Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-14
D TRlCT AT AIRS.
The Appointment of the New School
Trustees
Rests Entirely With Commissfoner
time Next Weck-Other Matters.


Commissioner Ross Is improving very
rapidly. He was up and dressed today. and
walked around the room. He states that
he will be on the stand Monday to witness
the centennial celebration, but will not
make an address.
Commissioner Parker visited him today
in reference to the appointment of school
trustees. and 1t was decided between them
that no action should be taken until Com
missioner Ross return to the Office which
will be about the middle of next week.
The matter rests entirely with Commits
sioner Ross. Such business comes under his
jurisdiction exclusively. He has not stat
ed whether he is for reappointment OF the
retiring trustees or not. Commissioner
Parker said today that both he and Com
missioner Powell would abide by Commits
sioner Ross wishes in the matter. so the
appointing power is virtually vested I'm
Commissioner Ross exclusively.
Orders for Work.
The following orders were issued by En-
gineer Commissioner Powell today: Order
ed, that the sum of 5000 is set apart as an
additional allotment for the quarter ending
September 80. 1893. chargeabie to appropria-
tons follows: Cleaning and repairing
sewers and basins. 1894. s.. 900; permit work.
sewers. 1894. 5000; that J. r. Elder. SUBJ
inspector, in the sewer department. is pro-
NOTED to be inspector. at 81 per day; that
water main be laid In alley of square lOl5,
instead Of in Walter street between 18th
and 18th streets southeast, as heretofore
ordered: that catch basin be constructed on
the northwest corner OF 1ith and Emerson
streets northwest, during the fiscal year OF
1885, at an estimated cost of SIS. chargeable
TO appropriation for main and pipe sewers,
hat
ped from the roll OF the sewer department
building Permits.
The following building permits We're is
sued today by the inspector Of buildings:
Pauline Kilt, to repair house 1915 X street
northwest; $1,000. Jacob Kries, TO repair
house 1002 1-2 street southwest; $780, Mat
tie r. Patterson, to repair house 5l3 Sd
street southwest: $50 Michael Murphy
to repair house 1922 Vermont avenue north
west; $50. Mrs. Chamberlain. TO repair
house 22S New Jersey avenue northwest:
5000. Henry Chapman. to repair house
81 p street: $500.
An Order Rescinded.
The order authorizing the appointment OF
a temporary overseer at the Washington
Asylum with compensation at the rate of
$50 per month was rescinded today. No
reason is assigned.
Recommended for school Trustee.
Mrs. Ellen Powell Thompson. chairman
of the committee of women's Suffrage AS
ISOLATION of the District of Columbia, today
recommended Mrs. Miranda Tullock for a
position on the board Of school trustees
The letter was acknowledged by the Com
missioners and Mrs. Thompson informed
that her recommendation of Mrs. Tullock
will receive due consideration. She is fur
Their Informed that the absence of Commits
sioner Ross from the sessions Of the board
xr-tD IND fAlx to-.
Of trustees to I'LL the vacancies now exist
ing In the board Of school trustees.
For Comfort I'm Street Cars.
Mrs. A. H. Love Of the botanical division,
Agricultural Department, In a lengthy let
ter to Commissioner Parker, asks that he
take some steps to require the street car
companies Of Washington to substitute
closed cars for their open ones in Indictment
weather. and to do away with open cars al
together during the winter months. She
cites numerous instances where illness, and
occasionally death, among the government
clerks has followed the exposure in the
open cars In winter. She suggests that the
companies also be required to place small
stoves in their cars In cold weather.
The Tax Collection Question.
Lawyer John Ridout of l4l7 G street sub
mits to the Commissioners what he claims
to be a solution of the tax collection ques-
ton. and one that will meet with both
views of the question. He suggests that
Congress be asked to make II optional with
the taxpayer to pay in one or two INSTALL
ments. and impose no penalty Tor the nom
payment Of taxes until June /. 1884.
Not Under the Com naissioners' Control
The complaint of the Federation of Labo-
which was filed with the Commissioners
some days since, asking them to investi-
gate an alleged violation of the eight-hour
law by a contractor employed on work at
the Industrial Home School. which was re-
ferred TO Inspector of Buildings Entwisie
for investigation and report. was returned
by him today with the statement that the
work being done was not due to an order
of the Commissioners or from his Office.
The men in regard to whom the complaint
Is made were employed by Superintendent
II. X. Barlow to work on the green house
and the matter does not come under the
jurisdiction of the Commissioners.
He Wants Information.
The Commissioners are in receipt Of let
ter from Representative Henry NJ. Baker
requesting them to forward him maps and
other documents which will enable him to
understand the existing system of sewerage
Of Washington, and the system proposed
by the engineer officers for which appro-
priations may be required. He also asks
that papers showing the necessity for ad-
ditional pumping stations be furnished him.
Protest Against n Street Railway.
Rear Admiral Roe OF l252 18th street in
closes a numerously signed petition to the
Commissioners from the residents and own
ers Of property on 18th street, from Farra-
gut Square to the boundary, and on ada
cent streets, protesting against the grant
ing OF a permit to any railway company to
run its tracks up that thoroughfare. Ad-
miral Roe. In his letter. states that this is
the fifth time the residents of that section
have entered a protest against the granting
Of such a franchise. and calls the atten-
ton Of the Commissioners to their decision,
made several years ago. that the policy de-
cided upon by the Commissioners was not
to allow the streets of this section to be
cut up by street railways nor in any man.
per grldironed by rails. Seventeenth street
has the largest sewer through IL to be
found in the city. and II is claimed by the
residents OF that section that Il would be
practically impossible TO place either an
underground trolley system a cable sys-
tenn on that street without inju-ing the
sewer