The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-28

P. ]. Garrigan. vice rector of the
ten to the Commissioners requesting
lights to be erected on Michigan Avenue
from the Catholic University to First
Streets northwest. In his letter the vice
rector states that at present there is no
light at the junction of Bunker Hill Road,
HARDWOOD Road, Lincoln Avenue, and
Michigan Avenue. He suggests that a
few lamps on Michigan Avenue would
connect the Bunker Hill Road lights with
those on First Street, and he says that
this is expected to be the chief thorough
fare between the university and the city
by foot and by wheel.
Thomas j. Fisher, the Inspector of Elec-
trio Lighting, in reporting upon the re-
quest, has stated to the Commissioners
that it is to be regretted that in the alb
sence of gas main on Michigan Avenue
from Bunker Hill Road to First Street
northwest, it will be impossible to grant
the request for lamps. 1t is expected, lie
says, that legislation will be enacted at
the coming session of Congress giving the
Commissioners the authority to grant per
mits for the stringing of overhead wires
east of Rock Creek. If this is enacted.
1t is the inspectors opinion that the
lighting of Michigan Avenue. by means
of incandescent lights, Will be taken up.
AS Michigan Avenue will by that time
be thoroughly improved and one of the
main thoroughfares out from the city,
he believes that the lamps will be in
stalled.
With reference to the establishing of
light at the intersection of Hardwood
and Bunker Hill roads and Lincoln Ave-
nue., the inspector says this is an i'm
portant intersection, and as there is
gas main in the immediate vicinity he
recommends the erection of two lamps.
one at the intersection of the streets
named and one at the corner of Fourth
Street and Bunker Hill Road at an esti-
mated cost of s12, chargeable to appro-
priation for street lighting for 1901.
The Electrical Engineer, in transmitting
this report to the Commissioners, approved
the same, and recommended that the vice
rector be informed in accordance with the
same, recommendation which the Com
missioners have approved.
The Commissioners are in receipt of a
petition from NJ. c. Emory and others, re-
questing them to pass an order to close
the existing blind alley adjoining the pres
ent United States Census Office building,
in square 574, and in lieu thereof, to
widen the northernmost alley SO as to con-
form with plats of the Surveyor of the
District
In passing upon the application Captain
Beach, the Engineer Commissioner. has
recommended to his associates that the or
der be issued as requested. The authority
for such action is referred to by Captain
Beach as section 3 Of the act OF Congress
approved July 22 1892, in regard to the
opening and closing OF alleys, and the
amendment thereto approved August "a,
1894. He suggests that a copy of this or
der, with the plats, be sent to the office
Of the Surveyor, as required by the terms
of the law.
1t is understood that the Commissioners
will acquesce in the recommendation of
the Engineer Commissioner
c. c. Rogers the District paymaster, an
nounced yesterday that he would today
pay the District employees, including the
school teachers and policemen and that
he would pay also the pensions of the
policemen and firemen on the pension list
Through the courtesy of the Treasurer Of
the United States he is enabled to do this
little in advance OF the usual time, as
he said, to give those in the pay Of the
District additional reason to be thankful