The Washington times., 1895-02-06

Geofgetown and Tennaliytown at Thirty
second street and Dumbarton avenue: be-
tween the Washington and Georgetown and
lexington at Fifteenth and G. streets for 9
cents additional. and on the same basis at
Seventh street and New York avenue.
The Belt Line will transfer with the Rock
Creek at Eleventh and streets: the Ninth
street line with Rock Creek and with the
Brightwood at Seventh street and Florida
avenue. on the basis OF 8 cents; the Anacostia
with the Belt Line at Third street and Mary
land avenue southwest; the Fourteenth street
line with Rock Greek at u street northwest.
both on the cents basis.
All the transfers as al present existing will
be maintained.
The memorandum between two OF the
companies-the Metropolitan and the Belt
in effect provides for Communication or cou-
pom ticket good for sixty rides to be nsed by
an individual or his family, and to be good
for one month, emitting the holder to a con-
uous ride over both roads for a single fare of
cents. to be equally divided between the
two companies.
The transfers are to be obtained at sta
tions. by payment of 2 or cents, rs the case
may be. ami will not be issued by conductors
or others upon an original payment covering
the first ride.
Tire board of excise granted retail license
yesterday 10 eight OF the incorporat clubs
of the city, as follows: The Cosmos, the Met
ropolitan the Columbia Athletic, Army and
Navy. Buena Vista Pleasure, the Concordia,
the Acanthus. and Washington Saengerbund,
respectively. II the opinion of the attorney
for the District be correct the money paid
in upon these applications cannot be refunded,
since payment was not made under protest
and the District is therefore the gamer by
the amonnt OF $4,000.
Chief Paris reported twenty-three alarms
for fire during January, an increase of eight
over the previous month. The estimated
losses were Sc, 100, with an insurance of
S4.145. There were twenty-eight local or
still alarms. from which losses reported ag-
gregated SS,495. with an insurance of 81 ,435.
The request has been made of Congress.
through Senator German, by the District
Commissioners that the appro ropriation for the
construction of county roads be made imme-
diately available. This suggestion Is based
upon the fact that there is great distress pre-
vailing. and in order that work may be pro-
vided for those in need the further proyiso is
introduced that all improvements except
paving be done by hired labor or by con-
tract.
The Commissioners also ask for an addi-
tional estimate of 80, 900 for the exclusive use
of the health office, and to be Immediately
available, for the suppression of smallpox.
William Slater, night wa Gilman of the
Girls Reform-schooi, has been removed, and
Tabias Knott succeeds to the vacancy Ray
Galpin was appointed as laborer to succeed
Knott.
The Commissioners have notified D. f.
Hoover that the Anacostia Railway is not
operating Congressional Cemetery branch,
but say lit is believed that any citizen who is
aggrieved can, through the courts, compel
the operation of the lne''
The Commissioners have asked for an item
to be introduced into the supplemental
deficiency bill covering a judgment obtained
by Henrietta L. King against the District for
81 ,469.4S.