The Washington times., 1895-03-30
Arranging for Preservation of N.
7. Avenue Parking Trees.
GRANITE cURBING FOR SPACES
No Formal Remand for Suspension of Order
Concerning Car Fenders-Tlme Will Ex-
pire on Monday-Federation of Labor
Notified That It's Charges Concerning
School Building Were Not sus tained

commissioner Powell and Capt Fieberger,
of the District engineer department, were
out yesterday arranging the spaces 10 be
occupied by the parking trees on New York
avenue, between Ninth and Tenth streets
northwest.
Under theiaw providing for the improve
ment, the middle parking in the avenue is
being removed, the space to be graded,
asphalted, and put in thorough repair The
trees, however, cannot under the law be
removed, and it was to arrange for their
preservation and protection that the ex-
animation was made. The space reserved
for each tree will be 9x12 feet, to be
surrounded by neat granite curbing and
not covered by the asphalting, while the
remainder of the ground heretofore de-
voted to parking will be paved
New York avenue being rated as q busi-
ness street, it is not improbable that the
curb trees will in time be removed, but those
on the old parking lines will remain as q
pleasing reminder OF the sometime green
Sward, and as relief TO q, landscape that
might otherwise become monotonous.
There have been no formal applications
made TO the Commissioners, as was learned
yesterday, for an extension of the time,
under the Commissioners former order, for
the equipment OF street railways with the
prescribed Blackiston car fender and with
one of the approved wheel guards.
The particulars of the examination and
selection of these safeguards were fully
published in The Times, being embodied
III Capt. Fieberger's report The time
limit fixed by the Commissioners for the
equipment was sixty days from the date
of the order, and will expire on Monday
next.
SUFFICIENT TIME NOT GIVEN.
President Dunlop, of the Washington and
Georgetown Company, while willing to
adopt the fender recommended not long
ago, notified the Commissioners that it
would be impossible to comply in the time
given, and it is understood that the owner
OF the Blackiston patent coincided in
this view, but outside from this there
have been no objections heard.
The roads, however, are not ready to
report compliance. The new cars of the
Columbia Road are provided with a pat
tern Of the fender that was not preferred
by the Commissioners when they were can
vaSsing he various designs submitted
TO them This viii have To be abandoned
Commissioner Truesdeil said yesterday
that he was not advised of any objections
| To the fender recommended, nor did he
| know what would be done about enforc-
| ing the penalty with noncompliance with
the order. The board Will take up the
matter on Monday, he said, and all reason
able excuses for failure win be considered.
| Commissioner Powe rs opinion was
substantially corroborative OF that ex :
pressed by his colleague.
The committee of experts appointed to
examine the l. street school building in
Sou theast Washing ton respecting the
charges preferred by the Federation of La :
Dor, yesterday submitted report to the
Commissioners sustaining the findings OF
Building Inspector Brady, and .temphasize
his report" as to the groGndiessness OF
| floor joists.