Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-09

THE TRIALS OF FIREMEN
The firemen's trial board have recommended
that Private John F. Snyder, tried for being
under the influence OF liquor while on duty and
VIM. French for the same offense and for insub-
ordination, be sentenced each to lose DAYS Off
for ninety days; WIN. II. Webb, tried tor disc
bedience OF orders, is to be reprimanded.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Major Lydecker has inspected and formally
accepted the new Addison school buildinr on
street. near 3d. West Washington.
The board of police surgeons visited the Com
missioners in body yesterday and asked for
an increase of salary. AT present they get only
$50 u month
Coroner d. C. Patterson in January held in
quests over thirty-three bodies, seven white
and twenty-siX cOlored.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS IN LIE DRo1T PARK
Capt. Nathan, TO whom an application from
Mr. John r. Waggaman tor pavement, water
connection and sewerage in LIE Droit park was
referred, has made a report disappearing the
cerncd. Capt. Mahan says: "Le DrOit park is q
private reservation SO lar as any information
is contained in this office is concerned. Then.
too, no disposition has been shown to make
any of the streets conform to the plan of the
city. which might easily have been done in the
beginnimg." The paper was also referred to
Lieut.. Townsend, who enclosed with 1t plat
of water mains in LIE Droit park and project
for its sewerage, which has been approved by
Major Lydecker.
NOT WORTHY OF THE TITLE.
In reply to- Gen. NJ. c. Meigs' request to have
an alley 80 feet wide in square 361 officially
designated on the plats OF the city as 81, street
letter stating that they are of the opinion that
nothing less than a paSSage-Way so feet in
width and going entirely through a full square
is worthy to be designated as q street.
CHIEF CRONIN DEFENDS HIS DEPARTMENT..
Chief Engineer CrOnin has written letter to
the District Commissioners in reference to
various published criticisms concerning the fire
department. He states that in respect to
making quick time his department is not sur
passed, il equaled, by any in existence, and that
In no instance has 1t ever been overlooked that
time Is important and must not be lost. Time he
says, does not consist OF over haste and reckless
ness. Regarding the charge that the depart
ment was slow in answering the alarm for the
fire in Howard row on the 18th OF January last.
the chief says that the department responded
to the alarm of fire as quickly as was consistent
with safety, the streets being covered with ice
Chief CrOnin denies also published charge
that he appoints and dismisscs men from the
department. Unfortunately, and defends the
system employed In operating the department.
DEATH OF AN OLD WASHINGToNIAN.-W
A. Shober, born at HagerstOwn, Md, in 1882
O resident OF Washington for thirty years pre-
vious to settling in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1874
died at Cincinnati, Ohio, last Wednesday. The
remains have been brought to Washington and
will be inferred in the family lot at Glenwood
A WEES BILL FOR DIvoRCE-To-day a bill
for divorce was filed by Maggie Littleton nee
Pfuffer against Charles 3. Lttleton, asking also.
permission to resume her maiden name She
sets out their marriage In Georgetown April
25th, 1880, and charges that he deserted her
the following month and has never contributed
| TO her support.
The Ohio senate committee yesterday began
the investigation OF the Cincinnati election
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