Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-24
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
List Of Streets Which West Warrington Git
isens Want Improved.
Police Speculation Upon the Chance
OF Capturing Dorsey FouIt.-Gen.
eral and Personal News.

Now that the Commissioners are busily
engaged In making up their estimates for
the next year. which includes the improve
ment OF streets. residents of this section of
the District are anxious that some atten-
ton be paid to Georgetown. The place has
been neglected, they. say. SO far as i'm
provements are concerned, and though
some streets are regularly scheduled for
attention almost every year, the work is
never done. the claim having been made in
each instance, it is said, that the appro-
priation Is inadequate.
A well-known resident has taken pains
to collect some statistics in this respect.
Streets which are unimproved and in need
OF attention are. U street, from 31st street
eastward to Oak Hin cemetery, in bad con-
dition: r street. from ed to 35th streets,
said to be worse than any, country road
9th street, from Prospect avenue to n
street; street. from SD to 35th streets;
18th and 9th streets, from o street to
their northern terminus, and several other
streets of less importance. The improved
streets where relaying of material or a
new surface is needed are 18th, Both and
32d streets, from NJ to K streets; also JEFF
ferson avenue for the same distance; Olive
avenue, from Both street eastward: 32d
street, from street northward; p street,
from 32d street to Rock creek. This list
embraces only the most frequently travel
ed highways.
Hope to Capture Dorsey FOultz.
There is a growing impression among
the police of this section that it is but a
question of a short time before Dorsey
Foultz, the murderer, will be apprehended,
if he is in hiding in the country above
Georgetown. The thick foliage of trees
and shrubbery afford an excellent hiding
place, but now that cold weather is at
hand and the leaves are beginning TO fall,
the fugitive will not find hiding places SO
a chase is once made he will have but little
opportunity of secreting himself, and the
chances Of capturing him are increased
nearly 100 per cent.
Tower to BE Repaired
After being out of condition since the
night of September 90 1896, the steeple on
the old Presbyterian Church on the west
side of 33d street between @ and r streets
is to be rebuilt. The steeple was injured
in the hurricane of last year, and as the
church has been unoccupied almost the
entire time since, no attention has been
paid TO 1t. Now that the church is &C.
cupied by the West Washington Mission of
the NJ. E. Church South, steps have been
taken to repair the damage. The work is
in progress, and will be completed in a
short time.
new surface On NJ Street.
The work of asphalting the north side of
NJ street between 31st and 33d streets was
commenced day or SO ago, and now a
portion of tie new surface is laid. The
delay in the work has caused considerable
annoyance among the business men, and
attention was called to the fact at the
time through the columns of The Star
Several merchants, whose business was
said to be injured by the impossible con-
ditlon OF the street, were making arrange
ments to enter suit against the District