The Washington times., 1901-10-09
AFFAIRS OF THB DISTRICT.
The Question of Opening Morris
Road in AnacOstia.
Objections 10 Extending the Thor
oughfare beyond Fifteenth Street
Suppression of Noisy Parrots
The Soldiers Home Cemetery.


ouEhfare beyond Fifteenth Street
Suppression of Noisy Parrots
The Soldiers Home Cemetery.
| Jerome Diggs and a large number of
other residents and property holders along
| the line of the proposed Improvement
have united in petition to the Commis-
| sioners to institute condemnation pro-
| cccdings and to open Morris road, in Ana
costa. from Nichols Avenue to the Haml-
ton Road. The petitioners say that the
| proposed Improvement will be of great
advantage to the public as well as to the
! property holders most interested. They
say that there is a large territory aGioin-
! ing Anacostia very near the city, that
cannot be reached without great difficulty
owing to The lack of road facilities.
For this reason the petitioners are of
| the opinion that a beginning ought to be
made in this direction at the earliest
! possible moment, as the territory referred
to is particularly adapted TO the building
Of homes at moderate cost and the opin-
ion is expressed that it would rapidly de-
velop if the road accommodations could
| be secured.
| W. j. Richards, assistant engineer, in
reporting upon the project set forth in
manent system of highways in the vicin-
/ ity Of Mo ris Road This road, accord
| ing to his --eport, at one time connected
/ Nichols Avenue and the Hamilton Road
! but it has always been in an impossible
condition. on account of its poor topo-
graphical situation, MIR. Richards says it
was abandoned in great part by the street
extension plans of the Fourth Section,
being retained only from Nichols avenue
to Fifteenth Street. Mr. Richards states
that this portion of the road is only 80
feet wide and is intended to be widened to
80 feet.
"One connection" cont ,ues the report.
now laid down between Nichols Avenue
and Hamilton Road, is by way Of Morris
Road. Fifteenth Street. and Staunton
Avenue, the grades being much more IA
vorable over the latter route than over
the former. Any impr..s ement to be made
to Morris Road can only be local in char
actcr. as it would be limited to the section
,-between Nichols Avenue and Fifteenth
Street
The Commissioners have approved this
report and the petitioners will be in
formed in accordance Herewith.
The Attorney for the District has sub
mitted to the Commissioners an opinion
upon the feasibility of the adoption of a
police regula tion preventing the keeping
of noisy parrots. During the past year
or so the Commissioners have received
numerous complaints from residents OF
the District against the noise made by
parrots. These complaints were so per-
sstent that the Commissioners finally re-
quested their Attorney to advise them
whether they are authorized by law to
promulgate and enforce a regulation
apaipst ha rpicanra cauSad
birds In reference to the matter the At
torney says:
1T appears that from time to time
complaints have beer made respecting
this matter, and that the acting prosecut-
ing attorney in the Police Court also call
ed the attention of the Commissioners
thereto in a communication dated July 81,
1901 suggesting the propriety OF a police
regulation on the subject.
The Commissioners are authorized by
the joint resolution of Congress, approved
February 26. 1892 to make and enforce
such reasonable and usual police regula-
tions as they may deem necessary for
the protection of the comfort and quiet
of all persons within the District.
Under this authority the Commission
ers have made the following police regu-
lation:
Article VII. Section 4-No person shall
keep. within the District of Columbia,
any fowl which by Growing, cack1ng, or
in any other manner shall disturb the
comfort and quiet Of any neighborhood-
This regulation has been repeatedly en- !
forced in the Police Court. and / see no
reason why its terms may not be en-
larged so as to cover the matter COM
plained Of This can he done by inserting
after the word fowl in line two the !
words parrot or bird and by inserting
after the word 'cdckiing' IN line three the ]
words talking or singing, so that article +
VII section 1. will read as follows:
90 No person shall keep within the Dis /
trict OF Columbia, any fowl parrot or |
bird which by growing, cackilng, talking, |
singing or in any other manner shall dis /
turb the comfort and quiet Of any neigh |
bOThood.'
Andrew b. Duvall, the Attorney for the |
District has sent to the Commissioners |
an opinion as to the bearing of the laws |
OF the District Of Columbia upon the Ma !
tfonal Cemetery at the Soldiers Home. !
The question was raised by 4 communica- |
ton to the Commissioners from Major r /
+. True, depot quartermaster, L. S. |
Army, who suggested that the provisions |
Of the act OF Congress for the regula |
ton of cemeteries in the District, approx |
ed January % 1895 did not apply TO tho |
National Cemetery on the grounds Of the |
Soldiers Home.
1t appears" says the Attorney, that /
on September 25 1901 the superintendent |
Of the National Cemetery at the Soldiers |
Home was notified by the Health Officer /