The Washington times., 1894-07-29
UNION STREET CAR STATION
Widening of B Street Recommended
for That Purpose.
SCHOOL JANITORS' SALARIES
Old Anacostia Engine House to Be Fitted Up
for Public School Purposes Of
Deficient Service on the Anacostia Rail-
road-Fireman Allen Fined.

The Commissioners yesterday sent the fol-
lowing letter to Senator Harris, chairman OF
the Senate District Committee:
"The District Commissioners have the honor
to recommend that street north between
Seventh street west and the public ground
occupied by the Baltimore and Potomac Rail-
road Company, be widened to the line of the
prolongation Of the south side OF b street
north, between Seventh and Twelfth streets
west, and that the Commissioners be author
lied to have established a union street car
station on the said wIdened part Of B street.
'An inclosed blue print shows the proposed
widened part Of street, proposed locations
Of the street car station, and OF tue east and
west street car tracks.
1.-The location is a natural center of street
car traffic; three ear lines now pass this point,
and four projected lines, bills for which
charters are now pending in Congress, reach
or pass the location.
1.-THE small part Of the public ground pro-
posed to be taken for the widening Of the
street is not much used for park purposes,
although part Of the Mall; the portion next
to the Baltimore and Potomac depot is oc-
cuped by a large embankment; west Of that
there is only a shortcut walk across the park
from b street TO Seventh street.
|
| tan Railroad Company requires that company
| TO put In an underground conduit within one
year on it's Ninth street line, the tracks Of
| which are now laid IN the middle OF the pres
| ent street. between Sixth and Ninth streets.
The present need OF the legislation herein
| recommended is to secure the laying of the
| Metropolitan companys new tracks along
side Of the proposed station.
1.-The establishment of the station would be
| In conformity with the requirement of that
act concerning reciprocal transfers between
| street car llnes."
| J. @. Falk, secretary OF the board OF school
| trustees, has reported to the Commissioners
the following changes affecting the janitors
OF the public schools. The following janitors
have been promoted: ". o. wetzel, Business
Nigh School. from s54 to s64 per month;
Henry Thompson, 624 and 626 street north
west, from S51 to $50 per month.
The following ianitors have been reduced
! from IS to q per month: Z. Mann, 6o9 o
| street northwest; Maria Jackson, Peabody
annex; NJ. Day, Soldiers Homo; Emily Lee,
Brightwoed. colored; Rhoda Martin, Grant
road: Joseph Coleman, Giesboro; g. A. Dean,
Good Hope; Daniel Diggs, surrville.
The following janitors have been reduced
from - to S2 per month: Levi Brown, Slo-
| Gun: Adelaide Cephas, Little Falls road; Su-
| san Edwards Conduit road.
The ser ices of the following janitors have
| been dispensed with: First division, Mary
Mann, r. Z. Dugan, +. Norris; second divis-
lou A, FeDton Mann; second division B. J.
Daniels F. Conley; third division, s. E.
| Hayre; fourth DIVISION r. g. Strobel: fifth di-
division. A, Henson Williams; sixth division
| b, A. o. Beckett, Lottie Stokes; seventh di-
| vision, A. Wayne appointed janitor OF Ran
dali School, vice T. E. Lee.
COMMISSIONERS ORDERS.
The Commissioners yesterday issued the
| following orders:
That four public oil lamps be placed at the
| crossing of the Sheriff road and the tracks of
the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad, cost
| $50 to be charged to the railroad company;
also that four public oil lamps be established
at the LamoDd station, on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad.
That water mains be laid in Pennsylvania
avenue between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets southeast and in Fifteenth street be-
tween Pennsylvania avenue and G. streets
southeast; also In alley in square 1865, and
| the erection OF two fire hydrants
That hydrant be placed at the northeast
corner of Third and L streets northeast.
That a sewer be laid in H street northwest
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
That the proposal OF Il. II. Hood TO furnish
steel posts and connections for street bridge
| southwest for S2.4s per 100 pounds is ac-
cepted.
That the sum OF sl2 be charged to the
emergency fund to pay the wages of eight
laborers detailed from the water department
to assist in the removal of the debris at the
recent fire at the Knox's Express Company
building.
DoEsN' T KNOW WHAT HIS DUTIES ARE.
Frank A. Bond, ssaler OF weights and
measures, who also acts as an assistant mar
ket clerk, yesterday wrote the Commissioners
as follows: I'm compliance with your re-
quest to transmit detailed statement of my
duties OF assistant market clerk have the
honor to report that L have no information
on the subject. l presented myself at the
Center market and made official demand to
know something of the management of af-
fairs. but was informed that my duties were
purely honorary and that it was not expected
that / should take any active part in market
affairs. / am willing and anxious to perform
any duties desired by the Commissioners and
hold myself in readiness to obey any instruc-
ton"
George ". Wheeler, OF the Central Union
Mission, has been notified by the Comnis-
sioners that the permission to occuy part Of
the building at Ninth and X streets southeast
has been revoked. This building was for
merl known as the Anacostia Engine House.
and is the property OF the District. II has
been used by the Central Union Mission
people for mission purposes since May IA,
1890. The Commissioners will fit the building
up for scbeol purposes.
Major Moore has been informed by the
Commissioners that the following purchasers
of the right Of using District hay scales have
not extended their bonds and oath: At Bright
wood. James Z. Moses; at Boundary and II
streets northeast. Charles R. Talbot: at the
Georgetown Market House and at Tenth
street aud Louisiana avenue northwest,
Thomas McCauley; at Ninth street, between L
street and Georgia avenue southeast, R. Ull-
man.
IMPERFECT CAR SERVICE.
The annual report of Frank A. Bond, sealer
Of weights and measures, sent yesterday to
the Commissioners shows that the receipts
for the past year were 50, 566.s7, and the ex-
penses were 81 $50. He asks the Commits
sioners to have amendments madeto the pres
ent law so as to authorize the inspection and
correction of counter scales" at proper in
tervals. He also asks for power to punish
hucksters for using false measures.
W. H. Ramsey, of the Central Union Mis-
sion, has complained TO the Commissioners Of
the imperfect ear service rendered by the NJ
street branch of the Anacostia Railroad Com
pany. He also says that there is need for
shelter for passengers who have to wait for
cars at the transfer stations at Eleventh and NJ
streets southeast, and Second and Canal
streets southwest.
Building permits issued yesterday were as
follows: L. E. Breunlnger, to erect houses
Nos. 1865, 1867, and 1869 Kenesaw avenue,