The Washington times., 1894-12-27
Col. TruesdeII and Chief Moore
Discuss Police Matters.
ASSISTANT ASSESSORS WoRE
Revision Mill BE Completed by Sec
ond Monday in January.
supt Mckenzie Gays It VIII Be Impossible
TO discontinue Street sprinkling-Dry
Cleaning Will Be Condemned by Press
and People Change in the Rolls of Health
Departm ent- Patrol Driver Removed.

Col W. G. Moore had conference yester-
dav with Commissioner Truesdell with ref
erence to the vacancies that exist in the
police force 1t viii be several days before
the appointments are made, the discussion
yesterday being merely upon the applications
filed. Supt. Moore has the papers in his
hands.
The Commissioners have set aside the find
ings of the trial board in the case of Officer
Greer, whose offense was similar to that al
legged against Pairolman Narrower. In each
case the trial board recommended that the
charges be dismissed, but upon review of the
testimony Col Truesdell declined 10 approve
the findings, and upon his recommendation
each of the accused officers were fined S25.
Harroyer's penalty was noted in The TIMES
several days ago.
President Bates. OF the board of assistant
assessors, has been absent for a day or two
ON account of personal illness.
The board has been industriously at work
since the organization. putting IN long hours
and utilizing all the available time in bring
ing the business forward, on many days on
tinuing the labor until
TEN O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.
1t was ascertained yesterday that all the
appeals on file will be passed upon and the
report prepared by the arst of January, the
time specified by law for completion of the
work
Nearly 1000 appeals have been received by
the board which is about one-flfth of the
number of property owners in the District
The assistant assessors report will be sub
mitted TO the assessor on the first Monday in
January.
A member of the board said TO a TI2IEs re
porter that one of the difficulties the mem,
bers had been confronted with was TO have
the people 20 understand that the present
work is one Of revision only. Many owner:
have been of the impression that the board !:
rOw employed in assessing property. and have
been flooding the members with inquiries con
cerning that branch OF the business. No re
assessment will be made for two years.
Supt Mckenzie. of the street and allel
cleaning department, has returned TO th'
Commissioners the communication of Chic
Paris in which he requested that street sprin
king at night be discontinued, with nj
CONCLUSIONS N THE NATTER.
Mr.. Mckenzie says that while the CHIEF:
suggestion is perfectly right from his stand
point. to carry it out would compel til
total cessation of all street sweeping at thi
season OF the year. Dry cleaning. he says
will be universally condemned by the publ
and the press if attempted, hence but tw
other courses are left-either TO sprinkle a
lightly as possible or not to sweep dhrin
cold weather.
Superintendent Mckenzie suggests, as tn
only remedy. that light sprinkling be don
and that the sweeping be attended to durir
the day at times when the water is not hkel
10 freeze.
Health Officer Woodward has requested 0
the Commissioners the appointment of E. G
Walls, VI. D., as smallpox Inspector, to serv
from the Dist instant until otherwise ordered
The appointment is made because of tn
latest developments Of the disease. DR.. Wall:
compensation is fixed at $40 per day whe
not confined to the quarantine station, an
SIS per day when So confined
Changes were made, also, in the rolls {
the health Office, on account of the moro rt
cent outbreak, as follows:
) Austin O'Malley. medical sanitary II
spector, was transferred to the smallpo
service from December q. at SO per day
while confined at quarantine station; Jon
Wells, laborer in pound service. transferre
TO smallpox service as laborer from DeceE
Der o. at 52 per day; Sarah Carter, appointe
ward maid at smallpox hospital from Decen
ber 16, at 81 per day; Charles II. Pembertor
appointed nurse at smallpox hospital frol
December L, at So per day.