The morning times., 1896-04-11

The proposed opening OF De Sales street
by extension from Connecticut avenue to
FIFTEENTH street. has been made the subject
or correspondence lately bet tween inter
eSted citizens and the Commissioners, aud
the outcome is that an audience will be
granted on Tuesday next to anybody who
may desire 10 discuss the proposition.
This short street lies between Connecti-
cut avenue and Seventeenth street and l.
and NJ streets north west. and some citizens
who own property in the line of its exten-
sion have asked that ii be carried through
to Fifteenth street.
A bill was accordingly introduced in the
Senate on the goth of February providing
for the extension and appropriating 500
600 for the puproSe nf condenining or pur<
chasing tie ground and property needed for
the purpose, making the same available i'm
mediately upon the passage OF the bill.
This sum Is shown 10 be less than one-fourth
of what will be needed.
There is a large number Of property
owners whose holdings Will be more or less
disturbed by the execution of this program.
and il is probable they will all be present
or represented at the hearing.
IL is shown by the surveyor that the grand
total oft hea SseSsed value u lone ofthe ground
necessary for the extension is $60, $50,
and the argument is made that the actual
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$4,000 additional for improvements to
be sacrificed.
1t is not proposed TO condemn any land,
nor is any included in the foregoing esti-
mate. south OF the fifteen-foot alley with
which the extended De Sales street is to
be merged.
THESE ARE INTERESTED.
Mr.. c. j Bell, representing the National
Security and Trust Company, has aIr,Say
signfied his intention OF appearing on
behalf OF that institution, and asks that he
be heard before the Commissioners pass
upon the measure.
Others who have property on the line OF
the extension are: j. Fairchild Carpenter,
Robert b. Donaldson, Talbot c. Murray. j.
F. Carpenter, s. S. Daish. Peter Harvey,
william +. Heselbach, Henry Jacob, Mary
Corcoran, Samuel L. Cook, Emily Schenck,
Samuel Shallabargcr, F. Fairfax Carpen-
ter, Thomas Bowie, Griffin Saunders and
Mary NJ. Douglas.
The District Commissioners transmitted to
Senator Teller yesterday an estimate of the
amount that will be necessary to meet the
expense of transferring the clerks In the
special assessment division from the per
diem 10 the annual roll, and asking that the
item be added TO the District appropriation
bill.
The total OF the appropriation asked for
is S10,675, and as the work OF the clerks is
continuous, and the justice of providing for
them as other clerical help is provided for
being so apparent, the Commissioners say
they feel obliged to recommend it.
An estimate of the amount for the pur-
pose was made last year, but as the item
was rejected the Commissioners declined
to renew it until it was urged upon their
attention.
NO EXTRA EXPENSE.
The change involves no extra eXpendi-
ture, as the clerks are paid now. at a rate
about equal to what will be received on the
annual roll, from the appropriation for
assessment and permit work. The especial
advantage will be in giving the force the
benefit of annual leave.
The Commissioners have asked the attor-
ncy for the District TO decide for them
whether or not assessments for permit
or assessment work prior to August :,
1894. can be defended in court, if notice
of intention To do such work was given by
advertisement in newspaper six con-
secutive times and objections to the work
were considered by the Commissioners.
A hearing will be given by the District
Commissioners on Monday next to the
citizens Of the northwest section who may
appear to discuss the proposed extension of
the fire limits.
When the granting of permit for over
head wires through Columbia Heights
subdivision was before the Commissioners
the question came up frequently and the
suggestion OF extension was ofteutimes
debated.
1t was then proposed to bound the fire
district with Piney Branch and place
the Zoo and all the parallel territory
within the limits. This will doubtless
be the roint for consideration On Monday.
The Commissioners having been advised
that the Washington and Great Falls
Railroad Company has its cars equipped
with unauthorized front tenders, notice
was served yesterday upon the president
of the corporation TO replace the old style
with new and improved pattern on or
before May /.
Further notice is given that if the order
is not compiled with. the matter will be
referred to the police court.