The Washington times., 1894-08-16

dwelling at No. 1912 Eighth street northwest
| $500: Waters and Thompson, to add thirt
story, incIosed with mansard roof, to dwell
ing at No. 2901 Q street northwest, 81 900.
HIS GOOD WORKS FORGOTTEN.
The Commissioners yesterday addressed
letter to the Hon. John H. Semmes, OF 929
street northwest, asking for information rel
ative to the reasons why the portrait OF the
Hon. Alexander Thompson, now in the pos
| session of the District, was painted. The
| portrait was obtained by the late corporation
| Of Washington as testimonial OF the regard
OF the citizens OF the city for some great serv-
| ice which Mr.. Thompson had rendered while
| a member of the House Committee on the
District of Columbia, and the Commissioners
want to know what that service was.
Joseph X. Potter secretary oil the federa-
tion of Labor of the District. addressed a
letter, under date of the 10th instant, to the
commissioners, requesting in behalf OF or
ganized labor that the laws regulating eleva-
tors be enforced, especially those in buildings
in course OF erection. Reference was made
to the accident iii the Schneider flats. and the
opinion expressed that had the regulations
been made operative the disaster might have
been avoided. The letter was referred TO the
inspector of elevators by Building Inspector
Entwisle, who reported that no regulation ex-
lists governing the construction or operation
of such hoists as are used by contractors and
others for eleyating building materials. and
recommended that a regulation be made COM
pelling contractors and builders to protect
the openings or hoistings. by proper guard
rails, safety attachments and automatic
doors. Mr.. Entwisle returned the com
munication to the Commissioners yesterday,
indorsing the foregoing recommendation.
Complaint was recently lodged with the
Commissioners that the services OF the col
ored religious congregation in Schotts alley,
on First street, between Band streets north
east, were conducted with unnecessary dis
turbance to the neighborhood. The COM
plant was referred to Lieut.. Heffner, of the
Ninth precinct, who reported that he had ex-
acted a promise that the services should be
more quietly conducted and closed before 10
o'clock p. m. He suggested that the only
other means of preventing the disturbance
would be by Indictment. Major Moore yes
terday forwarded the report to the Commis-
sioners.
MINOR MATTERS.
The bond OF DR., C. NJ Hammett, as coro-
ner. was filed with the Commissioners yester-
day. The bond is in the penalty OF $4,000
and is dated August .. William H. Butler
and George J. Bessler are his sureties.
Mayor Rome. OF Fredericksburg, Va, re-
Gently forwarded to the District Commits
sioners a certificate of physician to the eff
feet that John b. Jennings. who was arrested
in this city August for housebreaking, is
insane, and promising that il released his
brother will take charge OF him, and place
him in an asylum at Williamsburg, Va. The
communication was forwarded to District
Attorney Birney.
Mrs. W. H. Mckee and others, who re-
Gently pe:itioned that the public well at the
corner of Sixth and L streets be continued in
H.. L.. s..g- n
necessarily filled and abandoned and II is not
believed that any useful purpose will be
served by reopening the same.
William Z. Mattingly has been notified that
the Commissioners are prepared to purchase
lot 26. block 81. Columbia Heights. at the rate
of 80 cents per square foot. conditioned upon
good title, and that Attorney Thomas will
prepare the necessary conveyance. The OBJ
ject of the purchase is 20 widen Fourteenth
street extended at that point.
The police judges have been requested by
the Commissioners 10 furnish an itemized
statement OF the amount that will be required
for the maintenance of the police van service
for the current fiscal year. In response to
her communication, under date of August /.
requesting that ice be supplied to the Cogs-
well Fountain during the session of Pythian
conclave. Mrs. ii. A. Gillenwater, of 1928 W
street northwest, was yesterday informed that
four hundred pounds of ice have been put
into the fountain daily since May %. and that
the same amount would be continued until
the advent of cold weather.
Mrs. Mary Brooke. OF No. l09 Sixth street
northwest, petitioned the Commissioners for
the pardon of her son, Andrew Brooke, who
is her only boy. and is confined in the work
house for having been drunk and disorderly.
The case was referred to District Attorney
Thomas.
Chief Paris. of the Fire Department, yes
terday filed with the Commissioners a recon-
that the resignation of Fireman
James Fl. Dean be accepted TO take effect
August l5
The proposal Of NJ. J. Drummond to furnish
cast iron water pipe for the use OF the District
for the current year was accepted. Mr. Drum
mond having been the lowest bidder
The contract for furnishing six plate gird-
ers, eight floor beams, and connections for a
county bridge superstructure, proposals for
which were opened August II. has been
awarded to the Shiffier Bridge Company.
Farmer kentz on whose premises the gar
bage OF the District has been dumped lately.
wants no more of it, and new depository is
Dseded. Congress has indicated that early
action upon the garbage bill prepared by the
may be expected.
Attorney Thomas Says the District is not
obliged to keep the sidewalks clean, but it is
upon residents to do SO.
The Commissioners will to-day at D. m.
witness a trial of an improved street car
fender.
Chaplin street citizens have been annoyed
by female of the bovine species, which no.
body seemed to own. The animal trespassed
upon the peoples gardens and lawns and
gave her victims a merry chase generally.
/. A. Sembly wants the Commissioners to sup
press the intruder