The Washington times., 1894-07-18
CONCERNS or THB DISTRICT.
Regulating Speed of Bicycles ON Park
Roads and Streets and In Turn.
ing Corners


Roads and Streets and in Turn
ing Corners.
Col. Wilson, Superintendent Of Public
Buildings and Grounds, last May in letter
to the Commissioners suggested that the
speed Of bicycles in the public parks be regu-
lated by law. The official spoke of the great
danger pedestrians are subjected to by bi.
cyclers in the park roads. The Commission
ers referred the matter to Major Moore, and
that official has recommended that police
regulation be framed allowing bicyclers to go
no faster on the city streets. park roads OF
hour. the same speed that is allowed cars.
He also recommends that street corners be
turned by bicyclers at the rate Of five miles
an hour. Commissioner Truesdell has the
recommendation under consideration.
Superintendent William Alvey, OF the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, has been notified by
the Commissioners to remove tho gate post at
tho junction Of New York and Florida ave-
nues. as in its present position it is danger
GUS to people riding on the cars Of the Eek
| ington aud Soldiers Home railroad.
| The attorney for the District, in an opinion
yesterday on Miss Slye's complaint that sur
| face water from an adjoining lot flows over
| the sidewalk near her premises, No. 17l4 Fiji
tesnth street northwest, holds that there Is no
police regulations bearing on the matter. un-
less the water brings along down with 1t
across the sidewalk dirt or gravel, thereby
obstrueting the same.
Building permits granted yesterday: Ed
win W. Byrn, to erect No. SO street north
west, $4,000; John +. Waggaman, to erect
Nos 1872. 1il4. and 1929 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, $4,000, and Nos. l425 and 1927
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, $4,000; j. L.
Barbour, to erect brick stable in rear of
house corner Four-and-a-half street and Vir-
ginia avenue southwest, $500; Cyrus Mantz,
to improve No. 2703 Fourteenth street north
west, $4,000.
The excise board yesterday rejected the
liquor application of John L. Ward, No. SOL
Ninth street northwest.
The Commissioners have ordered the erec-
ton Of public hydrant on street north
west between Twenty-afth and Twenty-sixth
streets.
By order of the Commissioners, L street
northeast at the Third street crossing will be
closed during the construction of the sewer at
that point.
Thomas W. Fowler, In letter to the Com
missioners, inquiries: why does the excise
board feel called upon 10 exercise discretion
on Fifteenth street northwest and refuse to
do so on L street northwest. Is 1t because
Fifteenth street is in the west end of the city
and it is desirous TO get rid of these places in
that section. or that in the rUm-cursed section
OF the city, as Is contained between Seventh
and North Capitol streets and II and l. streets
northwest, one more saloon can do no harm?"
The writer refers to the rejection Of l.. J.
kearney's license at No. 1160 Fifteenth street
northwest, and the approval OF Ii. Mechers
license at No. SO l. street northwest. Against
the latter Fowler had protested strongly to
the Commissioners and had asked that no
license be granted.
The board of dental examiners OF the Dis
trict of Columbia has filed its annual report
with the Commissioners. During the past
year seven sessions were held by the board.
Twenty-three applications for certificates Of
qualification to practice were passed upon,
and of this number twenty were college grad
yates. A: the present time there are 223 le-
gally authorized dentists in practice in this
Dlstria.
Two cases of violation of the dental laws
were tried and convicted by Judge Miller
January IL. 1894. In the trial of one of the
cases it was distinctively stated by the judge
that students OF dentistry are prohibited by
the act from performing any dental operation
without the presence and direction OF regis
tered dentist.
The receipts for the year were S7621, and
the expenditures STATS.
Rev. Nelson Falls has been notified by the
Commissioners that no sufficient reason ex-
lists for establishing a public hydrant at the
intersection of Massachusetts avenue eX-
tended and the Ternailytown road.
Chief Engineer Joseph Paris, of the fire
department. has recommended to the Com
missioners that S. E. Mastin. having satisfae-
torily served his probationary term as assist
ant foreman i'll the fire department, be made
permanent assistant foreman.
Contractor James 0Day has informed the
Commissioners that he has done his work OF
cleaning Pennsylvania avenue in thorough
manner and that it is as well done If not
better than was the case with MS predecessor. |
He backs his statement,with letters from busi- |
ness men on Pennsylvania avenue, who very
cheeriully say good word fer him and his |
manner OF work. The Commissioners re- |
Gently notified o'Day that bis work had been |
criticised and that unless it was better done
the District would do the work at his ex-
pense.
The Commissioners will have to decide a |
little matter between Building Inspector En-
twisle and School Trustee Paul T. Bowen |
relative 10 an appropriation OF 81. 500 to pur- |
chase tools for the use of janitors of the pub |
lie school buildings. Building Inspector |
Entwisle very strongly opposes the appro-
priation.
In 1882. Ire SAYS. sufficient tools were |
given the ianitors OF the school buildings to
make repairs, but he found only few OF |
them with sufficient knowledge of even one /
particular trade. In nearly every attempt to
repair buildings by ianitors the structures
were damaged by rough usage. End espe-
cially so was this the case In reglazing, the
sashes in several instances being so nearly
destroyed that it was necessary to make new
ones. He was compelled therefore to stop
the janitors from making repairs to school
buildings. The repairs are in carpentering,
steam fitting, painting and glazing. cabinet
work, plastering, and prick work, and no one
janitor can be expected, he says, to have full
of the trades mentioned.
Trustee Paul Bowen says that the District
has an excellent corps Of janitors, who are
required by law to be mechanics, and they
appear to be willing to care for their build
ings il they are provided with the necessary
tools. He therefore recommends that the
money be obtained and the tools purchased
for the use of the janitors.
Hon. w. A. Jones has indorsed DR.. S. L.
Harmon for the position of visiting physician
at the Washington Asylum hospital.
Attorney for the District s. T. Thomas has
returned to the Commissioners Senate bill
l19s, relating to the witnessing Of wills, and
he says that he does not approve Of it.
The Commissioners have received Health
officer Hammett's report OF the analysis Of
The water at the bathing beach and the in
'pection of that place by c. II. Welch and c.
j. Sanders. The report is in every way
favorable to the bathing beach.
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