The Washington times., 1895-01-03
DOINGS OF The
COMMISSIONERS
Order to Correct Assessment
PIats on BrightWOOd Avenue.
MUST CONFORM TOLEGAL WIDTH
Seventy Tons of Garbage Per Day Collecting
at the Street Wharf-Fidelity Company,
Surety for National Sanitary Company,
Ccnfers with Commissioners-Qu Question
of Damage to David ]. Caters Property.

An order was issued yesterday directing the
District assessor to correct the assessment
plats of properties abutting on Brightwood
avenue, formerly known as Seventh street
road, to conform to the legal width of said
avenue, as established by the opinion OF the
attorney for the District, which is ninety
feet, and also for conformity with the previous
orders OF the District authorities concerning
the east line of said avenue and its width.
One of the orders referred to. dated Decem-
ber 13, 1892, provided that as the width of the
avenue had been fixed at ninety feet, and in
asmuch as certain structures encroached
upon the street space, the surveyor should
as soon as practicable establish the ninety
foot lines, and that the building inspector
notify the owners of abutting property TO at
once remove the obstr uctions.
The immediate result OF the latest order
will be to reduce the assessment Of the prop
erty on the line. and will vest the title in the
District to all the ground between the street
lines that has heretofore been carried upon
the assessors books with the abutting lots.
Garbage is accommodating at the G street
wharf al the rate OF seventy tons daily. Car
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dogs, are being deposited at the foot OF South
Capitol street at the rate Of from forty to
fifty per day.
The Fidelity Company, as surety for the
Sanitary Company. had representatives be-
fore the Commissioners with the proifer of
funds to carry out any plan that could be de-
! yised for the relief of the situation.
''While the cold weather continues there is
| believed to be no danger from the decaying
! of the refuse" said Commissioner Ross, "but
| when the weather moderates there will be
| too much risk to admit OF delay, and there
! will be none.
Harbormaster Sutton, acting under in
| structions, was engaged all day yesterday in
an effort to employ some one to undertake
! the contract but failed.
! Capt. Tyler from whom scows have been
| hitherto hired, refused double price. and said
| he would have to be guaranteed indemnity
| against the loss of his boats, for loss was
certain to result.
Capt. Henry Brown, of the American Tow
! ing Company q corporation well equipped
with scows and other craft, was inspecting
the condition of the river yesterday. and re-
fused to even consider proposition.
The Fidelity Company assured the Com
missioners OF its willingness to cooperate
to the extent of putting up the funds neces-
sary and to carry out any plan that can be
devised, but at present the Commissioners
have none to offer.
Messrs. J. W. Babson and Evan II. Tucker,
| presidents respectively of the East Washing
ton and Northeast Washington Citizens As
socations, delivered to the District Commits
sioners copy OF the protest of the two or
ganizations against the location of the hospi-
tai for con agious diseases upon the site
selected by the board of trade committee.
The odd situation is presented in the case
Of David J. Cater, whose property at No. 1922
o street northwest has been seriously dam
aged by water from an obstructed sewer, that
the District acknowledges its responsibility,
but is unable to ''see Its way clear to grant
compensation for the injury inflicted.
The report made to the Commissioners by
Capt Beach, assistant engineer Commissioner.
shows that whatever damage may have
resulted to the property was caused by parties
who deposited sticks in the manhole, but
"as the District made no effort to apprehend
the parties and could remedy the trouble by
such simple expedient as putting a tight
cover over instead of the open one, he is IN
clined to believe the District authorities can
he held responsible. He recommends, how
ever, that the matter be referred back to Mr..
Cater with the information that The District
cannot grant his request.
i. III. Smith, chairman OF the committee or
expenditures of Columbia Hospital for
Women, appeals for the restoration of the
original item of S25, 900 instead of $40. 900, as
proposed for the use of that institution fol-
the year 1896.