The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-18

StEuctiou OF tne DrloSe across ROCK creek
on the line of Connecticut Avenue ex-
tended.
For the purchase of lot on the south
side of the present public school at ZEN
leytown and the construction of ne "
building, or the enlargement Ct the pres
ent structure, the committee asked for
s25. 600.
The schedule also calls for an item of
| $4,000 for the purchase Of a site and tn ;
| erection of police stationhouse en- Wis
consin Avenue. south of the village of
Tenleytown. a..
The schedule calls for 81 2oO and speci
fies a fire alarm box on the corner of
Pierce Mill Road and Wisconsin Avenue.
one on the corner of Pierce Mill Road
and Connecticut Avenue. one on the cor
ner of Grant Road and Chesapeake Street.,
one on the corner of Forty eighth and
Chesapeake Streets, one on the corner of
Wisconsin Avenue and the District line,
| and one on the corner of Broad. Branch
| and Milk House Road.
The committee also asked for the ap-
/, pointment of one Sanitary Inspector for
the northwest suburb, with salary at
81 200 per aunum.
The members of the committee were C.
c. Lancaster Rev. ]. Mcbride Sterret;,
Major George A. Armes, Thomas w.
Buckley, Charles A. Bell, and Col.
James L. Tcit. ~
The Brightwood Avenue Citizens Asso-
citation recently, through its secretary, re-
ques;ed the Commissioners to erect street
lights on Brightwood Avenue to Umatilia
Street, and also that tho gas main be ex-
tended on saidsarenue
In reporting upon the application at the
request OF the Commissioners Thomas ].
Fisher, the Inspector of Electric Lighting,
said: There have been recently erected
on Brightwood Avenue. from Umatilla
Street north to the District line. twenty
one naphtha lamps, which are now lighted
up as naphtha. This is all the lighting
that it will be possible to do on any por-
tion of this road during the present fiscal
year owing to the balance of the street
lighting appropriation.
In reference to the extension of the gas
main, we occasionally ask the gas COM
pany TO extend its mains where the num-
Der Of lamps and other business would
seem 10 warrant il. In this case, l think
the business in sight does not warrant
the request. The lighting of this road by
means of Electric lights from overhead
wires has been discussed by the depart
ment and would receive favorable con-
sideratiOn were it not for the fact that the
stringing of the wires east of Rock Creek
is prohibited by law. l: is hoped that this
clause will be changed at the coming ses-
sion of Congress / recommend that the
association be notified Of the facts as stat
ed"
T. A. Tolson, of 7O1 Seventh Street
northeast. recently wrote to the Commits
sioners calling their attention to the
present condition of Seventh Street. and
requesting that II might be paved End
otherwise improved. Mr.. Tolson speaks
of Seventh Street between Maryland Ave
nue. and II Street as enc of the most i'm
portant highways in the northeast sec
ton and he maintains that 1t ought to
be improved IN preference to many other
streets that are being paved from time
to time. In reporting to the Commits
sioners on the request, c. B. Hunt, the
Computing Engineer. said that the paving
of this street would have to be done Under
the operations of the schedule. and that
at present no additions are being made
to the schedule for reasons well known.
and he recommends that the letter be
placed in the Improvement file for con-
sideration when additions are made 10
the schedule for improvements in the
northeast section. This recommendation
was approved by the Commissioners and
the writer will be advised accordingly.
Robert G. Chew and others recently
petitioned the Commissioners requesting
six more lights on WOodley Street, be-
tween Wisconsin and Idaho Avenues
northwest.
Upon this application Thomas ]. Fisher,
Inspector of the Electric Department, has
reported to the Commissioners that 1.-The
tensions of the street-lighting service
for the present fiscal year having all been
decided upon and approved, lit will be i'm
possible. owing to the limited balance re-
manning, ia grant this request for six adj
ditional lights OH Woodley Street. Early
in July tho department had three lights
placed on this street, and these will have
to answer the purpose. at least for the
present. ! recommend that the petition
ers be informed in accordance with the
facts above stated"