Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1893, Page 5

W. A. PHRE & C3: ‘Sth ot. and Penn. Ave. YRFUR TOURS Have been spent here TODAY. Washing- ton's economical buyers have been having = cals day. We told you yesterday all about our great SIX-HOUR SALE. We selected one ex- cellent bargain out of each of six depart- mente, and today those bargains have been old at 60 per cent lesa than the same goods ave ever sold for up to this date. The store was crowded with eager buyers st the commencement of the sale at 9 clock this morning. We unintentionally overlooked agreat many of our friends in confining today’s sale to the hours we did. ‘They've reminded us of it. It's needless to say We're sorry, and we're going to rectify ear mistake by continging the sale TO- MORROW and confining it to such hours a» will best suit the conventence of all. As we said yesterday. there's “method in eur madness." The sole object of this sale te to acquaint economical women with “PIERCE’S POPULAR PRICES.* You can buy only between the hours wy a un CFF 200, ,000, cee? Bec08 al Berwers Tse Horns Or 8 Ax 9 We will sell S button Suede Mousqnetaire GLOVES, self-stitche?. in tans and «rays. Berwres Tur Hoves Or 9 Axo 10 ‘We will sell Real Torchon Lace and Insert- ing, 1 to 3 nches wide, which bas never sold for ise than from 10 10:25 exate a 7 yard, at the Onehowr price... be. 0] Not over 10 yards (0 a cust Berweex Tur Hours Or 10 Axn 11 ‘We will sell all cur Real Japanese Sik Handkerchiefs, which have been going very rapidiy at our rerular prices of SOcts.. 75 cts. and $1 each, and which we have in sll the new and popular shades, both silk embroidered and scalloped, at Gen ewr price .25e. @& Oniy theo to Berwerx Tur Hoves Or 3 Axv 4 ‘We will sell all our 22-inch Real Japanese Silks, in all the new shadings for evening and street wear. lieht pinks, licht blues, Jnvenders. tans, light erays, browns, navy and red, goods that have never been sold for leas than 50 conts a yard, at the 37} Gar Oniy one pattern to a customer. Berwers Tre Hons Or 4,Axn 5 We will sell 38-inch All-wool SERGES, in the most desirable shades, which have Rever sold for less than 50 cents 4] ‘Yard, at the One-howr price. ed Gar Oniy one pattern toa customer. ‘We will sell 26-tnch Gloria Umbrellas with natural sticks and crooked handles, UM- BRELLAS that have never been sold for less than $1.90, at the One-hour 7 Q PIC saan e. Oa Only one fo a customer. Can you equal these prices any where but et PIERCE’S! | TT EXE RRR ALF’ HEEB So Bes C2: “Where Quality’s First: Profits Second.” 8ii SE ASD Pi Ave N.W. War He Dot Mazer Hen Hactbie, ‘good as in the, Ao. Shirt. The"Dew aspirant the “Stalwart” Shirt, 5c Exca, 6 For $3.75. Exizer & Inexaxo, ia mer Oia Temera.” Sth and N. X. ave —Junction. Thiitisisist ATETEETTETTETTT MELEEEETOUEEETT a ==] 100040000993R48 TET EETT ELEY ELLE ELLA EATLAEEELELEEAEE EEL How To Fensisa Your Home. ‘We have always given a limited amount of credit, and in open- hl ll rT HA LLL Hitt HUH Jerws Laxsucnaws N. Y. Ave “Rise Ber. 132n Asp 144m. Fa ce EStuesS Vani RRA ACU RGTEN AAT Bee hig lew coe . a Fon Cnorce METROPOL!# VIEW, D.C. BUTLDING LOTS CALL ON W. 0. DENISON REAL ESTATE AGENT, moo Se5 ¥ ST. Mw No other WILL sell suct LOW PRICES as WE Saxs Axv Company, Tae Psarecr Ix Pasta the extreme things if you want them—or the quieter patterns——We money and patience—for tailors do tax your purse and time. ‘We've begun to pick the window te. 80 Th Bee ‘the $8.50 si ND. of AT SALE is hav. ing a rush.——Waiting is waisting your opportunit STERLING QUALITIES at such Laxsavrcx Ax Bro. ‘NEW ARRIVALS IN OUR Usnorsrenr Deranrucsr. INTERESTING PRICES. EXCELLENT VALUES. 1,500 YARDS OF FIGURED SILKALINE (silk patterns), 36 inches wide. 1 CASE OF LACE-STRIPED ‘SCRIM, 36 inches wide. 5 crs. xarp. 1 LOT OF WHITE COIN SPOT MUSLIN, 36 inches wide. 21 crs. yarp. 1 LOT OF CREAM MADRAS, im attractive patterns, 40 inches wide. 1 LOT OF 64 CHENILLE COVERS, fringed, good patterns, new colorings. $1.50 ‘EACH. 2% WHITE NOTTINGHAM LACE BED SETS. SPECIAL PRICE. 98c. sxx. 50 PAIRS OF ECRU NOT- ‘TINGHAM LACE CURTAINS, new patterns, extre quality, 3 yards long. $1.10 ean 800 WOOD TRIMMED CUR- TAIN POLES, 5 feet long. 19c. zac. 48 CHENILLE SQUARES. Size 27227. 