Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-30
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
GOVERNMENT TO I'M
PROVE A PUBLIC HIGHWAY.
Lack of Sewerage Facilities Said to
Impede mprovements-Gen-
eral and Personal News.

Persons who have frequently undergone
the ordeal of traversing the public highway
which begins at the Virginia side of the
Aqueduct bridge and which winds around
through the town of Rosslyn are elated
over the news that this road Is to be i'm
mediately improved. The condition of the
road recently came under the observation
of the authorities of the War Department,
and the improvements now under way are
under the supervision of the general gov
eminent. The excavation work and clear
Ing away of debris which time has accumu
lated along the roadway is now being ex-
ecuted, and a Belgium block pavement, COW
ering several hundred yards, will be laid.
1t is said the work Will progress rapidly,
and 1t is expected the new roadway will be
completed within few months.
Alleged Disorderly Conduct.
zThomas Burns and Harry Roseway, both
young men, got into a mix-up near the
Aqueduct bridge in Georgetown about .
O'Clock last night and created such a dis
turbance that they were taken into custody
by the police of the seventh precinct and
locked up. The police say that both Burns
and Roseway were imbibing too freely of
intoxicants and Were generally disorderly
one of the men had bad cash over one of
his eyes as the result of the fsticuffs Of
ficer Edwards of the seventh precinct saw
them scuffiing together near the river. He
summoned the patrol wagon and both were
conveyed to The seventh precinct station
They will answer to a charge of disorderly
conduct in Police Court tomorrow morning.
Lack of Sewerage
The lack of proper sewerage ia cilities il
is said, will prevent the opening of the
academy, the building for which was con-
Cd Iact -,
sisters of Terre Haute. The academy au-
thorities are embarrassed it is~ said, be-
cause of the conditions brought about by
the failure of Congress to appropriate the
necessary funds with which to continue the
extension of the Arizona avenue trunk
sewer designed to drain Tenleytown and
Its suburbs. A temporary sewer system
was installed, but 1t is inadequate 1t is
said, and will have to give way to some
thing more modern. By reason of the lack
or TINS one necessity, real estate men de-
clare, realty has been kept at compa "a lively
low valuation and residences in the north
ern portion of the vicinity are not so de-
sirabe because the trunk sewer was not
constructed. concerted effort will be
made before Congress convenes to present
the matter intelligently to the national leg
isiatofs with a view to securing an appro-
priation to further the sewer project
The Commissioners of the District 1t Is
declared, have agreed to include in their
annual recommendations to Congress lib
eral estimates for the extension and COM
pietion of the trunk sewer, and prominent
residents of this section propose to strenu-
ously back up the Commissioners.
Charged With Assault.
Allegations of mans inhuman treatment
OF his wife We're made to the police yester-
day by Mary Lee colored of 1886 Prospect
avenue, who is lying in dangerous condi-
ton in ward at the Georgetown HOSPITAL.
SuHerlnR intensely from PhaSf
Clark Lee. the husband and alleged assatl-
ant. was run down yesterday by Detective
Brown of the seventh precinct station The
police records show that Lee was arrested
some time ago charged with choking his
wife. was tried. convicted and sentenced
After going back to his home the wife is
said TO have forgiven him for his cruelty
Only few days elapsed however. before
he attempted to kill her. 1t Is alleged. and
he is being held for the action of the grand
jury, as well as to await Developments In
his wife's condition.
Said to Have Admitted Crime.
In Arthur Poindexter. a driver of an ice
wagon, who resides in Georgetown. and
who. 1t is alleged, confesses that he Is
guilty of the theft of Policeman Moffett's
revolver from the latters residence 1913
3oth street northwest. few days ago. the
police say they have man who can say
something about many other petty lar
cenies which have occurred in the west end
Detective Brown of the seventh precinct
yesterday charged Poindexter with the
crime, and, according to the police, he ad-
mitted that he entered the house of Officer
Moffett and carried away the revolver
Goes Behind the Bars,
John Hanna, man who gave his age
as thirty-four years, went out for a gen.