The morning times., 1896-08-22
RAILWAY GETS 4 PERMIT
Washington and Maryland Co.
to Occupy R. l. Avenue.
CONDITIONS ARE IMPOSED
Ground Acquired in That Thorough
fare Must be Dedicated by the Com
Asked to String Wires for Exten-
sion of Police Patrol Service.

Ihe Maryland and washington Railway
Company obtained u permit yesterday OF
the Commissioners to lay double tracks on
Rhode Island avenue, between Fourth
street east and the District line east but
certain conditions were imposed, which
must be conceded as part OF the bar
gain.
The company is required to have its
tracks laid at equal distances from the
middle line Of the avenue. The distance
between centers OF tracks east OF the
Metropolitan Branch OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad is to be twelve feet, and
west OF the Baltimore and Ohio tracks, ten
feet.
Tracks and spaces between tracks are
to be ballasted according TO specifications
on file with the Engineer Commissioner,
While the ditch or gutter bet ween tracks
is to be considered temporary, and when
called upon to do SO by the Commissioners,
the company is to crown the roadway be-
tween tracks as may be required.
The tops OF the rails are TO be laid
even with the adopted grade of the ave-
nue., and where the Brent wood road falls
within the space OF Rhode Island avenue,
the railway company is TO widen said
road SO rs 10 give not less than twenty
feet clear OF the tracks on the south side
for public travel.
LAYING STREET CROSSINGS.
All street and road crossings now used
in public travel, or when required by the
Commissioners, are to be laid with three
inch oak planks, and otherwise left as TO
line and grade in condition satisfactory
TO the Engineer Commissioner.
The railroad company is required to
dedicate to the District so much OF Rhode
Island avenue extended as 1t may here
after acquire by purchase or condemna-
ton.
Until the avenue shall be paved the
company will be permitted 10 use IT, rails,
but as rapidly as the paving shall be done
these rails are TO be replaced by grooved
rails of approved pattern.
Tie company is required to accept all
conditions imposed, in writing, before
issuance OF the permit.
II is not stated by what means the COM
pany is to effect a crossing where its
line intersects with the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad.
The tirst proposition made was to lower
the grade OF Rhufle Island avenue, SO as
TO permit sufficient space for the intro
duction OF the overhead trolley beneath
the structure of the b. and o. bridge, by
means OF which 1T spans the avenue,
but that plan WIS negatived by the Com
missioners upon the grounds that it would
be TOO much OF an Interference with the
sewers and water systems, aud be contrary
TO public policy.
1t would therefore seem that this prob
lem is yet to be solved.
In order to facilitate the establishment
of additional police patrol boxes the Com
missioners have asked permission of the
Western Union Telegraph Company tostring
a wire from Anacostia to Twining City,
and from Brookland to Terra Gotta, on its
Metropolitan line, aud from Ivy City to
Langdon. on the Baltimore line of poles.
A similar request for the same purpose
was made TO the president OF the Chesa
peake and Potomac Company, the lines to
be extended from Fifteenth and II streets
northwest to Benning's Cross Road, and
from Anacostia to Good Hope.
For the same reason a request was made
to Secretary Herbert of the Navy Depart
ment to string q wire on the poles under
his control from Auacostia to Congress
Heights, and to Gen. A. 3. Du Gaillard, in
charge of the Washington Aqueduct. to
place a wire along the New Cut road from
Thirty-fifth street to Conduit road.
This action is taken upon the recommen-
dalton of Mr.. Henry r. Miles, superin-
tendeut OF the telegraph and telephone
service. Seventeen additional patrol boxes,
urgently recommended by the respective
Iieutenants of the fourth, fifth, seventh,
eighth and ninth precincts, are to be added
10 the present service within the suburban
territory described in the several letters
of request above referred to.
1t is understood that unless the permis-
sion asked for shall be granted, it will be
impossible to do the work OF extension, as
recommended.
LOWERS THE MAIN.
The construction of the sewer in Flagler
place and crossing Albany street requires
the lowering of the water main which sup
plies the United States Capitol with water,
and a request for permission for the work
TO be done has been forwarded by the
Commissioners to Col. John NJ. Wilson,
superintendent Of buildings and grounds.
The president of the Washington and
Alexandria Railway Company was yester-
day notified by the Commissioners of the
necessity for immediate compliance by his
corporation with the District fender regu-
lations. The notice was issued upon a
report made by Inspector L. P. Bradshaw.