Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-05

avenue, alley, road OF other public walk
driveway. or public or private parking
| lumbia.
That no fence. barrier. or obstruction
made in whole or in part of what IS conn
monty called barbed wire shall he erected.
constructed. or maintained within the said
District Of Columbia. outside OF the fire
nfnits. along the line of or in or upon any
street, avenue. alley. road. or other public
walk. driveway. or public or private ark
ing without permit therefor from the
commissioners Of said District.
ihat whenever. under the provisions Of
the above sections. any barbed wire now In
use. IN whole or in part for a fence har-
rier. or obstruction along the line ~ or in
or upon any street. avenue. alley. road, or
other pubic walk. driveway. or pubIic or
prlNste parking within the District Of Co.
IIn;bia Is required to be removed. said wire
shlii DE removed by the owner of the build
ing or other property upon which such
renee. barrier, or obstruction exists or his
OF hef agent. within thirty DAYS from the
service by the inspector of buildings Of said
District OF a notice. served in like manner
as hotcss IN regard to assessment and
PERM, work are required by law u be
served. directing the owner agent or othe-
person or persons owning or controlling the
ia,io' structure. or otner property upon
which such fence or barrier exists 10 re-
move the same
That any person violating any Of the
PROVISIONS Of this act shall upon conyic-
tlon thereof in the Police Court of said
pis'rict. be fined not more than ten dollars
i"r each DAY such violation shall confinua
That in case the owner agent or otbs,
person or persons in control of the nroner
~ along which such fence barrier or oh
stnucu.n unIawfuily exists cannot he found
withln fre days after the Issue Of such no.
tce. the Commissioners shall publish such
houce Twice Il week for two successive
weeks In enc daily newspaper of general
circulation published in the District Of Co
lumba. III within five DAYS after The last
puohcation Of said notice the fence bar-
rler- or obstruction therein described no no,
,ShoEed the inspector Of buildings of said
| district shall Immediately cause such fence
barrier. or obstruction to be removed ana
the expense Of such removal shall be maid
OUT OF the assessment and permit fund.
ana the cost of such removal together with
me cost of said ADVERTISING shall be as
sessed against said property and collected
as general taxes in said District are as
s sessed and collected: and the funds from
which said payments are made shall he re-
imbursed from such collections
Washington and University lin.
The next bill passed was II. aaoe IN i'm
corporate the Washington and University
railroad. The route Of this road is as fol.
lows; Beginning at the intersection Of
connecticut avenue extended and Nilwau-
kee street; thence westerly on Milwaukee
street to the intersection of Tenleytown
read Tor Wisconsin avenue); thence north
ely. over the tracks of the Georgetown and
Tenleytown road. to Quincy street; thence
westerly on Quincy street to 44th street:
thence nortterly on 44th street to Vallejo
street; thence westerly on Vallejo street
10 Attn street; thence northerly on 41th
street to Flint street: thence west on Flint
street to Boundary avenue: thence south
efly On Boundary avenue TO 4Sth street:
thence southerly on 18th street TO Brandy
Wine street; thence easteriy on Brandy
Wine street to 41th street as shown upon
the plans OF the third section of highway
extensions: Provided, That where this route
lies within the lines of proposed high
way the company shall acquire a right of
way not less than thirty feet wide in the
center thereof, and all rights of way ac-
quired within the lines of proposed hign-
ways shall be dedicated to the use of the
Public before a permit is issued for the
construction OF a railIo therein.
The motive power shall be electricity,
and IL the trolley system is used return
wire of equal capacity to the feed wire,
ard similarly insulated. must be provided
aid each car shall be equipped with
double trolley. No portion of the electrical
circuit shall, under any circumstances. be
allowed to pass through the earth. and
neither pole of any dynamo furnishing
power TO the line snail be grounded.
Suburban Railway Bill.
The District of Columbia suburban rail-
way bill Oh. 94I0 was considered and
passed. The amended route of this road
is as follows:
Beginning at Pennsylvania avenue east
and 18th street; thence north on 18th street
to street northeast; thence west on Il
street to 18th street east; thence north on
said Eth street 10 Boundary Florida
avenue; thence continuing northward on
said 12th street extended to 18th street *
tended; thence by said 18th street extended
to a point 800 feet north of New York ave-
nue.; thence by line parallel to New York
avenue to Lafayette avenue: thence by
Lafayette avenue, 10Th street extend ID
Cincinnati 9TH IRA l.
fort street to the Blddensburg road; thence
northerly along the BladensburG road 10
the District line. the line of the railroad
ON said Bladensburg road to be located
under the direction of the District Com
missioners.
The incorporators of the road under this
bill are: Richard X. Cralle, Charles +.
Creecy, John T. Mitchell. NJ. +. Morris. L.
G. Hine, Gilbert Meyer. s L. Mud. Rob
ert A. Howard W. L. Hill. John W. Child
rcss, ]. +. Kenney ID. w Classic Harry
Barton. Philemon w. Chew, T. C. Daniel.
G. z. Davis, Jere Johnson and l.. e.
Loomis.
Washington and Gettysburg Road.
The Washington and Gettysburg railroad
bill Oh. 1929 was next considered and
passed. The route of the road il as fol-
lows:
Beginning at the boundary line Of the
District Of Columbia at the intersection of
said boundary line with 18th street north
pis ms OF street extensions: thence by dou-
bic track south said 14th street for a
distance of $50 feet; thence in a westerly
direction to 18th street northeast extended,
as shown on the plans OF street extensions;
thence south on 18th street TO the north
line of Bunker Hill road; thence 5long the
north side of said road, and wholly outside
the limits thereof, to 18th street, Brook
land; thence south by single track on 18th
and Duncan streets TO Rhode Island ave-
nue.; thence IN a southwesterly direction on
RI ode Island avenue to 10th street; thence
rcrth on 10th and Wallace streets TO and
across Bunker Hill road to the north side
thereof: thence along said road and wholly
outside thereof to 18th street. connecting
with the double tracks at that point.
House bill 9u35. for the. relief of Mrs
Mary S. Townsend was recommitted TO the
c. mmittee for further consideration.
House bill 63l. to confirm the title to lots
IL and IA. square a59, was passed.
Anacostfa Flats Reclamation.
Senate resolution Is was considered and
PASSED without debate. follows:
That the Secretary of War be directed to
prepare and submit to Congress a project
for tie Improvement of the Anacostia river
md ha f,<x, 49, $r aot-