25 crs. zaca. 1,000 PAIRS OF CURTAIN Loops, ‘Variety of colors and styles. 25 crs. ram 420, 422, 424, 426 7TH ST. N. Ww. Gar & Bao. Sewerens & Sivensurras, 1107 Pa Ave N.W. CALL ATTENTION TO THEIR LATEST DIRECT IMPORTA- TION OF PARIS EVENING FANS, RANGING IN PRICE FROM $5 TO $100. THIS ASSORTMENT IS THE LARGEST AND MOST BEAUTI- FUL THEY HAVE EVER SHOWN, AND CONTAINS WORKS OF ART BY THE MOST CELEBRATED FAN PAINTERS OF THE Day. Gaur & Bao. sate Spams Cal uld3u* # j825- 4,289 Paws Or Hosmar A Biro Sxcarrce. enable us to offer Tudtetous tomorrow the following unparalleled Dargains in Ladies’ and Children's Hostery: 1,840 Pans Races Bese P, ATTERN” Hoss. SS 5 © fast dlack fect with fancy °° © © wnpers in spring colorings. REGULAR VALUE, 35, 38 and ¢4c. Osx 280. Per Pam 1,326 Pams Lavus Exrea Fiz Liste Taurean Hose. Richelieu and fancy ribbed, embrold- ‘ered and open-work patterns, fast black feet with fancy uppers in spring shades, REGULAR VALUE, 79 an 800. and $1 PER PAIR. Osx 48c. Per Pam 1,123 Pams Canprews Wasnaxten Fast Buacx Densy Rissev Hose. Regular value, 19, 21 and 25. or 2 pairs for 250. ‘These will be conspicuously displayed at Hosiery Department tomorrow morn- ing. We reserve the right to limit par- ties trying to buy large quantities to eell again Tar Box Mancar 314-316 71 Sr. N.W. Bigu BAUMS BAUMS BAUM'S AUM ‘AUM BAUM'S: UMS BAUM'S AUM BAUM 0) BAUM 0 a : BAe te Bie te BAUM et hi oe U: at 7 ae UME Vioters Ix Tue Mursery Deer. pDontle Violets, long stems, 19°. neh. Fine French Violets, 2c. and 29. bunch, Piet SBE SESS ES SESES SES SESS SSEU SS DES SpE DE ESS S ALL TRIMMED HATS, BAU! Including Pattern Hata, BAU! we to AU M Giakte Se each BAUM ‘Worth $8 to AU} Gin WS Sela At Tuar Conran ‘25e. Japanese Cotton Drapery Cres ‘and color- Ie. YARD BA $7.50 and $8 Chenille Port: jawed, wide handsome, dadoee an a eee 6448 P: Lace Stripe Scrims, 4c. a yard. Lace Stripe Scrims with contrast AUM sng color stripes, “Worth ISe. yard. BAU: Ge. a yard. AUM Also great RUG BARGAINS. BaUM The. Me ‘ie. UM Oe Sayre Mate, ie n Fp Bet Moqueite Mare, 91.18. ny $550 Smyrna Rugs, BAUM New Exsromery oe = Ried Vaxves. Among our unparalleled _assort- AU M ment of Embroideries vou will 8nd AUM exclusive destens, as well as exclu- ACM SX lot of CAMBRIC EMBROID- UM F IFS. X inch to 2 inches wide. AUM Hundreds of patterns. Bal at YARD. n A lot of Cambric Embroideries. 1 to BEE wecroumpnirateoe ae BR pauy Se. For BAU 10c. ey YARD. Bat Alot of Fine Cambric and Swiss Em! patterns, Bal with embroidered tops. forth 480. Ba Ba 25c. BAUw YARD. r Bau! A lot of Swiss Hemstitched 27- inch-wide F). in new ie See Worth bbe. For ae 29¢ BAG YARD. BAUM We show tn, adition to the Jow- AUM priced sesort— we Match, Sets, ot Swi Ras Zalessox nnd cambricr ta dainty AUM by $1.25 « yard, rt no Better lues for the can be shown BAU you elsewhere. pA nt Auars Bal Bik BE BS Ba Asstoxers Sure or ENTIRE STOCK MUST BE SOLD REGARDLESS OF COST FOR BENEFIT OF CREDITORS. SHOE BARGAINS FOR GENTS, LADIES, MISSES AND CHILDREN. AT 1203 F 8. ‘H. COGGINS, Assignee, MOCKBEE & 00."S OLD STAND. e@l-Im GANDY. commencing Saturday, January ‘This is our third surprise week, look out for No 4 PINOT'S, 706 7th st. nw. 253m STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C, WE Or Corraixs Ar Juzws Laxsscnors “Rixx. N.Y. Ave. Naan 141 Sr. By taking the entire balance of s manu- facturer's lot of Curtains at a big concession fu prices we are enabled to offer the follow- ing extraordinary bargains: 100 Half Pair Fine Nottingham Lace Cur- tains,slightly stained, 346 and 4 yds. long. extra fine quality, sctually worth from 94 to $6 pair. Osx $1.25 Exon SO peir Fine Nottingham Lace Ourtsing, ‘Irish Point and Brussels effects, slightly stained, worth from@5to 86. . Curxniz Ponrrrs, $2.25. 60 Half Pairs of Fine Chenille Portieres, fringe and dado top and bottom.; Only $2.25 each. Sxowrtaxe Cunrars, $1.50. 