The morning times., 1896-01-22

Congress is evidently getting ready to
consiuer the. street cXtcfision conpiica,ion,
anu rs IIrst step mas caiieu .Ion tGe
Dlstrict goSernnienu Tor "A good zeal or
information.
1nc enslneer department has been asked,
under the provisiuIis OF a Senate resolution,
dated the otn instant, to report, Iirst, the
names OF an srIce,s, avenues ana ;uieys,
! ana reservations i'll The city which are
partially or wholly unpaveu, ana their
to.ai length; aiso, the total length un-
severed, aud the length withoaI water
mains.
second, an estimate OF the full amount
required to carry out the provisions or
the act of Marcn =, 1880. 10 provIdc II
permanent system of highways.
1ne totai number of feet uf lana III streets.
avenues and reservations required 10 De
condemned in each subdivision and the
yaiue OF the same, and the number and
estimated value Of buildings required to
be condemned To carry out the provisions
of SAID act, If asked for; aiso, the total
number or feet or land in streets, ave-
nues and alleys in eacn subdivision that
Will be abaGuoned under tnc provisions
OF the act, and the amount and nature OF
the improvements OF sucn tDoroushiafes,
together Win an estimate of the cost OF
fuily improving such are to he con-
drinned by reason of the street eXtcn-
sions.
VALUES OF PROPERTY.
There mas been forwarded also to the
assessor and cOEectCr, respectively, under.
similar RESOLUTION, Il request fCrSan esti-
mate OF the value OF property held by the.
UDued States, AID the assessed value OF
private property neld in the county, cut
side OF the city, ana Il statement or the
taxes collected IN the cities oil Washington
and Georgetown and the county, respec-
q slN- ~ fA hnf
Inclusive 7r
A similar resolution calling for n detailed
statement OF the amount expended in the
cities or Washington and Georgetown and
the county, respectively for the years
1873 To 1884, by years, has been referred
by the Commis sioDcrs 10 Auditor Petty
with request for compliance. SOS.
The statement will include the amount
81 the revenues OF the district applied by
the Treasurer of the Cnited States to
liquidate any uLduc debt OF the District
to The United States or ether parties from
1878 To 1895, and from what fund taken
and 10 what debt applied. --.
Also, II any OF such revenue has been
refunded, and If so, the amount and time
of such refundment, and an estimate of
the amount OF the revenues that will re-
main above the appropriations asked for
at the end of the years 1895 and 1896.
CANNOT READILY COMPLY.
The Commissioners sent 4 letter to Vice
President Stevenson yesterday afternoon
In which they state that Il part OF the IN
formation sought by the resolution will
be supplied Ut the earliest practi ticablc date,
but that So much as relates 10 street ex
tension data cannot be complied with
readily.
A large part OF the area, embraced in the
highway act, is yet TO be developed under
the plan, and the Commissioners consider
that the scope OF the resolution is so vast
that the response can only be made at a
remote period.
They suggest that In order to furnish
reliable data ii will be necessary TO employ
very large force Of surveyors for ini-
mediate service, and il the matter is re-
garded by Congress as imperative, a special
appropriated OF 10000 will be required
to carry out the instructions.
X. ii. Sargent and Thornton Taylor have
been commissioned as additional privates
on the police force, for duty at the Zoologi-
cal park.
The South Washington Citizens Associa-
ton will be given n hearing by the Con-
missioners tomorrow at 11:30 n. m.