Evening star., 1917-12-09

were
Prussia for violating solemn pledges
and prosecuting war OF conquest"
Il
When recollections OF the wood-block
pavement in Pennsylvania avenue came
to the Rambler his memory was that
that improvement was one of the big
works OF the. territorial government
This shows how memory slips. Some
where the Rambler has read something
like this: Ills with our histories as
with our watches. none goes just alike.
yet each believes his own.
II is a good deal this way with men,
DRY. No two persons will remember the
sa me thing in the same way. The act of
Congress creating commission TO re-
pave the Avenue was approved July 5.
1870 That places the great improve
nent under fne administration of Mayor
Matthew q. Emery. Tine paving conf
nilsson appointed under the terms OF
the act consisted Of jacob ID. Cox OF
Ohio, Ora nt's first Secretary OF the In
terror: Mayor Emery and Gen. Michier.
At the first meeting of That commission,
which was held at the Interior Depart
ment. July ly,' 1879 Mayor Emery was
chosen president and Gen Michler sec
retary. Gen. Michler was directed TO
prepare a prcals OF the Avenue and
such other plans as would be necessary
TO enable the various competitors for
the paving contract to submit plans
and estimates. Directly after the ap-
pointment of the paving commission
the. following memorial was addressed
to the commission:
We. the undersigned lessees and
owners of property on Pennsylvania
avenue between the Capitol. and .15th
street. respectfully represent to the
commissioners named im the bill
passed by Congress for paving the said
Avenue that they are in favor of and
greatly prefer some one OF the most
approved kinds of wooden pavements
to he laid down on said street.
The undersigned from their Enowi-
edge of wooden paveE1ents now in use
in other cities and which have been
in use for a series OF years. consider
this pavement. Of ali others, especially
adapted TO this Avenue.
Those who signed that petition Were:
The Evening Star Company, Alexander r.
snepeFa aTSalr hFGs John rs hhs anac ssar
Joseph ]. May. Bianchsrl dohan. Frederick
rhams. rns RSsss Minm D. fsS snses j. asas Meairl
I. f. Clark ,ulsasc Alexander. J. G. willard. 8.
owen. g. Sornwsii narss sGns; ,,r;,. T. Esoers.
Hood p. u. Schneider. William IL, Philip. N:
A. Combs. William l. Wall, W G; Mer1-ro,f y,
q. =. Schafrr. ". NJ Cal; PRO. II. II. Noss.
Charles Gagtier sapnel i.sNis, y, Davis.
i DAYS, esgss. W Cochran 4 B. w:;,;aa !, lacs.on
whiting DorsHch q De Vaughan. Philip s.
Solomons. II. sen,ken. W. N. shns1er & Bro.
Bro. H. Brrns to. z. -. Gilman. Benjamia
D. walch: u. kirsh; o; s. Wiiley. W n John
Fowler & Co.. George MstriDgly. " II. Young.
Percy G.. Smith. ". H q. II Morrison.
Charles ii. Lane. W D. Wyvfie. William Cum
tan TEadd~us Baden Frarkiia & Co.. Eysn
Hughes william De Mott. Francis Lamb. Io.rn
Alexander. Harvey & Holden. Mrs. r Lowe.
Lawrence II. Horkins. A. Adler. William 81
Teel. j. W Rotelcr & pro. sohn 7. Mitchell.
Charles Irlrich. .jr: Frepeh. iangran ogilvie:
H. T. Mclaughlin. ]. y. Franklin. Benjamin
Peau G: A. Instlr. ]. p. rr'au. T'hou,ns Parker.
Thomas purseli. J. Is. Wilson. John H. Semmes
and Anthony Rrcl.ir.
The Rambler finds a; this point that
he must carry forward to his next
IRA ble'' the work of replacing the
eobblestone pavement OF Pennsylvania
avenue with one of wooden blocks.