18 “Half Pair” of Elegant Striped Snow- flake Curtains, ‘deat chamber drapery. ‘Reduced to $1.50each. Fon Ursorstzare. Fall line of Tapestry, Brocatelle and Plushes for upholstering. Let us estimate the cost—tree. Juims Laxssvsors Fonsrronz “Rixx» N.Y. Ave Neun 14rz Sr ue Dany Lerre. - b> re | ov, poctmees 4" > ig my Eb go Hy > > pees > weg RE ne by ae, “SH we ‘Tomorrow we shall offer our entire stock of Ladies’ Stylish Extra-long Fur-trimmed Walking Jackets at ezactly half marked price, We don't want one of them instock tomorrow night. Stylishly made of black, rough and smooth cloths, with full shaw!-rolling ool- ler of astrakban, black marten, electric, coney and French seal. Our $10 Par-trimmed Coats, now. Our 812 Fur-trimmed Coats, now. Our $13.50 Fur-trimmed Coats, now. 86.75 Our $14 Fur-trimmed Coats, now......87 Our 815 Fur-trimmed Costs, now....87.50 Our 615.50 Fur-trimmed Coats, now. 67. ‘Our 617. 50 Fur-trimmed Coats, now. $8. Our 818 Pur-trimmed Coats, now. Our 820 Fur-trimmed Coats, now. Our 822 Fur-trimmed Coats, no The largest assortment is in the sizes for small ladies and misses. You will never have such an opportunity again, Witt H. McKasy: 933 Pr Av: N. W. bu Positive SENSATION In IN N EEE RI , ae PE ob ELSE PAHHE OE HE SEES ome uM M UN NNEEER RY = GREATEST BARGAINS KNOWN FOR A CENTURY. ENTIRE STOCK OF FINE ‘MILLINERY, KID GLOVES, RIBBONS, ALL GOODS MUST BE SOLD THIS WEEK. A AA AA Aaa aa CL 8 ‘00 TO OUR AVENUE STORE JANUARY 30. ¥STS. N.W. Bizoaws. ‘We have laid out on our second floor sev- eral lines of FINE DECORATED CHINA, ‘Whten we shall close out at very low prices Our friends and customers should see them. M. W. Bevzzwon, 1215 F Ax 1214GS2 ESD, RAILROAD AND BRIDGE The War Department Reports on the McMillan Bill, SECRETARY ELKINS’ VIEWS. 4 New Structure in Place of the Present Long Bridge Insisted Upon—How the | 5, Bridge is Damaging the River Improve- ments—Text of the Reports of the Engi- C.E. L. B. Davis and Col. 0. H. Ernst in regard to the Senate bill “‘to provide for doing away with certain gradé crossings on the lines of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad in the city of Washington and for other purposes.” This is the bill known as the MeMillan bill. The letter of Secretary Elkins is as follows: “I have the honor to return herewith a copy of Senate 3477, a bill, &c., and beg to jnvite attention to the inclosed reports of Col. 0. H. Ernst, in charge of public buildings and grounds, Maj. Charles E. B. L. Davis, corps of engineers, in charge of the improve- ment of the Potomac river in the vicinity of Washington, and the chief of engineers, U. 8. A., dated respectively December 16, December 20 and December 24, 1893, and to the accompanying papers including a copy of the Dill embodying certain amendments suggested by these officers. In this connection I desire especially to emphasize my belief that the con- struction of a highway bridge alongside of the railroad bridge would. be preju- dicial to every interest involved; would increase rather than lessen the existing objections | the which apply to the present bridge at the foot of 14th strect and would in every way be objectionable, besides being dangerous to life. In my judgment the better plan by far would be to authorize the railroad | be company to construct a new bridge when neces- pry, exclusively for railrond purposes at ite ‘own expense, and the government to build a wagon road bridge at the most suitable point for public travel. Very tfully, reece SD. Ruxum, Secretary of War. The letter of Gen. Casey, chief of engineers, transmitting the reports of the other officers to the Secretary of War, indorsos the amendments to the bill proposed by these officers. Col. Ernst’s Report. The report of Col. 0. H. Ernst is as follows: “Thave the honor to return herewith Senate bill No. 3477, Fifty-second Congress, first ses- sion, transmitted to me by your letter of the 10th instant, with instructions to make an early report thereon. ¢ bill is “to provide for doing away with certain grade crossings on the lines of the Bal- timore and Potom: railroad in the city of v .C., and for other purposes.” The “other purposes” are mainly to railway company greater terminal facilities and greater facilities for crossing the Potomac river. A work of much magnitudeis contemplated, and its cost