The evening times., 1900-06-18

Acting on the suggestion Of the Super
intendeat Of Police shat the Long Bridge
be supplied with several electric lights
the Commissioners on June u wrote TO
the president Of the Alexandria ana Mount
Vernon Electric Railroad Company re-
questing him to have the bridge properly
lighted. The grounds of the request were
that the Pc:ice Department was about to
aetal three men to patrol the bridge dur
ing the entire twenty-four hours OF each
day. as well as to establish patrol box
On the bridge and another at the Wash
Ington end of the same, and the Commits
sioners thought it necessary for the exer-
else OF efficient duty that the structure
should be well lighted.
In his reply George E. Abbot, president
of the company. states that the Philadel-
phia Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Company owns the Long Bridge, and that
his company, as well as others, are ten
ants He also states that his company
will gladly do such part of the work as the
owners of the bridge may indicate as the
share of the respective tenants. On the
other hand, he informs the Commissioners
that if the District desires 10 have the
Long Bridge lighted. with the consent or
the Pennsylvania Railroad, his company
will do the work and supply the current
at reasonable rates
Commissioner Ross has moved that let
ter of similar import TO the enc sent ID
the Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Railway Company be sent TO tie
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
RaiIroard Company, requesting them,
as the owners of the bridge, to be-
come responsible fer its proper lighting at
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missiontrs viii ecGuiesce in the Eo ion.
E G. Davis the Collector Of Taxes tSr'
the District. has Informed the C5mmisS ion
ers that the yearly license tax on all deg'
Of the District will be due, and pa5ao oe 'n
July ?, 1900. He requests OF the Comm 5
siouers that they cause notice o. the la-I
TO be published, ard that he is ready ID
provide tags when the license is paid, "a
CoFdiug 10 the act CT Congress.
Henry TAYLOR, CT 1922 Seventh Street
northwest has written 10 the Com his 81 IL
ers requesting them 90 allow genuIAs
farmers to stand and sell their produce n
front Of his store. His place Of bJsiCess.
he says is within twenty-five feet OF what Is
known IS the Street Market and as he
Is the only person interested in the square
from to Street he says that he lai
10 see why any objection should be made.
The matter having been referred 10 the
Police Department for investigation ana
report. Lieut. J. z. Heffner reported TO the
slDerintendent as follows: ''On Novem-
ber % 1899. the Commissioners issued 10
the President OF the Northern Market
Company a permit to occupy space IN front
OF the market building and also on +
Street west Of Seventh Street At the
same time they ordered the removal of all
country people from in frCut OF Mr.. Tay
IOr's and other stores on Seventh Street.
between the market building and Street
There is plenty Of space to accommodate
all the country people that come to this
market at the present time | think this
permit should not be granted"
In transmitting the report of Liuetenant
Heffner TO the Commissioners Major Syl-
vaster approved the recommendation Of
his inferior officer and could not make a
favorable endorsement Of the application
The reports of the Police Department
have teen approved by Commissioner Ross,
and il is Understood that Mr.. Taylor will
be informed in accordance with the facts
Pursuant to a request Of the Commis-
sicners. Mrs. Bette G. Francis, member
of the Beard Of School Trustees, has rec
ommerGed a site between First Street
east and First Street west, and between
X and y Streets north as in her opinion
the best for the new school building for
the Tenth division.
In connection with the matter. Mrs.
rancis suggests that the Commissioners
consider favorably the securing Of ample
s play ground for said building. The lack OF
sufficient play grounds for the children she
thinks is one of the crying needs Of tie
schools.
The Commissioners today ordered: That
the proposal of the Washington Asphalt
Flock and Tile Company, dated June 2,
1900 TO furnish asphalt paving blocks is
hereby accepted.
That the proposal of Andrew Gleeson
received June I. 1900, to excavate at the
site OF the new pumping station, is hereby
accented
That the following proposals for haul
ing. received June ?. 1900, are hereby ac-
cepted: Proposal of Littlefeld. AIvord &
Co to haul sand. gravel paving brick. paw
ing block. curbing and broken stone; and
the proposal of Frank Springmann to hau
cast iron water pipe. valves. special cast
ings, etc.
That the roadway at the intersection o.
Seventh Street Louisiana Avenue, and
Street northwest, be resurfaced at an es-
timated cost of s6. 200 chargeable to the
appropriation for repairs to streets.
That $50 feet Of siX-inch water main bC
laid in Seaton Street from lie Droit Ave
nue. to lot a, block Il, Stellwagen & Ed
mOnston's addition to lie Droit Park at an
estimated cost of S120.