The Washington times., 1894-12-05
CONCERNS OF THE DISTRICT
George |. Bradley Named as Assistant
Building Inspector.
CIVIL SERVICE APPOINTMENT
Attorney Thomas Unties Some Legal Knots
Managers of Street Railways to Be Heard
as to the Maintenance of Separate Tracks
Orders for Public wOrk-other --@tters.

The Commissioners held lengthy confer
Appropriations. The schedule of estimates
was discussed with reference to the offices of
the assessor and the collector, the improve
ments to streets and roads, sewers, street ex-
tensions, and permit work. To-day the street
sweeping department will be considered, as
well as the schools and possibly the police de-
partment.
The rules of the civil service have again
prevailed at the District buildings, and under
their operation George j. Bradley will be-
come assistant building inspector, position
now rated as 81 900 clerkship, but the
salary of which, If the Commissioners recon-
mendstion shall be approved will be in
creased TO 81 800 per annum.
Mr.. Bradley is acknowledged TO be we'll
qualified man for the position and is indorsed
as in every way worthy OF the promotion.
Residents on Wyoming avenue. between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, petition
for the placing of street lamps on that
thoroughia-e. and also for lamps on Elgh-
teenth street, from the junction with Wyo-
ming avenue to Florida avenue.
Myron T. Hill, H. r. Dualney, Thomas H
Carter, John c. Fill, NJ. n. Richardson, II.
w. Robinson. sFrances, Martin. Douglas 3.
Thompson. and John A. Davenport sign the
petition.
In the matter of the application of Robert
Thomas for pardon from the workhouse, he
having been convicted in the police court
and committed as L vagrant, the attorney for
the District decides that the Commissioners
are without power in the premises.
The managers of each OF the street rail-
roads interested have been notified that
hearing will be given on Monday, the 10th
instant, at IL O'Clock "A. M. in the matter of
the nplaint nf fhp MptrOn0iiT9n Railr0o6
Company against the use of its tracks by
other lines.
Brewers have no right to sell beer on Sun
day, and it is unlawful for their places of bus
mess 10 be kept open on that day. This is
the Judgment OF Attorney S. 7. Thomas, to
whom was referred the anonymous COM
plant. hitherto referred to in The TIMES, of
brewer on street southeast. who, il is
alleged permits beer to be taken from his
premises on Sunday and who was charged
with evading the law.
The District Commissioners cannot require
holders OF licenses as steam engineers to keep
them framed and conspicueusly displayed at
their places of business, the attorney for the
District so deciding.
The attorney says the Commissioners right
Ito make rules and regulations are limited TO
examinations only of steam engineers"
air. B. H. Warner was informed by the
Commissioners yesterday that as early as
practicable they will be glad 10 give a hear
ing as suggested TO those who want to be
heard against the location OF the contagious
hospital at Pleasant Plains Judge Hustled.
secretary of tho citizens committee, was also
advised to the same effect.
Building permits were issued yesterday as
follows: Weller & Eepotti. twelve dwellings
and a dwelling and store, Nos. 1902 to 1920 G
street southeast. and 248 Fourteenth street
northeast; 5I200G. Samuel w. Mahoney,
Z 1VyntlinU M TGT North Carolina
southeast; 81. COO.
The attorney for the District sustains the
opinion OF the building inspector in the mat
ter of the application OF d. c. Reeves to To-
cate n eight-horse power boiler in the rear OF
1855 Fourth street northwest Mr.. Reeves OBJ
tanned a permit 10 erect d stable, but instead
OF occupying the building as such he fitted 1t
up for mechanical purposes. Such action on
MS part is declared Illegal.
The Commissioners haze approved the sug-
gestions OF the building inspector for the
work needed 70 render sanitary the condition
OF the Mount Pleasant school building. An
| inspection was made by Mr.. Vermilion, upon
! the complaint of L. ". Woodru z.
Mesdapes NJ. E. Griffith, NJ. E. Cohen, aud
/ C. Smith and Rev. T. D. Powers, the ladies
all being officers OF the w. c. 7. T.. presented
/ yesterday TO Commissioner Truesdeli a reSo-
luton strongly indorsing SerGt. Daily.
Orders we're issued yesterday that forty
] three gasoline lamps IN lennallytoWn be
/ lighted, and that sixteen additional gasoline
/ lamps be erected in Iennallytown.
| That a sewer be constructed in Twelfth
street southeast, between and D streets,
under the permit system.
That water main be laid in Thirty-fourth
! street, between @ and r streets.
That $50 feet of six-inch water main be laid
! in Hartford street east from Twelfth street.
and one fire hydrant erected.
That water main ~ laid in q strpnt ba
tween Kentucky avenue and Fifteenth street,
and in east side OF Fourteenth street north
/ from C street southeast and one fire hydrant
! erected.
That gasoline lamps recently rected in
various localities, numbering twenty-eIght in
all, be lighted beginning with the evening of
the 1st instant.
That the following sewers be added to the
| provisional schedule for 1896: In alley in
square 575, to serve lots and 6, square 1860,
in Jefferson street, eastward, 136 feet from
Taylor.