The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-24
SIDEWALK OBJECTED TO
Mr.. Durcanson Thinks the District
Ought to Pay.
The Commissioners Decide, However,
That Half of the Expense of the
New Cement Pavement in F
Street Must BE Horne by the
Owners of Auditing Property.

The residents and property holders CT
the north side of T Street, between Yer
| mont Avenue and Eleventh Street, SONS
! months ago petitioned the Commissioners
| for cement sidewalk abutting their
| property. The petition was forwarded to
the Commissioners by Mrs. Frances "
| Cameron. tisss
| shor. time afterward the Commission
| ers inserted an advertisement in the pa
! pers of the city that it was their intention
| to lay the said cement sidewalk, as in their
| judgment it was necessary for the public
| health, safety, and comfort.
Mr.. C. C. Duncanson saw this advertise
ment and wrote to the Commissioners say
ing that if the contemplated i'm
\ provements were to be made for the pur-
poses named that they should be paid out
| of the general fund received from taxes, etc,
by the District, as they are for the health,
safety, and comfort of the general public,
and. in his opinion, individual owners
should not be called upon to pay for such
matters any more than they are called
upon to pay for roadway pavemeats. Con-
tinuing. Mr.. Duncanson says:
While 1 own property in said square on
a month, and my tenants twice during the
day. while 1000 of the population of the
District pass over ii each day. and posi-
bly, it is for their comfort that it is in
tended to be laid l do not nor DO | be-
lieve that you deem the resetting of the
curb and the laying of the cement side
walk to be for the health, safety, or COM
fort of the neighborhood, but for the COM
fort of the general public. l do. there
fore, object to being assessed for the pay
ment of the same. / believe that the ma
jority of the owners on that front would
object to being assessed for the payment
If they knew of it,
The matter having been referred to the
Engineer Department, C. .. Hunt, the
Computing Engineer now recommends that
the curb be reset and cement sidewalk
laid on the north side of T Street north
west, from Vermont Avenue to Eleventh |
Street at an estimated cost OF s317, to be |
assessed against all the lots in square 333 |
AUDITING on said T Street between the lm- |
its named. This work he declares to be |
necessary for the public health, safety. and |
comfort. Continuing. Mr.. Hunt says:
with reference to the written protest !,
of Duncanson. stating that he is opposed to |
the work ii he is TO be assessed for the
same and further that he believes that n |
of the owners On the front would |
object to being assessed for the pavement
II they knew of it. and that he believes |
that none of them are aware of 1t, this can
be said:
"The request for the work is made by
The owners of IS per cent of the abutting
and their communication ex-
pressly states that they are aware of the
TACT that they will be assessed for the half
cost of the work and are willing that such
assessment shall be made. For this rea-
son and because the physical oircum-
,tances justify such action, l recommend
hat the work be ordered to proceed"
The recommendation OF the Computing
Engineer has been approved by the Com
nissioners.