Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-29
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Width Of Howard Avenue.

Sarah G. Bloss OF. 1908 l4th street north
west has written to the Commissioners
protesting against the proposed widening
of Howard avenue, Mt. Pleasant, from 10
feet, it's present width, to 1O5 feet, or to 10
feet. as suggested in a petition received by
the Commissioners recently. In her letter
today she says that her lots, 2lS, 2l9, 80,
22l and I'D on Howard avenue, running
west from 14th street. are at present of
sufficient depth to make them valuable for
building purposes, but their reduction in
depth by either 30 or % IL feet would
lessen their value very materially. She
states the first three lots are 81 IL feet
deep, and the other two ~ feet deep. Also
she states that there seems to be no public
or private necessity for widening Howa
avenue through these lots, the street
is comparatively a short one, originally
running from l4th street to Old Pney
than 1850 feet in length, and not a thor
oughfare between important points or into
the city. Concluding. she says:
Fourteenth street, north from Florida
avenue to Park avenue. is but 80 feet in
width. 1t is an important thoroughfare
into the city, and north from Park street
it cannot be widened on the west side, be-
cause of the brick flats on the northwest
corner of Park and 18th streets. Why a
short and unimportant street like Howard
avenue should exceed in width an imoort-
ant thorouShfare is not readily SEEM
Grade of an Alley.
Fl. Rozier Dulany and A. Walton Flem-
ing have written to the Commissioners
complaining of the sewer trap in the alley
in the rear of lot 3, square l62, being SO
near the building called the Grafton that
when 1T rains the water flows over the
trap and backs up against the wall of that
building, keeping the wall damp An ad-
ditlonal objection, they say, to the Ioca-
ton of the trap is that il is very close to
the windows OF the Grafton, and any gas
arising from it would enter the building ii
the windows were opens They have re-
quested that the trap be moved away from
the wall and that the alley be raised
to slope away from the bidding toward the
sewer trap. TIE matter has been referred
to the engineer department for investisa-
ton.
Time Extended.
The Commissioners this afternoon ex-
tended the time for the completion of the
struct new ward at the Washington Asy-
lum ten days.
An appointment.
Charles Williams was this afternoon ap-
pointed by the Commissioners as patrol
driver in the police department, vice Lamb,
removed The appointment is to take eff
feet January l, 1893.
Smallpox Service.
The Commissioners today appointed VIM.
Kemp, r. l.. Dean, j. T. Hatton, y. IL.
Cole and l.. Hendricks additional prvates
of the metropolitan police for duty in the
smallpox service.
Favorable Action.
In a letter to Senator Isham G. Harris,
chairman Of the Senate District commit ee,
the Commissi Jners recommend favorable
action on the bill to regulate the sale of
milk in this city. In the opinion of the
Commissioners this subject is an import
ant one, and they urge an early enactment
Of the law.
building Permit.
A building permit was issued today to
George l.. Thompson to erect three two
story brick houses, to be designated 33, So
and 81 F street, Bloomingdale, at an esti-
mated cost of $1,000
Notes.
p. ]. Clark of 2256 street northwest
has requested the Commissioners to lay
sewer CD 34th street between Q and X
streets.