The Critic and record., 1891-04-09
rnoM THE DISTRICT CAp1rOL.
Matters Of Interest IN ana About the
Commissioners Onice.

n OoNfO CONSISTING OI captain VI. y.
Austin, Inspector j.. A.. Swindels aud
Lieutenant l.. II. Hollinbergcr are de-
tailed as a board to ascertain the facts i'm
connection with the police service of
Priyates s. H. Collins William Cum
uingham, aud Alexander IIurd, with a
view ol determining whether they should
be rensioncd under the provisions of an
act approved February ~, 1885, making
appropriations for the Metropolitan
Police, u. G..
The board will meet at Police Head
quarters Monday, April l3, 1891, az
o'clock y. m. and submit their opinions
ond recommendation in the above cases
as TO what amount of pension, if any,
should he granted
FIRE RFroEr TOR MABcu--Chief Paris
of the Fire Department and Fire Marshal
Drew to-day submitted their report for
the month OF March, 1891.
There were twelve alarms n decrease of
fourteen from the same month of last
wear, total loss ~, i9l, insurance 81, 1871.
There were seven local still alarms from
which there was no loss. Horse No. l3
was turned over TO the property clerk on
the eth of March. Private james Kenny
resigned on the 3lst.
CAN'T Conner ToLL.-Some time ago
Mr.. T.. ]. Monohan wrote to the Commits
sioners asking to he authorized to collect
tolls from the produce men on street,
between Ninth and Tenth streets north
west, the proceeds to be used to keep the
streets clean. Assessor Trmble, in re-
porting on the letter, says that it is the
duty of either the District or the market
authorities to keep the streets clean and
the request cannot he granted, as it would
he virtual taxation, which can only be
done i'm accordance with the law.
BUILDING REGULATIONS no BIZ ENFORCED.
Attorney for tue District HazletOn was
summoned to the District Building this
morning, and again received instructions
from Commissioner Douglass TO prose
cute proprietors of hotels and other places
who have not com plied with the build
ing regulations requiring fire escapes
to be placed on their buildings. Mr..
Hazleton will proceed at once to the prose
CutiOn unless there is some legal impedi-
ment found i'm the way. The present
building regulations are defective in many
ways and it may be necessary to have
them changed before any steps can be
taken to prosecute the owners.
No BRIDGES Across ALLEYS. Com
missonets have declined 30 permit John
4. Gregg of GIG o street northwest to bull
a ten-foot bridge across an alleyway.
Captain Rosscll recommends that the
building of bridges across alleys in the
District should not be allowed, aud She
Commissioners have sustained the recon-
mcndatiOn.
HALF lloMpAY.--An order was issued
to-day by the Commissioners eXcusng
such officials and employees of the District
Government as can be spared from duty
tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
STREET IANrEENs.-rhe contract for
supplying street lanterns has been
awarded to the Wheeler Reflector aud
Light Company at 1913 per lantern, the
Commissioners reserving the order for
trial number of the pattern offered ut
S325.
CHANCING WATER MAfNs-Captain Iusk
has submitted estimates of the cost Of
changing the location of the present
water mains, stop valves, etc, and intro
ducug others on Fourteenth street from
II TO Florida avenue on account of the
proposed cable road for the Washington
and Georgetown Railroad.
The total estimated cost he says, Of
furnishing the necessary skilled labor
suitable to change the watermains aud
scrvice-pipes along this line is Sl2 S25.
The corresponding estimate for SINH
| lar purpose along the line between Thirty.
second and NJ streets to Pennsylvania
avenue and thence to the Nayy.Gard IS
| $4,000.
These estimates do not include the fur
nlshing of unskilled labor and protesting
the trenches or replacing improved pave
ments.
The Captain recommends that the work
| be done by the Water Department, upon
deposit by the Washington and George
| town Company with the Collector of
| Taxes, of the total estimated cost, S2S, l25.
| n.,. Mn. I t,,rr lt,,,, ory
have notified the Attorney for the Dis
trict to furnish his opinion as to the
| proper construction of the mile-limit
measurement around the Soldiers Home,
The matter has been in the hands of
| the Attorney for some time, and his
| opinion has been expected every day.
In case his decision is not received by to-
morrow, the Commissioners have deter
| mined to act upon theirown authority and
reject all applications for licenses by fol-
loving their original construction of the
act, that is, to measure the mile by an air
| line.
Late this afternoon Attorney Hazleton
told CRITIC reporter that he thought he
would be able to submit report defining
the law OF the subject.
WARRING ON THE SALOON KEEPERS
For week or so past License Clerk Hun
ter and Iieutenants Boteler and Teeple
have been preparing list of all the
saloon-keepers having places within the
mile-limit of the Soldiers Home.
The list will comprise all those who
had places last year and those to whom
licenses hae been issued before the enact
ment of the mile.limit rule by Congress
The lists are being prepared at the re
quest of the New York Voice, the great
organ of the temperance advocates.
II is expected that the liquor licens,
affairs will be closed up in the course of {
| dAY or two.