The Washington times., 1894-10-23
CONCERNS OF THE DISTRICT.

Regulations for Maintenance of Gates
and Guards at Street Crossings.
The District Commissioners had under con-
sideration yesterday the suggestions made by
Inspector Beggs in his recent report as to the
proper means to secure the public against
the liability to accidents at railroad crossings
in the southwest.
In all cases where there is insufficient sery-
ice the regulations will be strictly enforced
Where the night traffic and travel require it
gates that are now left without gateman at
8 o'clock p. IN. will be placed on the list re-
quiring a night man, and when necessary an
additional gateman will be ordered where
there is now but one maintained.
An order upon the subject, based upon the
inspector report, was issued yesterday. II
this does not cover the Held as discovered
after further deliberation, a supplemental or
der Will be promulgated.
The order is as follows:
''That the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Company be notified that the gates at Mary
land avenue and Sixth street northwest are
not suitable for all the crossings at that loca-
ton. since the gates do not cover the north
sidewalk of Maryland avenue at the west side
Of Sixth street, neither the north roadway OF
Maryland avenue, and that the same company
be notified that they are required TO operate
the gates at Twelfth and Thirteenth streets
southwest during the night as well as during
the day.
THAT the Southern Railway Company be
notified that under the District police reSula-
tions they are required to erect a suitable
gate or guard, and maintain II, at Thirteenth
street southwest.
THAT the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Company be notified that they are required
under the police regulations to erect a fence
along their tracks on Maryland avenue, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets, and else
where in the District where the grade of the
railroad track is approximately even with the
adjacent surface"
The Commissioners will ask authority of
Congress- in connection with the estimates
for next years appropriations, TO have the
work required on all the county roads to be
hereafter done by hired laborers and by the
day. The law now is that such work shall be
done by contract altogether, but the Commits
sioners want permission to exercise their pref
erence in the matter, and where the improve
ments can be advantageously made by en-
ploying labor direct. they will so order. This
will, 1t is believed, be an advantage to local
laboring men, as all employment under that
arrangement will naturally be given to Dis
trict people.
Capt Burr, assistant to the Engineer Com
missioner Of the District, recently appointed,
was in the city yesterday looking for suit
able dwelling, preparatory 10 his removal to
Washington. He has not yet been relieved at
Norfolk, nor is yet known when he will be. 1t
is among the reasonable probabilities how
ever, that his transfer TO the new field will be
made within week. He returned to Nor
folk last night.
Orders issued yesterday:
That the hydrant in Fourth street north
west, between NJ and n streets, be removed.
That Franklin w. Hart, rodman in the en-
gineer department, be promoted to assistant
engineer on temporary roll at "a per day; Ar
thur Johns, chairman, to position of rodman,
vice Hart; II. A. Marsden promoted to chain
man. vice Johns, and Harold Davis be- ap-
pointed chairman on temporary roll at 50
per day.
That water connections, under provisions
OF permit system be made in Eighth street,
between Z and II streets southwest. and in
Tenth street northwest, between I and U
streets.
Supt. Mckenzie, OF the street-ceaning de-
partment has submitted to the attention of
the Commissioners for consideration and ac-
ton a suggestion that street car companies
be required to use on lines where horses are
employed a pure article OF sand for sanding
the tracks. That il is necessary to use some
thing to give the horses a better foothold is
obvious, Mr. Mckenzie says, but TO employ
clay or earth is strenuously objected to
Building Inspector Entwisle issued the fol-
lowing permits yesterday: G. L. Nelson,
dwelling, Minnesota avenue, between and
d streets Twining City, 81 200; w. NJ. Mar
ten, dwelling. No. As n street northwest,
$4,000; F. r. Sterling, private stable, rear of
No. 526 Third street northeast, s.; Peyton
Boyle, general repairs to dwelling No. 17I9 @
street. S1.1S7, and r. Z. Andre, addition TO
dwelling No. 915 street southeast. $500.
John CT. Parke, secretary of the Protestant
Episcopal Cathedral Association, recently
asked of the Commissioners that certain prop
erty belonging TO the organization be ex-
empted from water main tax upon the ground
that il belonged to the cathedral foundation
He was informed, however, that there is no
authority in law fer the exemption OF the
property.
The Commissioners have made requistion
upon Gen. D. n. Flagler, chief of ordnance,
for forty Springfield rifles and accouterments
for the use of the High School Cadets.
George North was yesterday appointed an
additional private on the police force TO
serve between Thirty-third and Thirty-flfth
streets and Prospect avenue and Q street.
Capt. Fiebeger, of the engineer depart
ment examined a quantity of gravel recon-
mended by j. I. Manning for use on Riggs
street. and condemns it as inferior. His
suggestion has been approved by the Com
missioners.
Upon the deposit with the collector of taxes
OF 60 cents per running foot the District au-
thorities will order that curbs be put in upon
any application when required in front of any
property in the city, but curbing can be put in
only under the permit system.