The evening times., 1900-10-05

Some months ago ]. H. Beck aud others
petitioned the Commissioners TO lay
granoIithic sidewalk on Ninth Street, te-
tween East Capitol and A Streets south
cas-. After due consideration the Com
missioners issued an order for the work
to be done under the regulations of the
assessm ent plan, at an estimated cost OF
S1I36 a few days ago Joseph Loughran,
Of 10 Ninth Street southeast, sent q COM
inunication to the Commissioners protest.
ing against the laying of the proposed
sidewalk until the signatures of ma
jority of the propertyholders affected
should be obtained.
My attention" he says, has been call
ed to the recently issued order for the
work of laying an expensive sidewalk on
Ninth Street southeast, with half the cost
to be assessed upon abutting property. l
have never seen any notice of the pro-
posed work, although I have examined the
published notices in the newspapers from
time to time.
Il have deemed it my duty TO examine
the petition of the property owners upon
which your order is based and | ind mat
it does not represent majority OF the
property proposed to be taxed. Until the
signatures of majority shall have been OBJ
tained I protest against the attempt OF a
minority imposing upon me costs for work
which | deem unnecessary, and l Shall nave
recourse to whatever legal methods may be
available to prevent the imposition"
The letter of Mr.. Loughran having been
referred to the Engineer Department for
consideration and report, Capt. H. c. New
conner, assistant to the Engineer Commits
siGner informs the Board that according
to the file made in connection with the aP-
plication for the sidewalk in question those
signing the same represent 49.4 per cent OF
the abutting property. This he says IS
such fairly representative portion that II
appears to him that the work should be
done Notwithstanding the protest OF Mr..
Loughran, and so he recommends. Captain
Newcomer informs the Commissioners that
the present brick walks are in some places
irregular and in others the condition is
fair. He further states that this street
is soon to be paved and the circumstances
generally appear to justify this new work.
This recommendation has been approved
by the Engineer Commissioner, and it is
expected that it will receive the favorable
action of the Board
George A Beck, the Superintendent of
Roads of the District, has submitted to
the Engineer Commissioner a statement
the eastern section.
He recommends the regraveling Of Asy-
lum Hill Road from Douglass Fan to the
Asylum gate, gravel to be obtained from
T Street, at an estimated cost of $3.50,
also TO finish cobble cutters on this road
at an estimated cost of 5000.
1t is proposed to gravel the portion of
Hamilton Road along the Jewish Gene
terry, at an estimated cost of $500.
The graye1ing of Walker Road is recon-
| mended from Good Hope to the District
line at an estimated cost of $780,
The statement closes with the recon-
| mendation that Good Hope Hill lead be
patched with gravel at an estimated cost
of $3.50, and that similar work be dGne on
Benning Road from the Anacostia Road
to the District line at an estimated cost
| of $780,
| D. s. CARL, superintendent of the lines
of the Capital Traction Company, has