Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-23
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
One Day to Themselves.


The Commissioners found 1t necessary. in
order to bring up current work and make
inspection requisitive for the proper per-
Torrance of public business, to have one
business day of the week free from inter-
ruption. to issue the following order: THAT
hereafter the Commissioners will not be
accessible to the public on Saturday"
Mr.. Dismer's House.
The attorney for the District has render
ed an important opinion to the Commission
ers in the case Of Mr.. Charles Dismer. who
was requested BY an order ISSUED by the
inspector of buildings on the 18th instant to
move his frame house on lot 4, in the square
north of square sos, back to the east line
of a hye-foot alley in that square The
attorney says: 1T has been judicially de-
ternined in this District that where the
owner OF lot by mistake encroached with
his frame building eight inches on the adj
Joining lot, and the building stood for
twenty years, the owner of the frame build
ing had title by adverse possession to eight
inches of the adjoining lot.
Now, If, as claimed by MIR Dismer his
frame house has been standing where IL is
for twenty years, then he had title to The
extent OF the encroachment by adverse nos
session. 1t seems to me that since the
question appears to be one involving title
OF land 1t should be left to the court To de-
eide. L do not understand that there Is
any encroachment on the alley, and IL there
was the alley is private one and it would
make no difference. If Mr.. Dismer's con-
tention Is correct the dispute between him
ana Mrs. Hoover would seem TO be one for
the courts to decide"
To Tap the Main.
General Casey, chief of engineers, has
authorized the Commissioners to tan tn.
twelve-inch water main In the Conduit road
at Elliott place, and to make a six-inch
main connection Herewith, on condition
tnat the branch pipe crosses over the forty
eight, tbirty-siX and thirty inch mains and
not under them, and also that Col Geo -ee
ii. Eliot, corps Of engineers In this CITY.
be notified two days beforehand of the day
on which the work will be commenced.
Transfer.
w. H. Forester has peen Transferred
from the office of health inspector In the
health department. to the office of inspector
I'm the street and alley cleaning depart-
inert, with compensation at the rate of
800 per ciem end an allowance of 81 per
diem for the Use Of q horse In his official
duties; transfer to take place today
Emergency Hospital
B. II. Warner, president Of the Emer-
gency Hospital, has reported to the Com
missioners that the driveway leading to
the hospital is cut Of repair and needs i'm
mediate attention. In his letter to the
Commissioners today he states that owing
to the condition Of the funds, and as the
Institution Is really one of public use and
tenefit, and Is 30 largely supported from
the public funds, he has to request the
Commissioners to cause the repair to be
made and charged to the District IL pos
s.ble. The matter has been referred 10 the
engineer department
Use Of Sand.
Superintendent McKensIe Of the street
and alley cleaning department. has submit
ted the following relative to the sanding OF
the street railroad tracks in the city where
horses are used:
That sanding the track is necessary.
where same Is paved with granite or Bel
CLAN block, In order to give better foothoid
for the horses,sis admitted; but respectful
iy suggest that the companies should be re-
quired to use for such purpose a pure arti-
Gle of sand, and not the material they now
90. the greater portion OF which is a red
clay or earth. This mixture. when wet by
the sprinkiers before sweeping. forms q
paste, not only on the track itself, but the
adjoining pavement. and cannot be removed
by any ordinary method. causing the street
to not only look filthy and smeared, but 10
actually In that condition, though we make
the contractor double over the work When
the street dries out II becomes q dust that
the least wind stirs, and 10 q source OF an
noyance to the merchant and residents Of
which they complain. II q coarse pure
eend. Tree from earthly matter, were used.
the entire trouble would be remedied."
Reports Nnfsance.
Mr.. George II. Hill writes to the Commits