The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-18
AFFATRSOF TIE DISTRICT
The Abandoned Lines of the Wash
ingtOn Traction Company.
Application of vice President Har-
ries ACKNOWLEDGMENT EIec-
trio System May he Installed Later
On-KemovaI OF Garbage From
the Department of Agriculture.

the Department of agriculture.
The Washington Traction and Electric
Company has now completed its ar
rangements for removing the abandoned
tracks Of its system made unneeesss ~
by the unien of competing lines into the
present combination about year ago.
Upon application of Gen. George II. Har-
ries. vice president OF the company. the
Commissioners have issued orders as fol-
lows:
That, upon deposit Of S12, 500, permit
be issued to the Anacostia and Potomac
River Railroad Company to remove tracks,
temporarily, and restore street pavements
on the following named streets: Missouri
Avenue. from Third Street to Fourth
Street; Third Street southwest. from Ma
ryland Avenue to Missouri Avenue; Ma
ryIaud Avenue southwest, from First
street TO Third Street; Maryland Avenue
southwest, c Street and Virginia Avenue,
from Fourth Street 10 Eleventh Street;
Twelfth Street southwest, from Virginia
Avenue to Ohio Avenue; 3 Street ncrth-
west, from Eleventh TO Twelfth Street;
Louisiana Avenue northwest. from Ninth
TO Eleventh Street
The amount required to be deposited by
the company was based upon an estimate
furnished by the Computing Engineer Of
the cost of restoring the pavements on the
streets named
Capt. Lansing H. Beach. the Engineer
Commissioner in forwarding the appliSa-
ton to his associates with his approval
said: at has been found where several OF
the railway lines are now operated under
one management that some Of the tracks,
which were occupied by competing COM
panies are now unnecessary fer present
traffic. Pending the determination Of the
necessity OF installing the underground
electric system on these lines. the eompa-
ny desires to remove the tracks indicated
the space so vacated to be properly paved
as this would be a benefit to the public, it
is recommended that the permit be issued.
There have been no requests from citi-
zens 10 operate any portion OF the road.
the tracks OF which it IS proposed herein
to take up The company has made aPpli-
cation TO install the underground system
on E Street northwest, between ninth and
Eleventh Streets. The Il Street line in
South Washington which some OF the prop
erty holders have asked to have operated,
viii be operated by means OF storage bat
terry cars as soon as the cars n he OBJ
tanned.
The recommendations CT the Engineer
der for the permit issued.
George S. Wilson Secretary TO the
Board of Charities has written TO the
Commissioners relative to an order pass
ed June %. 19c0. alIoting the balance OF
the fund for the relief Of the poor to
the Woman's Union Christ ian Associa-
ton He invites the attention OF h
Commissioners TO the fact that ne bRi-
anca allotted te this association repre-
sents large sum OF money than was
evidently intended should so to this as
soeia tioH-
Mr. Wilson states that heretoforc this
association has had sums Of money, usu-
ally less than SAGE, and the fetal nnn@al
expenditures average less THAI SsnG- he
informs the Commissioners that tas bsl-
ance of surplus allotted to the assoc.a-
tion by the executive oTGsr referred TO
amounts TO something over $3.50. The
Iargeness of this sum IS accounted fer BY
the fact that ever SEQ OF the amount al
loted 10 physicians and drugg sts for the
poor by the executive order OF Sep embeT
., 1883. was not expended.
Mr.. Wilson suggests that If the Com
missicneTs think it wise 70 modify the or
der OF June IS 1900. that SteG be allotted
70 the association, and the balance be
held subject TO future recommendation
from the Board OF Char IS
The Commissioners are in receipt OF a
communication from H. W. Wiley, Chief
of the Division OF Chemistry Of the INF
ted States Department Of Agriculture,
asking information relative to thS dis
pcsaI Of certain forms of garbage from
the chemical laboratory. He informs the
Commissioners that his division has from
time to time a considerable amount Of
refuse. composed OF fragments OF bets
and other vegetables, which he says can
not be thrown upon the public dumps
with miscellaneous refuse without vio-
1ating the regulations Of the District
Accordingly. Mr.. Wiley asks whether it
Will be possible to arrange with the Su-
perintendeHt OF Street Cleaning TO have
the refuse in question removed by the
public garbage wagons. Unless such an
arrangement can be made. Mr. Wiley
states q team viii have to be hired to
transport the refuse across the river or
to distance from the city. Mr. Wiley
also states that every effort viii be made
TO keep the garbage described from get
ting mixed with paper, ashes. broken
glass, and similar refuse.
Warner Stutler. the Superintendent Of
Street Cleaning. III speaking Of the matter
10 a reporter Of The Times. said that Mr..
Wiley had failed to state the amount Of
garbage to be removed. but he thought
the matter might be arranged with the
an excessive amount Of it. In connection
with the matter Mr.. Stutler mentioned
the practice of the department in the case
of spoiled watermelons - the wharves
He stated that in case the refuse could be
loaded on enc or two carts Il was re-
Eloved, but in case that there WIS a heap
OF Il that would occupy the cart driver
III day 20 remove. the wharf men were
20 haul ii 20 the gar y & boats where it
aes taken On and carried 6os8 the river
The Commissioners toda5 isaed orders
Tor public work as folleRS Tast 210 feet
q 6-inch water main gs lid Il the seast
side OF New Jersey Avenue southeast, at
K Street, at an estimated cost Of S223.
That sfxty-flvs feet of 6-inch water
main be laid in the north alley Of square
sss, at an estimated cost of $43.
TO, CURE n COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Brcmo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If it fails to cure.
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