The Washington times., 1895-06-06
Law AGAINST TROLLEYs
lexington and Soldiers Home
Company Receives Notice.
AUTHORITY EXPIRES JULY

House-Commissio Appoint
Garbage Inspector-Thirty Deaths
in Twenty-Four Hours-Promo-
tions in Fire Department..
It looks as though the lexington and
Soldiers Home Railway Company will pay
the penalty of its failure to remove the
overhead trolley employed in the operation
of it's road within the city limits, unless
between this and the first of July the
necessary change shah be effected.
The Commissioners yesterday addressed
letter to President Schoepf, calling his
attention to the fact that the company's
authority to use overhead wires win soon
expire, which is additional notification that
the law must be complied with
There is an enactment of Congress that
prohibits the use of additional overhead
wires after certain date, and a provision
of the United States statutes that pro-
vides against the obstruction of public
spaces, with both OF which the lexington
trolley conflicts. The poles and wires OBJ
struct the thoroughfare, and the presence
of the trolley is forbidden explicitly.
The Commissioners, as the executive
officers of the District, are charged with
the duty OF seeing that the law is enforced,
and havetherefo regiyeDthe hecompanynotice
Plans for the new northwest truck house
are being drawn by Draughtsman Grimm
of the building inspectors office, and it is
anticipated that the work of construction
will be commenced early iu the coming fiscal
year.
The site recently purchased consists oflots
81 and 6S of block 300. The building will
betwo stories in height and front on NJ street,
and will be located directly opposite a
reservation at the intersection of New York
and New Jersey avenues, near First street
northwest 1t will have q frontage of
thirty feet and depth OF ninety feet.
PLAN OF CONSTRUCTION.
The front of the structure will be built
OF rock-face stone to the top OF the first
story, and above that of brick. 1t will
have two large entrance ways and the first
floor will include the truck room, fifty-two
feet six inches deep; four stalls in rear, a
sitting room 16x1S and harness room. The
stairway will be at the rear.
The second story front will contain
five large windows, broken with pilas-
ters and ornamental stone caps. There
will be a pediment in the center extending
above roof line about eight feet. The
upper chambers will consist OF locker,
drying room, wash and bathroom, large
linen-room, foreman's room, ard the for
age-rooms, the latter being placed over
the stalls. The building viii have q flat
tin roof, and viii be model OF its kind
Joseph Warfield, representing the gar
bage contractor, called yesterday at the
District building to discuss and explain
the causes of complaint respecting the
service of the past. He said many OF their
horses were overcome by the heat, but that
there had been an addition made to the
number of carts i'll service, and arrange
ments made TO meet the emergency. The
Commissioners yesterday adopted the sug-
gestion of the health officer, and ap-
pointed an inspector to investigate the
complaints and recommend to the office
such action as may be necessary in relation
thereto The appointee is George M.
slye, and he went on duty yesterday.
If upon Investigation by the inspector, it
shall prove to be necessary, the Commits
sioners have the power to put an additional
force to work at the expense of the con-
tractor, but this, AIr. Warfield SAYS will not
be required. Within forty-eight hours, he
says, he will have his arrangements per-
fected for securing and continuing an ef
ficient service.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
The list of deaths for the twenty-four
hours, ending at 1 O'Clock yesterday, ag
gregates thirty, the preponderenee being
among the colored population. The ages
vary from three months TO 104 years, the
centennarian being a coiored man. The
total number of deaths due to heat for the
past seventy-two hours was twenty-four
The record of deaths of day is as fol-
lows:
White-Patrick 0'Brien, aged So years:
Julius Mason, agedS5; James Fishback, ged
Sc; Charles Bried, aged So: Charles Manuel,
aged so; Mary Randall aged 81; Thomas
J. Martin, aged 56; Margaret w. Stewart,
aged 81 George w oetzel,aged 1t; Mary
Latch, aged 2 years.
Colored-Henry Green, aged 104 years
Mary E. Johnson, aged "a; William Bell
aged 70: Mary Alton, aged rs; Emeline
Williams, aged 73; Hiram Roane, aged 65,
Millie Tyler, aged 81; John Allan, aged so
Jennie Day, aged 40; Samson A Gray
aged 50; Lucy Cephas, aged "a: John
Dow, aged 2; Ethel Thompson, aged 2: Ar
thur Hickman, aged L; Anderson Carroll
aged g months; Teresa Howard, aged Z
months: Memphis Jackson, aged months
B. Ruth Smith, aged 8 months.
Fifteen Of the total deaths were of per.
sons above fifty years Of age
The Commissioners yesterday made the
following promotions and appointment in
tie fire department: Fireman James
Creamer, promoted to the position of EN-
gineer, vice Martin, deceased: Private j
Gaghan. promoted to fireman. vice Creamer
H. c. Reynolds, appointed q private, vice
Gaghan, promoted. Promotions and ap
pontment to take effect June f.
PUBLIC SEWER CONSTRUCTION.
1t was ordered yesterday:
That sewers be constructed as follows
the intention of the Commissioners to do
the work having been duly advertised, and
no objections received thereto:
In Kalorama avenue, between Columbia
road and Eighteenth street, one-half to be
assessed against lots / g and A. of block
6, and lots 27, 28, 20, 80 and 81, block
8. Washington Heights subdivision
In the east side of Fifth street, between
and K streets northeast. one-half to be as
sessed against lots 'of 2" 8, 10, IL, 12,
13, Ia, 10, Al, AZ, 43, a., 40 and
46, square S31.
In Third street southwest, between L and
NJ streets, one-half to be assessed against
lots G., III, I, j, K, SO, 81, 3S and
SO, square 594; also in L street southwest.
between Third street and Delaware ave
nue., one-half chargeable against lots l
to 20, square 594; also in west side ofDela-
ware avenue, between L and NJ MStreets south
west, one-half to be assessed against lots
90 to "a, 52, and 40 to 81, square 594,
In Yale street, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets northwest; one-half to
be assessed against lots to and parts of
s, block 80, and i 0 to IT, block i, of Column
bia Heights subdivision.
Building permits were issued yesterday
as follows: M. v. Webb, five brick dw ell
| ings, Nos. 101 to 100 Eighteenth street
northeast. $4,000 VIM King, two frame
dwellings, Burnt Bridge road, $1,000.
Mary Bruehl, storehouse for feed, rear OF
No. 523 Third street southwest, $400. Ed
ward Brooke, general improvements to