The Washington times., 1895-05-05
ACCEPT THE PROPOSITION
Temporary Garbage Contract for
Four Months Assured.
ANNULLING THE OLD CONTRACT
Commissioners Naming the Streets In
First Section of Highway Extension
Plan-Sketch Plan of Second Section
Ready for Inspection officers-An-
derson and Branson Acquitted.

The District Commissioners decided yes
terday 10 accept the proposition submitted
by Edward warrield for the annuIIing of
the present garbage contract and the ex-
ecution of a temporary one to cover a
perior OF four months, beginning with the
first day of July.
The reasons which actuated the board
in extending the period by one month
were two-iold-first, il was conceded that
no contractor would want to supply an
equipment TO cover a daily service for d
single month, as would be necessary should
the temporary contract expire on Sep
tember 30; and, second, it was not thought
TO be quite just to require the expenditure
necessary for the Increased equipment under
a temporary arrangement only for so
brief a period as three months. The Com
missioncrs therefore decided 10 give MIR.
Wariield the benefit of the additional
month.
In the matter of modifying the specifica-
tions under which the short term contract
is TO be drawn, the Commissioners and
the Health Officer conceded that there
should be discrimination as 10 tie nature
OF the complaints. There should be proper
Bayiy was assured that no injustice would
be permitted. and there was therefore no
formal modification made.
gAe orueI as 10 tie numbering of the
alley entrances TO dwellings 10 correspond
win the street number, and 10 require
the name OF the street to be given, viii be
promulgated IN due season as an amend
ment 10 the specifications.
NAMING THE NEW STREETS.
The Commissioners have taken up the
matter of naming the streets OF the first
extended section, and yesterday it was
ordered that the principal meridian streets
of the first section of the highway exten-
sion plans be numbered, respectively, as
the corresponding, or nearly correspond
ing, meridian streets Of Washington, and
that Intermediate meridian streets be des-
ignated by the number of the parallel
street next east, with the addition of
one-half, as, for example, Four-and- one
half.
That the principal east aud west streets
next north of w street be named in order
Y. Y, and 2 streets.
Changes are in contemplation also as
follows, the paper containing the sugges-
tons being upon the board table 10 be
taken up within the next few days:
That the names of the present Michigan,
Illinois and Kansas avenues viii he retained
for those highways.
That the avenue, I6O feet W ide, north OF
Soldiers Home, be named Alabama avenue,
and the avenue along Piney Branch road
be named Colorado avenue. That New
Hampshire avenue OF Petworth, Columbia
road east CT Connecticut avenue extended,
and California avenue TO Twenty-third
street be California avenue or Columbia
avenue or Columbia road. That the street
along the District line be named Boundary
or Columbia avenue. That Brightwood
avenue north OF Kansas avenue be named
Brightwood road.
All other avenues of the section will be
named after the States in the order of their
admission into the Union, emitting States
already used for names of avenues.
The parkway along the Piney Branch
and Spring road will probably be named
Piney Branch Parkway. Eighteenth street,
north OF Superior street, and its extension
along he park boundary, viii be namedPark
highway.
1t is given out that Secretary Lamont,
OF the special commission, has announced
the purpose OF giving property holders the
right to suggest any changes that may i'll
their Judgment be necessary.
The partial plan of the second section has
been sketched, and is now attached TO the
of interested citizens.
DISMISS THE CHARGES.
The Commissioners yesterday Set aside
the findings of the trial board in the cases
of Privates Anderson and Bronson, of the
police force, who were tried March %,
1895, for gross neglect OF duty. The trial
board adjudged them to be guilty, except
as to the word gross" and assessed a
fine OF SO each. Supt. Moore and Lieut..
McCathran expressed the belief that the
mems long stay in Joyce's place was an
error of Judgment and not an attempt to
evade duty, and in view Of their good
record, the charges were dismissed.
II was ordered yesterday that the fol-
lowing previous orders be cancelled: To
lay brick sidewalk and reset curb IN font
of lot 8, square 13l; TO relay and repair
brick sidewalks in New York avenue, be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets, both sides;
to lay new bT.ck sidewalks and reset curb
in X street southeast, between Sixth and
Seventh streets.
Proposals were ordered to be accepted
as follows: For improving Florida ave-
uue from New York avenue to Brentwood
road by J. J. CUGmore and j. Frawley;
for improving Delaware avenue southeast,
G TO Il streets, same contractors; for I'M
proving Eleventh street northeast from
MARYLAND avenue to Florida avenue, An
drew Gleason.
W c. Hale was yesterday appointed in
spector in the surface division of the
Eng neer Department, at compensation
OF S4 per day, vice d. J.. Shoemaker,