Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-06

Lewis Williams laborer in the Office Of the
superintendent of telegraph and telephone
service for the District
Well Constructed.
Superintendent Miles Of the telephone and
telegraph service has reported to the Com
missioners that after an examination of
the patent ard pension offices, where in
Simultaneous fire alarm boxes are located he
finds them we'll constructed and both eff
ficient and reliable.
No Music on Sunday.
The Commissioners today ordered: That
section three Of article nine Of the police
regulations of the District of Columbia,
made August 81. 1894. be amended by ad-
ding thereto the following:
No musical instrument of any kind shall
be played en- Sunday in any Of the places
heretofore referred to in this section.
Want Shade Trees.
d. d. Thompson has requested the Com
missioners to place shade trees on G street
northeast. west of Maryland avenue, and
also around the school house corner 14th
and G streets northeast.
Work Ordered.
The Commissioners today ordered, That
so much Of the west side Of 14th street be-
tween H street and New York avenue be
resurfaced as is necessary to reduce the
fall transversely to about nine inches.
That a sewer be laid ip H street between
18th and 18th streets southeast and that
catch basin be constructed at the north
east and northwest corners OF H and 14th
streets southeast.
That a sewer in Benning road between
18th and 18th streets northeast be con-
structed during the fiscal year ending June
SO, 1885, provided funds are available.
That cement sidewalk be laid around
the corner Of 18th and p streets northwest
under permit system.
Out of the Firemen's Fund.
The Commission ers have ordered that SIS
from the firemen's relief fund be allowed
the family of Thomas F. Sullivan, deceased,
to defray the funeral expenses.
She Protests.
Maria E. Mccormick. corner 10th and
Milwaukee streets, Brookland, d. c., has
protested against the granting of an order
to lay a water main in Queen street doth
street,, Brookland, from Milwaukee street
to Bunker Hill road.
Recommends Construction.
Capt. Derby has recommended to the
Commissioners that sewers be laid in
Half street between NJ and streets south
west and in alley Of square $50. He further
recommends that these sewers are neces-
sary for public health, and that they be
Notwithstanding the objections
received.
Cleaning the Streets.
Relative to the recommendation of Health
officer Woodward a short time ago that
streets where public carriage and wagon
stands and hill horses are located be kept
clean by them or that they be required to
pay fee to the District for cleaning the
streets at those points, Superintendent Nc
Kenzie in his report to the Commissioners
upon the subject says:
THAT the hack and wagon stands are not
:. to- thAxv clx 1n
from a sanitary point Of view, is true; also
that localities where hill horses usually stand
are in like condition. At most of the hack
and wagon stands efforts are made by the
occupants to clean up pretty generally; the
greater trouble is to have the material car
ried away. / respectfully suggest that the
plan be adopted until some better
one be found or the work done directly by
this department.:
THAT the occupants Of each hack and
wagon stand be notified by the police to
broom up in piles the droppings, and that
a cart will call twice or more times a day
to take them away without expense there
for, and IL necessary a street broom be fur
nished to each stand. The cart taking up
the refuse can be obtained without cost to
the District, as Mr. H. Clay Jones will fur
nish cart and man on the same condition
that he now cleans up street northwest
from 7th to 10Th streets. That is, for the
sole right for the refuse so deposited, and
stands ready to enter on the work when
ever notified In relation to the hill horses.
l suggest that the street railway companies
using them be required to broom up the
droppings and place same in some covered
receptacle, contents to be removed BY cart
once each day. To cleanse the aboye-naI,ad
places sewer gang engaged in flushing
the sewers might be instructed to wash
same thoroughly at such times as directed.
w. and G.. Terminal Facilities.
The Commissioners this morning gave a
hearing to Mr.. George T. Dunlop, the act
ing president of the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad Company, who called
to submit plans showing the terminal ia
cilties OF the road in Georgetown No ac-
ton was taken upon the plans, and they
were referred to the engineer department
for investigation.
A Church Fair Permit
A delegation from the Peoples Congrega-
tional Church called upon the Commission
ers this morning to get a permit to hold a
fair at Nashs Hall during the coming
week. This permit was refused several
days ago, for the reason that the license
clerk did not consider the object either a
charitable or benevolent one
Mrs. Willis Gets a Divorce.
Judge Cox today granted Susan c. d.
vorce from John H. Willis, and granted her
permission to resume her maiden name of
Deitz. The petition, filed the 22d of last
June, set forth the marriage Of the parties
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