Evening star., 1921-07-31

q similar manner through the square.
to which we demur. AS one dumping
ground there is enough In all com
science. Make E street even tolerabie
and we care not how soon that F
street be opened to correspond with
it,"
One Of the most conspicuous ex-
amples of street closing nuisances.
however. was that
North Capitol OF North Capitol
Street Blocked. Star OF Ju,v es
1871. is an item which tells of the
consideration by the board of public
works of the condition of that street.
a contract for the improvement OF
which had been awarded to Peter Nc
Namara. The work had been inter
rupted by the failure Of the Baltimore
and Ohio road to raise the track at
the intersection of - street to con-
form to the grade. in accordance with
joint resolution of Congress.
The board adopted a resolution re-
questing the acting governor TO m
form the president Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad of the proposed i'm
provement and the interruption of
the work and inviting the roads en-
gineer to a conference with the board
Nothing came OF that conference. II IL
was held. for the tracks OF the Baltl-
more and Ohio blocked - and North
Capitol streets for many years. II
was not until the Union station was
constructed and the Baltimore and
Ohio tracks were removed that Sorth
Capitol street was open throughout
The new District government under
the territorial act was housed finally
in the Morrison buildings.
district on Az street near Pennsyl-
vania avenue, which was
ouiceS. for some years the munich
pal headquarters. even after the
change to the commissionership or
SANITATION In The Star of July -.
1871, is an item telling of the remodel
ing of these buildings:
These houses are five stories high.
with front of ffty-sx feet on "
street and running back si1ty-tlEnt
feet. In the rear OF these has peeh
built a fireproof building, forty by
sixteen feet, and the same height a.
the main building. This is for the
District records and archives OF the
old corporation. The whole interior
plan of these buildings has been
changed to suit the needs of the vari,
Gus offices of the new government. all
of which will be centered here. There
are four entrances on the street.
two for upstairs and one Tor each
of the large main rooms on the nrsi
floor. which are to be occupied oy the
register and collector. respectively
These rooms are each seventy-two by
twenty-five feet. with counting
room in the rear end. The ceilings
are all high. the halls wide. the main
stairways easy of ascent and the
apartments are TO be finished ana tut
nished with every improvement ana
convenience The furniture is OF
black walnut"
After the civil war the names OF
Gen. Grants chief military lieutenants
were very popular
Not the Right throughout the north
:, and great eagerness
IeneTdl. was manifested to
see them and meet them personally.
Both Sherman and Sheridan, however.
were shy men. little given to pubic
appearances. In The Star of July 2s'
1871, is the following anecdote Dear
ing upon this keen interest In the
former of these military heroes:
There is something in a name after
all, as the guests at one of the noun
tain houses in New Hampshire can
testify-if so disposed. A dispatch
having been received by the proprietor
to reserve quarters for Gen. Sherman
and party there was much ado I"
put the establishment in proper order:
an old field piece was brought out and
loaded for the occasion. and when the
train arrived everybody in the neigh
borhood was drawn up in line to
receive the illustrious guest. Imagine
the sickly expression OF the crowd
when the central figure of the newly
arrived group stepped up to the desk
and registered his name. F.. T. Sher-
man. Chicago He was one of the
old d-fashioned, ante-war generals
such Is we used to have about Wash
ington in great profusion, and of
which we have happily a few fine
specimens left"