The critic., 1891-02-27
FROM THE DISTRICT Capital.


sxsTnAr FUNERAL EXPENSES Be PAID
Chief Parns has written the Commits
sioners recommending that they appr0-
pirate s75 70 pay the expenses Of the
funeral of the late Thomas X. Newman,
also that the widow Of the dead fireman
be placed OH the pension rolls.
For THE NEWMAN RELIEF FtSp,-Chief
Paris to-day received check for 800
from the Firemens Insurance Company
for the Newman relief fund.
BUILDING PERMITS. rs.--Mrs. Sarah Barrick,
one brick dwelling, 1912 A street north
east, cost $1,000; George ?. Newton, seven
brick dwellings. from I'LL toli23' I street
northeast, cost $i15O0.
OrFIcHRs DrsMrssEp.- Early one morn
ing in the latter part Of january, Night
Inspector Pearson saw Policemen Ohm
stead and Kerston enter house on L
street, in Lieutenant, Guys precinct, and
remain there an hour and some minutes.
Charges were preferred against the men,
which they pleaded guilty to before the
Trial Board, who imposed fine Of
sioners, however, took different
view of the affair and ordered the
mems immediate dismissal. At this
time Commissioner Ross was in Pitts
burg. His colleagues reconsidered the
case, resulting in suspension OF the order
until Mr.. Ross returned and passed judg-
ment in the matter. He agreed with
Messrs. Douglass and Robert in dis
missal of the guilty ones, who will lose
dered by the Commissioners tins morning.
In former cases the Commissioners con-
tented themselves with imposing a fine on
the culprits, but they have determined to
ignore such precedents, and in the
future will adopt the. course pursued
in the case of Messrs. Olmstead
and Kersten. Commissioners Doug
lass said this morning: "While
we do not demand that policemen shall
be models, embodying all the cardinal
virtues and Christian attributes, they
must not grow careless in the discharge of
their duties. An officer could hardly
commit more fragrant offense than de-
serting his post, as did the men in ques.
ton"
AN Alp TO THE FIRE DEpARrMENr.--The
National Automatic Fire Alarm Company
of New York has established an office at
1923 + street northwest, in conjunction
with the Mutual District Messenger Com
pany, for the establishment Of It's auto
| matte fire alarm system in this city. They
| write the Commissioners to grant them
| such connection with the central office of
| the fire alarm telegraph of the city as
shall be proper and necessary for the sue
Cess1ul operation OF the system proposed.
| The letter was referred to the Superintend-
ent of Telegraph and Telephone Service
| Miles for his opinion and investigation.
| He reports as follows: "This is thermos-
tatic method of discovering fire in its
early stages, but so constructed as to avoid
the danger of false alarms characteristic
of many thermostatic devices. ] see nc
reason why the request should
not be granted. If granted
| think alarms which might come oyol
their wires should be treated as we treai
private telephone alarms. These arc
transmitted by telephone to the nearest
fire company and that one company re
spends. When the fire is reached If more
help is needed an alarm in then sounded
In this way much wear and tear of appar
atus is avoided.
CONTRACTORS MUST FURNISH A FoRrErT
The Commissioners have issued the fol
lowing order relative to contractors
That all contractors for exca
waiting and grading for building
and public works shall deposit
with the collector $25 in each case rs
guarantee that they will remove from tn,
street all deposits of material incident t
such work and make good any damag,
that may result from such deposits. e
All permits for such excavations shal
hereafter be issued by the permit clerk o.
the Engineer Department.