The morning times., 1896-02-04
MIPP|NG THE SUBURBS
Plans Prepared of Two Sections
of Street Extensions.
FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION
These Maps Are Necessary for an In
7Location-Are Valuable Whether
Used for Extension Purposes or Not.
Minor District Notes.

The Commissioners have about completed
a map OF tie second section Of street ex-
tensions under the highway act and also
a map OF a ICItIon OF The third section,
both OF which Will be placed in the board
room for tie Inspection of All who are in
terested in the matter.
The second section embraces ali OF that
part of The suburbs lying between North
Capitol street and the Eastern branch,
while the third is Of the territory between
Connecticut avenue extended ana tie
American University grounds.
The decision of Justice cox in the Den
niSon and Leighton subdivision, declaring
the highway act unconstitutional, does not
interfere with the preparation OF the maps
and the board proposes To develop the plans
according to tie original design
If The maps are notused underthe present
act they will be useful in any future scheme
with the same object in view.
The engineer commissioner regards the
completion of lie plans as OF the utmost
importance. 1t will be impossible, lie
thinks, TO make any arrangements for pro-
viding the outly ing subdivisions with proper
definite knowledge obtained in advance Of
the location of the streets.
SCATTERED HERE AND THERE.
These subdivisions, he says, are scattered
here and there like islands in tlfe sea, and
no attempt Can ever Lc successfully made
for their necessary Improvement with
sewers if tie street connections are not
definitely established.
The maps heretofore prepared and eX-
hibited of these two sections have been in
large measure tentative, but those TO
be now submitted for inspection are com-
plete and show the exact plans Of the cx-
tensions
Informal bids for the destruction of that
part of The city's refuse not ciasscd as
garbage will he solicited by the Comnis.
sioners as a means Of arriving at the prob,
able cost Of the proposed methods OF dis
posal.
Steps will then lie taken 10 ascertain the
quantity TO be destroyed daily or weekly,
and as soon as the data is in shape for
presentation to Congress, that body will
be invited to make an appropriation to
cover the cost OF a plant, and for proviG-
ing the service.
This is believed Ia be the only plan now
available to rid the city Of its abominable
dumps. Thorough work rkinIemoviHggarba
and refuse TO crematorics erected Tor then
destruction, it is contended, ought TO make
a change in the sanitary conditions tina,
will amply compensate for the outlay.
The Commissioners have returned 10 tht
President, with recommendation for favor
qla ia. hg to- fna Do
Graduate School of Medicine in the Dis
trict.
ORDERED BY TIE BOARD.
/ Orders were issued by the Commissioner,
/ yesterday, as follows:
| That the Ivy City school building be in
surcd for 81 500, ana the smallpox hos
/ pitaI on reservation IS for SO Geo.
That the permit issued 10 George Hill. Jr.
! TO construct flume in Potomac street Il
supply his mill with water from the caua
( be revoked, and the sewer department b,
instructed to fill up the trench already
made, charging the cost to Mr.. Hill Thi'
| action was taken because of the fact the
the bolder of the permit opened the treGcl
a part OF the distance, and then abandoac,
the work, allowing the trench to rcmaii
open, and practically blocking the stree
for more than u month. The permit wd,
! issued December Z.
Letters are being received by the Com
| missioners from business firms interested
in the actions of the office of the Registe
of Wills, urging the contemplated appropria
tion asked for by Register McGnl to com
| plete his records. The communications ar
forwarded to Congress as they are fc
| ceiVed.
The excise board yesterday autbarzet
the transfer OF retail liquor license from
Michael Daley to Patrick Daley at No. GOt
! Four-and-a-haf street southwest.
| ..SilNnr Week at nayisnn,s