The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-05
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
The Proposition to Widen a Part
Of + Street Denied.
Probability Of Transfer of the Hack
stand Near the Treasury ~ n Point
on INSTRUMENTATION street.
Matters Before the COmmisSioners.

The Merchants Transfer and Storage
Company through John l. Newbold, re-
Gently wrote TO the Commissioner rela-
tive widening of the roadway of = Street
between Ninth and Tenth Street north
west. The company states that the dis
lance between the railroad tracks and the
curb on the south side is only = feet
inches. while the width II the sidewalk
from the curb 20 the building Is a feet 10
inches. owing 70 the extreme narrow
width Of this side Of the roadway on this
street an the heart of the business section.
where traffic is in constant progress, the
company is Of the opinion that a great
Inconvenience IS caused the public uuneC-
essarily. Il thinks the situation can be
greatly improved by widening the street.
G. =. Hunt, the Electrical Engineer. at
the request OF the Commissioners. has re-
ported upon the matter. He says.
r Street northwest has an uubroSeu
roadway width Of 90 feet from Fifth Street
10 Pennsylvania Avenue, a distance OF
five squares There IS a double ira ok rail-
way occupying J. feet in the centre Of
this space Between Fifth and Eleventh
Streets the rails Of the north track have
been talleu up The writer's gr- now con
structiug a storage warehouse between
Ninth and Tenth Streets on the south
side. and call attention TO the CIrcum-
their frontage. Their eStabiiShm mt is the
only business place on this square. and
substantially on the entire frontage, and
while the Increased accommodation that
the widening of this roadway would at
ford In the conduct of their business Is
fully appreciated. yet the large cost of
widening the street and the unSymmetrt-
cal appearance that would DE produced
seem 10 indicate the impractica 5ility OF
giving favorable consideration 60 -h-lr re-
quest. and 1 recommend that they Dee So
advised
The Commissioners have approved this
report and have directed that the writer
De informed accordingly.
Last summer during the hot weather
there was considerable complaint relative
to the congestion of traffic about the wa
teriug fountain on Fifteenth Street near
the Treasury Building. Several reports
were submitted relative to the matter.
and it was finally decided 90 Dee practical
bic to remove the fountain to Street,
near Fifteenth Street.
In view Of certain expensive excava-
tious which would have 20 De- made il
was subsequently reported from the Wa
ter Department that by the removal Of
the hack stand 20 "a point further south
the Inconvenience from the congestion
Of traffic would be obviatsd-
A report from the Police Department
upon this suggestion elected the state
msut that the removal OF the hack stand
as suggested would Inconvenience the
drivers. as the present stand WAS the
most important one in the city and had
grown more So since the opening OF the
new Willard Hotel Major Sylvester sug-
g,sted that the hack stand was a utc.S-
sity 20 the accommodation OF The public
at the point where il now is. and De
thought the fountain might De- moved
without injury 20 any public interest. and
he suggested point ON Vhivt-,u-Iud-u-
half Street east Of Pennsylvania Avenue
as available.
The matter was Yesterday referred 10
Major BiddIe. the Engineer Commission
er. for consideration and action.