The Washington times., 1895-04-16
Violations of the Ordinance Re-
Iating TO Street Vehicles.
PEOPLE DEMANDING REFORM
Rights Of Pedestrians 0biiterated-Farmers
Propose to Rent Haymarket Space for
Business Purposes-Legal Status of Paved
Alley-ways-Passing of Heavy Loads
Over Them May Be Prohibited.

"Violation of one city ordinance is Of al
most daily occurrence" said a gentleman
yesterday, at the District building, land
thatis the law regulating the distance that
shall be maintained on the streets between
passing vehicles. You should look up the
section and publish it, as the rights of
pedestrians are now about all obliterated,
aud 1T is time to call halt
Section of article 10 of the police
regulation provides that when two or more
carts, carriages or other vehicles follow
each other on any public thoroughfare
the drivers shall maintain clear distance
OF fifteen feet between, including the ve-
hicles and that the drivers shall maintain
their seats thereon or remain at the head
OF their teams.
This regulation, it Is observed, is rarely
complied with by the drivers OF carts, and
1t is against such vehicles that there is
most complaint.
Another provision OF the same section
forbids two vehicles from passing abreast
on either side OF a street or avenue where
there are two lines of street car tracks,
feet in width 1t is said that this law is
also often broken, and there is a demand
for police interference.
proposition was received yesterday by
the Commissioners from a delegation of
wholesale produce dealers for the renting Of
Hayrnarket square for the use OF the farmers
as regular business stand.
In case the Commissioners will agree to
divide up the space, allotting to each man
CT nd bnr Nt-il lfrtEr To no. %
privilege at the rate of So each per month,
one year spayment in Gadvance, which would
yield a revenue 10 the District of $40 900
or $12 600 annually. The space would be
used only for wholesale purposes.
The delegation was instructed to return
to-day with q definite proposition, and
empowered to act for the association, when
the matter would receive further consid-
Grafton.
The committee was composed of Messrs.
Horace CroZier B. F. Boggett, j. c. Reeves
and T. j Norris.
An erroneous impression seems to prevail
among the police officers respecting the
legal status of allcy-ways. 1t is alleged
to be their understanding that an-alley is
a thoroughfare, whereas such conveniences
are classed as easements only, aud public
travel over them may be restricted.
MRS McCARD'S COMPLAINT,
The question arose at the District build
ing upon the complaint of Mrs. Julia v
McCard, who alleged that the noise made
by heavy vehicles that passed through an
alley at the rear of her residence, No. 1900
Q street northwest was not only very an
noying, but that the jar occasioned blythe.
passing Of the heavy loads was DANA ging
to her property. The police had been
appealed to, but in the belief that they had
no authority to interfere, nothing was done
to afford relief.
Section g OF the police regulations pro-
vides that no vehicle whose weight ex
ceeds one thousand pounds, including the
vehicle, shall be permitted to enter upon or
pass through or over any paved alley with
out permit from the Engineer Commits
siouars, unless for the benefit OF the abut
ting property.
Under this provision the Commissioners
will doubtless cause the traffic complained
OF to he discontinued.
Complaints continue to come to the Conn
misSiOners concerning the failure OF the
BrightwOod Railway Company TO operate
it's Kenyon street branch The Commits
siouers have had large amount of corre-
spoudence with the company upon the sub
ject but have so far failed to exact COM
piiance with the charter. The matter is
now in the Ia nds Of District Counsellor
Thomas, who has been instructed TO report
as to the legal steps necessary and proper
to be taken.
The Commissioners declined yesterday
after due investigation, to renew the
permit for blasting rCck at the union paS-
senger station near the aqueduct bridge.
The permit was not long since revoked on
complaint of Mrs. Morris, the WIDOW of
Gen. George U. Morris, who alleged that
the conclusions caused damage to her
property.
BUoYS DELIVERED TODAY a.s
Information was received at the District
building yesterday from B. F. Lamber
ton, Lighthouse Inspector of the fifth di-
visc.i, at Baltimore. that lighthouse
+ would reach Washington this morn
x bearing the five white buoys 10 be
used in marking the channel at this port.
The Commissioners have advised a. v.
Conway that while hey would lie pleased
to establish the eighthour plan for the SER
vices OF station keepers in the District, the
| state OF the finances viii not justify the
extra expenditure.
"You may have Observed ~ said a mem
ber OF the board OF Commissioners yes
terday W hen asked for news, ''tha Mr. F. S.
Carmody complains of injustice having been
done him in the matter of opening a GER
tain alley You may say that on Saturday
when Major PCwell's attention vas called
to the alleged injury cone Mr.. Carmody's
property, he at once ordered that the pro-
| ceedings be stopped until the case can be
investigated"