Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-26
ANOTHER CRANK HEARD FROM

REPORT OF REGISTRAR cox.


Some days ago Chief CrOnin of the fire depart
ment, addressed note to the fire commissioners
In relation TO the necessity Of increasing the sup
ply OF water in the more th1ckly populated sec
lions OF the city, and especially In the central part
where the large hotels are located that in case
OF large fire the department would be supplied
Another similar letter was by him sent to the fire
board November 10th, which on being referred by
the Engineer Commissioner to the Water Registrar
has elected the following report:
"Haying fun knowledge OF the inadequte sup
supply Of water, addressed communicable To
the honorable Commissioners On February 8, 1878
upon the subject suggesting that fire alarm be
placed in the house OF Mr.. Henry LSrman in
spectOr and Taper OF water mains, so that in the
event OF fre at any point where there was a
scarcity of water he might be summoned to sunn,v
the deficiency by opening certain stop-cOcks and
closing certain Others whereby sufficient supply
OF water could be furnished at any point. For a
while this suggestion was carried out by sending
a telephone message to the station house nearest
TO Mr.. Llrmans residence, but OF late he has not
been called In the case OF the fire 1T the Pokin-
horn building, If he had have been notified, he could
have thrown a sufficient supply OF water for the
working OF the fire engines the same as was done
some little time since, when the fire in the livery
stables on Sth street and at the Patent Office
buildings occurred. am OF the opinion that it
would have been wiser in the first Instance to have
laid larger pipes and erected larger fire plugs at
the points mentioned In Mr.. CrOnin'S recommended
tons, but in the present financial condition OF the
incur debt for this purpose, more especfally az
there Is possibility OF Congress coming TO the re-
lle1 at tnlS approaching session. by bringing from
the Falls OF the Potomac an increased supply OF
water, which VIII remedy the trouble / viii add
that with the present size OF the pipes and pres,
SURF OF the water at the localities mentioned the
erection OF any plugs and increasing the size
OF some, would be OF little benefit An Increased
supply OF water IS what is wanted, which will
make the pressure sufficient for ali purposes"
WIPES PETITION FOR DIvORCE.-To-day, Eliza
peth Lee filed a petition for divorce from W. H.
Lee They were married In October 1865 and lived
uosethtr Till August flth 1881 when she lott him
~ , n,slI friends In Ohio. She charges him with
ahuitely MT +. III. Fall defendants counsel
sSdes that MT Lee denies all tie facts and aIlega
HELD FOR TRIAL ON CHARGE OF FoRorsy-
mer, who Was arrested yesterday rrnrninas nv
Lieut. Nelly, was put on trial in the poItca Tonrt
To-Day charged with falsely forging the naTa ~
Ihos weaver TO a check for $21 on the RanS os
Washington white woman named FranriS
| Brook testified 70 meeting defendant an a rsmbinc
house in 'Rum Row" about one o'coes iaSt WTa3s
nesday mOrni1g, and the defendant O ave hin, tic
| check IN get caShed and Mr.. English nronriat r.
| or the Chesapeake house, cashed the checE Mr.
Weaver testified that his signature was for1ad
/ TO The check. Mr. ii. H. Wells, jr., appeared ;or
the prisoner, and stated that he did not intend 70
| the case to the grand jury, and Sedgwick was
committed in default or 81 900 bail. SedgWck hsd
been for some days stopping at the National Hotel
and II Is alleged that beSeS the aboye-me nttOned
| transactions he passed checks On the National
| Bank OF the Republic for SIS, and On Lewis John
I Clark. he was about leaving for Texas when ar
rested. lt is also stated that Sedgwick was for
merry CLERK for VIM Linn, cattle dealer, In West
! Washington.