The Washington times., 1894-06-26
OPPOSE THE ONE-FARE PLAN
Street Railroad Officials Claim 1t
Would Be Injurious.
PUBLIC WELLS TO BE CLOSED
Charges Preferred Against Policeman Kele-
her-Building Permits - Appointments.
Better Police Protection at Tskoma Park.
New Municipal Building.


New Municipal Building.
A hearing was yesterday giren by the Com
missioners TO representatives OF the various
street railroads in regard TO general inter-
change OF transfers. 1t was upon senator
McNillan's bill. known as the onc-iare bill
Letters from Claude NJ. johnson and A. T.
Britton were read favoring the measure.
Commissioner Powell said that it was i'm
practicable to run suburban lines into the
CITY. and the only method is to arrange sys-
ten of transfers. Safeguards. ne thought,
could be arranged so as to prevent the abuse
OF the system He thought that the herdic
lines should also be included in the system
Commissioner Truesden said that the effect
Of the bill would be to stop the cnarge OF
cents for n fare and discontinue the sale ol SIX
tickets for quarter.
President Dunlop. of the Washington and
Georgetown. intimated that suburban passen-
gers would ride by the plan seven miles, While
the city men would ride only a lew docks lor
the same fare.
Capt. Powell suggested that the suDuroah
fare be made cents
Mr.. Dunlop said that it was for the sub
urban railroad people to say at what rate they
could carry passengers.
President Cummings, of the Brightwood
road said that the plan would injure his road.
I nst wear il ran behind Sll 600, and this year
the shortage will be $4,000.
Vice President Schroepf, of the Belt line.
said that his company last year lost $500
and the lexington S22.000. 1t now costs
5.l7 cents TO carry passenger on the Belt
line.
President Griswold OF the Anacostia rail-
road. said that his company made contract
with the Belt and lexington lines to transfer
for one year. In that year they carried nearly
quarter of a million of passengers for a
trine over 81 900. and could not atord to con-
tinue the contract.
Mr. Dunlop said that the bill would be ruin
ous to his road. The hearing ended, and the
Commissioners took the matter under consid-
Grafton,
rUBLIC WELLS ABANDONED.
The Commissioners yesterday ordered that
public wells at the following-named points be
abandoned: Fourteenth and B streets south
west. Twelfth and streets southwest, Thirty
seventh and o streets northwest. Tenth and
c streets southwest, Thirteenth and d streets
southwest. Eighteenth and streets north
west. L street between Eighteenth and Nine
teeUtN streets, r lltn street DciNetu anu V
streets northwest east side Of Seventh street
between VI and streets northwest, L street
between Sixth and Seventh streets northwest,
Tenth street near 5 northwest, Tenth between
i and streets northwest. corner Of Third
street and Indiana avenue northwest, corner
of Twenty-third and q streets northwest, cor
ner OF Eighteenth and streets northwest. X
street between Twenty-flrst and Twenty
second.
An order was also issued that wells at the
following points be cleaned and their water
examined from lime to tima by the health
office: Corner OF Seventeenth and streets
northwest. corner Tenth and X streets north
west corner Seventh street and Virginia
avenue southwest corner Eighth and Z
streets southwest, corner Of Thirteenth and
streets northeast. corner Twenty-tirst and L
streets northwest. corner Twenty-second and
! streets northwest. Virginia avenue. between
Tenth and Eleventh streets southwest: 1
street between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets northwest: Brightwood road. south of
Whitney avenue: corner OF Fifth ana streets
northwest, corner Of FarraSut and Sherman
avenues corner Of Sixteenth and COrcoran
Streets northwest. corner of Eighteenth and
7 streets northwest, and corner Of Ninth and
II streets northwest.
George W Martin. of No. 30S New York ave
nuc northwest mas preferred charges with the
Commissioners against Policeman Z. keleher.
He states: About p. m. on SUNDAY last June
IL / was arrested by Policeman +. keleher
for obstructing the sidewalk ut the corner
OF Twentieth and VI streets. The arrest was
malicious and unproyOked. 1t was done sim
plv because the officer failed to send me down
IN an unlicensed har case. Since that time ne
has repeatedly prosecuted me to such an extent
that ! appeal to yuIr honorable body iOr pro-
lection. / can prove 10y reputable witnesses
that said officer did. while | was peaceably
awaiting for the patrol wagon to carry me to
and. furthermore. made the threat that ii he
had on his other cothes-meaning his citi-
zeu's clothes that he would take his fist and
break my inv. Such language is unbecoming
al officer, and l hope that your honorable
body will write me rs to the best manner Of
preierring charges Of conduct unbecoming
an officer and threats against this officer
EXTENSION OF HIGHWAYS.
The Commissioners have approved the
recommendation of the District engineer
department that the appropriation for
preparing plans for extension of high
WAYS be increased to $4,000. All of the
appropriation is by terms of the pending
bill to come out of the District revenues.
The full amount is needed, it is claimed.
for advantageous results. The Commissions
ers recommended in their estimates $1,000
bu: the House cut it down to $4,000.
Levi Maish. in a letter TO Col. George Trues-
deli suggested that the Commissioners urge
an increase of $4,000 over the amount appro-
priated by Congress. payable by the District
alone. He said that such recommendation
wouIi be favored by Congress. and that the
District would be benefited by completing the
plan Of highway extensions.
Building permits granted yesterday: Mrs.
c. =. Foster. to erect three three-story houses
on lots Is and 1G. North College grounds to
cost $4,000. II. CoPperthite. to repair No.
l4ll Ihlrty-second street northwest, 10 cost
$4,000. r. w. Johnson. to erect No. lois
Thirty-lrst street northwest TO cost $4,000.
T. D. Farnham, two-story frame. Avalon
Heights. Twenty-eiEhth street extended. to
cost y 200 Franklin Fire Insurance Com
pany. 10 repair No. 495 street southwest. to
rost $500. \. F. Jorss, to improve No. Sl5
Thirteenth street northwest. to cost 5000.
Samuel ]. Prescott. to repair property corner
OF Fourth and W streets. Mrs. James Roberts,
to repair No. 1921 Fourth street northwest
Judge Thomas T. Miller has called the Com
missioners' attention to needs of better police
protection at TakomH Park, and suggests that
Two policemen be detailed there for duty. one
for the day time and the other for the night
time
Hon john T. Heard. chairman of the House
District Committee, has requested the Com