The evening times., 1895-10-10

The managers of the Georgetown Ten
leytown Electric Railway Company have
at last succeeded in obtaining an outlet
| from Thirt y-second street to the river
| front, and Notwithstanding the temporary
| victory of the Baltimore & Ohio company,
the former scores the last point in the
controversy.
The right of the Tcnleytown management
to cross Water street has not been at any
time in dispute, but the difficulty was TO get
beyond the south DDe of the street. The
company has secured by purchase the right
TO pass over several private lots TO the
rear OF the houses erected on Water street,
and by that route will reach the goal.
The object sought was not deemed OF suf-
ficient Importance to the company to justify
the purchase of all the territory that in
tervened, but the enterprise OF the Of
ficials found an opening without a re-
sort TO that expedient.
ALLOWED TO STRING WIRES
Immediately after the dismissal of the
police case against Secretary Purdy, of
the company, who, with one OF the en-
ployes named Anderson, was arrested for
an alleged violation OF the ordinance against
stringiDg overhead electric wires, as noted
in the Times of yesterday, the company's
president II. T. Crosby, applied for and
obtained OF the Commissioners a permit to
cover the privilege.
The permit authorizes the company ito
replace four guard wires between T and
Thirty-second street and the powcrhouse
of said company on Thirty-second street
extended, said wires to be fully insu-
lated.
A condition is imposed that the wires
shall not be used for any other purpose
than that authorized by the cOmpany's
charter.
CAUSE MUCH SICKNESS
Frequent complaints have been made to
the health office of the pres ence in
various parts of the city of obnoxious box
ou,houses, " hich it is claimed are exceed
inGly offensive. dangerous 10 health and
maintained in violation OF law.
The demand of the citizens for the pro-
lection is very emphatic, and the health
officials are quite willing to supply
remedy as the sufferers are anxious to
have relief In this case, as in many
others under the District law code, an
order for the abolition of an clubhouse
cannot always be maintained owing to
the law s defects
The matter was brought to DR.. Wood
wards. attention by Times reporter to-
day, the Maury School case ben. cited by
way of illustration.
He stated that the Commissioners had
made ample provision for all possible con
tingcncies by the adoption OF a stringent
plumbing regulation, referring To the
last paragraph of section IL.
This regulat tion.'' he said. was effectual
and under it many outhouses were caused
- be removed, and modern applia nces sub
stituted. But case occurred where the
party upon whom notice was served made
a contest in the courts. and upon a hearing
that resulted Judge Kimball held that see
ton 12 of the health ordinances permitted
the maintenance of box privies anywhere
In the city, ard that the Commissioners can
not interfere so long as there is no violation,
by the owner, OF the provisions of that sec
ton.
CANNOT CONVICT.
''Under that construction the ordinance
having been given all the force OF an act
of Congress, 1t is exceedingly difficult to
maintain charge of nuisance"
DR.. Woodward took up the subject in his
was one for an amendment OF the law, and
another was for a tax on such structures,
the fund thus created to be employed in the
maintenance of public scaveTs,er service.
His recommendations would secure a rad
ical reform, If carried through to adoption.
That some such measure as that pro-
posed is necessary for the preservation Of
the health of the District, is conceded,
and at this juncture, when there is a
mild sort OF fever epidemic and a prospect
Of its increase. the question of providing
all possible health guards is important.