is to be shared by the federal govern- ment, the District of Columbia and the railway company. The proportion of the cost to be borne by each is not clearly defined. The fed- eral government grants public grounds in the city and the exclusive use of the Long bridge over the Potomac. The District of Columbia builds the ap- proaches to the bridges over the sunken tracks, changes the grades of streets where necesuar; and bears all damages to adjacent property arising from the entire work. Anew bi over the Potomac from the foot of 14th street is to be built for highway use at the expense of the United States or the District of Columbia. The value of the various grants and burdens assumed will be esti- mated differently by different persons. No good reason appears why the United States should contribute to the work, except in ite capacity as the principal taxpayer of the Dis- trict, in which capacity it would pay an amount equal to tbat paid from the local revenues. It would seem to be more accurate to provide that shall pay = fixed sum— some given fraction of the estimated cost of the entire work, damages and all—that fixed sum to be ‘equally divided between the federal and District revenues as in the case of other local public works, leav- ing to the railway company the balance of the total expense, damages and all. Besides the advantage of accuracy the adop- tion of this rule would leave the questions of the further occupation of the public grounds and of the Long bridge to be considered on their merits, which it is difficult to do if they are to be ‘hampered by considerations of re- quital by the railway company. aguestion—the Long | bridge—is_not necessarily a part of the scheme of doing away with grade crossings for the princi- i rt of the city. Understanding that the ill has been referred to the officer in charge of the Potomac flatsimprovement, I beg leave tore- fer to his report for information and opinions ‘ to the merits of the portion of it referring to Long bridge. THE OCCUPATION OF THE MALL. ‘The portion of the mall now occupied by the company under the act of May 21, 1872, is a rectangle measuring 802 feet on 6th street west and 150 feet on B street north, an area of 120,- 300 square fect. It also occupies a right-angle triangle of which the sides measure 150 feet at the south end of this rectangle, for which I cap find no legal authority. The total area occupied by itin191,550 square feet. Iti proposed to grant the company a rectangle including the above, which sball extend from the south side of B street north to the south side of B street south, a distance of 1,675 feet, and 225 feet’ wide, containing 876,875 square feet. The ‘additional area to 'be given is 245,825 square feet. Within this area lies the building occupied by the United States fish bo gp yg very or estimate of the ue ground I suppose would be 81,000,000. x ‘The chain of parks, called the mall, which ex- tends from the Capitol to the Potomac and the executive mansion, is an important part of the great design upon which the city of Washing- ton is built. Now that the design is taxing ehape in actual execution, and: the most beautiful city in the world is grow- ing about us, it may well be doubted whether the policy which has allowed serious to creep into the design should not be altered, and be changed toward eradication of those which exist rather than to their aggravation. ‘Tho only explanation that I havo ever heard of ion to gran’ Potomac the government i iy £ edie = '] not ts made suffer would be Erenty tothe advantage of the ity Hf the re Sale wore, obtained. else rm ae rovied tn this bill for the = and the Eistparis ane go being made tothe ome Bhi to be is shoal ee yy Fa Y | innigni ommittes, tem, blue \pOTAry Use, @ great entitled ‘and of the B. fhoving ‘New 1892. Showing for. mI ‘Ver. 1"==10',” but it is not authenti- cated by the of any official, either of the government or of the railway company, or by any office stamp. THE SINKING OF TRE TRACKS. ‘To doaway with grade crossings the bill pro- for in section 4. Streote crossing the tracks at inte other than those provided wit Leerpei A poor pega! measured u lines of trafic over them, are approximately as follows: Feet. 1, Between New Jersey ave, and South Capitol st... he ‘ 2 South Capitol st. and Delaware ave..... 8. Delaware ave. and 2d st. aw 4. 