The Washington times., 1894-09-27
CONCERNS OF THE DISTRICT.
Change in Light Schedule Desired-Chief
Paris Authority DECENTRALIZATION
Men Given a Hearing.

Men Given Hearing.
The Commissioners want more light-for
illuminating purposes. About week ago each
of the two District gas companies was invited to
send representative to confer with the board
concerning change which the Commissioners
desired to have made in the existing schedule
whereby the moonlight" clause might be
stricken out The conference was not held until
| yesterday. and then with but the Washington
Gaslight Company, which was represe nted by
General Superintendent John Leetch. The Com
missioners submitted proposition that, instead
OF providing for 5000 hours of street lighting,
schedule be arranged for lighting the streets
every night from niGhtfah until daylight the
same price prevailing as heretofore. No definite
conclusion reached, but Supt- Leetch
received the proposal for the consideration OF
his company, stating that while il would not
in his Judgment be possible TO give more than
the 1900 hours OF light per annum, he would lee
what could be said by the company in response.
Orders issued yesterday: That sewer be con-
strUcted in the alley of square 74S, and that
sewers in " street northwest, between First and
North Capitol streets and in North Capitol
street. between w and Detroit streets, be added
to the provisional schedule for 1896. That public
MIGRANTS be erected as follows: One at the cor
her OF Carroll street and Minnesota avenue, and
one at the corner of Nicholson street and Mime
sofa avenue. That catch-baslns be constructed
at southwest corner of Thirteenth and streets.
northwest corner of Fifteenth and streets,
northeast corner of Fifteenth and streets and
with east curb of Tenth street.
That the IRE hydrant On the northeast corner
of Thrty-seyenth and Prospect streets be trans
ferred TO new curb line on Prospect street That
a public hydrant be placed on the southeast
corner of Third and streets southwest.
That the proposal of the Savage Fro Brick
Company to furnish the District with vitrihed
brick be accepted. That cement sidewalk be
laid at the northeast corner of Eighteenth and
Il streets northwest, under permit system
building permits issued yesterday: D. II.
Stewart, for dwelling in Mount Pleasant, 5000;
Lewis Scott, dwelling on Reno heights 500;
Christian Schneider, dwelling and bakery, No
1876 New Jersey avenue, 5000.
Permits for repairs were also issued yesterday
as follows George Provost and others,
for an addition to chapel for Sab
bath-schooI, No. 1906 Fourteenth street north
west, $780, Mrs. X. Newton, repairs to dwelling
No. SOB New Hampshire avenue, $500; j. W.
Caldwell, repairs TO dwelling No 6l5 l street
southeast, $3.50; John L Schafirt, general
pairs to store and dwelling No 9l3 ID street
northwest, 81 eco.
The Commissioners yesterday issued On order
TO the effect that when, in the opinion OF the
chief of the fire department, the bodies of per-
sons or animals have been buried in the ruins
OF large fires, it shall be his duty to collect from
among the bystanders, or elsewhere, such q
force of laborers as he may require, with one in
tellgent person 10 act as foreman, to remove
such bodies under his supervision. The laborers
so employed shall be paid at the rate of $3.50
per diem and the foreman at the rate of SO per
diem from the emergency fund
Chief Paris of the fire department, made the
resignation of b. Buscher, tiIlerman Of truck of
Company c, be accepted; that private S. G.
Dixon be appointed TO succeed Buscher and
that f. h. Pywell be appointed private of truck,
Company c; also that G.. A kreamer be ap-
pointed assistant foreman, same company.
Residents OF ID street, between Third and
Sixth streets northeast, have petitioned the
Commissioners TO renew the appropriation for
paving that street Several years ago the
money was appropriated, but for some reason
it was diverted to other sections upon the
ground that it would be better to defer the
paving of the street until the street car COM
pany then negotiating for right of way should
lay its tracks. Now that the tracks are laid the
citizens think they are entitled to the improve
ment.
NJ. p. Canty headed a delegation of labor men
that called the Commissioners yesterday to
ask for the appointment OF practical bricklayer
as member of the building inspectors staff.
President Ross assured the delegation that he
favored the proposition and the board would
recommend to Congress that an additional in
spector be allowed, who, if provision be made,
Will be practical bricklayer. Inspector Emf
whsle is heartily in favor of the proposition
Health Officer Woodward has Endorsed 10 the
Commissioners the recommendation of Sanitary
Inspector Fowler that sewer be laid in Hol-
mead avenue; also that in the interest of public
health the avenue be kept clean.
w. j. Duncan has been granted a steam en-
gineerS license of the second class, and Charles
w. Spiccr and W. Berens, tr engineers licenses
of the third class.
George Upperman, of the Metropolitan police
force, was formally removed from his Official
posltlon yesterday ana Patrick ID. DeYine was
appointed in his stead Upperman's offense
consisted of frequent absence beyond the limit
on account of sickness.
The vice president of the lexington and
Soldiers Home Railway Company has been ad-
vised by the District Commissioners of the OBJ
tectionable condition of the tracks on the north
east line and requested to keep them free from
filth.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
was yesterday directed by the COMMISSIONS RS
to have electric signals placed at its railway
crossings in Benning's.
The photography of the "Carberry" school has
been by order of the Commissioners amended
by the omission of "r." 1t is now Carbery
two public street lamps at Mount Olivet road
crossing of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
was cancelled yesterday.
The inspector of buildings was directed yes-
terday by the Commissioners TO notify interested
parties to ramona distinctions from thu snuth.