Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-15
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
COST of Placing Iron Trestles on Great Falls
Electric Road.
Young Ladies' Entertained by Uni
versity Clubs - Complaint Of Mer-
chants-General and Personal.

The cost Of placing iron trestle work on
the Great Falls electric road will involve
an outlay Of over 100000, according to the
statement made by the president Of the
syndicate, Mr.. George Truesdell. This is
said to represent the actual cost of the
iron trestles, and also the masonry work,
where present wooden trestles will be abol-
ished and ravines filled in with dirt, after
making arrangements for the passage of
surface water
On the Little Falls road heavy masonry
walls have been erected on either side Of
the small highway. the space being spanned
with immense iron Orders. which will sup
port the four rails. The erection of retain
ing walls at various points along the line
has been found to be necessary. and this
involves considerable extra expense. The
grading all along the line is practically
completed, and as soon as the new iron
trestles are erected the laying of the new
track will be commenced.
Matinee Performance.
The young ladies of the Academy of the
Visitation, on 35th street. were entertained
yesterday afternoon in the CASTOR Memo
rial Hall Of Georgetown University with a
special matinee performance Of the glee,
banjo and mandolin clubs of the college.
There were several hundred young ladies
present., anu III HOIOT VI the OCCdSiUH lllc
hall was handsomely decorated. Practically
the same program was rendered by the
combined clubs was given on the recent
northern tour. After the entertainment a
reception held in the large paror of
the college.
Lead Pipe Recovered.
Nordine Fairfax, the fifteen-year-old col
ored boy who was arrested a few days ago
by Policeman Lehman on suspicion, was
taken to the Police Court yesterday to an
swer to a charge of larceny. The youth
was taken into custody with a quantity of
lead in his possession. He claimed to have
found it on the dump. but 1t was ascer-
tained that the material, valued at 81, was
stolen from the old Metropolitan car sheds
on street charge of petit larceny was
preferred by William E. Burke of 2702 X
street, who Is in charge of the place. A
fine of $ was imposed.
Repairs to Conduit Road.
A permit has been given to the contractor
to move a traction engine from Connecticut
avenue extended. near the Zoo Park to the
Conduit road and the District line. The
engine will be used, it is said. to crush the
large piles of flint stone along the Conduit
road, which will be spread upon the sur
face of the highway. The road in some
places is reported to be in need of attention,
and more broken stone will be used this
Noi siii'A tit' ocSi cihpicy GU 1OT several
years.
ObstructiOns to Travel.
The merchants Of 32d street between
Dumbarton avenue and p street are COM
planning over the obstructed condition of
that thorOughfare. This Is caused by the
placing in of an underground conduit on
the Tenleytown road, and the bad weather
has caused the work to remain open longer
than usual. The merchants claim that their
trade Is injured considerably, patrons not
caring to walk through the mud and dirt
The contractor started this morning to fill
in some portions of the conduit, while in
others the insulators are being placed
There are three dangerous holes in 32,l
street, 1t Is said, near the entrance to Holy
Rood cemetery, to which the attention Of
the authorities has been called Some time
ago a sewer was constructed In the street
and filled in. The recent rains have caused
the earth to settle more firmly than ever
and in some places 1t has settled to a depth
of over twelve inches. In one spot the curb
ing and part of the sidewalk have gone
down to at least eighteen inches below the
regular level. The rapid settling of the
earth Is supposed to be due to the recent
rain.
Brief Mention.
]. ]. O'Day of Tenleytown has taken out
permit for the rebuilding of the front