The Washington times., 1894-09-12

sion had been granted. He states that the
board OF directors has received no notice OF
action, although he is informed that both the
attorney for the District and the assessor
hold that the property should be ex-
empted. The proposition to grant the re-
quest is approved by the Commissioners.
EXCISE BOARD ACTION.
The excise board passed upon the following
applications for license yesterday with the re-
suit indicated:
Wholesale. allowed Charles D. Hood, No.
1857 Thirty-second street northwest.
Retail, allowed-Harrison s. Barbour, Nos.
GIT and 621 Thirteenth street northwest;
Daniel F. Driscoll, No. 201 K street north
west; Alex. Lee Satterwhite. No. 419 Twelfth
street northwest, and Michael V. Moran, No.
30l1 M street northwest.
Retail rejected-William J. Harvey, No.
1902 III street northwest; Philip w. Rath,
northwest corner Fifth and streets north
west.
Work on the excavations and embankments
for the new reservoir at Reno (Tennallytown)
will be commenced October /. and must be
completed December Is. Sealed proposals
for this work will be opened on the Goth in
slant. The point at which the reservoir Is to
be located is 420 feet above tide, the highest
point in the District. The bitches and para
pet that run across the site will be leveled,
but the parapet around the old fort will not
be disturbed. The bidders will each be re-
quired to deposit from $500 to $4,000 with
proposals, according to the valuation placed
upon the work to be done.
Chief Paris, of the fire department, has
recommended the purchase of q chemical en-
gine of the Holloway make for the use of his
department The engine Is to have two
tanks of eighty-fve gallons each with four
hundred feet of one-inch gum hose, two six
gallon hand fire extinguishers. with twenty
feet of one. half inch gum hose to each, with
other necessary requisites. The cost of the
new apparatus will be 81, 100.
Mrs. Mary A. Fairfax complained to the
Commissioners about month ago of the
garbage deposited in an alley adjoining her
residence by grocer named Wagner, at the
corner of Second and streets southeast the
odor therefrom being very offensive. Her
request for relief was referred to the health
office, and Dr. Woodward submitted report
yesterday, in which he says he has instructed
Inspector Braumont to compel the substitu-
tion of lawful garbage receptaces by Mr..
Wagner for those now in use, and adds that
the determination of his right to use the
alley for the deposit of garbage seems to be q
matter for civil suit in court.
Frank PitZer, Druggist on the corner OF
East Capitol and Fifth streets, has rendered
his resignation as a commissioner of phar-
macy for the District.
BURIAL OF HOMELESS CHILDREN.
The Board of Children's Guardians desires
permission of the District Commissioners TO
have set aside or DESIGNATED small part oi
potters field. where may be buried at public
expense any of the wards OF the board who
may die while residing in the District of Co
lumbia.
Residents OF Pierce place, between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets, have fled a no
tice with the District Commissioners of the
filthy condition of the alley on the north side
Of the street and protest against its further
continuance in that state.
W. T. Stowell, recording secretary of the
| Washington Humane Society, has informed
the District Commissioners that Leonard
| Ferguson, an additional private on the police
force. is no longer connected with that So
ciety. and Major Moore recommends that his
license be revoked.
Bids for the construction OF the new school
building at the corner Of School street and
Grant avenue northwest were opened yester-
day. The sums represented in the proposals
ranged from S33 200, by James L. Parsons, to
$21 1893. by J. NJ Gum.
Citizens of Northeast Washington. in the
vicinity of Eighth and D streets, have asked
the Commissioners to compel the lexington
aud Soldiers Home Railroad Company to
sweep the tracks at least once week.
The presidents of the several city railroads
have been requested by the Commissioners to
call at their Office and inspect a model OF q
new car fender.