Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-10
CLOSING OF 4 STREET
NATTER TAKEN UP WITH B. AND
o. RAILROAD.

The Engineer Commissioner has taken up
with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany the question to the closing of HI
street northeast between 1st and Sd streets
to public travel. request to close the
street having been made by the railroad
company account OF the railroad con-
struction at that point. The position OF
the office is that work to be done by the
railroad company at this place can tie ac-
compIished so as not to require the street
to be closed more than thirty days IL 1t Is
prosecuted diligently and with sufficient
force. and the railroad company has been
informed that the street w be closed from
June Is to July L.. 1905. providing these
conditions are complied with.
Before the street is closed. however. a
substantial footwalk or bridge of timber
six feet wide for pedestrians will be con-
structed on the north side of the street.
the walk TO be inclosei wlth fence or rail-
ings both sides.
Naphtha lamps will be placed for proper
lighting at intervals Of about 200 feet. The
footwa!k is to be so designed that II VIII
continue in service until all TIE work on
the south side of the street is completed.
and Waterman will be required to be en-
ployed to patrol the walk and prevent OBJ
struction. The railroad company will be
required to SO arrange its work as not to
obstruct this walk. and will also be re-
CURED 10 vigorously prosecute the work,
day and night. including holidays.
When the walk is completed vehicular
travel will be discontinued through H
street. and will be so discontinued for thirty
days from June 10, 1905.
The work OF excavating here will have to
be done by hand. instead of by machinery.
Along the south edge of the column foun-
dation excavation a closed fence will be
constructed to protect vehicular traffic,
which is to be continued after the grading
of the street is completed. .s..-
To Replace Track.
AS soon as sufficient grading has been
done arrangements will be made to replace
the south permanent railway track as far
west as Sd street. When the grading has
been completed a good cinder road will be
made from one end of the cut to the other.
railroad company.
AS soon as the south column foundation
is completed and before any work is done
on the north column foundation the south
permanent railway track will be placed in
service and when this permanent track Is
completed and In service the cinder road
way abutting 1t will be widened or moved
nearer to the track so as to admit OF the
removal of the foot walk to the south side
of the street, against the south wall. and
afford sufficient space for vehicular traffic.
This plan closes Fl street to travel but
once during the revisement of grade at that
point The roadway Of street northeast
between list and I'd streets will be KEPT in
first-cIass condition for public use during
the time Fl street is closed, and watch
man will be stationed by the railroad COM
pany at 4th and streets and at LIST and X
streets. at the railroad crossing. to insure
the safety of the public over-th crossings
caused by the closing of HI street.
If these arrangements are not carried out
by the railroad company, the Commission
ers will stop the work and open the street
to public travel at the expense Of the rail-
road company, and the street VIII be closed
only on condition that the railroad COM
pany agrees to this arrangement, which
It has done
The aim Of the Commissioners Is to close
II street for as short time as possible. es-
pecially to pedestrian traffic. as the street
is much used by pedestrians as thorough
fare and there is considerable distance TO
go around If the street were entirely closed
It is absolutely necessary to close 1t for this
short time on account Of the railroad OPP
erations. but the arrangements given above
will make this closing as short as practi-
cable AS stated above. X street Is re-
auired to be kept open during the time II
street Is closed
1t may be necessary to change the ar
rangements somewhat as the work pro~
crosses, but every effort will be made to In
convenience the public as little as posi-
BILE.