The Washington times., 1894-11-08
CONCERNS OF The DISTRICT
Order Issued Requiring Wagon Stands
to Be Kept in Good Condition.
THE QUESTION OF TWO FARES
Commissioners in Doubt Whether Street Car
Companies Can Charge Twice for Con-
tinuous Ride Over Their Lines-Opinion
of Attorney Asked-street Extension.

Health Officer Woodward, under a recent
date, officially recommended to the Com
missioners that because OF complaints re-
ceived OF nulsances occasioned by certain
carriage and wagon stands the parties using
designated points as such should be required
to keep them clean Supt. Mckenzie, of the
street and alley cleaning department, was in
structed to confer with DR.. Woodward, OF the
health office, upon the subject, which he did,
and afterward suggested, for consideration OF
the Commissioners, the following points:
That the stands are not in as good condi-
ton as they should be, and that localities
where hill horses" stand are in like condi-
tion; that occupants of these stands en-
deavor 10 have them kept clean but the
great difficulty is to have the refuse carried
OFF. He recommended, as a remedy. that the
Objectionable matter be swept into piles, and
that carts be sent TO each place twice a day.
or oftener, to carry 1t away; also that the
'hill horse" stands be subjected to the same
process, the railway companies being re-
quired to do the sweeping, and that the
wol lkman employed to flush sewers be in
structed to wash each thoroughly as often as
directed.
Acting upon the suggestion. the Commits
sioners issued an order yesterday requiring
the stands and the points frequented by hill
horses" to be kept clean in the manner
described. and giving 10 H Clay Jones the
exclusive right to the dirt thus collected, he
TO remove the same without cost to the Dis
rict.
Auditor Petty yesterday transmitted to the
Commissioners the leases OF premises used
for school purposes, which show that the Dis
trict pays rent to the amount of sc, ,6l2 an
nualy for buildings IN which to accommodate
the overflow schools and the special branches.
ht1iid UaH h,rY TapYrf
High School, is included in the list
Orders issued yesterday: That contract for
macadamfzing roadway pavement in street
northeast, between Twelfth street and Trini-
dad avenue, be awarded to Lyons Brothers;
contract to lay gravel roadway pavement in
Fifteenth street northeast. between East
Capitol and L streets be awarded TO Wash
ington Asphalt Block and Tile Company; con-
tract to lay gravel roadway pavement in c
street northeast, between Twelfth street and
Tennessee avenue, awarded to Charles H.
Eslin.
That six-inch Waterman be laid in Elliott
place, between the Conduit road and Hearst
place: also that one fre-hydrant be estab-
lished on same thoroughfare.
That catch-basin. heretofore ordered to be
constructed ut the northeast corner of Twenty
first and N streets, be located at point near
the intersection of the east curb OF New Hamp-
shire avenue and TwentY-flrst street.
That a Waterman be laid in Thirteenth
street. between Florida avenue and Spring
road.
That a catch-basin be constructed in T
street northwest, between First street and LIE
Droit avenue
There is doubt in the minds of the Com
missioners as to whether q street car COM
pany can collect two fares for continuous
ride over its line. The question came up for
consideration upon the complaint of lady
gchnoI trbp raf,,c 4
transfer on the Belt Line, and in order to
continue to her destination, was
obliged to give up second ticket.
This, she says, is an exaction
that is made every time she rides over the
line to or from her school. In order to have
the benefit Of legal advice, the Commissioners
referred the case to the attorney for the Dis
trict who will in due time return an opinion.
AS noted in TIE TIMES Of u recent date. the
Commissioners have been unable to agree
with property owners upon the amount of
damages incurred by the extension of North
Capitol street, and yesterday the United
States marshal was requested to summon a
jury to decided the matter.
Building Inspector Entwisle issued the fol-
lowing permits yesterday: Boyd Smith. No.
1929 Connecticut avenue. S3,000 G. f. Mont
gomery, private stable, No. 1882 and 1884
Sixth street northwest, $500; C. S. Foster,
dwelling on Emporia street, Avalon Heights,
Sl,0UU; ". Marneld simpson, improvements
to business house, corner Twelfth and F
streets northwest, $500; Charles Butt, i'm
provements to business house, No. 1920
Seventh street northwest, S400.
Col. NJ. NJ. Parker, ex-Commissioner, called
at the District building yesterday. The
colonel was not on public business. having
called merely to pay his respects to the Off
cial heads of the District government "of
whom he was formerly one.''
I. c. O'Connell, messenger in the office
of Attorney S. T. Thomas, having resigned
Oliver C. Hine was yesterday appointed to
succeed him.
Vice President g. T. Dunlop, of the Wash
ington and Georgetown Railroad, informs
the Commissioners that grip car No. 234. of
the Georgetown line, has been equipped with
the George A. Parmenter automatic car fem
der the same being run on the street yester-
day. 1t is now running in front of ear No.
20l, which is equipped with the E. J. Smith
fender, and following which is grip car No.
218. equipped with the Third avenue fender
The trustees of the Congress Street NJ P.
Church object TO the proposed laying of a
sewer on the assessment plan in the alley at
the rear OF the church property. The church
people say that the owners of three stables