The evening times., 1898-12-03
CURRENT EVENTS
In GEORGETOWN
Citizens Complain of Delay in
Making improvements.
THE RAILWAY EXTENSION
A Matter of Vital Importance to
Trade.
THE RAILWAY EXTENSION
Dumbarton Church. Entertainment.
Choir Concert--Ac:iyity in Build
ing Circles.

Street In the vicinity OF the Western
High School over the delay of the Conn
missioners in making the i'm
provements which they have been promis-
ing for the past year. About a year ago
the property owners on I Street received
a communication from the District au-
thorities stating that the contract for
paving Street was in the hands of the
contractor and work would commence in
few days. Several months passed and
nothing was done. The citizens address
ed a letter to the Commissioners asking
why the work had not been started and
in reply We're told that the contractor was
probably not ready. Since then the Com
missioners apparently have neglected to
urge the contractor and the street re-
mains in an almost impossible condition.
AS winter is approaching and as the
street is especially bad during that season
of the year the citizens are very anxious
that the street be paved and sidewalks
laid. They have also further cause of
anxiety. 1t is asserted that the Commits
sioners, for the past few years have been
In the habit OF leaving Georgetown i'm
provements until the last and then on
some preteXt or other carry the improve
merts over 10 the next year, and the mon
ey which should have been spent on i'm
proving this section is spent on some 9TH
er part of Washington, and the property
owners are reassessed for improvements
for which they have already paid. No
formal complaint has yet been made, but
unless the work is soon commenced the
citizens are determined to take a decided
stand in the matter.
The letter recently addressed 10 the Com.
missioners by the management OF the
Washington. Arlington and Fort Mycr
Railroad asking that the railroad COM
pany be allowed TO gain an entrance into
1 Washington by laying tracks across the
Aqueduct Bridge concerns project that
| is OF great interest to Georgetown in gem
eral. The citizens fear that the inability
OF Mr.. Philips. the president of the road,
to carry out his project will result in the
extension of the line into Washington
proper, which viii divert the Alexandria
County trade, both passenger and com
mercial from Georgetown. This trade IS
/ of considerable Importance. as all the
patrons of the Washington, Arlington and
Fort Myer road at present paronize the
/ Georgetown merchants exclusively. 1t is
/ argued by the opponents of the Aqueduct
| Bridge extension that the bridge traffic
! would seriously suffer through the ocCu-
( patton of a portion of the bridge for rail-
( road purposes. Georgetown people. how
! ever, claim that the benefits which would
I accrue through a direct connection over
/ the bridge with the Virginia Road would
! vastly outweigh the little annoyance 10
/ which the bridge wagon trade would he
I subjected. They think it wholly unneces-
/ sarv and extravagant beyond reason 70
I require the railroad people 10 widen the
/ bridge in order 10 secure passage across
/ the river The traffic on the road wou!d
/ not warrant such a heavy expenditure
! and should not be demanded OF small
and struggling corporation such as the
! road is at present
/ Early in the summer certain property
! in square l20l, being the block south cf
Prospect Avenue and west or Thirty
| seventh Street. was conveyed TO the Dis
! trict Government gratuitously for pub ic
! purposes Located on this property was
an artesian well 100 feet deep. The con-
] veyfng parties were informed that the
pump in the well would be put in first
! class condition by the Engineer D-llart-
ment for the benefit of the poor OF that
section who were unable TO buy ice dur
/ ing the hot months. Workmen from the
! Engineer Department accordingly came
over TO repair the pump which was then
! out of order They took the handle away
/ promising to return 1t in few days. p
/ to this date. however. the pump remains
minus the handle. This is the only Pub
lie artesian well west of Rock Creek and
| is of much benefit to the residents of the
western section of the town.
The lecture room of the Dumbarton
Avenue NJ L. Church was crowded 10
! the doors last night with the friends of
( the church who assembled to witness the
entertainment given by the ladies OF the
Epworth League The first twenty-five
numbers consisted of living pictures rep
resenting well-known magazine advertise
nd ianph1hla The
| semblance in many cases was remarkably
strong DR. Thomas ]. Jones followed
! with a number of humorous recitations,
which were enthusiastically received. The
| program closed with a drill entitled
| Looking Backward" The participants
were grotesquely attired, and Wore their
costumes in such a manner that their
faces were apparently where the backs
| of their heads should have been. The
many difficult evolutions which were per-
| formed produced marvellous effect. Mrs.
| Isaac Birch had charge of the enter
tainment, and her efforts were handsome
ly rewarded as a large sum was raised
which goes to the church fund.
St. Andrews choir, under the direc-
ton, of the Misses Goodwin, of No. 2
Cook Place, presented artistic pro-
gram last night in the Parish Hall OF st.
| Andrews. Among the artists were Prof
d.
| Goodwin, Douglass Miller, R. N Test,
John B. Randoff and ]. Barton Miller.
Mr. Edwin b. Hay who was scheduled
to appear, was prevented on ac-
count of a call to Cincinnati. The
Christ Church choir is at present
without leader Mr.. James Watson
who has filled that position so ably for
several years having resigned to accept
an appointment in the Jersey City Office
of the engineer of construction, L. s. n
William T. Hunt has begun the cree.
tion of a new stable i'll the rear of his
residence, 1715 Thirty-fifth Street which
will cost $500.
/ The house and store at the corner o.
Thirty-fifth and T Streets has Just beer
completed and has been turned over t
the owner, George W. King by the con
tractors. Connors & Culloty
The old Donohue mansion at the corner
of Prospect and Thirty-fourth Streets
one of the Oldest residences in George
town. built before the war, has been re
modelled and converted into a fine resi-
dence.
The death of Miss Eva Shoemaker oc
Cured at an early hour this morning a
| the home of her father David l.. Shoe
maker. 1868 Street. after an Illness o
several months. Miss Shoemaker was o
!. / one of the oldest families in Georgetowl
| and enjoyed a large circle of friends Flu
neral services will be held Monday after
III the deceased, with Dr. W. C. Alexande
officiating. Interment will be made il
Oak Hill Cemetery.
Francis C. Hane, a lifelong resident o
Georgetown, died last night at II ocloc
at he.Home for Incslya hles after a lon