The evening times., 1896-04-13
tITtND THE FIRE limits
Citizens for and Againstit Given
a Hearing.
THE ARGUMENTS ADVANCED
Opposition to the Requirement for the
obstruction of Brick Houses-Taik
About Overhead Wires-Three
Clerymen Urge Re-ennctment of
Oid Sabbath observance Ordinance.

There was hearing given today to a
nuiiDer or repre- sentative citizens, upon
proposition now pchulnS 10 extend the lire
iiini,s ,ne Distr ict rol.i as pres. lit hounu-
ary in the northwest to Spring road and
finey Braucn on the LOr,Ii, ana hocK creek
Oh the west, us recently suggested by the
executive ,oA',iiittee oi ine ".oanC fiehsaht
Citizens AssocEtion, ana remarks were
ndue upon the SUBJECT Dy Il number or gem
tIcineu.
..e speakers were not agreed, some be
ing Iof aud olners against tue extension
Tnose opposed were MessrS. n. "A. Lips
COMP ana W. IL. Sauuucss, trustees in CON
t,oi o. IIuiIDetu Major, II. -. NaiDriugc
lOr ms own suDuivls,uu, ana Dr. Ctcd
French, wuiie Jue arguments Of approval
Wee advanced Dy Dr. A. Is. jameson and
Attorney -. Mcr nerson. fresIuenJ baiin-
ger or the Columbia Heights CibiZcns AS
in the discussion.
Mr.. L,,,s.o.uu said he was at loss to
know u,.on whose uIotion the proposition
was brought forward. For himself and
lis colleague, Mr.. saunders, he desired to
cAprcss ue,iucu opposition 10 tne inclusion
oil homueau MANOR within the limits, and
could say, also, that MI. Cnapin brown,
VINO CUu,iuis Ihsi,erur, will Oh .cct 10 that
subdivision being taken in.
TINE NUT YET ARRIVED.
He was opposed, ne saiu, TO n require
ment tnat VIII oDiige the constru, tIrn of
bricS houses uutii such tune as thcy may
be absoiutely necessary. That tuie has not
yctarrivcd.
ne ,nuug ut the intention OF the agitators
of the question was to secure sup
port oI the cAtcIIsion Dy parduc OF Inc
suggestion to escape oNeriietd wire CON
sIiurLinn, but lie prcfcrred 10 r,sk ~ erhead
wires anu ENJOY the prIvlcee Of erecting
frame houses inihy Oi ..e III ''CI.iS Tdr pIet
ana more cusuy tniin Ditch nuuscs now oc-
cupieI witIlIn Inc IRE IiiIntS.
Dr. Jameson WAS ucCIucdIy in favor of
the eAteusIun. 1uSrc Is at present no RI.
Alri1IlDn uDDl
now beng ripIuIy DaIIiJ up, ana >Inah tuusrs
are Deing crcctcd, Ia the detrlIucDJ of tue
interests OF the community. lie desired To
see IN the Omitttu section as good Il "ihss OF
residences "a exist Oh thc ut her side o; r our
tccntu street.
AIr. Mcrnrrson wants both the pcnnisun
" Leighton SUBDIVISION ami LaflICr Heights
brousnr witnin the limits he aIiIuc. to
McrI IAN nIiI as Il uisArtcc 10 the District
III respect To ITS buildings, ana =ald Ir the
fire limits had been eAtrnued 10 include
that SUBDIVISION years ago the present con
uitiOn OF affairs could not nave been brought
about.
Mr. Waitridge was originally in favor
OF tie extension, tut. NOW, IN view OF the
unccrta inty Oh street eStefislons IN that ar
rectiou IN the near future, lie Withdrew hIs
assent today, IN a written communication
flied with the board.
The Commissioners stated that they woT.-i
lake The matttr under auY!semenl, anu II
II snali be deemed necessary TO order tie
limits eXtcnueu, uue notice wouiu toe gwen.
SA ABBATH OBSERVANCE.
Three prominent cleFgymrn Cailt-t upon
the commissioners tp4ay 10 urge upon
them the propricty and necessity OF re-
cnacting the olu District Jaw as to sabbath
Observance. Inc genIsrnIen IN the party
We're Dr. icunis =. namnn, Dr. George LuC'-
cock. ana Rcv. Aaptos Allen. lney did
rot visit 10 u. Understood as representing
any organization, but came in their In
drviduai capacity.
1Ecy beiicve, they said. that there is a
necessity for giving the tailoring man an
opportunity to ENJOY Cnc uay Of rest III
seven, ana as the law enacted yeaTs ago.
which tic dyOr failei to Sign, was cN-
pressivc of the sentiments or the people,
ANA still rIiCCts inc1r Will, they asked
that the Commissioners recommend It's
aGopiiOu by Congress. In case they would
tiO So, the reverend gentlemen sald, there
would be no trouble IN scourins IL. enact
incni.