The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-08
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
The Question of Laying Sidewalk
on ID Street Southeast.
The Desire Of Property Owners for
Improvement i'm Front of Their
Premises Rutterine COmpnny's
Damage-The Fish Wharf Problem.

Some time ago George W. Barnes and
others residing or owning property II
D Street southeast. requested of the Com
missioners that brick pavement he iald
on the north side of d Street between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth Streets. MI
Barnes presented the petition of the prop
erty holders to the Commissioners anu
stated that If it was not considered al
visable to lay the walk through the en-
tire square they would be glad TO nave IL
extended across their property. which
comprises one-half Of the frontage.
Mr.. Barnes also stated to the Commits
sioners that the property owners inter
asted preferred a cement walk, and that
.hey would be willing for a temporary
walk TO be laid and to wait until the ce-
.uent could be laid. If such temporary
walk is not thought advisable the petit
TONERS ask that a brick walk be laid as
soon possible.
The cost OF the Improvement SIS worked
out by the Engineer Department was esti-
mated at 81 $40 The Computing Engineer
advised his superior that in his judgment
the request should be granted as soon as
the legal formalities could be attended to-
Capt II. c. Newcomer. in forwarding
the report of the Computing Engineer to
the board, recommended that the request
of the petitioner be granted, but that in
the execution of the work the walk. which
Is to be of brick. be laid only over one
half of the square.
w. p wilkins. President of the Stand
ard Butterine Company, recently wrote
to the Commissioners requesting permits
sion to lay the floor drain to their factory
at Langdon. d. c., under the floor of the
building they have erected there.
Charles B. Ball. the Inspector of Plumb
ing. in his report to the Commissioners
time past there has been pending the
question of the disposal of the wastes
created in the manufacture of butterine
In the large establishment of the COM
pany now under construction. A system
of straining and filtration, Mr.. Ball says,
has been under advisement, but has NOT
yet been formally submitted TO the In
spector's office for approval Continuing,
MIR Ball says:
Under the agreement made in this re-
quest that the piping laid under the floor
Will not be nut in use until satisfactory
arrangements are made as TO the disposal
and treatment of the same, l see no OBJ
lection to giving the permission requested
and to approving the plans for the under
floor work.
The Commissioners have approved the
recommendation of the Inspector of
Plumbing.
The failure of the effort of the Com
missioners to rent what is known as the
Fish Wharf a few days ago has left
the District without any place at which
to land the sea products brought to this
market. Mr.. Riley, who for several years
has rented the wharf and has kc9t it
open for the fishermen of the Potomac
River and Chesapeake Bay, did not rent
the property this year because under
the orders of the Health Depart he
was provided with no means of disposine
OF the oflal from the fish brought in for
sale.
Some time ago an order was issued that
he must not use for this purpose lots ad-
lsceht TO the wharf; and this compelled
MIN TO carry the refuse from the wharf
down the river to be disDosed of at a
distance from the city
An arrangement, however has been
under consideration for several DAYS at
the District Building which promises a
solution to the problem. II has been pro-
posed that the garbage contractor take
refuse from the wharf daily or several
times day. If necessary, and dispose of
II in the plant now in operation in Vir-
g1nia. This would require the transporta-
ton of the loads from the fish wharf for
about I'VE blocks through the lower part
of the city.
II is stated that the Health Department
has given Its consent to the arrangement
provided the refuse is hauled in the COW
transporting other waste material
through the city streets The matter is
now to be considered by the company con-
tracing with the District to dispose OF
garbage. etc. If the directors of the
company decide that they can dispose of
the material at the wharf proftabiy 1t
Will be done, and the wharf will be rented
to Mr.. hiley. or some other bidder and
the usual landing place for sea food will
be kept UP.
B. Bryan, Of Anacostia, since the re-
of 10 egfa \,