Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-22
The COmmissiOners' Unplcasantness.
THE SITUATION TO-DAY,

THE STAR gave yesterday the first and only ac-
curate and authentic statement OF the difficulties
In the board OF District Commissioners, and the at
tendant circumstances. There is very little to add
to-day in regard to the situation 1t appears that
Commissioner West in his program for the reor-
ganlzatfon OF the assignments OF the board, pro-
posed to give Commissioner Morgan, in lieu OF the
police, fire and health departments, the control
OF "bureau Of property and supples," to be Gre
ated for the purchase, custody and issue OF all
supplies required by all departments the supplies
to be purchased either by contract or by bargain
In the open market.
The friends of Commissioner West say he will
be back to Washington to-day or Tomorrow, and
that 1t VIII be worth while to waituntit he returns
and gives his version of the ''unpleasantnessn be-
fore coming to a conclusion in the matter. 1t is
represented by them that his sole purpose in pro-
posing reorganization of the various departments
OF the District government was to secure greater
efficiency OF service In this connection the Re-
publican this morning has a statement from "a
Prominent Republican," in which he says:
'1 had long and free conversation with Gen. West
short time during the which he said that
upon single work, and unless two Of them agree to
@ Pe s e vspo nes of The the
Commissioners he'd been assumed by sort of general
S viii 8H the ar s6e Of "a
d%e7 ret The ds ideas he he seemed t2 have
d the eu subs do T S es s ha the 5
out for himself. He recognized the fact that Major Ly
different view as to the personnel Of the various offices
H Of e that He in e e s @aner
OF Major Lydecker and with an evident intention to
s 1 r rou Tson @ WHAT @ @ @e
aI4y anal a Was that he had I'd settled doTp h t patient M Mood
Of desirable changes until the appointment Of Major
to Major Morgan bur was evidently dis.
satisfied with the amount of duties aimed by that
step to correct what he thonrR reGured It it wtho r
vious consultation with the President. He intended to
trct affrirs then to wait until sometime sitter the ad
had rest and then to ssk the President to read
amy he had @ q n If he
the them as is reported he must have entirely changed
Major Lydecker declines be interviewed and that he
+ not authority for statements that have been pub
aiowa nee al statements which put GEN. Vest in the
Sf ia 1 M & the Of hs
ton from them If he has gone to the Preside It
tive to the President to the conditions under which
the President has called him. I do not wish to be
ppnen an at 'a' o Major Mo-. s f
he thinks that it is for the public Interest it would be
Despite this disclaimer in regard to STATEMENTS
which put Gen. West in the attitude OF attempting
views with the alternative OF separation from
| them," there is no doubt whatever OF the accu-
took place at the meeting Of the board when
Commissioner West presented his reorganization
program.
IMBROGLIo NOTES.
Col. Bob Ingersoll, Detective Geo. Miller and
Perry Carson are working in behalf OF the appoint
ment OF Geo. Holmes to be chief OF the fire depart
ment. Holmes was chief of the department in the
times OF the old municipal government.
DIR. Bliss is said to be looking for Health Officer
TownShend's scalp on account of their collision
over Garf1ed'S case.
The friends OF ]. Hale Sypher say that he doesn't
want Major Brooks place They say that he is
very influential with Commissioner West. but that
he is after something more to the purpose than a
petty District Office.
What Chief Engineer CrOnin Says.
Chief Engineer CrOnin. Of the District fire de-
partment, being asked to-day by STAR reporter
as to the rumOred intention OF District Commis-
sioner Vest to effect his removal said that he knew
OF no such intention, and has heard no complaint
from District officials as to his management of the
department entrusted to him. He says that the
District fire department is rated as No. by the
National Board OF Fire Underwriters OF the United
States As the area Of the city has materially ex-
tended with larger class Of buildings, both
dwellings and stores, the losses from fires have
actually been diminished, notwithstanding the
short water supply. The insurance Is as low here,
II not lower than any city in the country which is
q proof he saws of the efficiency the fire.