Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-07
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
A CROWDED CEMETERY,

About six months The STAR printed the
letter of Mr.. G. Brown Goode and others rela-
tive to the burial of bodies in the young mems
Baptist home, adjoining the geological park.
1t will be remembered that they based their
complaint OIL the fact that the grave yard was
crowded. The health officer was called upon
at the time for a report, and in his letter, which
was printed in The STAR at the time he said
that he had examined the cemetery and found
1t advisable to recommend the discontin-
uance OF the interments at once. The at
torney for the District was then called
upon for report and he advised
that the Commissioners issue an order prohibit
ing further interments in that place. The
trustees of the cemetery we're given a hearing
IN board session and the Commissioners
decided not to interfere in the
matter. Today Health Officer Town
shend again recommends that the
issuance Of permits for burial in the Young
Mems Baptist cemetery be discontinued The
Commissioners will take the matter up as soon
as the new board is organized and issue an
order prohibiting burials after April.
THE NEW ENGINEER COMMISSIONER.
Maj. Raymond this morning received letter
from Col. Roberts in which he stated that he
would be in Washington ready to take charge
OF his new post next Friday.
WANTS A SCHOOL AT ARLINGTON
MIR. ]. b. Syphax of Arlington called upon
the Commissioners today and requested their
cooperation in bill shortly to be presented
to Congress for the establishment of a
school at Arlington. He says that until
recently the state Of Virginia supported school
there, but had withdrawn its support on the
ground that it was on public reservation.
Mr.. Douglass said he was in favor of the bill
and would do everything he could for it. but he
doubted if the Commissioners had any power
in the premises.
MISCELLANEOUS.
J. H. Ticher has been appointed temporary
inspector at "a per day to take the place Of
McDOnaldsOn during his Illness and VIM j.
Butler appointed subinspector at e per day.
Could Not Have Helped Mrs. Tracy.
The discussion of the fire ut Secretary Tracy's
continues with undated intest among fire de-
partment officials stationed at the District
building. Assistant Chief Lowe today said to
q STAR reporter: THE public are of the
opinion that Mrs. Tracy could have been
saved had we gotten our ladders up more
quickly than We did. Now this is not so. /
was the first member Of the fire department to
enter the yard OF the house. and the only per-
son saw at that time was the servant on the
roof. Mrs. Tracy was not to be seen. She was
by that time i'll Mr.. Rheem's house near by.
where she had been taken. So you see it was
simply impossible fer US to have done any
thing"
THEY WANT BETTER SEWERS.
A long petition from the residents and prop
erty owners in the vicinity of H street between
18th and 18th streets northeast, has been sent
to the Commissioners calling attention to the
fact that the sewers in that vicinity are too
small to carry off the storm water, and re-
questing immediate relief, as the lives of the
citizens in that locality endanged on &C.
count of the unsanitary condition OF things.
NEW POLICEMEN.
Chas. H. Bradley, Samuel A. McNeely, JAS
Cation and Emil Goodman have been ap-
pointed frst-class priyates on the Metropolitan
police force to fill vacancies.
The Commissioners have notified Senator
Ingalls,, with reference to the amount of $40 900
asked for the support OF st. AIMS infant asy-
lum, that So, 200 il, in their opinion, sufficient
appropriation for that institution.