The Washington times., 1895-06-15
Time Given in Which to Object to
Proposed Street Extensions.
THE COMMISSIONERS ORGANIZE
Secretaries Lamont and Smith and
Col. Craighiu Decide Upon a Pro
posed Daylight Route for Cattle.
Mrs. Norton Gets Her Permit.

of Engineers, TO when was referred th,
plan of the first section of street extension
as approved by the District Commissioners
held Il meeting yesterday morning at The
municipal building
1t was decided by the commissionto to require
all objections to the proposed plan to bC
submitted in writing, and interested citi
zens VIII be given until July 1 8 to file theil
papers.
The part of the city embraced in the frs
section, as has been heretofore stated, lie.
between North Capitol street and the north
west boundary at Rock Creek Park anc
Florida avenue.
Beginning with August 1, NEE tings
will be held at intervals at the office of the
Secretary of War to hear oral explana-
tions Of the written objections, and when
these hearings are concluded the commits
sion viii take final action.
Notice of the commissions action OF
yesterday will appear in the city papers
for one month, and every opportunity Will
be given to interested property owners to
state objections.
1t is the intention to have the first sec
tion finally approved prior to the assem-
bling of Congress-
The Commissioners listened again yes
terday to evidence and arguments in the
matter of Nelson Morris & Co.'S gas en-
gine, heretofore referred to in The Times.
| Witnesses We're summoned in the interest
of each side to the controversy, and the
company again asked that the building
| regulations be annulled so as to permit
small power engines to be established
under the supervision of the Commissioners
without requiring consent Of the adjacent
| property owners.
Further hearing of the case VIII be had
| at IL O'Clock to-day.
PAVING FLORIDA AVENUE.
There is a difference of opinion upon the
construction of a point of law between
exGov. W. P. Kellogg aud the Commits
sioners touching the work of paw ing
avenue and Eighteenth street.
| Florida avenue, between Connecticut
The question was yesterday submitted
| TO the Comptroller OF the Treasury, by let
! ter from the Commissioners, in which he is
| asked to say whether or not they are
| authorized to do such part OF the work as
| in their Judgment VIII meet the needs
| of the public, their proposition being TO
| pave one-half the width OF the roadway
| only, as q matter of necessity.
The original estimate of $12 900 for the
! paving was reduced by Congress to
| Sc 900, aud the Commissioners idea was
| TO make the last-named amount pay for
| part of the work the entire distance, rather
| than wholly pave the thoroughfare for
one-half the distance.
Permit has finally been issued, by direc-
| ton of the Commissioners, to Mrs Mary
| L. Norton, of No 1923 Sixteenth street, for
the construction of stable on her premises,
Attorney Thomas having decided the in
volved Law point in her favor.
Mr.. Thomas decides that the previous per-
NIT issued to Mr. C. L. Foster for the exten-
| sion OF his dwelling does not serve as bar
to Mrs. Norton's application for the stable,
the building regulations contemplating u
completed building only, and one that is
occupied, in the provisions prohibiting the
construction OF a stable within twenty
feet. Mr.. Fosters addition is
under way. When completed and occupied
it Will be within twenty feet OF the stable TO
which he offered such strenuous Objectiors.
Record of deaths reported to the Health
Office up to 1 O'Clock yesterday for pre-
vious twenty-four hours:
White-James Boyle, aged So years; Ella
Bhnkhorr, aged 5S; Mary Kimmen,
aged 54; Laura F. Sprague, aged 40;
Mary e. Burgess, aged 80: Elizabeth B.
Alexander, aged 28; Helen f. Kinney, aged
26; Florence d. Clark, aged %
Colored-SusanW West, aged TT years; Alex
ander Taylor, aged SO; Nellie Medley, aged
Sc; Sadie Hubbard, aged IS; James Cook,
aged 20; Robert Bolden, aged 10; John
Pryor, aged 6; Morris C. Bell. aged g Eliza
Wedge, aged months; John Chambers,
aged 6 days.
PROP OSED DCATTLEROUTE.
Stock dealers interested have appealed to
the Commissioners for change in the regu-
lations that now require cattle to be driven
through the streets at night. They assign
various reasons for the change, and, among
other suggestions, have indicated route
which they believe viii be available for their
purpose, and ask that they be permitted to
use it in daylight. 1t extends from the
stock yards at Bennings, via Bennings' road
and Boundary to Glenwood road, thence to
the commons, and to Columbia road and
across Massachusetts avenue bridge. Pass
ing to the rear of Oak Hill cemetery and by
way of Road street to High street, extended,
where delivery is made. The Commissioners
will take no action until the interested
property owners are heard from
The Secretary of the Navy recently in
quired of the Commissioners for an eX-
planation of the delay in the work of ex-
tending the Sixth and Ninth street sewers,
respectively, and yesterday he was in
formed that the slow progress was due
to the lack of material and to the further
fact that a pile driver used by the sub
contractor was under attachment. The
construction will be pushed forward to
an early completion.
Sealed bids were opened at IL O'Clock
yeste rday for the contract for laying
granolithic sidewalks in the District for
the ensuing year The contract will be
awarded to the H. L. Crawford Paving
Company upon its bid OF 81 .33 per square
yard, this being 1 cents less than the
lowest bid of last year. The other bids
submitted yesterday were: George Drew
6 Son, 81 g 8, and the Smedley Paving
Company, of Philadelphia, 81. go per
square yard, respectively.
Among the probable bidders for the gar
bage contract is the Dixon Sanitary Gre
matory Company. Representatives of the
company were before the Commissioners
yesterday, with description of its methods
and proposed plant.
Building permits issued yesterday: e.
E. Waring, for the construction of two
dwellings at Nos. 1920 and 1922 New
Hampshire avenue, $50 900; T. F. NAL
lon, dwelling, No. 27 B street southeast,
0,00O; Mrs NJ. L. Mort on, private
stable, rear of No. 1880 L street north west,
So 900.
Officer Garroway, of the police force,
has rendered his resignation, to take effect
within a week.
Steam engineers licenses We're issued
yesterday as follows: First class, to G.
G. Thompson; third class, to j. N Norton
and James Creamer.
The commission recently issued to Allen
Sykes as additional private on the police
force was revoked yesterday, and G. N.
Thompson was appointed to succeed him,
for duty at the site of the Union passenger
depot in Georgetown.
Dr. J. Rowland Walton, OF No. 700
Tenth street northwest, was yesterday
reappointed member of the board of
dental examiners.
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