House bill 6777 to in
corporate the Washington and Great Falls
| Electric Railway. After a brief review of the
| history OF the road the Commissioner recon-
Inends that the roads terminus in George
town be on the site of the proposed unio n
passenger station near the Aqueduct bridge.
| He suggests that it would be less expensive
for the road If it were built north OF the
| Canal road along private right of way or
| along Prospect street as it NAV be extended
west of Thirty-eighth street. and that the
railroad should not cross nor run along the
! Conduit road. but the route west of the Fox
hall road should be named in the charter,
namely. between the Canal road and the Con.
! duit road.
The company is to be made liable for da m.
ages done underground metal pipes by rea-
| son of the trolley current Within the Dis
| trict of Columbia six tickets shall be sold for
! 25 cents
House bill 1879. to fix the price Of gas. is
| the one preferred by the Commissioners to
| House bill 1860 for the same purpose. They
have informed Chairman Heard. of the House
District Committee. that If the former bill IL
not enacted into law the latter will please
them, provided that the cost Of gas be inserted
| in it at 81 per / 900 cubic feet.
D. II. Kent recently subdivided plot Of
ground at the southeast corner of TWENTY.
.
erection Of seven houses on il. He submitted
a plat of the subdivision to the Engineer De-
partment of the District. who on examination
of it reported that the subdivision lis in vio-
lation of recent regulations governing sub
divisions OF land, which require lots to be not
less than sixteen feet wide" As Mr. Dent has
let out contracts for his houses and secured
materials for the same. change of his plans
will cost him several hundred dollars.
The Commissioners have sent to Senator
Harris an amended report on Senate bill 2013,
to authorize the Washington, Alexandria
and Mount Vernon railroad to enter Wash
ington. Single tracks at the sides OF Raw
Inns square are recommended In place Of
Pennsylvania avenue they substitute "E
street, thence east on E street to Fourteenth
street, Thirteen-and-a-half street. or Thir-
teenth street. as the company may select.
thence south to B street.
The Commissioners do not recommend q
branch line down Fifteenth street, as that
street is narrow. They think that the most
convenient route for the eastern part OF this
road would be on starting from the terminus
near the Center Market to go along B street
to Twelfth street, thence on Ohio avenue to
Thirteenth street. thence north to E street,
thence on street to Fourteenth street, and
south on Fourteenth street to B street, thence
along street west. and for eastbound cars
from the intersection of and Fifteenth
streets, north on Fifteenth street to street,
on Fourteenth street to Ohio avenue, along
Ohio avenue to Twelfth street, thence south
to street, thence east on B street to eastern
terminus. They object to the proposed branch
to the Long bridge, as there does not appear
to be any public need for it.
Section 2, article g. of the police regulations
has been amended 80 as to forbid the run ming
at large in the city or Georgetown Of horses,
mules sheep, swine, bovine or other cattle
John B. Wight, secretary to the board Of
trade. has been informed by the Commission
era that the influence of his organization can
be directed to the enactment Of the bond bill
and the new assessment bill.
]. B. Winner has been informed by the Com
missioners that it is impracticable at the
present time to lay water main on Connect
icut Avenue Heights.
Building permits granted yesterday: Ma
tional Capital Investment Company. to erect
No. 1852 Louisiana avenue. S35, 900; ". II. E.
Reinecke. to erect No. 1922 street north
west, 50, 200; I. ]. Mayer, to improve No. PA
B street southeast, $1,000; F. Il. Finley &
Son, to improve No. 206 d street northwest,
$500; Mary NJ. Huych, to improve No. 1882
street northwest $500.
The Anti-Saloon League has written the
Commissioners suggesting that the District
place ice in the Coggswell fountain at Seventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue during the
Pythian conclave here in August.
George W. Martin, who was arrested by Po-
nceman Il. hellener lOr oDstructlng the side
walk at Twentieth and NJ streets on June II,
1894, has preferred charges against the police
man. The case against Martin was dismissed
in the police court. In his charges he states
that while under arrest the policeman threat.
ened to thrash him, and called him "a cur''
and a "nigger."
Residents and property owners on Tenth
street northeast north Of H street have petit
toned the Commissioners to improve that
thoroughfare.
Capt. G.. J. Fieberger has recommended to
the Commissioners that an effort be made to
obtain the passage Of JOINT resolution by
Congress authorizing the Commissioners to
require the Columbia Railroad Company to
lay temporary tracks on G street north dur
ing the reconstruction Of its road.
Engineer Commissioner Powell has made
an adverse report to Congress on Senate bill
1716 regulating fares and transfers upon
street car lines in the District. He suggests
that 2 cents should be charged for transfer
from city to suburban lines, and this prize
should be maintained until the suburban lines
are permitted to run their cars into the middle
Of the city.
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