The evening times., 1896-08-28
lexington ROAD SUBMITS
Schedule Prescribed by the
Commissioners in Operation.
CITIZENS WINNING FIGHT
They Have Been Trying to Bring
About This Change for II Long
W.iii--impro,cm at the Bath
InE Btnch-Old Certificates Of In
drbteduess Found.

1 ne ClEZcns pi GrtOnlunu dhu Nh1Ihty
and residents ON the line of aud adjacent
| 80 North Capitol street have tue extra ac-
| communication today which has been so-per-
sistently silicIted. through the office of
The Commissioners and Otherwise, of the
Eckingtun and Soldiers Home Railway
Company.
TiIat organization started its cars this
morning over the North Capitol and New
York avenue lines, the latter extending to
/ The Catholic University. ON the schedule
prescribed in the receu, order of the Dis
trict Commissioners. The cars are nhw run
at intervals Of five minutes, instead Ui
ten minutes as heretofore.
, W. Y. Stephens, superintendent of Tie
! halhing beach, says the patronage st the
! pool keeps UP wonderfully we'll, despite the
3 cool weather. The attcn'iauce OF la,iiss
/ this morning was quite rs large AS the
average during the warmer weather.
1t is understood the superintendent will
shortly, possibly today, bring ( q The atten-
/ ton Of the Commissioners his present plan
! tor the initial work on the proposed i'm
prpvcmeut ofthe Little Basin
BATHING BEACH IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. Stevens will proba bly, ask that a grant
OF the territory, described by metes audr
bounds, be obtained OF the Secretary of
War, with the purpose for which 1t is to oc
used specifically defined This is 10 in
surc the title in the District and avoid ru-
| turc contention
He will also ask that the United States
| Government declare its purpose TO bring
| up the grade Of a part of the ground aaja.
cent, now several feet too low, 10 the
| proper level, and will ask authority OF
| the Commissioners to close the chute con-
| Meeting the smaller reservoir with the
/ larger one with 4 gate, in order TO regulate
| the water against the cbb and tlow of the
/ tides.
! Superintendent Stevens has Just received
a letter from W. T Holman. secretary of
! the mayors committee on public baths
andpuirc comfort, New York city. in W hich,
after Dotingthathe had rcadin The Washing
ton Evening Times of Mr. Stevens inter
est in the pU bic baths. Mr.. Holman asked
| tim for copies of any circulars and for
! other Information lie might have of inter
rs, on the general subject
FoUNDAMoNG GTHEARCHIvEs. '
While searching yesterday among the
records and papers still on deposit at the
old District building on First street witt,
view to having them disposed of else
where, Assessor Trinble discovered seven
| certificates OF Indebtedness, Issued in the
form OF bank notes and of the denomination
| OF So each, and which h ad been among the
! archives since S72.
They had been presented in the early part
; OF tnat year to William Laird, jr., who had
! teen clerk OF the corporation, with the OBJ
! iect of having them redeemed, but the
4 owner. r M. Wilson wis advised thai the
| corporation Of Georgetown having Eeen
abolished by act of Congress and merged
/ in the District government, the George
town municipality was without form and
there WAS noauthority to take them up.
No appropriation had bcen nude, he
said. by legislative enactment to redeem
the few scattering notes" then out, and,
Notwithstanding those Notes, of which n
great many are siiil extaut, were used
rs money, with which debts were paid
10 and by the corporation. and that they
circulated in the same manner and foru
as bank notes, those still "ou.sta ndinc',
are value!ess for the want ,if an apt,ro.
priation for their redemption
Those mentioned as having been DIS
covered at the old District building were
yesterday turnedever to Auditor Petty, who
will file them away among the District ar.
chives, there to remain until Dgain resur.
rected when the present quarters are ex.
changed for brand new municipal build.
Ing, ,constructedo on modern lines. ~.
Secretary Tindall went through the form
today Of reading In the presence of the
Commissioners the advertisement for set,
ting ctirbs and for other work IN the sew.
eral cross streets in Columbia Heights
subdivision. with the object of hearing any
obiect'ons that any property holder may
have tn the work. There were no excep-
t'ons noted, AMI the improvements will pn,.
ceed Under the provisions of the permi,
system. -