The morning times., 1896-01-03

The question of proper naming of streets
both within the city and outside in the
proposed extensions is engaging con-
siderable portion of the Commissioners at
tention.
When Mr.. 6. NJ. Hopkins called on Major
Powell yesterday i'll regard to cha rts Of the
territory recently mapped, he asked what
names were TO be given the streets. Major
Powell said that was an open question OF
much interest.
The use of letters for the streets cast
and west, as shown in the blue prints OF
the first and second sections, he said, was
only for convenience in discussing the ex-
tension plans. Such 4 duplication of names
could not be considered even. II might
be that the names finally decided upon
would be the names OF Presidents of the
United States and famous public men, SO
chosen us TO have the initials follow the
alpha betical order. Again, IndiaD names
might be selected in the same manner.
The plan OF maintaining the alphahetic
order has been followed TO some extent
already in naming streets in the subdivi-
sioDs. For example, along the Tenleytown
road north of Georgetown are Milwaukee,
Newark, Omaha streets, in order. I'm
fortunately, In selecting names sufficient
care has not been taken to avoid duplica
ton, and there is an Omaha street in Con-
BEtsS UelT
ANOTHER DIFFICULTY.
Another phase OF this difficulty is pre-
sented In the names of minor streets within
the city, when in one instance the same
street has three different names in differ
ent sections OF il. The CommiSs toner's
are now considering measure which will
provide for the remaining of these city
streets.
The Commissioners wrote c. E. Gala
loss by fire here from 1885 To 1895, In
elusive, was S2,573, $50, the total insur-
ance, S1,597,134.
Mrs. Mary l.. Brown of No. 640 o street
northwest recently wrote the Commits
sioners 10 learn whether they would con-
sider favorably license for pnolroom
at No. 63S o street, where Casey's pool
room formerly constituted an annoyance
TO the Central High school pupils and the
neighbOrs. The Commissioners replied that
they were opposed to opening poolroom
at the place. The bill giving the Commits
sioners control of pOolroom licenses is in
committee and IL is expected VIII soon be
passed.
on account of defective advertisement
the Commissioner yesterday cancelled
orders for work as follows To pave with
concrete alleys in square 371, Massachu-
sets avenue and Tenth street northwest;
10 lay new brick sidewalk and reset curb
on + street. FOurtcenth to Kentucky ave
nue. soul lheast; 10 lay brick sidewalk on
Tenth street, Pennsylvania avenue To l
street southeast; on | street, from Eighth
TO Eleventh southeast; on Florida avenue,
from North Capitol and First streets
northwest; ON Delaware avenue, between
& aud h southwest: on First street nnrth-
west. between aud p: 10 lay cement side
walk and reset curb on II street, between
Thire eenth and Fourteenth northeast. also
between Fourth aud Sixth; To lay brick
walks and set granite curb on q street
nor heast, between Fourteenth and Ft!-
teenth.
OTHER WORK TO BE DONE.
new public hydrant will be erected on
the west side of Twenty ty-second street,
between Virginia avenue and E street.
Sewers will be laid as follows: South
side of / street, between Eleventh aud
Twelfth northeast, "a feet S inch; in
Tweuty-fourth, between NJ and Rock Greek,
$40 feet 12-inch.
Water main viii he laid in the south sideof
Massachusetts avenue from end of present
main to center of Thirteenth street, 24O
feet, l2-iuch south on Thirteenth streetfrom
the end of last mentioned 2-inch main, 26O
feet, 6-iuch; west from Thirteenth street to
connect 6-nCh main east side OF Kentucky
avenue, 100 feet 6-inCh.
The old catch basin northwest corner
Seventeenth and II streets northwest, will
lie abandoned and gutter basin and man.
hole built in it's stead.
John T. Hare was granted license as
thir!-class engineer.
The Commissioners accepted from the
Postal Telegraph Company the ownership
OF telegraph poles located as follows: Seven
poles on Sixth street. from First to Third
streets southeast: twenty-n poles on Thir-
teeuth street, from l to A streets south.
east; four poles at Fifteenth and Maryland
avenue northeast. and a number of others
scattered about the city. These poles are
already i'll use for District wires.
There is no money for additional lamps
for the city anG.it is probable that several
OF those in use must be dispensed with.
This statement is made by the Commissions
ers In answer to n request from W. S.
Daniels for a light on Providence street,
Bruokland.
a building permit was issued today to
DR.. Charles Z. Emmons for two-story
frame house Oh Nichols avenue, Congress
Heights, to cost 81 600.
Chief Paris, of the Fire Department,
said yesterday it would probably be several
days before he would appoint the new trial
board to hear the charges of intOxication
and disobedience of orders against Foreman
John A Walsh. of No. 9, according to the
order OF the Commissioners published in
The Evening Times.