Evening star., 1896-01-21
STREET RAILROAD CHANGES


tion Of affairs at the wharves of Patsy
Mann, where dead animals are handled,
and at that Of the Odorless Excavating
Company. He said that there was night
soil on the wharves, and also on the ice
under the wharf. There were about seven
ty,fve barrels of night soil on the scow. he
said, and there were no tops on them. In
front Of Mr.. Mann's place, he said there
was a scow laden with diseased hides and
barrels Of tallow.
near these places, and it was stated that
the fence obstI ucts the street. This fence
President Winters said he had been inform
ed, would be removed upon twenty-four
hours notice.
Mr.. Brown said he thought the report
should be referred to the committee on nuis-
ances, for, he said, 1t Is the intention of the
committee to get rid Of these nuisances.
The Dispensary Patients.
Mr.. Bowen, representing bis father, who
is owner Of the building in which the free
dispensary on Az street is located, de-
Tended the institution against statements
made at the last meeting. He said he
thought the disrensary is not nuisance
ary more than is a drug store, and said
the members Of the association would be
admitted there to inspect it at any time
Members of the association stated that
the principal complaint was that the pa
tients congregate on the sidewalk and not
inside the house. If the place is to be car
ried on there, the members thought the pa
uents should be provided for inside
Mr.. Oehman complained that the man
ner in which the place is now conducted
Is calculated to injure business in the
neighborhood. Only few days ago, he
said, little girl came in his store and told
about man there with his face covered
with scabs. eit
'If they have these crowds on the side
walk" said Mr.. Miller, 81 think the police
should be called uponfto make some ar
rests" ri
Street Railroads.
Mr.. Prout. chairman of the street rail-
road committee, said he had no formal re-
port to make. The question of rapid tran
sit on the Anacostia line was mentioned,
and President Winters suggested that the
committee ascertain something about the
poor car service on NJ street.
Mr.. Brown said he thought the associa-
ton should fight for the road which it is
intended to construct along South Capitol
street and cross the river ferry to Gies-
boro'. This charter was amended so that
the road should come across the Anacostia
briGge. Senator Mcmillan, chairman of the
Senate committee, he said, had looked
over the ground, and concluded that the
road could not come across the bridge
mentioned
South Capitol street. he thinks, is the
proper route. and this road. he thought,
should claim the committees attention.
Such d road, he said, would not only open
up a good section of the county, but will
give the citizens of South Washington
means of reaching the heart of the city in
q few minutes.
Mr.. Litchfield. speaking Of the proposed
read, said that 12S teams pass over the
Anacostia bridge an hour. This, he thinks,
Is a good reason why the proposed road
cannot use tLis bridge. The charter and
construction of this proposed road, he said,
would greatly assist in getting bridge at
the foot of South Capitol street.
The Crematory Question.
Mr.. Prentice offered the form of petit
ton to Congress, which made the following
repre- resentations:
"That after the destruction by fire of the
garbage reduction plant located at the foot
Of South Capitol street in 1898, your honor
able bodies, by the District appropriation
act of August Z, 1894, directed the Commits
sicners of the District of Columbia to make
special investigation as respects the best
method Of collecting and disposing of the
garbage and dead animals in the District
of Columbia, and authorized them to re-
ceive proposals for disposal of the same
under the different methods presented and
report the result Of such investigation at
the next session: that the Commissioners
caused a partial investigation to be made
by the health officer and made report on
March 2, 1885 (see Senate Misc. Doc. No.
145, 53d Cong, Sd session.; that on the
same day on which this report was dated,
aid without having opportunity to consider
that report, your honorable bodies passed
the District appropriation act OF March 2,
1885, authorizing the Commissioners to en-
ter into contract for four years for the col
lection Of the garbage and dead animals
and their disposal by incineration or other
wise. That the last mentioned appropria-
tion bill as 1t passed the House of Repre-
sentatfves provided that under such con-
tract the garbage and dead animals should
be 1ncinerated or otherwise disposed of
within the limits of the District of Column
bia, which restriction was stricken out in
the Senate, thus affirming the spirit and
intent Of former legislation, that this Of
fensive matter should be removed beyond
the more densely populated sections of the
District, and even into an adjoining state.
That the said Commissioners have en-
tered into such a contract for the collection
and cremation Of the garbage and dead
animals and at the instance Of the contrac-
ter have approved the old site at the foot
against the spirit and intent of the legisla-
ton by your honorable bodies, contrary to
the health regulations and, building regula-
items Goth Of which have the force Of law
against the strenuous objections and pro-
tests OF the people OF South Washington
ana contrary to the Will and desire of the
public % generally and the public press.
That the justification claimed for such
action by the Commissioners is the assur-
ance by the contractor that the crematory
Will be ihoHensive and non-odorous The
same assurance was given in regard to the
former reduction plant, and the objections
and opposition Of our people thereby lulled,
yet that reduction plant soon proved itself
a nuisance, destructive of our health and
the value of our property: If the crema-
tory be permitted to operate in our midst
we will be subjected to the annoyance and
danger of noxious and offensive odors from
the aggregation Of garbage and dead ami
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