The morning times., 1895-10-26
PERMIT TO LAY TRlsKs
Authority Gwen B. & 0. Company
to Occupy Water Street.
WORK TO BEGIN AT ONCE
Stalls in Haymarket Space Nearly
Ready for Highest Bidders-Interest
in Street Extensions Renewed-Sub-
urban Water Mains Ordered-Money
Allotted on Contract Work.

The commissioners ordered ycsterda that
tie permit clerk shall issue to the George
town Barge. Dock, Elevator and Railway
| Company. permit to construct Il double
track railway in Water street, West WASH
inaton, from the Aqueduct bridge To Rock
Greek
This is the project backed by the Balti-
more nj o Ohio RI; .iroad c Company sa means
| of obtaining entrance to the Western section
Z, of the city, and concerning which with re-
| spect to the existing track on Wafer street.
/ a contention arose recently between that
company and the Georgetown and Tency'
, town Electric road.
| The order prescribes that the middle line
| of the double track shall conform TO the
middle line of the street. the middle Lines
| of the two tracks shall be twelve feet, and
| the tracks shall be laid to grade.
II is understood the work of construction
| will begin at once.
The engineer department has completed
| the grading and marking of the grounds at
| Haymarket space. as preliminary 10 the ar
ragenent for the accommodation of whole
| sale Dealers and the builhinS inspector
| reported yesterday that his share in the pre-
| limiDaries will he completed within few
days. The stalls are 10 be sold to the
| highest bidder as soon as the grounds are
ready for occupancy.
STREET EXTENSIONS DISCUSSED.
Col. John NJ. Wilson and Mr.. a. T. Brit
| ton, members of the board OF trustees or
the Episcopal cathedral, the construction of
| which on Connecticut avenue extended is in
contemplation, called upon the Commits
| sioners yesterday TO inquire about the ioca-
| ton of the streets adjacent to the cathedral
site.
They were accompanied by Architect
/ Flagg, who is preparing the designs for the
new structure.
Their special mission was to obtain in
| formation as to the plans of the Commits
sioners in the matter of street extensions,
but they made number of suggestions
which in their opinion should be adopted.
Commissioner Powell had numerous other
calls yesterday from persons in quest OF in
fornationconcerning street extensions, with
the view of perfectiIg plans for contem-
pated subdivisions.
The new subdivisions discussed were all
in the third section of the street extension
plans, one being located in the vicinity of
the Methodist University and the other
south of Massachusetts avenue and east
of the new Observatory Circle. The first
named is known as the johnson property.
The parties came in voluntarily TO make
arrangements for dedicating the ground re-
quired for streets and avenues.
a plat was filed also, signed by Messrs.
john W Thompson, ArIli..r T.. DGteiiIs,ii,
and John CaSsels, trustees, for one tract,
and 10y Alfred Warren Fleming, Isaac N
Jackson, and William L. Ednonston, trust
ecs, for another, in which the ground
''incIuded between the United States OBJ
servatory Circle and cOncentric circle
with radius 100 feet greater was dedi-
Gated "as a public highway for ever"
WATER MAINS ORDERED.
Orders issued yesterday:
That IL $50 feet of siX-inch water main
be laid in Seventh street, between Bunker
Hill road anI Lowell street, and IN Lowell
street, between Seventh and Eight streets;
297 feet of siy-inch main in Eighth street,
Brookland. between Lowell and keokuk
streets. 655 feet OF six-inch main in Twenty
seventh street, from o street to Poplar
street.
That a cement sidewalk be laid in front of
No. 20 and % Lafayette square, under the
permit system.
That tie public well at Sixth and streets
south west be abandoned and filled.
Allotments were reapproved as follows: As
sessment and permit work, sewers, TO be
expended under contract with Lyons Bros,
81 $50; relief sewers and replacing OBJ
structed sewers, under contract with Thomas
Buckley, SG,SG0. main and pipe sewers
Under contract with Thomas Buckley. So 900:
main and pipe sewers, for work 10 be done
in Georgia avenue southeast. between Four
tcenth and Sixteenth streets, $4,000
Building permits issued yesterday: He
brew Congrc CATION. by n. Cow, for one
story brick building on Staunion avenue.
Anaco>tia. $500; b. h. Counick, two frame
dwellings in Griswold's subdivision, Ana
costa, Sl,50O and $500, respectively;
Mrs Colgrove. for repair of her dwelling,
I ~, fIxr. al
aged by fire. 5000.
ADDITIONAL PEACE KEEPERS.
By order OF the Commissioners. issued
yesterday, Wallace L. Chapman, Thomas
II. johnson. 7. a. Smith, Dennis johnson,
and alexander Davis, have been appointed
additional privates on the police force, for
service at the Samaritan Temple. No. 229
! street southwest.
The Old buildings ON Washington circle
owned by Rev James Mcmahon, and &C.
cup;ed by tenants as place of residence.
are To he torn down The property was
condemned nearly two years ago as unfit
for use and the owner. wailc obiccting
Tor time, has finally notified the build
ing inspector of his acquiesccnce in the
order.
Notice has been issued la the owners of
several old frame structures at the rear
of lot 81. in square 375, on Ninth street
northwest, to have the same taken down
within thirty days. The building inspector
declares them to be unfit for occupancy.
The property is located in the vicinity Of
the Fourth Presbyterian Church.
Engineers licenses were granted yes
terday as follows: Second class, Ia Jubal A.
Burch: third class, TO Charles Inloes and
George Guings.
OBJECTS TO THE FINES.
Contractor warfield will have a hearing
or Monday, before the Commissioners. in
respect to the system of fines that has been
enforced against him by the health office.
Mr.. Warfield claims that he is furnish
Ing n service as nearly perfect as should
be expected and In proof of this cites the
fact that for the month of October there
were but eight complaints sustained against
him.
In each of these cases the contractor
was fined the maximum sum, and it is
his purpose to have conference with the
Commissioners and see if some more equit-
able arrangement cannot be made.
1t is understood, also. that on Monday
the change in the regulations. as proposed
by the health office and noted in The
Times of yesterday, will come up for dis
cussion.