The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-08
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
Annual Report Of the Engineer
Department Approved.
Prepared by Captain Reach Before
His Retirement From 0mce-T'InnS
for Elimination of Grndr Crossings
Discuss, d-The Sewage Disposal.

IEepHFfu he Naptntu HCHch BEFORE
His Retirement From 0mce-PInnS
for Elimination of Grndr Crossings
DiscuSst d-The Sewage Disposal.
The annual report Of the Engineer De
partmout, which was prepared 10y Capt
Lansing II. Beach before h- retired from
Office for the fiscal year ended June 3d.
1901, was today submitted to the Board
and approved by them. Captain Beach.
after referring to the changes i'm the per
sonnel of the department by the retire
mcnt of Captain Gaillard last March. dis
cusses the plans FOR the elimination or
thu grade Crossings on the steam rail-
roads and IN, progress made for the
building of tile new Long Bridge across
the Potomac TG-.r-
Tie then treats Of street and alley i'm
proyemeHt, and shows in brief the adGi-
lions made to the paved streets. alleys.
and sidewalks during The year The work
on the bridges across Rock Creek ana iu
other pants of the District are reviewed.
The sewage disposal project for CARRYING
me sTvs,rage .f the city across the Ana
costa River is referred To-. and the gen
'rtt progress Of IN. extension of sewers
p spoken Of
Considerable space is given to comment
upon the municipal buildings and the i--
SP,euon OF buildings during the year. ref
,r,Ucc being made to- The revision of the
regulations. The report closes with "a dis
cussion Of the subject of trees and the
general work Of the Parking Commission
IN beaurifyinE the city.
With reference to the removal of IN,
Long Bridge. the elimination Of grade
crossings. and new union depot Cap
% 10. hob
The Commissioners feel t. To b. n
cause Of cOnEratulatiou that the District
- at last 20 have railroad facilities i'm
keeping W:th the dignity of the National
capital congress has passed acts re-
curing the abolition of grade crossings
the removal Of the Long Bridge. and the
erection of suitable terminal facilities for
the city within i've years. Plans for a
part OF these great undertakings have
already been prepared and submitted to
tle commissioners for approval. and ap-
proved, as required by law
shortly after the passage of the acts
- congress referred 10 above. the Penn
Syivania Railroad Company secured "a
controlling interest IN the Baltimore and
ohio Company This change Of relations
between the Two companies has brought
apparently within reach still further i'm
prpVtmen tS long desired by those who
nave the welfare OF the city at heart. \
union station, accommodating an steam
railroads. entering the city, together VIII ut
thu clearance OF tracks and stations from
inc Mall in addition TO the abolition OF
grade crossings. seem 90 De within Siehr
1t ls believed that The PeurSvIygu54
ltil.roan Company Is willing To- do it's
snare ~ accomplishing these desired uh-
ls,lS- shorty AFTER the CONSOLIDATED Df
interests referred 20 above. its Ot5in. r.
intlmGtsd to the Commissioners thar they
were aware there was more OF less --rrf-
meni DO favor Of the establishment or a
union passenger station in Washiuztuu
and Jhey realized il would De d.Sfr.I BE fa
nave ~1.,E station. n the same Crlla Be
established in fairness t5 an the railroad
lEltr. SITS and the public. although the
lIohl'n was very difficult one 90 work
out
They suggested that the only PROPOSE
t-'E lh' s mad been able TO figure uUt- that
would De satisfactory 20 an interests.
YOU'D Hr 90 connect the Baltimore ..sf
emo t-.ti.T1It liCoS on Delaware lE.uU.
With tho Pennsylvania tracks ON Virginia
avenue ny means Of dgubIe-Ur.r.5 trr-
n-i from the ground just north rr o.
stree northeast, thence following the
tde ~ fiF-t street east to 3 Street south.
tAent7a DU-EIug into Virginia AVeII. near
FlrST StItst west This would permit fIa
'SJablls um3nt of q through station ou The
s'ta 81 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Avenue and q street northeast. and gsptrrF
contemplate the rebuilding Of the F;...l-
more ana Potomac Railroad thru.-l
l -'lS,.'..t''a as already authartI .v
branch md station on The Mall
4 large union station could thus Ha
. i.loF-H,h On an eligible site. with
fnroue. station amt sr,5-zretr.-t- -ir.
railway company dCCUiug a. latter .
rsces-ry essential in Wash 4 on. be-
.Eu-s abe bulk of tho traffic from tEe
North stops at Washington. nut. sE
course. Dc would be- necessary rD H---r =.
lal"l-n connection for the through North
Islc south passenger trains. ass gIE,rul Use
Il Nou.d mean e. Ions dgt0ur-
The COMMISSIONERS AZ once took uu the
matter. AID study was made of rH.
project H- outlined above No i0Surusrraf-
s1.e engineering difficulties were found r1
D. ia the W1F. and the EOTnmi-Siaver-
I"el safe in stating that the urof.,t is
rot only entirely feasible but that 10 Of
IyTS practical solution Of two problems
J mn, have confronted the city. for years
namely ihe clearance Of the Mall Uf rail-
ROAD distractions and the erection Of "a
union station accommodating mn mil
r"auS entering the city. and they recon-
mend that the necessary legislation ba
'aattvd az as early date a. possible tD
secure these greaL improvements ir terms
"hiCh shall BE- satisfactory TO the District
of Columbia"
Robert ". Dutton. Chief Engineer Of
the Fire Department. has submitted To-
th~ Commissioners his report OF tho op-
eratious Of the department for the month
o. October
'Thirty-eight bell alarms were received
during the month. says the report. .gr
which two were false The thfrtv-sfy
fires eutailed a loss OF 1851. with an i'll
sHranoe on the property involved OF S-l.-
G''- There were also fourteen local
alarms one Of which was false. aud the
damage caused thereby amounted to ga.
covered by an insurance OF S57Gu5p. Tho
fire loss for tho month amounted To- S-..-
go. and the insurance ON the ur1u,rrr
involved To as,5.l-a. making the loss NOT
quite per Gene OF the Insurance
or the fDrty-uiUe fires which occurred
curing the month I'm Two cases fire travel
ed from one wood shed 10 those adjDlu-
INK ana beyond, and In TO other in
stances 90 adjoining bui diues tl. Pee
uI.ilnlnE fires forty-nye In number being
confined 10 the place of origin"
From the report Of " lillian o. Drew
tie Fire Marshal. il is learned that 50
cellars and business houses were inspect
81 luIlnE IEe month. d WMinh on W..