The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-26
AFFAIRS OF The DISTRICT
The Question of Market Stands on
Private Property.
A StoreIsecper Seeking Privilege
for Countrymen - Right of the
From Vacant L0ts-Street Railway
Tracks on & street Northwest.


| of Jacob Franz. recently wrote to the Com
missioners complaining of the practice of
country people maintaining stands in front
of premises 1920 and 1922 Seventh Street
| northwest, and requested its discontin-
uance. Mr.. Shreve also stated that the
Northern Liberty Market Company col
| lected rental for the privilege of the coun-
try people standing in front of the prem
| Uses named
The request was referred to the Police
| Department for investigation and Lieut..
J. E. Heffner reported to the Superintend-
ent that H. Taylor. of 1922 Seventh Street
northwest. had written several letters to
the Commissioners and to police headquaT-
tiers requesting that the country people be
allowed TO stand in front Of his premises,
one of the communications setting up the
claim that he was being Disseminated
against because they were not allowed to
stand in front o. his place.
The lieutenant states that in order to
satisfy Mr.. Taylor an order was issued
from headquarters to allow the country
people to stand as requested he being in
formed that he could not collect money
from them for the privilege. The lieuten-
ant then says that Mr. Taylor objected TO
the arrangement and an order was issued
to notify the country people that they could
no longer occupy the pavement in front
of premises 1922 Seventh Street.
In transmitting the lieutenant's report
to the Commissioners the Superintendent
stated that Mr.. Taylor had on one occa-
sion come to headquarters to request that
the country people alluded to should be
permitted to stand in front of his store.
Il informed Mr.. Taylor" says Major Syl-
yester that when these people were
crowded in that locality there was no OBJ
lection to their occupying space in front of
his store. provided il was satisfactory to
him, that the place was kept clean under
the direction of the market master and
that no revenue was TO be paid him for
such occupancy.
"Since that time ! have been informed
by the lieutenant of the precinct that Mr.
Taylor has been receiving compensation
from parties located in front of his prem
Uses; that he evinced surprise when in
formed that he could not receive collec-
tions, and the practice has nGt gone into
effect. The space referred to is between
the people in front of the market house in
Seventh Street, between and p Streets.
and the country people occupying space at
the corner of p Street.
No orders were ever given authorizing
occupancy of space in front of any private
premises. except with the consent of the
owner, and then not to be paid for / do
not think Mr.. 2hreve or others will have
any occasion to find fault, and the COM
plainant is evidently without full informa-
tion upon the subject
The reports from the Police Department
have been approved by the Commissioners
and the complainant viii be informed in
accordance Herewith.
The Health officer of the District some
days ago submitted to the Commissioners
the draft OF notice TO be published re-
curing the removal OF weeds from unoc-
cupied land in the city of Washington
list of the lots was also appended
against which ii is proposed to proceed
Tile Commissioners referred the draft
to their attorney for the purpose of hay-
ing certain points settled with reference
10 the time that must elapse after the
published notice before the seven DAYS
mentioned in the law are to begin.
THE act of Congress" says the attor-
ney, Ito cause the removal of weeds from
land in the city of Washington. approved
March l. 1899. h. section ], makes it the
duty of owners of land to remove any
weeds thereon OF more than four inches
in height within seven days. Sundays and
legal holidays excepted. after notice from
vides:
That whenever there are upon any un-
occupied land aforesaid weeds of four or
more inches in height and no person can
be found in said District who either is or
claims to be the owner thereof. or who
either represents or claims to represent
such owners as aforesaid the Commits
si1ners of said District shall give notice.
by publication twice week in one daily
l. Vs,-t,.
ington aforesaid, requiring their removal
etc.
y am OF the opinion that the notice
by publication provided in this section is
intended a substitute for the service
of personal notice provided in section /
of said act, and that therefore the seven
days should begin to run from the expira-
tion of one week after the first publica-
ton in the newspaper, and that twice a
week does not necessarily mean two con-
secutive insertions of the advertisement"
Henry Coppcrthite. OF 1908 Thirty second
Street northwest and others. recently sent
a petition to the Commissioners requesting
the removal OF a street lamp now located
in front of 14li Thirty-second Street, TO
its former position. corner of Thirty-secord
and p Streets. The reason assigned in the
petition for the removal of the lamp is that
the pavement is very narrow. and that he
glare from the lamp is annoying to the
householders near it,
In reporting on the matter to the Com
missioners Thomas J. Fisher, the Inspec-
tor of Electric Lighting. states that the
lamp in question was moved during the
time of the reconstruction by the railway
company and all connections and conduits
were destroyed. "0n account of the diff
Guilty in replacing this connection" he
said "toget her with the narrowness of the
street and long radius Of the curb il will
be impossible TO place this lamp on the
southeast corner Of Thirty second and p
Streets, as requested, in anything like as
advantageous a position as 1t now occupies
"At its present location, which is on the
west side of Thirty Street, at the
head of p Street, the light is diffused both
ways on Thrty-srcond, and for a long
way down p Street. The railway curves
from p Street east and west on Thirty
second Street are also well lighted. and
the position Of the light where 1t is re-
duces the danger TO those approaching on
that thoroughfare These points would
not be so well covered were the lamp re-
moved
II have had the lamp swung around a
little to the south and have placed large
tin shade ON the same for the protection
of the houses from the glare of the lamp,
and IT is working satisfactorily. l think
have Offset the cause of the complaint
would recommend that the lamp remain in
its present local ton
The report OF the inspector has been APP
proved by the Commissioners and the pc
titioners VIII be informed in accordance
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