Evening star., 1920-06-27

alter long delay action was finally had
hity years ago on the project of paving
Pennsylvania avenue In
Ihe Avenue The Star of June 20. 1870. |
D. IS a news item of the in
a'cAenI. PRODUCTION in the House
that day and its passage by the House
of a bill TO create a commission consist
ing of the Secretary of the Interior, Brig
Gen. Michler. engineer in charge of pub
lie buildings and grounds. and the mayor
of the city Of Washington to determining
the best kind of pavement for tho A~.-
nue. and 10 have it paved Herewith fror,
the northwest gate of the Capitol
grounds to the crossing at 18th street
west. 1t was provided that the commits
sion should meet at once and determine
on the character of the pavement and
within thirty days after that decision to
let contract for the work. The cost of
the pavement was to be paid for as fol-
lows: BY the Washington and George
town Railroad Company for the work
between the tracks and for two feet on
each side; by the owners of private
property lying and abutting on the Ave-
nue., ia proportion to their frontage: for
the part OF the work between the curb
to the two-foot line by the car tracks,
and by the corporation of Washington
uues and spaces opposite public parks.
The lessees of Market square between
1th and Sth streets were to pay for their
part Of the pavement The government
of the United States was TO pay for the
paving of the space opposite the Botanic
Garden. II WAS provided that the cost
of the pavement should not exceed 81 a
square yard.
Apropos of this action by the House
The Star prints the following in the
same issue, June 20,
Capital Movers 1870;
1.-The press of the
in Opposition. country seems to
think that Washington has rather
hard time OF it, when Congress will
neither pave the streets nor allow
the property holders to do it. The
washington correspondent of the Spring
field Republican says:
Many western members in the
House fought bitterly this afternoon
against a bill 10 pave Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. They did it on the ground that
they do not desire to have Washington
improved, not even If the private prop
erty owners pay for the Improvement
The opposition to the bill was the mean
est that has shown itself this session to
any measure. The leaders are the men
who desire to move the capital to the
west. "
Street car riding was not altogether
an unmftigated joy fifty years ago,
though it was
Bad Street Car more leisurely
and Washington
feHt4Iatioh- did not have so
many car riders as at present. In
The Star of June 20, 1870, is this item:
"A correspondent complains of the
deficient means of ventilating the
Washington and Georgetown street
cars this hot weather, and says that
in many Of them, and particularly
the 18th street line, catches of the
windows are broken so that they can
not be raised, or that they are so
jammed as to be impracticable of
opening, At the same time the blinds
will not stay up and the hot sun is
thus let in on the roasting passengers
while the air is carefully excluded.
I The ventilation is further impeded by
the practice of allowing people to
crowd the front platforms, whereby
every breath of fresh air from that
direction is shut out from the cars.
VIII not President Riker look into
this matter?'