The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-29

The Senate Committee recently submit
ted 10 the Commissioners a letter received
from the Northwest Suburban Association
requesting the construction Of q sewer
along the west side Of Rock Greek TO the
Branch Road and thence along said road
and connections to the District line The
Commissioners have now prepared state
ment upon the matter to be submitted
10 the Senate Committee They inform
the committee that the estimated cost of
the sewer as described would. be $5I6, 800.
THIS estimate. however, according TO the
statement does net take into account the
acquiring Of land for right of way reces-
sary for the construction of the sewer.
The Commissioners state that 4 large
portion of the route lies within the Zoo
logical Park and Rock Greek Park. for
which the right Of way would cost moth
ing. They think it probable that the right
OF way for the construction of a consider
able portion of the remainder of the line
would be dedicated without cost. as it in
wolves no detrIment 10 the property, nor
would 1t interfere with its use. As TO
what portions of the right of way, how
ever. would likely be dedicated the Com
missioners say they have no means of
knowing
= L. L.
sioneTs say. will have to be eventually con
strucJed for the sewerage of the larger
portion Of the territory lying between
Connecticut Avenue and Rock Greek Park.
4 sewer is now il course OF construction
along the lire Of Arizona Avenue which,
The Commissioners inform the committee
VIII supply large portion os the territory
on the west of Wisconsin Avenue reaching
TO TenleytoWn. Owing to the progress Of
this sewer the Commissioners think il
should not De delayed. IN conclusion the
Commissioners say
The sewer requested by Mr. Lancaster
IS an important one and should be built
al as early a date as possible an / the Com
miSsiOneTs would be ssfad to build such an
amount Of it as Congress feels that it can
make appropriation for at the present
time without deducting from the amounts
requested by the Commissioners in their
estimates fer other sewers"
John joy Edison and John B. Larner. of
the Inaugural Committee, recently called
upon Commissioner Ross to make enIui-
Ties regarding the cleaning of Pennsyl-
Vania Avenue after the parade and cere-
monies of March / 1t was suggested by
Mr. Ross that the cleaning begin after
midnight and be completed before daylight
Of March > Nj Ross in presenting the
matter 10 his colleagues requested that II
be referred to the Superintendent Of
Street Cleaning for his consideration and
report
The Superintendent has now reported TO
the Commissioners } is arrangements for
the cleaning OF the Avenue. He states
that an additional force viii be put upon
the street on the morning of March 20
keep the street as clean a. possible up to
the tine the Avenue is roped and the
teams removed from the street after
which the force viii give the Avenue a
thorough cleaning before the parade The
Superintendent states that after the pa
rade the men viii again clean the street
II il IS not too late On the morning of
March . 1t is the intention of the depart
ment 30 commence cleaning the Avenue as
early as o'clock IN the morning The
street. 5Ir- StUtIer says, viii first be
cleaned with the machines. and after that
the hand force viii take the Avenue in
hand, and 1t viii be kept clean through
the day.