2d st. aw. and 43; at. aw. 5. 436 at. ow. and 6th et. aw. 6. 6th ot. aw. and 7th st. aw. 7. 7th ot. o.w, and 9th st. aw. & 9th st. s.w. and 12th et. «. It will be observed that the first, fourth th intervals in this list are very The first is explained by the fact that ‘on one side of the main line at this locality is a large public park—Garfield Park—and on the other an extensive eystem of side tracks, for which reasons there can be no great amount of cross traffic, and no reduction of the interval appears to be necessars. The second is probe- bly due to the difficulty of bringing the tracks at3d street, as the bridge here would have to be long (crossing E street as well as Virginia avenue and the narrow triangular block be- tween them) and high, the level of the de- Premed track at this point being only four leet below the prosent level of the street, necessitating long approaches. But in my {adement 8d strect is too important « street to closed, and the interval between the ad- Jacent bridges as proposed is too great. For third long interval, that — between 9th and 12th streets, there appears to be no reason, unless the existence of the ‘mithsonian ‘grounds, a block or two to the north, can be so considered. In my judgment the foot bridge proposed for 10th street should replaced by a highway bridge. A foot bridge should also cross the tracks in res- ervation 101, on the prolongation of 8th street. ‘The principal changes in the location of the main line are at reservation 101 and at the en- trance to the passenger station in the mall. At reservation 101 there are at present two branches of the main track, as shown in black in the inclosed sketch No. 2’ It is proposed to abandon one of the branches and to approach the passenger station from westward through reser- vation 102, asshown upon the sketch in red. This will bes decided improvement in reservation 101, for the attainment of which reservation 102’may well be sacrified. From eastward the ssenger station is approached by a curve through squares 463 and 463 south, and the tracks are removed from 6th street. "This also isan improvement if the mall is to be further sacrificed as proposed. TERMINAL PACILITTES. Increased terminal facilities are provided— besides the grant of additional space in the mall —by authorizing the company to purchase, by condemnation if necessary several blocks of the city and to enter them by side tracks, The blocks to be purchased are for freight purposes. No good reason appears why additional blocks should not be purchased for passenger purposes. The side tracks just referred to and thone already existing will cross and destroy for other public use the emall triangular reser- vations 105, 106, 109, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178 and 241. The company already 'occu- ios reservations 105, 109, 174, 177, 178 and M1. It claims, I believe, and perhaps justi ably, that this occupation was legalized ‘by the act of January 19, 1891. The threo additional reservations, and, indeed, the entire list, are icant in value compared with the ave- nues the use of which has been given to the company. Proceeding to examine the billfin detail for amendments it is evident that if the funda- mental principles which I have favored be adopted—viz: that the government shonld pay a fixed sum to be equally divided between the federal and District revenues, and the mall should be preserved—the bill must be re- written, a modification be made in the plan and a» careful estimate of its cost be prepared. Irecommend that this be done. It will, of course, not be practicable to estimate the damages accurately in advance, but provision can be made that when awarded they are to be paid in the same proportion as the other expenses. Legislation as tothe Long bridge may be kept in or left out, as may be thought best. If the principles upon which the bill has been drawn are to be retained, then I recommend the following amendments: 1, On page 1, line 12, after South Second street, insert Third street. 