The Washington times., 1894-08-08
CONCERNS OF THE DISTRICT.
Health Officer Woodward Urges the Great
Necessity for a Plant for the De.

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Health Officer Woodward Urges the Grca,
Necessity for Plant for the De.
struction of Garbage.
! Building Inspector Entwisle yesterday sub
mitted to the Commissioners his estimates
for his Office for 1896. His figures are as
follows: For salaries, $9,1sO; for care of the
District building, s3,00s. so; repairs to vari-
GUS buildings owned by the District, s44, 800.
This last amount is allotted as follows:
School buildings, S33, 1000; police stations,
$4,000; fire engine houses, $3, 500; market
houses, $4,000; hay scales, $500; police court,
500, and District ONCE building. $500.
Inspector Entwisls says that there should
be two more assistants given him in the in
spectioh OF buildings, as the time OF the two
men now in his office Is taken up largely with
responding to complaints and REMEMBERING
houses. He recommends that the pay OF his
present two assistants be increased from
81 900 to IL ,29O. The necessity for another
clerk in the Office is urgent in order to keep
the work up.
Health Officer Woodward, In answer to the
complaint OF Mayor Strauss, of Alexandria,
relative to the dumping of garbage in the Po-
tomac River near Alexandria, yesterday made
the following statement to the Commissioners:
The immediate construction of an establish
ment for the destruction of the garbage from
this District Is absolutely necessary. Until
this is done there seems to be no other way of
getting rid OF such material than that now in
vogue. l would respectfully request tnat the
police boat be placed at my disposal at such
times as can be done without Interference with
its other duties to enabls me to make a per-
sonal inspection Of the nuisance complained
Of"
II. P. Montgomery, of this CITY, acting presi-
dent OF the board of trustees Of the Manassas
Industrial Training School for Colored Youths,
which is to be opened at Manassas, Va, Oc-
tober ! next, has written the Commissioners
asking the loan OF "A set of condemned school
furniture for the use of the school. He states
that the trustees have bought 100 acres of
land on which school building has been
erected. The officers of the school are Rev.
Rush Il. Shippen, president; Mrs. II. 7. Mont
gomery, corresponding secretary; Henry L.
Baker. treasurer. and Jane L. Thompson. re-
cording secretary, all of whom are residents
OF this city.
Building permits were issued yesterday as
follows: f. Hill, to erect frame house. near
Capitol avenue, Ivy City, 5400; Adams Ex-
press Company, to repair damage to its sta
bles. on i street. between Second and Third
streets northwest, caused by the recent Knox
building fire, $1,000; s. Oppenheimer, to i'm
prove No. 5l4 Ninth street northwest.
Il
missioners of flour inspection, have written
the Commissioners rs follows: In answer TO
a request for a detailed statement of our Office
for the year ending June 80. 1894, we would
report that we have not been called upon to
transact any business, and have no recon-
mendations to make"
Frank Bennett has written the Commission
ers that Miss Agnes Dillon, of Howard ave-
nue.. Mount Pleasant. graduated from the
High School this spring and passed the ex-
animation for admission into the Normal
School, but she will not be eighteen years old
until December and that Supt. Powell has
notified her that her age Will bar her admis-
sion into the school. He asks that an execp-
tion be made in her behalf.
Senator Harris was Yesterday notified by
the Commissioners that they approve of Sem
ator PETERS amendment to House bill 5575.
to Increase to <iS0 the annual salaries OF all
persons employed by the District and for
whose services lower salary is provided
in the District appropriation bill for 1895.
The citizens living in the vicinity of the
Rock Creek road have petitioned the Com
missioners to condemn the present school
building and school site and purchase an
other site, and erect thereon ii new school
building.
Steam engineers licenses have been granted
by the Commissioners as follows: Second
class, George'W Connolly and John Man
gola; third class, Michael sullivan and George
Rueth.
Edward ]. O'Hare has called the Commits
siCners' attention 10 the growth OF weeds and
grass in the sidewalk on the north side of
Madison street. between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets northwest. People, he says,
have to walk il the street in consequence of
the nuisance.
Health Officer Woodward has been ordered
by the Commissioners to have the water in the
wells on the grounds occupied or used in con-
nection with public school buildings analyzed
and report made on the same.
House bill No. 54SI District approuria-
tions) has been returned TO the President by
the Commissioners with their favorable re-
port thereon.
Elmer Carroll has been appointed by the
on the regular roll of the fire
department.
John S. Thompson was yesterday appointed
by the Commissioners resident student at the
Washington asylum.
Charles $. Hyer was yesterday appointed
a temporary clerk in the office of the special
assessment clerk.
4 cement sidewalk has been ordered by the
Commissioners to be laid in front of Nos. 500
and 81 Fifth street northwest.