Evening star., 1896-08-15
NO FARE FROM THEM
Citizens WHO Will Refuse to Deposit
Their Money.
CONDUCTORS MUST COLLECT IT
Opposition to the New Plan on the
North Capitol Line.
OTHER DISTRICT AFFAIRS

The order of the District Commissioners,
made Thursday afternoon last authorizing
the lexington and Soldiers Home Rail-
road Company to dispense with conductors
on its North Capitol street line has not
met with favor among the patrons of that
branch Of the road. Some Of the resi-
dents OF lexington in the vicinity of North
Capitol street are going, 1t is said, to make
a vigorous effort to have the Commission
ers rescind the order. In case Of failure
to move the Commissioners the patrons
will decline to act as conductors and refuse
to deposit fares in the box.
If the conductors are removed, so 1t Is
said, the passengers will board the cars as
usual and display the necessary fare in
their hands. There 1t will remain. how
ever. until a representative Of the COM
pr ohibited by law from serving as con-
ductors the protesting patrons Of the
North Capitol street line are sanguine of
turning the tables on the company and
compelling 1t to restore the conductors or
else permit passengers to ride free.
A committee representing the North Cap
itol and lexington Citizens Association,
consisting Of Messrs. A. r. Severn, w. J.
Hughes and T. P. Kane. visited the Dis
trict building this afternoon, and secured a
copy of the obnoxious order and other in
formation bearing on the subject. 1t is
understood that the committee will make
formal protest to the Commissioners early
next week, probably Monday.
Cement Awards Made.
Proposals for furnishing the District with
cement were today accepted by the Conn.,
nissioners as follows: James H. McGill.
Portland cement Hanover. or Brooks, Shoo-
bridge NJ ned
In his bid.
Lawrenceville Cement Co.. natural ce-
ment. at prices named in its bid.
Allotments Approved.
The Commissioners today approved allot-
ments as follows:
Appropriation for main and pipe sewers.
for work under contract with E. G. Gum
mel. $500.
Appropriation for suburban sewers for
work under contract with E. g. Gummel
$1O,SOO; contract with Thomas Buckley,
Sl.1OO; contract with John ]. Shipman,
$500.
To Move n Hydrant.
The Commissioners have ordered that the
fire hydrant on Kenesaw avenue between
18th and 14th streets be moved to the new
curb line. at an estimated cost of SIS
chargeable to the appropriation for repairs
to county roads.
Catch Basins Ordered.
The Commissioners today ordered that
catch basins be constructed as follows,
chargeable to the appropriation for main
and pipe sewers: Northwest corner 18th
and Columbia streets, northwest corner
18th and Clifton streets northeast corner
Sherman avenue and Harvard street,
NV. cor. Sherman avenue and Howard st.,
Princeton street, northeast corner Sher-
man avenue and Bismarck street. north
west corner Sherman avenue and Bismarck
street. northeast corner Sherman avenue
and irving street, southwest corner 18th
and Princeton streets. southwest corner
18th and Yale streets, north side o street
between North Capitol and 1st northeast
and south side of street between North
Capitol and 1st northeast.
The catch basin at the northwest corner
of 9th and B streets northwest is to be
reconstructed at an estimated cost of $40,
chargeable to the appropriation for cur
rent repairs to streets, avenues and alleys.
Alley to BE Paved.
The work having been duly advertised,
the Commissioners today ordered that the
alley in the square bounded by 18th, 18th,
U and streets northwest be paved with
vitrified block under the assessment sys-
TEN.
proposals opened.
Sealed proposals for furnishing the Dis
trict with paving bricks and sewer pipes
were ope ned at the District building this
afternoon in the presence of the bidders.
They were: Paving bricks-Chas Ford,
John Miller and the Frederick Brick Com
pany. Sewer pipe-Potomac Terra Gotta
Company. Thomas Somerville & Son, Saw
age Fire Brick Company. Robinson Bros. &
Co., Mcmahon, Porter & Co., Alfred Yates
GnformaD. Francis & Rauch, National
Sewer Pipe Company. John Rubrecht &
Co. and J. A. Hayden & Co. Thomas Som
erville & Son were the lowest bidders for
furnishing the greater part Of the sewer
pipe.
Special Policemen Appointed.
Charles w. Robinson and Casper F. Will
bezahl have been appointed additional pri-
Yates OF the metropolitan police force for
three years, to serve without compensation
from the District. the former for duty at
the McGin building and the latter at the
Wallach school building.