2. On pagel, line 13, after Ninth street, insert Tenth street. 8. On 2, line 19 of section 1, strike out Tenth and insert in lieu thereof Eighth. 4. On page 2, lines 14, 15 and 16 of section 2, strike out the ' words “‘and to occupy a strip of ground not to exceed the width of seventy-five feet from B street southwest.” as inco: stent with the provisions of the following section. 5. On page 5 strike out lines 11 and 12 of eec- tion 7. 6. On 6, line 19 of section 7, strike out the gram- 1,160 and the words “Tenth and” and make matical corrections necessitated thereby. 7. On page 9, line 2, strike out the words “shall be filed” and insert in lieu thereof tho words “‘are those now on file,” and then send word to the railway company that before the bill can be acted upon the plans and profiles must be filed with the officers referred to. Very respectfully, &0. Maj. Davis’ Report. ‘The report of Maj. Chas. E. L. B. Davis, made to Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Casey, chief of engi- neers, U. 8. A., and sent with Secretary Elkins’ letter to the Senate District committee, is as follows: Ihave the honor to acknowledge the receipt of department letter of the 10th instant (6919 E. D.—1892) referring for report Senate bill No. $477, Fifty-second Congress, first session, entitled ‘A bill to provide for doing away with certain grade crossings on the lines of the Bal- timore and Potomac railroad in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, and for other purposes.” Upon examination of the bill I find that sec- tion 10, relating to the Long bridge over the Potomac river, is the only part that refers to work under my charge, and I therefore limit my report to that section. Section 10 of the bill reads as follows: Sec. 10. That the said railroad company be, and it is hereby, further required to construc! double track on the Long bridge over the Po- tomac river and the isiand in the said river, and to build on i Company and to discontinue its use ase highway erection of a_ new i 3 ‘660 provements, with wide «pans upon piers ferred the H i A g lumbia. The board of engineers did not adopt either Mr. Abert’s plan or Major Twining’s plan in their entirety. but recommended « new plan which combined certain features of each. BOARD OF ENGINEERS, In their report which was submitted to Con-, gress March 9, 1882, the board of engineers made the following recommendation in relation ing the least possible obstruction to the flow of a0 | Tater.” (Senate Ex. Doc. 126—Forty-seventh c , iret seasion, p. ‘ongress, 8.) On August 2, 1882, Congress made the first spproprintion for improving Potomac river at fashington, and directed thet the work be done in accordance with the report of the board of engineers. It would appear, therefore, that in the adop- tion of the plan of the board of engineers Con- gress also adopted their recommendation in re- lation to rebuilding of the Long bridge. Since the inception of the improvement at- the United States may enter into possession of the said bridge, and Congress reserves the right to alter or amend this law The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com Pany has rebuilt that part of the bridge cromes the closed (inclosure No. 2). Upon the of the tridge the SOMPATT bare leid a double tm piace of the former single track. and have moved the roadway to the northwestward ont upon the reclaimed area of the Potomac river improve- ment to make room for the new track. RECOMMENDATION, Referring in detail to the provisions of see tion 10 of the bill es quoted I submit the following considerations and recommendations in relation thereto: The section that the Baltimore and Potomae Company be empowered to construct a double track across the “island” in. the Poto- Tac river, evidently referring to the reclaimed area of the improvement between the Washing- have already this track and it is in daily use 0: the increased trafic source of safety to the traveling public and I sre no objection to its affirmative authorization, by law, provided the right of way across the re- claimed ares is limited to thirty