The morning times., 1895-11-21
WILL NOT CHANGE GRADE
Commissioners TO Leave Rhode
Island Avenue Intact.
so INFORMED MR. NEWBOLD
Another Conference with Attorney
worthington Relating Presumably
to Street Extension-Protest En-
tered Against II Poolroom-Order
Relating to Street distractions.

The Commissioners yesterday saved
several blocks on Rhode Island avenue
extended for the use OF the public.
me amended charter OF the Washington
& Maryland Railroad Company, passed at
the last session of Congress, gives the
company right OF way along the avenue to
the district line, there TO Join the route
of the line through Maryland to baltimore.
CUuucninat4on proceedings are in prog
ress. and the road is in course OF con-
struction. 1t will be the mucl-talked of
boulevard line TO the Maryland metropolis.
Under the charter the Washington &
Maryland canno cross the Baltimore n Ohio
tracks at grade. They are obliged either
to go under or over. 1t is their purpose to
go under. With this in view President
Newbold and the managers of the company
have been very persistent in an effort to
get the Commissioners to lower the grade
of the street. They wanted IL sunk five
feet This would be Il decided saving to
the company, but it would make a break
in the streets almost as serious as that OF
the roadway of the Baltimore q Ohio Rail-
road itself. The part of the avenue affect
ed lies between Fifth and Seventh streets
northeast.
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Under the proposed arrangement the
whole street, in approaching the subway
under the Baltimore & Ohio track, would
have sunk sharply below the grade, and
thus would have been given up almost
wholly TO the railroad company.
The matter Was III tue hands OF Major
Powell. He could not find any salts
factory method OF retaining the use OF
the avenue and lowering the level Ac-
cordingly u letter was addressed yester-
day to Mr.. Newbold informing him that
after careful consideration the Commits
siouers decline to lower the grade at tue
intersection of Rhode Island avenue and
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad from the
approved grade of 90.66; also that 10
change will be made In the location OF
the sewer until you have made the dedica-
ton of Rhode Island avenue, between
Fifth aud Seventh streets northeast,
matter of record"
The Commissioners yesterday held an
hours consultation with their attorney,
s. r. Thomas aud Mr.. \. g. WorttIingtoD.
This is the second time within week
that they have conferred at length with
these gentlemen. 1t Is conjectured that
they are considering the law under which
the street extensions are being laid out
and proposals made 10 ia kc private property
for public use, but all declined to say
not.
Mr.. william A Gordon said recently
that the law is fatally defective OUTSIDE of
the constitutional objections. II is said the
Commissioners are considering legislation
to cure these difficulties, tn be asked of
the approaching Congress.
Gen. William Birney yesterday asked
for a jury Ia assess damages for property
to be taken for streets and called ON the
Commissioners in regard To the matter.
PROTEST AGAINST 4 POOL ROOM.
A protest was entered against the pool
room of George II. Lacey, at No. 63s
street northwest. opposite the Central High
School, Mr.. Lacey was in court Tuesday
in connection with arrests at his place and
in the afternoon secured renewal of his
license. 1t Is complained that the FREE
qucnters of his place annoy both his neigh
bors and the girls at the high school by
standing on the street in front of his place.
Mr. Lacey denies ths and says he conducts
perfectly orderly place The matter
was referred for investigation 10 the police
department. There is no regulation gov
crning the location of pool rooms; license
must be issued when paid for.
The Commissioners have directed Maj.
Moure to have the order promulgated about
year ago regarding street distractions,
including barber poles, sigus, etc, strictly
enforced. They say they have been in-
formed that the laws regarding occupancy
of sidewalks and public spaces are being
violated In some instances, and there Is a
dispositinn on the part of several persons
who have been once removed from occu-
pancy gradually to encruach again upon
the forbidden space.
Lieutenants OF police, It is directed, shall
beordcred to enforce the regulations strictly,
and shall he held responsible for violations
| in their precincts.
The attention OF the police IS to be called
| specially to section l, article 6, of the po-
| lice regulations. There has been recent
| annoyance from litter thrown upon the
| streets and from trash swept frcm stores
| and other buildings.
This has been the subject OF uDfavorable
| comment by visitors. a few arrests, the
| Commissioners suggest, W wouid nave d
| salutary effect in correcting tue disorder.
RULE To BE ENFORCED.
The section Of the police rules referred
to saws: No person shall throw or cause
| TO be thrown or scattered or left in any
| street. highway. or upon any parking or
| vacant lot in the District, any dirt, mud
| ashes, gravel, sd wdust, shavings, Offal,
| vegetable matter, garbage, trees, cinders,
| paper, or refuse matter or any kind, or any
| dead animal or putriEcible matter OF any
sort, and abuttiDg lot owners, on improved
| streets, avenues, and alleys, In Tue city,
| whose lots are above grade, shall protect
the same and the. parking in front of said
| lots so as to prevent dirt, sand, or grave!
| from falling or being washed on the side
| walks and allcyways and ohstructing them-
| But building materials, earth, and rubbish
| from buildings in process of construction
| may lie III the places named as provided
| in the building regulations, or as author
| lied by permit from the inspector of build
| jngs. No person, however, may deposit
| any building material or any asphalt ol
| concrete unless the pavement is covered
with n close platform of boards.
The excise board Is busy with assess
| ments. 1t is expected they will, within
| a week, take up the question of liquol
| licenses and some long, hard fights art
| anticipated. There are over II hundred
| cases ready for consideration.
The weekly report Of superintendent L
| B. Cutter, of the Municipal Lodging House
| shows the number OF persons furnished
with meals to have increased from 9s
in the week ending November 8, to 15t
| in the week ending November 16. The
/ number of meals increased from 3S5 Il
523; number OF lodgings from 2li to 35I
| The number this week shows a decrease
| but the cold weather is expected to bring
| a still larger number.
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