Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-22

that instead of two overhead viaducts, as
proposed by Senate bill 2SOJ the Commits
Sioners recomm md but one. this to extend
from the site of the present depot along the
line of Delaware avenue northward to the
point of its intersection with the proposed
line of New York avenue extended. and
from thence to the point where the Metro
politan line can. at least expense on CON
struction and Of subsequent running time,
best be united with the main line OF said
railroad
The last amendment proposed relates to
the eighth section. anu provides that upon
the completion of the construction of the
viaducts any of the preseat surface tracks
net herein provided for shall cease and de-
termine. The section, as originally pre-
sented stipulated that the tracks of the
Metropolitan branch alone within the limits
OF the city CT Washington shall cease upon
the completion of the viaduct.
For II New School.
The Commissioners are making strenuous
efforts to get an amendment to the pending
District appropriation bill involving an ex-
penditure of $4,000 for the purchase Of
site and the erection Of a new school
building beyond Rock creek and Grant
road for the benefit of the children Of that
vicinity. The site selected is on Connecti-
cut avenue extended Building Inspector
Brady recommended the purchase of three
or four acres of land for the school, and
Trustee Wilmer, who brought the matter
hrSt to the attention the commission
ers, says in this connection:
with regard to the quantity of land to
be acquired 1 would like to make a long
argument here in favor of procuring and
preserving entire blocks, such as formerly
surrounded the Wallach and Central High
Schools, but since the Senate is disposed
to make such a policy mandat tory upon us,
1 have at this time simply to suggest that
YOU ask for an appropriation not to eX-
coed $4,000, which, with the $1,000 neceS-
sary for the building, will make total of
$4,000, the land to be acquired in accord
ance with the plan indicated in the bill
introduced some days ago by Senator Per-
kins."
Adverse Report.
An adverse report has been returned by
the Commissioners to Congress upon House
bill 7139, authorizing the Falls Church and
Potomac electric road to enter the city by
a ferry. The Commissioners say they do
not believe the ferry will be built, as ex-
perience has shown in the case Of other
roads granted similar charters tina. the
method is inadvisable. Continuing, they
say:
1T is understood that the Falls Church
and Potomac road has 10 railroad or
other physical property in Virginia. At
tention is invited to the provision in the
bill giving the company the right to build
a short road in the city, without any re-
quirement for preceding construction in
Virginia. The full fare could be charged
over the snort city tracks whether the Viz
ginia end was built not.
There does not appear to be any neces-
sity for a car line along the proposed route.
Ii there was, the route should be used by
one of the existing city ROADS. Either the
Capital Traction, Metropolitan or EckiCg
ton company, which Cross or run on the
part of North b street. Tie Capital Trac-
ton company has applied fer an extension
to the water front, near j. street.
There is no demand for stree. car tra ffic
on the route named in the Falls Church
bill east of about 22d street, and very
small part of the traffic on or west of ped
street would be satisfl ct)rily served oy a
road running only to 9th and j streets.
I'VE suggest that any road seeking an
entrance into the city near the Aqucduct
bridge be required to construct bridge Of
it's own across the river. They should
all run into the Union depot The Wash
ington, Arlington and Falls Church COM
pany is a wholly different organiZa ton
from the one named in the bill, now op-
Grating road from Ross.yn, Va, and Ar
lington."
Condition of Bowen School.
The old Bowen school house is safe, but
ur healthy. This is the gist of report
made upon it's condition by the inspector
of buildings, who, at the request Of the
Commissioners, made a thorough investiga-
ton of the building. He carefully inspect
ed the structure, and plumbed the walls,
with the result that the building was de-
clared safe. He found, however, no ar
rangement for ventilation, except the most
primitive, and the sanitary arrangements
were old-fashioned and bad. These facts
will be reported to the board of school
trustees, and there is little doubt that the
Commissioners will urge upon Congress the
necessity of new building to replace the
old one.
Numbering Lots.
The committee appointed by the Com
mSSioncrS consisting of the assessor for
the District, the attorney for the District