The Washington times., 1895-03-16
Proposals Invited for Sites for
New Engine Houses.
LAND GIVEN FOR PUBLIC USE
Conditional Dedication of the Ground for
Naval Observatory Roadway-Part Of B
Street Southwest Temporarily Closed to
Travel-Eokington and Soldiers Home
Railroad Company Must Pave Crossing.

Proposals viii be received by the Commits
sioners to-day for furnishing a site for
each of two new engine houses, one for No.
2 company, near its present location, and
the other for the proposed new company,
to be located near the junction of New Jer-
sey and New York avenues northwest.
Messrs Robert Weaver, Robert E. Flem-
ing, Philip Young, and John w Thompson,
property owners whose grounds abut upon
the proposed Observatory Circle, have prof
fered to dedicate the land for roadway upon
condition that the circle shall be made COM
plete by including so much OF the Indus
trial Home School grounds as may be
necessary.
CONGRESS MUST AUTHORIZE 1T.
Congressional acquiescence in this plan
viii have to be first obtained, and the pIo-
ceedings viii be accordingly delayed,
but meanwhile the gentlemen designated
have filed plat which bears the sigma
lures of all those who are similarly inter-
ested, and under the terms that dedication
VIII be perfected at the proper time upon
the conditions stated.
The four gentlemen named were at the
District building yesterday to formally
present the proposition
Orders issued yesterday:
That street southwest, between Third
street and Maryland avenue, be closed TO
travel, temporarily, on account of the work
now in progress of replacing sewer in said
street.
That Eugene Lucas, jr, be appointed
bridgekeeper, temporarily, at $50 per
month. TO serve in the absence of the
regular keeper.
That a ruhlio Str bv1rapt ba arapta6
at the northeast corner of Thirteenth
street and South Carolina avenue south
east.
That a cement sidewalk be laid around
the southeast corner of Twenty first and
p streets northwest, under permit system.
The proposed improvement of kensing-
tons sewerage system, which contem-
plates the dumping of the refuse into Rock
Greek, VIII, it is said, meet with opposition
upon the part of the District authorities.
KENsNGToN'S COMMITTEE.
The citizens of the town recently held a
meeting to discuss the matter, and the re-
suit was the appointment of committee,
consisting of DR.. r. B. Dietrich, 3. II.
Warner, DR.. J. L. Lewis, ]. F. Stack, III.
L. Milligan, C. F. Scott, and H L. Amiss,
whose duties were defined to be to investi-
gate the practicability of establishing
pipe line to drain sewage into Rock Creek,
and also to apportion the cost of the i'm
provement among the property OWNERS in
terested, with instructions to report at a
future meeting. The movement having
thus taken practical shape, the question of
the Districts interest in the proposition has
come TO the fore.
The arguments against the pollution of
the stream are that 1t would prove to be det-
! rimental TO the health Of the people and de-
! stroy the attractiyeness of Rock Creek Z Park.
Should Kensington push the sewerage
| to the point when the District can step in
| the Commissioners VIII probably obtain
| an injunction, and the issue win be argued
/ out in the courts, provided it shall be found
! that such course can be taken underthe law.
There are doubts expressed as to the
| warrant of law for such procedure.
PERMITS TO BUILD.
Building permits issued yesterday: W.
| W. Winfree, six dwellings, Nos 1902 to
| 1910 Roanoke street and 2s03 Thirteenth
! street northwest, $50, 900; Brightwood
! Railway Company, brick carnouse on site Of
! one destroyed by fire, $4,000; W. E.
/ Wright, two dwellings, Nos. 1909 and 1011
! d street southeast, $4,000: John II. No.
/ Ian, brick dwelling, No. 1909 First street
northwest, $4,000; Mary Barnett, dwell
! ing, No. 1904 II street northwest, $500;
! Jennie Radcliffe, brick flat, No. 1922
| Thirty second street northwest, 81 800;
W. II. Grimes, frame dwelling, 81 100. For
improvements: George Hummer, TO build
addition to dwelling No. HIP X street
northwest, 81 900.
The Commissioners addressed a letter
yesterday to the president of the Bright
wood Electric Railway, advising him that
| unless he shall cause the space adjacent to
! and between the tracks of the road at the in
tersection of Rock Creek Church road and
| Seventh street extended to be paved or
Il
| be done by direction of the Commissioners at
the company's expense.
John Boyle was appointed yesterday TO
the position OF additional private on the
police force, for duty at the Government
Hospital for the Insane.
L. s. Cotton, hitherto driver to the excise
board, was yesterday designated as driver
to the board of assistant assessors, with
salary at the rate of 5000 per annum, and
Frank Howard was appointed to succeed
Cotton, with salary at the rate OF $3.50
! per dnnum.