The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1895-04-10
Order Changing Hour for Opening
Navy Yard Bridge Draw.
ANACoSTIA REQUEST GRANTED
Travel VIII Be Unrestricted Before 8
o'clock A. N. and After s. P. M.-oround
Purchased for Enlarging the Grounds at
Street Pumping stahon-Licenses to
Steam Engineers Permits.

The protest of the Anacostia Citizens
Association against the opening Of the draw
in the navy yard bridge at inconvenient
hours, when business people and school
children were going TO and from their daily
avocations, has been needed by the Com
missioners, and an order was issued yester-
day requiring that the draw shall be closed
until a. m. and after 8 p. m. daily.
The hours heretofore have been from
a. m. until p. m.
The association enumerated number OF
yexattous annoyances, among them the de-
tention of school teachers, until after the
hour when school should be opened, and
of similar delays 10 pupils of the Eastern
high school. Business men, it was alleged,
were often kept waiting as much as half
an hour from ordinary business pursuits
as well as special appointments of impor-
lance, and there was an earnest appeal
made for relief
In passing upon the application, the en-
gineer of bridges, c. B Hunt, says: 1T
is believed tina bridge travel would be much
accommodated without material inconven-
ienceto the water travel by the arrangement
recommended" Signs are to be placed
at the draw announcing the change.
The Commissioners expect TO beautify
the grounds about the L street pumping
station, between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets, and provide also for the
necessary increase OF the seIVice.
ENLARGING THE SITE.
Recognizing the improbability of any
change being ever necessary in the loca-
ton OF the station, the board ordered
the purchase yesterday of The whole of lot
4, in square IFS, at SIT per foot, and part
OF lot 2. in same square, at 50 per foot,
making an aggregate of SIT ,410.S7.
There viii be 4 proper expenditure made
later TO render the grounds attractive.
Honey bees must be lat all times and in
all places properly secured, " at the peril
of the owners.
Mr.. willis G.. Brown wrote TO the Com
missioners to lean If tkeIc was any Dis
trict law 10 govern the culture of bees,
and was duly informed that IN the opinion
OF Attorney Thomas. while there is no
direct law bearing uPon agriculture, the
keepers of bees ARE responsible i any one,
without fault in himself, is injured by
them.'' the informatio also embracing
the admonition first quoted.
Col. John NJ Wilson has made application
to the Commissioners for permission 10
make the necessary excavations IN certain
streets for changing the route of the pipe
line that supplies the Capitol with water.
Steam engineers licenses Were issued yes
terday as follows: First class, Robert
Falnin; third class, Henry Caezar, and w.
H Miller
Tue agent OF a patent car fender for
use on street railways was at the District
PuiIding Yesterday with q model showing
the manner in which the machine is eX-
pected TO work, and asked the Commits
sioners to recommend its adoption. Under
the rule the board has heretofore observed
! the request could not be complied with, il
I being left to the companies 10 decide upon
| the merits OF tenders submitted for adop
l ton.