Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-26

1 lowing Is the protest OF Neuer q hoPetA vi ~
subject
I'VE learn that your honorable board hat
concluded to locate the contagious hospital OF
square 11l2. Being interested and also larg'
owners of land in that vicinity we desire to entel
our formal and earnest protest against tina
action, as We cannot imagine why this, one Of
the finest sections of our city should be con-
tinually Disseminated against? We have al
ready for years been burdened with the jail
work honse and other environments, which
have retarded public and private improvement:
| by their presence, and it is only within the
last five years that anything has been done
toward the improvement of streets east Of 1lth
street. If the contemplated hospital is now
located there. thereby swelling the number OF
already existing evils, this beautiful section OF
our city will receive a blow from which it will
not recover for years.
We feel satisfied that from the number OF
sites submitted you selection could be made
that for the purposes needed would be equally
as eligible, and where the interests OF such q
large and prosperous section would not be
jeopardized, as they would be If located where
rumor places it.
1--WE therefore trust that your honorable
board will not infict any further permanent
evils on this section Of our city.
BATHING BEACH.
Superintendent Stevens of the bathing
beach made the following report to the Com
missioners this morning:
The concert given MAY Is was in every
respect enjoyable and creditable to the
| performers and management, but owing
| to unavoidable circumstances it was not suifi-
GENTLY advertised and was financially a
failure. In accordance with articles 8
and II Of your order OF March 81. 1893 Officer
Co.ter and some friends of the beach have so.
licited subscriptions, and enough cash has been
received TO defray the expense of repairs
and some needed conveniences. The work
Is progressing well and / think the
appliances for safety approved by you in your
order OF March 81, 1898, will be completed by
Wednesday next, that the beach NAV be
thrown open for public use June 1. In can
wasting for funds Oficer Cotter met the re-
quest that day of each week be set
apart as pay day. SO l asked him to sound pub
lie opinion on .hst point and he reports uni
versal approval OF it and Thursday the day
generally selected. The class who are able to
| pay think II the thing needful TO
! popularize the beach. others seem
willing to yield one day in seven if it will paw
the running expenses to make the other sig
! days in the week free. therefore recommend
that thursdays be set apart as pay days. and
ask your permission 10 charge IS cents to each
per SON for the use Of the bathing beach on that
day.
CLEANING THE CITY.
Superintendent Davis Of tine stree. and alley
cleaning department addressed the following
letter to the Commissioners today:
"In making yearly contract for sweeping and
cleaning improved alleys of the city from July l
next l would recommend that bids be
received on the basis Of an increase
in, rhA H..
e;sts OF twelve men, eight carts and two
sprinklers, divided equally into two gangs.
There are 554.l76 yards to clean every
week. or 46,lsl square yards per day for each
gang. which is more than the force can DO
under the eight-hour law. and the area of these
alleys Is rapidly increasing. / am convinced
that the force should be increased to eighteen
men, twelve carts and three sprinklers. In this
estimate am sustained by both alley in
spectors. Dubant and Bauby. Divided
INTO three gangs. each will then have
So.7s7 square yards Of alley surface
day. would recommend that the clause in
the present contract requiring the cleaning to
be done once in two weeks during the months
OF December, January and February be stricken
out SO that the paragraph shall read:
''These alleys Will be cleaned once a week
during March. April. May. June. July, August.
September. October aid November. and as
often as the weather will permit, not to exceed
once a week during the months of December.
January and February shall be directed
THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE.
"Who is the head OF house, the wife or the
husband?'
That is the question raised this morning by
the sovereign chief of the Jonadabs In a
letter to the Commissioners today he saws il is
represented to him that the signatures to two
applications for hCCor licenses are signed by
the wives Of two brother Jonadabs, the latter
refusing to sign. Continuing. he saws:
II do not know whether OF not the persons
who have signed said applications are the
owners OF the properly where they reside
or not. but their husbands. being heads of fami-
lies, are the occupants OF the property, and
do not know by virtue OF what right a wife
can sign an application for a license, either
when her husband refuses to sign the applica-
ton. or when the husband being tine occupant
OF the property is the person required to sign
IN order to make the signature efec-
tive. l would suppose that where a wife
signs As the occupant OF property which is
rented by her husband and in his name, she
should be required to furnish some evidence
that she has authority from her husband to sign
the application. 1 call these matters to your
attention in order that YOU may make
such use OF them as the interests of the people
who are TO be affected by your action in the
matter OF granting licenses shall seem to re-
quire."
NOT WELL INFORMED.
The following letter from Berdan Muller was
received by the Commissioners TODAY:
at is observed that the inspector of WEIGHTS
and measures sent You a list of short weight
market men. but stated that as there hsdn' Z
been an inspection for a long time he didn I
take any steps to prosecute. So we are plup-
dered by dishonest market men. and when the ware
caught hagrante dilec,u the alleged inspector
who doesn't often inspect gives a reason for
misrepresentation. his own dereiction. Or
If not bis derelection, then whose. II he
has not tested the measures and weights
for long time, why hasn't he? Is i,
because the Commissioners have not made i,
his duty? Is it possible he isn't required to &c
the rounds often enough to afford US some sor,
OF protection? II you fail to have these fellow,
punished you will become particeps criminals
There is no sort % robbery that is more de.
serving Of punishment. No leniency should be
shown. 1t is horribly misplaced"
1he present sealer of weights and measure,
mas Just entered upon the duties of his ofic,
and It is stated is not in any way to blame 70,
past laxity. ,0'
LAMP DIscoNTINUANcE
The Commissioners have ordered the disco,
tinuance of the following oil larcps. Az IN,
northeast corner of 1lth and ID northeast. In,
two on the north side OF Florida avenue no
tween I'd and Hardwood streets northeast, m,
one on the southeast corner of Lincoln ,venn,
and II street northeast. the one at the nor,b
west corner Of and Quincy street northves
and the one on the south side of Florida avo,n,