The Washington critic., 1888-09-04
TIE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

The demand of Contractor T. H. Lyons
for extra compensation for paving along
the tracks of the Metropolitan Railroad
on Four-and-a-half street, from II street
to the Arsenal, has been acccdcd to.
James f. Wcbbcr. 500 Twelfth street,
has written the Commissioners complain
ing that his ncighbor, $. S. House, Of
1909 VI street, has growing roostcrs in
his yard
The annual report of the Childrcn's
Hospital for 1888 has been submitted
to the Commissioners. The rcceipts were
SG.63136. of which the District paid
$4,000, and S1,5S2. T5, was paid out
in interest. and there is balance of
S3D5 %. The payroll is S3.7SL50; re-
pairs cost 81, Gs, and medical and sur
gicnl Instruments $3.50. The residue
was spent for fuel. ice. groceries. etc.
Tho report OF the previous year was as
follows Rcccipts-irum contributions
and cndOwnmcntS, So, 1925; from Dis
trict of Columbia. $1,000: total 81 ~
1925 ENrcndituics-pa payroll So
5G3; groceries, marketing and ice. So
2G0.h3; bread, Sl00.S1 milk, SS2S;
furniture, S20S.7l: improvements and
repairs, Sly272.SS. medicines, surgical
Instruments, etc. SjS3.4l stationary,
printing and postage, S23l.21; gDs,
s224.O2: fuel. SS7007: interest on in
dcbtcdncss. Sll5 not classified. Sl40,-
l5 total S1O.S1S.04.
The report OF Chicl Paris of the Fire
Department, for the month of August
has been submitted to the Commission
crs. There were nine alarms of fire
during the month. u decrease of eight
from the previous month, and decrease
of eight from the corresponding month
of the preceding year. The estimated
losses were $3.50, covered by $50 insur-
nncc against loss of "a, 50, insurance
$3.50, for the preceding month and u
loss OF Sill ,2l5, insurance S6,S5S, for
the corresponding month of the prcccd-
ing year One local alarm was turned
in.
Chief Paris of the Fire Department
has forwarded TO the Commissioners u
letter from Foreman Chas. 5. Boss, of
Engine Co. No /, i'm which lie states
that Engineer Wm. Shcdd of his COM
pany, reports that Surgeon Snyder is
not giving him the medical attention
due him and Inc asks for an invcstiga-
tion. The surgeon claims that his ser
vices were refused. The matter has
been referred to Chief Paris for re-
port
There was no difference of opinion be-
tween Mai. Raymond and Assistant At
torney Davis respecting the permit 10
the Georgetown and TcnlcytOwn Rail
way. IL appears that the only question
submitted to Mr.. Davis, in the first in
stance, was as TO the power of the Com
missioners to control the company in the
selection of motive power. On this
question, only, Mr.. Davis reported. On
further consideration by Maj. Raymond
of the application for the permit he
raised the question of the capacity of
the incorporntors, as distinguished from
the directory, of the company to ask for
or receive permit. The point being
first presented at the board meeting yes
tcrday, when Mr.. Davis at once endorsed
the soundncss OF the Majors position.
The Commissioners have pctitioned the
courts for writ dc lunatico inquirendo
in the case of Azariah Denison. He has
been reported as lunatiC of dangerous
and homicidal tendencies and unfit to be
at large. 4 similar petition is filed in
the cnsc of .Iamcs 4. McNerhnnY.