The Washington times., 1894-07-03
CONCERNS OF THE DISTRICT.

Health Officers Power-Terms Of Trustees.
Fees of Inspectors-Petitions About
Pumps-Policc Findings Approved.
The terms of school trustees DR.. F. J.
Shodd and L. A. Cornish expire this week.
The subdivision known as phelps Tract'
has beer by ORDER OF the Commissioners
changed to Connecticut Avenue Heights"
Boiler Inspector J. H. Wilkinson during
the month of June inspected sixty-three
boilers. Receipts were 1895; expenses. SlI9 25.
The dangerous condition of the rail guard
along the high level over and along Foundry
creek has been reported to the Commission
ers.
a special policeman by the Commissioners for
duty with the Anacostia and Potomsc Rail-
way Company.
The Commissioners yesterday received a
lengthy petition from residents on Seventh
street, between NJ and N streets northwest,
asking that they do not remove the pump on
that block.
Edward J. Daw, inspector and measurer Of
lumber for Georgetown, has submitted his
annual report to the Commissioners He
states that he has measured and inspected
2,475,315 feet Of lumber. Expenses. s621.79
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company y
proposes at an early date to use the whole of
square 29S for railroad purposes, mostly for
the storage of ears. The attorney for the
road has SO informed the Commissioners and
requested that no sewers be laid in that square.
The health officer has informed the Com
missioners that he is powerless to compel
agents OF property to connect box privies with
sewers. The attorney for the District has
been asked to investigate the law on the sub
ject, and, If necessary, to draft regulation
covering the subject.
The attorney for the District has decided
that the disposition OF lot of condemned
property at Freedman's hospital Is subject to
the Commissioners orders. inasmuch ss the
hospital has been under the care OF the Dis
trict. He recommends the appointment OF a
board OF survey by the Interior Department.
Messrs. Frizzell and Tucker, OF the North
east Citizens Association, and Congressman
Cobb, OF the House District Committee had
conference yesterday with Assessor Trimble
about the bill for the appointment Of per-
manent board OF assessors. II was agreed to
change the bill SO as to limit the time for
appeals to June and to intermit the Novem-
Der payment OF taxes this year.
The Commissioners have approved the find
ings of the police trial board in the cases Of
the following named policemen: Thomas
Lynch, neglect of duty, fined s25 W. H. Cur
tbs. neglec. OF duty, fined so; J. NJ. Mohl,
absent without leave, fined S5; A. J. Kimmell,
neglect of duty fined 50; Alvin Bryan. viola
tion of the police manual. fined SIS; r. E.
Lee. neglect of duty, fined s5, and E. F. Jack,
neglect of duty. fined IS.
Building permits issued Yesterday: Mrs. Car
rie E. Trimble, to erect No. III Fifth street
northeast. to cost S2.500. J. d Croissant, to
erect Nos. 3233 and 1926 Emerson street. to
cost 81 600. Charles M., Foulk. to erect No.
20ll Massachusetts avenue northwest to cost
1.500. 81. Johns crphanage. 10 erect addi-
tion TO orphanage building at Twenty-first
and F streets. to cost IL 900. J. D. Croissant,
to build No. 42l Anacostia avenue, to cost
$500: also to erect No. 1916 street extended,
to cost $500. W. B. Lacey, 10 build a stable
in rear of his house on the Benning road, to
cost $3.50.