Evening star., 1895-04-24
STILL OTHER OBJECTIONS.
Property Owners on the boundary An
IOyed by Belt Line Horses.

Property Owners on the boundary An
rOyed by Belt Line Horses.
1t comes to pass that the troubles of Mr..
Schoepf in locating his change stable for
the brown cars of the alleged Belt line are
not at an end, after ALL 1t was thought
yesterday, when it was discovered that he
had made arrangements to have the horses
tucked away IN the back yard of Mr.. Coles
inn. at the corner of 7th and p streets,
that he had mastered the objections that
had been pouring upon him like hail ever
since he abandoned the old b street stables
in South Washington; although it was
stated that objections might possibly come
from other residents, who felt that their
rights had been abridged or their comforts
encroached upon.
And now comes Mr. D. ]. Macarty Of No.
W1 street northwest, and AYERS that his
rights and privileges have indeed been Sc
riously abridg I'd by reason of the new ar
rangement. Said Mr.. Macarty to Star re-
porter this morning: II live at the corner
of the Boundary, 9th and V streets, and
own eight other dwellings along the north
side of Boundary street between 9th and
10th streets. That street is unpaved, and is
now very dusty From early yesterday
morning until after midnight last night all
the residents in that block and, no doubt,
in the block above US, were treated to a
dose that has never yet been offered to us.
The horses Of the Belt line were kept charg-
ing out of the stables at the corner of 11th
and w streets, four at a time, and they
were run at high speed down the Boundary
to make their close connections with the
cars that am now given to understand.
are given changes of horses at Gth and p
streets. If the Boundary were paved on
these blocks it would not be so bad, but the
horses are rda at such speed, and the dirt
is so thick o 1 the street, that the houses on
the way are flledtwith dust. The drop
pings, too, OF the horses made a great dirt
there even yesterday, just one day, mind
you.
The street. being unpaved, cannot be
swept, and SO there we are. What are we
to do about it? The noise is terrific. and
there is great danger to the children, who
are in great numbers in that region. The
corner of 9th and U streets is a bad place
anyway, with the 9th street cars and the
electric cars on U street, running at fire.
quert intervals, but with these teams of
horses, four, and sometimes eight, in a
bunch, charging down past that corner on
run, the danger is very great. The teams
go by, my neighbotsiestimate, at intervals
of about six minutes, and always at a very
"'sI 4 am anal also owner I of property on sth
street below S, and the route that has been
chosen by the officials of the road for their
horses takes them down that street to =,
where they are turned into 7th. The clat-
ter on Sth Is very great, but the street is
raved, and so the nuisance is not SO bad
there as 1t is on Boundary. If the horses
were walked down to the junction 1t would
not be so bad, as there would be less
darger to the little ones and less dust
raised. But If the company insists upon
taking this route and making such close
connections, shall have to enter forcible
complaint against what is unquestionably
nuisance
81 have talked with other residents in
that vicinity. and other property owners,
and they agree with me that something
must be done to abate this nuisance There
will be a strong protest made in day or
two by people who mean business. if some
thing is not done very quickly by the COM
pany to alleviate the annoyance"