Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-01
REDlvlDING the WORK.
A Rearrangenaems % she Duties 81 the
COmmissicuerS,

sssosCoeths
The District Commissioners, carrying out their
decision 70 redivide the work OF ADMINISTRATION
among themselves yesterday Afternoon made the
fonowing order: THAT to facilitate the dispatch
VI Iooune business the Commissioner shail sew.
erals nave charge Of the business and ofces u the
government Of the District OF Columbia as follows
subject TO the control and action OF the Commits
Soners as board: Alleys sweeping and clea ning.
commissioner wheatley; almshouse, Georgetown,
assessor S ami srec., Ssssingso1 asylum Webb;
Washington, Webb: auditor, WEBB: ayeaueS
Wneatleys boilers, Inspector Of Raymond: britSes.
public buildings and grounds, RAYMOND: oSild.
ings, Construction and repair or wheatiey; bplld-
lngS Inspector OF, Wheatley; buildings municipal,
formatory institutions receiving aid from pstrict
investigation OF, management OF, Webb: Chesa
peake and Ohio canal matters, wheatley; inspec.
tfusteeship Columbia Hospital for Women, wheat,
ley; preparation, record and custody OF con.
trscts RAYMOND; coroner. wheatley; IRE depart.
inspectors OF gas and meters Raymond; harecr.
master, Webb; health oficer, wheatley; lamps
ana INSPECTOR o. spir,pous snse MsSo gagse'
tors and measurers OF lumber, wheatley; markets
wneatley; parking commission, Raymond; trans.
meas and entertainments for when no ncensc els Is
required, president OF board or acting president
inspector OF plumbing, Whratley; police. wheat.
mopd; Reform school trusteeship, Webb: river
Lons Webb; roads Raymond; inspector OF saited
provisions, wheatley; schools, Webb; sealer Of
mond; special assessments, Webb; streets, Ray
ley; surveyors once, RAYMOND; telegraph lines
wheatley; water department, Raymond; inspec
tors and measures OF wood, wheatley; work
house. Washington Asylum, Webb"
TIE EFFECT o. THE cRASGEs
The poGulf nS rodfr
transfer OF many OF the branches OF the Office here
tofore in charge OF the Engineer 20 tn
TWO civilian Commissioners. The order transfer
from the Engineer Commissioner 10 Mr.. wheatls,
sweeping and cleaning or streets avenues anS
plumbing, property clerk and the telegraph am
telephone service, and from the Engineer Commits
sioner to Mr.. webb the harbor masters once ant
As stated in yesterdays STAR, these change,
were made on the Recommendation OF Major Ray
fore the latter gentleman was relieved. on III,
xlst OF January Col Ludlow wrote a letter 70 III,
BOARD referring 70 the development OF the District
neer department "until at the present time III,
burden OF administration constitutes q severs
tax upon the Engineer Commissioner and his as
He referred then TO branches OF the District ser.
vice entrusted 20 the supervision OF the Engineer
oommissloner. "out not or necessity constituting
an integral part OF the engineer department." and
recommended that the Engineer Cornml ss,oner bt
relieved or them. The branches 10 which refer
ence Is made are the ONCE of inspector OF build.
ings, OF which the Engineer Commissioner was re-
neved oy board order or January ID; the onices
OF the inspector OF plumbing, and OF the prorerty
CLERK, OF the harbor, and the work OF supe1ntend-
ing Tue Cleaning or the streets and alleys. a he
Work last mentioned, Col. Ludlow said, was more
matter or the proper policing and health OF tbs
city than OF engineering.
WHAT Is SAID AT THE TREASURY.
"The organization OF the board or District Com
missioners makes but little difference with us, 8
SAID one OF the law officers OF the First Control.
lers ONCE TO STAR reporter this morning .be-
all three, but the Treasurers once, has 70 deal
Win checks signed by the president OF the board,
ana Is possible that he may question the legality
OF their drawing money without re-
organization sof the board. In that case the
question Will probably be referred TO the control
Ter for decision and it is believed that he Will de-
clue That the law demands that reorganization
De euected. The organic act OF June IL, 1878,
says: and one OF said three Commissioners snail
De chosen president or the board OF Commits
whenever 4 vacancy shall occur, thereafter NOW
thls leaves chance Tor double con-
structlon OF the meaning of the word
vacancy: but j think that the controller Will
hold that The present change OF Engineer Commits
soners created vacancy, and that the reelection
Q! the president should have followed. The act OF
June 20, 1874, organizing the Distric,
government, OF which the act or 1878 Nas
amendatory, has several sections that ~
provision or the later act We're left unrepealeo
Engineer Commissioned shall subject 10 the
general supervision or said board or Commis
sloners, have the control and charge OF the work
OF repair and improvement OF all streets ave.
nues, alleys, sewers. roads, and bridges. This, Of
course, prevents any enlargement or curtailinG
OIL his duties by q rediyis1On of the work