feet in width and the number of tracks is limited to two, with tention has been cailed in the various annual | the further proviso that the tracks shall always reports thereon to the necessity for legislation providing for the reconstraction of the bridge In the report of 1884 Lieut. Col. Hains states that no plan of improvement can be made satisfactory while this bridge remains as it is, most serious obstacle to the flow’ of water beneath it; that in its present condition it serves the purpose of « dam and retards the flow of water, and that the be used as running tracksand that no care shall be stored on them. Section 10 next provides for the retention of the existing bridge, extending {t two epans in length on the Virginia end, laying « double track upon it, discontinuing the highway and relieving the railway company from their obli- gation to maintain the bridge for ordinary highway travel, and proposing that a highway only radical cure for the evil effects of the | bridge shall be provided at the expense of the Long bridge in time of freshets is a new bridge | United States or the District of Columbia. with wider spans. In the report of 1886 action by Congress is again urged, and It is stated. that ft hae been necessary to stop the dredging of the Virginia channel both above and ae the bridge at some distance from the same for fear of injuring the foundations of the piers. In February, 1888, a special report was made in reference to the probabilities of damage td the improvement on the city front and to the city iteelf bya high epring freshet. This re- rt was transmitted to Congress and printed in Ex. Doc. No. 170, H. R., Fiftieth Co: , o Long first session. It recommeniied that th bridge should be rebuilt without delay and set forth the reasons for this action. In June, 1889, the anticipated freshet came and proved higher than any previously known. The results were disastrous, the lower parts of the city were flooded, the river improvement was seriously damaged and great loss resulted. In the report for 1889 will be found full details of this freshet, which rose to a height of nearly thirteen feet at the Long bridge and wrecked one of this bridge over the Virginia channel. On April 5, 1890, the Secretary of War transmitted to the Senate, in responee toaresolution of the Senate of March 7, 1890, a report from Lieut. Col. Hains relative to the separation of the wagon road from the railroad on the north side of the main channel of the Potomac (printed in Sen- ate Ex. Doc. No. 9, Fifty-first Congress, first session). In this report Col. Hains recommends the separation of the wagon road from the railroad asa part of a project which looks to the raising of ES of the rallroad tracks across the a enough to give way for ve- hicles under them and to the reconstrnetion of the bridge over the main channel of the river on wider spans that will cause less obstruction to the flow of water. He submits plans for the location and construction of the proposed bridge, which will be found attached to the re- In the annual of June 30, 1990, Col. Haine states that it is now imperative that this work should be no longer delayed if the destrac- tion of the bridge itself, as well as damage to the work on the river front and still greater to the city, is not to be invited. ‘Again in 1891 it is stated that as the improve- ment progresses the necestity for rebuilding the bridge becomes more and more urgent; that on account of its faulty construc- tion it remains a constant menace to the inter- ests on the river front above it and also to the work of improvement, upon which a large The extension of the bridge by building twe spans of 140 feet each at the southwest or Vir- Sinia end is evidently intended to provide am increased area for the discharge of freshets, The railway company have adopted a part of the suggestion cf “Mr. Abert in hie ree port on the survey of I8S1, which was that the bridge be extended’ 400 feet. This plan was not, however, approved by the rd of engineers, The two «pans additional ey! in the bill would be quite insufficient Purpose and wonld afford oaly the slightest reliet to existing conditions, partica- larly as the bill doos not provide for deepening the river at this locality. From the considerations which I bave already adduced Iam of the opinion that the Long bridge should be entirely removed, for the following specific reasons: _1, The existing Long bridge isan obstruc- tion to navigation. in compliance with the provisions of law it tow aheundy boom Teported ks ench. The raw 4s improperly located and the defective loon tion and construction of the bridge prevents the completion and free nse of the dredged chan- ‘nel by vessels navigating the river. 