The morning times., 1895-08-06
ADOPT DUNL0P's PLANS
Specifications of Union Street
Railroad Station Approved.
SUGGESTED CHANGES MADE
Waiting-room and Platform Space
Provided-Elevated Passageway to
and orphans-Sewerage Contem-
plated-Collection of Delay ed Taxes.

President Dunlop, of the Washington and
Georgetown Railway Company, was the
District Building yesterday afternoon to
confer with the Commissioners concerning
the amended plans for the proposed new
union passenger stationr the foundation for
which has been laid at the corner of
Thjrty-sixth and NJ streets northwest, and
learned that the same had been approved
The original plans were not altogether
satisfactory TO the board, and certain
notifications were suggested. These en-
braced alterations on the second floor,
whereby part of the space that was at
first intended for the use of the railroads
was converted into q waiting room and
platform.
Another more radical change was in
provision for the building of a covered
passage-way from Prospect street over the
top of the building to the tower From
this point a stairway will be built and an
elevator provided for the accommodation
OF passengers who may want to descend
TO NJ street by that method to or from
the cars on the Metropolitan line or the
proposed Great Falls road, or to any
other line that may be hereafter built.
ROADS THAT WILL CENTER THERE.
Several roads will center at the depot,
including those named and possibly the
electric line projected from Alexandria
by way OF Arlington Heights. This last
named road, if constructed, viii enter the
District by way OF the Aqueduct Bridge.
The work of grading has been already COM
menced on the Great Falls road and that
will probably be the first built of all the
proposed new railways.
There are three floors provided for the
station building, and there VIII be line
OF railway to enter upon each, including the
ground story on NJ street.
Assistant Engineer Hunt, of the engineer
department, yesterday returned to Com
missioner Powell, with his recommended
ton for approval, the modified plans, all
changes suggested having been agreed to
by President Dunlop.
Mr.. Hunt says that after careful ex-
animation OF the suggested building, he
is of the opinion that q structure built
in accordance with the plans approved,
Will subserve the purposes contemplatedby
the act OF Congress.
Building Inspector Brady's approval ac-
companies the papers also, aud the favor
able Endorsement OF the Commissioners is
added.
BACK PENSIONS ALLOWED.
A pension has been granted the widow
aud children, respectively, Of Charles
Kerby, lately member Of the Metropolitan
police force, the widow receiving $50 aud
the five children Sc each under the rules
of the department. The order dates back
to April 80, 1895.
The widow aud daughter of George T.
Parker, late Of the police force, were also
made beneficiaries under the same regula-
tion, the widow receiving $40 and the
daughter SO per month, respectively.
The order in the case takes effect as of
May /, 1895.
Bids viii be opened at the District build
Ing within a week for constructing the
EckiugtOu ewer, commencing at the head
or Delaware avenue aud, taking the course
Of Brentwood road TO Fourth street, in
tercepting the present system, and con-
tinuing by way OF Fifth street from to
T streets.
New sewers now contemplated embrace
wide era. One is the addition OF an i'm
portant conduit to the Brookland system,
which viii cost $50 900; and another is
the much discussed Rock Greek intercept
ing sewer, an appropriation of SAC, 600 be-
ing available to begin tlH construction.
The first of these viii run by way of
Fifth street to Rhode Island avenue, and
thence to and out Ninth street. The course
of the other has not been yet determined.
1t was ordered yesterday that Private
j. A. Merriman, of the fire department,
be promoted to the position Of assistant
foreman, made vacant by the promotion
of Assistant Foreman Smith.
An order was issued yesterday directing
the dismissal of the charges against Private
II. R Warren. of the police force who was
tried July "a, for alleged neglect of duty.
The assessor and the collector had a
busy time of it yesterday. Inspector Croft
has been afterthe hackmen who, for various
reasons, have so far neglected to pay the
required license, and many OF them dropped
into the office with the fee.
There has been a delay, also, upon the
part of dog owners to procure the tag
prescribed by law for the ornamentation
and security of their favorite CANNES, and
there are those, in addition, who have
omitted to pay their water tax.
MINOR DISTRICT NOTES.
The Commissioners have ordered that q
certificate of Indebtedness be issued against
the Belt Line Railway Company in favor
of the District for $333.24 for work done
by the superintendent of streets at GER
tain crossings named, the action being taken
under the provisions of public act No. III,
approved August Z, 1894.
A similar certificate for $1,000 was
ordered to be issued against the lexington
aud Soldiers Home Railway Company in
favor of C.. n. Eslin, for gravel and mac
adam paving made within two feet of
the tracks of the company in c street north
east, between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets,
BY order of the Commissioners, Privates
G. A. Shrader and j. H. Arendes, of the
Metropolitan police force, have been or
dered to pay fine of $40 and $50 re-
spectively for violation Of paragraph SO
Of the police manual. The men were before
the trial board on the charge July "a.
The work of widening G. street north
west, between Tenth and Fourteenth streets,
was begun yesterday under the direction of
the District engineer department.
The roadway is to be increased to
width of fifty feet. The appropriation for
the purpose amounts to $4,000, but as
one-haif of the cost is to be assessed against
abutting property, the aggregate expense
will ba 500 600