The Washington times., 1894-10-20
CONCERNS OF The DISTRICT
Commissioners Complete Estimates
for Next Years appropriations.
SECRETARY GIVEN NEW POWERS
Firemen Get an Increase of Pay-Garbage
Question Revived-Probable Action of
Fidelity Guaranty Company Wholesale
Liquor Dealers as Agents.

At a meeting OF the Board of Commission
ers held yesterday, all of the members being
present, several important items were added
10 the estimates for next years appropria-
tions.
Among the most notable is the increase of
the salary Of the secretary, with the proviso
that he shall be appointed by the President of
the United States and confirmed 10y the Sen
ale: that he shall have the same qualifications
as 10 residence and execute Ike bond and
oath as are now prescribed for the District
Commissioners appointed from civil life, and
shall act as civil Commissioner in the absence
from the District or disability o. either Of
said civil Commissioners. The compensation
OF the officer, in that contingency, is placed
ar -. 600
The fire Iaddies come in for substantial In
creases in salaries, as follows Chief engi-
neer. increasee from 8, 600 10 81 500; assist
ant chief. from 81 200 to 81 800; foremen,
from 81 1000 10 81, 200; engineers, from $1,000
10 Sl.0sO; privates. from $500 TO $500; tiller-
men. from $50 10 $500; hostlers, from $40
TO $500; tiremen, from $40 TO $500.
The remaining additions to the estimates
are: For Georgetown High School site and
building. 100000 Business High School
site and building S95. 600. decreased from
form school. $50. 600; chemical fire engine for
Brightwood $4,000; heating boilers for
Sumner Sckod. S2,500; extension OF fire
alarm service. 81. 400: school building at Sol
diers Home, asked for by Roseand Citizens
Association, $4,000; Industrial Home
School, contingent upon its transfer TO Dis
trict control, IS, 100; duplication OF the plats
of Washington. 81. $50; for lot west of Curtis
School, IS. .250 for bathing beach, Il, ,000
For the removal of ashes. $50, 600, the same
to be reimbursed by a special tax upon the
real estate from which the same are removed.
The item for the Industrial Home School
is merely 10 duplicate the present revenues of
the institution. derived from the sale of
flowers and from the Board OF Children s
Guardians. which in the event Of the proposed
transfer Will accrue to the District.
The foregoing items complete the estimates.
The Commissioners were formally notified
yesterday OF the action of the court in ap-
pointing a receiver for the National Sanitary
Company, and also OF the proposition TO wind
up the affairs Of the company. This brings
up the all-important garbage question and
the necessity for deyising ways and means for
the proper removal and disposition Of the
citys refuse. President Ross said yesterday
evening that the Fidelity Guaranty Company
OF Baltimore, as sponsor for the sanitary COM
pany. had been Tor some time discharging
the obligations of the contract with the Dis
trict. but time had not been given in which
10 ascertain the intentions of the guaranty
company.
is not that company bound to see that the
contract is fulflledg" he was asked.
Yes, but suppose it refuses 10 carry out
the contract We could only proceed against
il in a suit for damages There is 20 way that
! can now see OF compelling the company 10
keep the streets clean unless, as the indorser
OF the Sanitary Company, it chooses for the
eaf-a -F r+gI#fF 4 uT,l in, hn
event Of its refusal and independently of the
suit for damages we shall have to mako pro-
vision for contract with somebody else"
Commissioner rs Ross and Truesdell are de-
cidedly in favor of a crematory for the de-
struction of garbage.
Col. Truesdell is of the opinion that no
trouble wall result from the failure of the
Sanitary Company. He says that the Guar
anty Company cannot afford 10 ignore the
contract.
1t is understood said a District official
to a TIMES reporter yesterday afternoon,
''that some wholesale liquor dealers in the
city are going 10 become manufacturers
agents. and thereby save the $3.50 license fee.
1t is held by these dealers that as agents for
breWerie5 and distilleries located in the West
they can conduct business quite as salts
factory to themselves. and as profitable. as
can ne prosecuted under license.
After the destruction by fire of the Stumph
factory on Massachusetts avenue northwest,
a quantity Of partially burned carpets, bales
Of cotton and goats hair was deposited in the
Globe building, now occupied temporarily by
the firm, on Pennsylvania avenue, and also
in a building in the rear of the Columbia
Athlete Club on G street. between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth streets. An examina-
ton was made yesterday of the material and
report made by the inspectors that it is liable
TO spontaneous combustion and to otherwise
become a nuisance. The firm has been ac-
cordingly notified
Building Inspector Entwisle issued the fol-
lowing permits yesterday: J. T. Campbell,
dwelling, No. III Eleventh street southeast,
$1,000; Francis Thomas, four dwellings. Nos
12l7 TO 1923 Half street southwest, 81, 400;
Mrs. NJ. Klein. dwelling, corner of Center and
Oak stree s, Mount Pleasant. 81, 600; William
T. Mattingly, brick addition to store, No.
1852 Connecticut avenue, S400.
The Globe building. on Pennsylvania
avenue, occupied temporarily by the Stumph
Bros, is being officially examined by the
building inspector. with a view to having
made such structural changes as may be re-
CURED for the safety Of the occupants. 1t is
not unlikely that very extensive improve
ments viii be recommended Inspector
EntYisle viii visit the building to-day for the
purpose Of making further examinations.
Tho police department has instructions
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the provisions Of section ! of article of the
police regulations, particularly with refer
ence 10 the deposit OF paper and litter.
J. Z. Young was yesterday appointed fore
man in the District fire department
Gov. Stanley, of the Soldiers Home, has
been advised by the Commissioners that the
improvements II First street northwest, sug-
Ge5ted by him, viii probably be included in
tue schedule Of 1896.
Contingent unon the dedication Inv Cor
field Hospital to the District of ground suffi-
cient for widening Sherman and Grant ave
nues, in accordance with plats on file, So 900
from next years appropriations viii be avail
able Tor the improvements, and permission is
asked by the Commissioners TO at once begin