The times., 1901-05-14

of the city. This action consists in the
adoption Of an amendment to Article Y,
section 9, of the Police Regulations by
substituting the following clauses:
Section 9. No person or corporation
shall operate any public vehicle for hire
or for the transportation of passengers in
the District of Columbia with sufficient
regularity to enable the public to take
passage therein at any point intermc-
diate to the stable or stand of such We
hicle or to operate such vehicle over
route sufficiently definite to enable the
public to ascertain the streets and ave
nues on which such vehicles can be found
en- route, without a duly issued license
therefor. and no such license shall be is
sued without the approval of the Com
missioners of the District of Columbia.
Such vehicle shall be so operated as not
to affect the health comfort, or quiet OF
any person or persons beyond that oc-
casioned by ordinary vehicle traffic. The
violation Of any of the provisions OF TINS
section shall constitute good ground Tor
the revocation of such license as well as
subject the ofending person or corpora
tion to the penalty provided in section 50
of this article All public vehicles for the
transportation of passengers travelling pe-
tween sunset and sunrise shall display
lighted lamps SO placed as to be visible
from the front and both sides thereof
The penalty referred to is a fine of not
less than 81 nor more than SO Tor each
offence proved in the Police Court.
This action of the Commissioners is the
result of numerous complaints recelNCu
last fan with reference TO the auto-caI
cites operated for time on . ana other
streets of the Northwest section, ana OF
certain complaints of the speed ana h hoIse
of such vehicles. especially OF lhe auto
mobiles operated from the railway Std
tions The regulations proposed are gen
eral in character and are aimed aS3inst
the establishment in future OF any liI!eS
l. g..1g. ht
without the knowledge and consent OF the
authorities, expressed in a regularly Is
sued license.
Rev. D. e. Wiseman, of 800 Pomeroy
Street northwest, recently requested the
Improvement of the roadway of Pomeroy
Street between Fourth Street and Moore
Lane. He also requested that lamps be
erected on the same street. Morris Hacker,
of the surface division, after making an
examination of the street, has reported as
follows:
AN examination of this street confirms
the complaint herein made The cutters
for a considerable portion of the street
are entirely ungraded and water from
the roadway is shed on the sidewalks. /
recommend that as a temporary relief
these cutters be graded at an estimated
cost of $40. chargeable to repair to county
roads
Il further recommend that the writer
be informed of the above proposed work,
but that funds are not available Tor
complete Improvement of the roadway,
the estimated cost of which to macada-
r1ize and gutter would be $500. A special
appropriation of this amount must nrst
be secured from Congress-.
This report, ii is expected, Will be ap-
proved by the Commissioners.
L. w. Groomes has addressed the Com
missioners complaining OF the inconven-
ience caused by the closing of the alley in
square 444 during the construction OF the
Manual Training School at Seventh Street
and Rhode Island Avenue northwest. The
complaint was referred to the Inspe or
of Buildings, who has reported:
= The contractor for the Manual Train
ing School, corner Seventh Street and
Rhode Island Avenue northwest, will pre-
pare the alley over coal vault for imme-
diate use by covering the arches with |
earth filling and planks, provided the
earth filling be removed by the District |
when the alley is TO be paved. AS this !
will open the alley to travel
and remove the cause of complaint, / !
recommend that the contractors propo- |
sition be accepted
The recommendation has received the !
approval of the Engineer Commissioner, |
with the suggestion that the complainant |
be informed accordingly.