Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-20
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Wants a Well Closed.


Health Officer Hammett has recommend
ed to the Commissioners that the well at the
corner of 10th and streets northeast be
closed. as the analysis Of the water shows
tnat II Is contamina ted with sewage.
As to Street Car Transfers.
Claude NJ. Johnson, chief Of the bureau of
engraving and printing has sent the COM
missioners copy Of his letter which he
addressed last fall to Chairman John T.
Heard of the House District committee. 1t
was written in favor of the bill to regulate
street car transfers. He promises to be
present at the hearing on the bill at the
Dlstrict building on Monday next.
Health Officers RECON- m ndMt lions.
Inc health officer has reported to the
Commissioners that the following named
persons have failed to substitute running
water closets for box privies after due no.
tice was given them to make the change
he therefore recommends that the Commits
sicners order connections to be made, as
provided by section IL of the plumbing reg
ulations as amended.
catharine johnson, 1902 Dist street north
west. owner of 100, 17U2 l1U4 17U4 IL DIST
street northwest.
Jacob Lyons, 1928 2lst street northwest
Ida Martin. 2l22 Florida avenue north
west. owner of 1905 21st street and 2122
FLORIDA avenue northwest
Julia Johnson. 1I3O 21st street northwest.
Mrs. Columbia Stewart, BPS Florida ave-
nue. northwest
Milton F. Brooks 2l3O Florida avenue
northwest
Charles Early, 6o3 18th street northwest,
owner of 1924. 1926 and IT'S 2lst street
northwest
Benjamin j. Edwards, room s, 500 F
street northwest. owner of 1916. Ills and
| lI2O 2lst street northwest
Thomas b. Sanders. 1900 NJ street north
west. owner of ITO. 1712 and INA Dist
street northwest
The health officer also requests that the
Commissioners notify the following-named
TO substitute running water closets for the
present box privies:
Thos. T. Keane address Center Market
premises 100 to ia 1-2 street southwest.
Marie Shea, 325 Maryland avenue south
west. premises $50 to $50 Armory place
southwest
Heiskell & McLeran, zoos F street north
west, premises 110l to 1117 LIST street south
| west.
b. Carpet Beating Suggestion.
Charles NJ. Campbell of 1343 Howard
| street writes to the Commissioners recon-
mending that 300 yards be the limit for
beating carpets in place of that many feet
from the nearest residence. He says: My
! lot Is "a feet deep. In the rear the children
| have a swing and playground. Just beyond
the fence the carpet heaters have been In
! the habit of congregating. They could be
/ 300 feet from my house and still be within
| seventy feet of my children. l mention this
| case TO Illustrate the need of making the
! distance sufficiently great for safety while
you are al ~
| NJ - So y. ON $3.50 80 vi
! phoid fever Of his little daughter 10 Garnet
beating near his residence.
| Sidewalks Not Relaid.
Albin Price has complained to the Com
| roissioners Of tho neg,act of III. nronar on,
| ..,., 80, =, -
."o'i' 70 ieiay the sioe"aiHs On y street
between ioth ana llth streets southwest
whlch were torn up last March to permit
the laying or sewers
Wants Sewer.
| Vice President Schoepf of the F,ckinyton
and Rolf Railu,y ror,nanias has roo,,,s+ -,
! Companies mas i'fue''e"
the commissioners 10 construct sewsT on
/ ID street in square 1890: also in the fifteen
with the east and west thirty foot alley the