The morning times., 1895-12-28
COMPLETE THE SYSTEM
Commissioners Urge Perfection
of Sewers Upon Mr.. Harris.
PROMPT ACTION DESIRABLE
Bill Submitted ApprOpriating $685.
900 to Pay for Land Taken Under
the Highway Act-Money Needed
for Cleaning Crosswalks of Snow
and Ice-Orders for improvements.

The bill proposing to complete the sewer
system of.the District is the subject of a
letter written by the Commissioners yester'
| day to Senator Harris. They can attention
to the reports made for a similar measure
last year and say the principal features OF
the pending bill are SO fully discussed in
| these reports that they deem it unnecessary
to do more than call attention To the new
| data upon the subject furnished by their
| own report just submitted and The report
| OF Dr. kober upon typhoid fever prevalent
I here last summer. This cumulative evi
| ueDcc, Jney say, SHOWS tne imperative neces-
sity of early action on the bill.
They ask that the part OF their report
| bearing upon the subject and all of DR..
| KoDer's paper be Incorporated in the com
| nittee's report If IL be favorable. Calling
| attention To the plans for street extension
| under the highway act, they say that
Justice 10 the property-hoiders whose land
| is TO be taken requires that the accompany
ing bill, which provides $265 ,OC0 for that
| purpose, be passed as speedily as pos
sibIe.'
MONEY FOR CLEANING CROSSwALKs.
The Commissioners yesterday set their
figures for the extra cost 10 clear cross
walks and cutters OF snow under the law
approved March last, at $50 200. OF
this $50, 900 is for work and $1,000 for
legal expenses. The law provides that
they must cIear crosswdlks for u width of
ten feet and cutters for one foot every
where in Washington Immediately after
each snowfall and must keep them clear.
They must also sprinkle all crosswalks
whenever covered with ice, with sand, saw
dust or other material that will insure safe
walking. The Commissioners i'll letter
TO Secretary Carlisle ask him To include the
n. m mn IN @ 4
deficiency bill.
The Commissioners yesterday made final
orders for street improvements in a uum-
ber of places Brick sidewalks Will be
laid on both sides OF Kenesaw avenue be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth; on the
west side OF fifteenth southeast between
c and ID; on the west side OF Central be-
tween Superior and Columbia road; and,
with new curb, on the south side of Z
southeast between Twelfth and Fifteenth;
on the north side of southeast between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth; and on the
east side of Fourteenth southeast between
A and E. Sewers Will be laid 13O feet in
the alley ia square 736, and 325 feet in
Fifth street northeast between q and ii.
Nitrified block pavements are to be laid in
all alleys in square "A, from Twenty-fourth
to Twenty-fifth street south OF F north
west; square "a. from h street to Twenty
first northwest. square lT6, from Seven |
teeRth to New Hampshire avenue north OF |
T street northwest: square 135, between
North Carolina, avenue, Second and |
streets sou theast: square $50, between |
Eighth and Ninth north of l southeast; |
and certain alleys in square 2S5 at Thir- !
tecnth and northwest; sol, at Third |
and northeast; square 3ST. at Ninth |
and + southwest; $50, at Second and |
northeast. Asphalt pavement Will be laid |
in the alleys in square 442, at Seventh |
and Il northwest aud square 995, at |
Eleventh and southeast.
Water mains will be laid in l. street |
southeast between Eleventh and Thirteenth. |
and in Twelfth street southeast between |
Georgia avenue and l..
TEMPORARILY DISMISSED.
AT the L street pumping station En- |
eneer ID. Brane was dismissed tempor- |
arily on account OF ph ysical disability aud |
Assistant Machnist T. H. Jones put in his |
place at ST, 100 a year. Machinist j. T. |
Fink was put on the permanent roll in |
Jones' place at SS64. When Mr.. Brane is |
able to return he will be given such work |
as he is able to do.
In reply to a recent request OF Assist |
ant Secretary of the Treasury Wike, the |
sent report saying the |
work of their department is all up to date
and no emplOye from one department is
assigned to another under the meaning of |
the law.