2 The existing Long bridge interferes with the progress of the Potomac river improve- ment. Thatimprovement has proceeded upon certain plans approved by epecitic action of Congress providing that the work should be executed in accordance with the report of the board of engineers of 1882. As Already stated, the board recommended “that the Long bridge shall be rebuilt an early period during the progress of the improvements With wide spans upon piers offering the least ible resistance to the flow of water.” This ing a part of the plan approved by Congress, the work has proceeded upon the assumption that the bridge would be rebuilt. new lines of channel have been (Continued on Sixth Page). Range of the Thermometer. The following were the temperatures at the office of the weather bureau today: Se.m., 86; 2p.m., 48; maximam, 48; minimum, 34 D. Jayn ec ‘Coughs and Colds. es DIED. ANDERSON. On Januar, ANDERSON, son of Mr. sou, aged fifteen 23, 1893, JACOB Ww. Mra. Joseph ©. Ander ‘years and four months sum has been expended by the government; that in the event of freshet occur- ring while the river is full of ice the most serious results are to be apprehended from the bable formation of an ice gorge at the jdge and the consequent backing up of the water and the flooding of the lower parts of the city. Having thus summarized the previous action in reference to this question, I respectfully in- vite attention to THE EXISTING CONDITION OF THE LON BRIDOE. At the date of the inception of the Potomac river improvement (1882) the Long bridge con- sisted of three parts, viz., commencing at the Washington shore, (1) @ bridge across the Washington channel of wooden spans on ma- sonry piers and about 700 feet in length, (2) a causeway of earth between masonry re- taining walls across the flats between the two channels and about 1,980 feet in length, and (8) abridge across the’ Virginia channel about 2,000 feet in length. which is the structure specifically referred to in section 10 of the pendi The bridge across the Virginia channel is, an shown on the plan of the same herewith inclosed (inclosure No. 3), a wooden Howe truss bridge consisting of thirteen spans of 135 feet each in the clear and one draw span 182 feet in length swinging on a pivot | pler, giving two openings of about seventy feet, only one of which is arranged for the passage of ves- sels, Each span except the draw consists er oRUM Of thres wooden trusses.” ‘The extreme width jIFANNETTAW: nifvor eC Cranes wa Seema of the bridge from out to out of trusses is 40.4) OLA. B and S. WW yak yearn, y oF northwest side is @ wagon road 184 fect wide in the clear, but trusses of 18.2 rest 0 masonry piers built inferior quality of sandstone and founded upon pile and grillage foundations, the griliage being at the level of low tide. In order to pre- vent these insecure foundations from being undermined by the river currents large quanti- ties of rip-rap stone have been into the river and piled about them until there is now a series of immense mounds | across the river channel, as the plan herewith inclosed (inclos- ure No. 3). So great is this jon that the natural discharge area of the river at the Long bridge is reduced no less than 30 per cent by these pier foundations and the rip-rap stone deposited about them. axis! not only this, but the direction of the briage is not normal tothe direction of the i a iH i j i iG | 8 i : é i if it f F fs§ E F : i rit ii Te i ! fs: Fruneral takes place Thursday, January | = ta Mu ‘E. Onurel ch. Al a = Sn kid ASHBY. 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