The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-02

ing OF the emDankmSnt, Wnen the Dridgey
the avenue. and the Improvement Of the
lower Potomac will naturally follow
The Columbia Golf Club, through It's
president Alexander Britton, recently
asked permission of the Commissioners to
locate bridge across Illinois Avenue, be-
tween Xenia and Yuma Streets. The
Commissioners are Informed that the Co
lumbia Golf Club has leased land on the
Seventh Street Road. known as the Mar
shall Brown property, and including what
is designated upon the official plats as
North Petworth. In the occupation OF this
property, Mr.. Britton says, the District
in cutting Illinois Avenue through has
practically cut of the only means of ap-
proach 10 the house from Brightwood Ave-
nue.. and that great Inconvenience is tow
experienced IN reaching the club house
The Commissioners are further Informed
that the usual and most convenient access
is at present lost by reason of the deep
cut made by Illinois Avenue, and they are
requested to grant permission for the
erection OF bridge across this avenue at
the point mentioned.
The Engineer Commissioner. IN consider
ing the application. has forwarded the fol-
lowing statement to his associates: Till
nois Avenue is public highway, and has
been graded in such a manner that where
it crosses Yuma Street there is at present
a cut Of about twenty-four feet The CO.
iumbia Golf Club owns the property on
each side of Illinois Avenue, and as Yuma
Street has not been graded, the members
of the club find themselves much ineon-
venienced by the steep and almost vertical
walls Of the Illinois Avenue cut.
Yuma Street has been dedicated to the
District, and as it is a matter of con-
venience to have a passageway along the
line OF the street, / would recommend that
the application of the Columbia Golf Club
be granted, upon the condition that the
plans OF the bridge which it is proposed
to erect across Illinois Avenue be sub
mitted to the Commissioners for approval
in advance Of doing the work, and that
the club agrees to remove said bridge at
any time within ten days notice from the
commissioners to do So It is impossible
to grade Yuma Street so as to give high
way along the line of the street and under
the present circumstances it seems proper
that the construction Of the bridge should
be permitted
The Commissioners today approved the
recommendation of the Superintendent of
the Water Department that $50 900 be
taken from the water fund and used for
continuing the extension of the high
service system of water distribution.
By order of the Commissioners TODAY
the order of August %, 1885. authorizing
the Health Officer TO issue permits to
prevent the passage of vehicles in neigh
borhoods where persons are So seriously
III as to make the step necessary. was
revoked. This action was taken in ac-
cordance with the opinion of the Attor-
ney of the District
The Commissioners today approved
recommendation Of the Assessor with ref
erence to the expunging from the accounts
the names of parties out of business, alb
sent from the city, or dead In his letter
to the Commissioners the Assessor saws
that in the compilation of the personal tax
ledger it is found that some accounts are
carried On the tax lists where information
mas reached the Office that the parties
charged with said taxes are either out OF
business, have moved away or are dead.
Every effort made to locate them by let
ter, he says, fails as the letters are re-
turned with the postmans mark mot
there
The Assessor, therefore. recomends that
all accounts where the evidence Is concIu
siye as to the disposition of the Droperty
as above indicated be discontinued for the
succeeding tax years and so noted on the
personal tax record
Commissioner Mcfarland was informed
today that the next meeting OF the Ma
ttonal Red Cross Society would be held at