Evening star., 1933-09-10

The following IN The Star OF Sep
tember 5, 1883, refers to the earliest
proposal of a
Street Extensions plan for street
Into the Suburbs. the original city
boundaries into
the suburbs, which later led to much
controversy before adoption
Mr.. S. P. Brown has written let
ter to the District Commissioners in re-
lation to the petition submitted some
time ago. asking that the plan OF the
city be extended beyond the northern
boundary of the city so as to include
the hills extending west Of Seventh
street. Mr.. Brown. in his letter. COM
bats the construction OF law taken in
the letter Of the Commissioners on the
subject. to the effect that owners could
adhere to their original subdivisions ir-
respective of the grand plan of the city
Mr.. Brown urges that the original plan
Of the city was calculated to embrace
all future additions to the municipal
territory He refers to the probable
rapid growth Of the city on the heights
west OF Seventh street. urges the de-
STABILITY of preserving the continuity
OF the original plan and the convenience
of providing for such a continuance at
this time when little actual improve
ment has taken place. He mentions
the fact that large and important addi-
tions to the city are being plated with
out conformity to the general plan.
We trust he says. that whatever rec
concentrations may be made to Con-
gress in your report will be based upon
the assumption of the inherent preced-
dence of the original plan of the city
over the whole territory of the District
of Columbia and that the result may
be the enactment of general law reg
ulating additions, which shall settle for
all time the question now under dis
cussion"
There is much to be said. and just
ly," says The Star of September Z, 1883,
in praise Of the
100 Large TO manner In which
Be Delivered the postal service
oo oeii'o1eu' OF the country Is
administered. but there are neverthe-
less some points open to criticism. One
of these is the practice of sending
printed notices to regular recipients OF
mail matter by postal delivery to the
effect that there is a package in the
post office too large to be delivered by
carrier which can be had by calling
there with the notice. This Is a prac-
tice which ought to be stopped II the
Government undertakes to deliver mail
matter it ought to do 1t entirely. and
not in part only. If the parcel is not
rejected when offered as too large to
go through the mail. it certainly
should not be considered too large to
be promptly delivered to the person and
at the place named in the address If
any part Of the regular mail matter Is
too large to be carried in the usual way
horse and wagon might we'll be en-
ployed fQ that service, as We believe
is the case in some places; at any rate
there does not seem to be much chance
of asking a lady. for example. living in
the remote part of large city. to call
for a package which is regarded as too
large to be delivered by q man en-
ployed expressly for the purpose. But
laying aside all question of physical ca
pacity. the custom complained Of In
wolves provoking delay and needless in
convenience to the citizen. who nat
urally and properly expects the Gov
ernment to carry out all Its under
takings. What would be thought of a
business management and enterprise Of
an express company which would send
notices to its customers to call for
packages that were considered too large
to be delivered in the usual way"
mt Proctor, the eminent English
scientist" says The Star Of September
Proctor On ten.nss. essav to one
nrow pok.r Of the London maga-
A" zines on the principles
and chance laws Of draw poker. A
gentleman who entertains the opinion
that the Pyramids Of Egypt were built
fo- astronomical observatories is liable