The Washington times., 1894-08-09
Disposition Of the Garbage Puzzles
the Commissioners
CONGRESS- TO BE APPEALED TO
Mary Dabney, Of Alexandria, Threatens to
Sue the District for IS, 1000 Damages
Estimates for Lighting the City-Plans
for New Market House.

washington's aid. If Congress fails to do
anything the refuse matter will be dumped in
piles in different places within the city limits.
This is the whole truth of the matter.
General Manager Bayley of the Sanitary
| Company said yesterday to TINES reporter
that his company was in a predicament just
now because it could not get places either in
| Maryland or Virginia.
If we can't find place to dump our gar
bage and dead animals" " he said, 1.-The only
thing left the company to do is to deposit the
| garbage at our wharves at the foot of South
Capitol street aud at the G street wharf.
| That is the situation of affairs. We
may succeed in persuading the Maryland peo-
| pie 10 allow us to continue for two weeks
longer to deposit our collections on their soil,
but after that time l don't know what we
shall do. We should like to rebuild our plant,
and that would take TWO months. But the
difficulty is would we be permitted to do so?
and another thing we could not do SO unless
we have an increased appropriation.
HOW WASHINGTON WILL SUFFER.
"You can figure out for yourself whatWash-
ington will have to endure from the deposit
of refuse matter within the city limits when
tell you that there are about 100 tons Of
garbage collected daily, and this mass, if
would soon create sickness"
Commissioner Ross admitted that there was
immediate need for Congressional relief. He
said that the Commissioners had prepared
bill, which they will send to that body imme-
diately. The Commissioners, he said, will
do the best they can to protect the city and
secure prompt removal OF the garbage from
it. Mr. Ross refrained from going into any
details about the matter, as his colleagues are
not in the city.
The bill. us prepared. authorizes the Com
missioners to enter into contract, under such
regulations and specifications as they may
establish, for the collection OF all garbage and
dead animals in the cities of Washington and
Georgetown and their suburbs, daily from
May TO November /, and twice a week from
November TO May /, in each year. for
period not exceeding five years, and for in
cinerating or otherwise disposing of the same
within the limits of the District OF Columbia,
Tor gross sum not exceeding $50 0e0 per
year for such collection and incineration. 1t
appropriates -30.6 600 for the current fiscal
year, and the sum of s24i00 and the $1,000
appropriated for the collection and removal
of garbage and dead animals in the act of
August Z, 1895, may be used for the same
purpose. The $1,000 appropriated to allow
for the daily collection of garbage during the
months of May. June, July, August, and
September, 1894. is hereby made to apply TO
the months of July, August, and September,
1894, and May and June, 1895.
WILL SUE THE DISTRICT.
@. H. Burroughs, of Alexandria, has noti-
fed the Commissioners that Mary Dabney,
colored. will sue the District for $4,000 dam
ages on account of spraining one OF her an
kles on November II, 1898. while crossing the
street at the corner of First and G streets
northwest She stepped on a sewer plate
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her right ankle TO be sprainei. At the time
of the accident she was employed as serv-
ant. She received medical aid at the
Emergency Hospital.
General Inspector E. Y. Beggs, who inves-
tigated the matter, has reported to the Com
missioners that it does not appear that the in
jury sustained was such as to warrant claim
for such an amount
The annual report of the superintendent of
lamps was submitted to the Commissioners
yesterday. The expenditures for lighting
streets during the past year amounted to
S210, 1886. The gas and oil lamps were
lighted 5000 hours during the year. but he
recommends an increase of $50 hours for 1896.
He recommends naphtha lamps altogether for
the future in lighting up suburban streets. In
his estimates he recommends the maintenance
Of 800 arc lights and an extension of the serv-
ice. which would add ll9 arc lights 10 this
estimate. For gas and naphtha lighting for
the next fical year he recommends an appro-
pration of 600 This includes g. 400 gas
lamps for twelve months. 800 gas lamps for
nine months, 1000 naphtha lamps for twelve
months, 500 lamp posts, and 500 lanterns.
Plans for a new market house in George
town have been completed by Architect
Brady. of the building inspectors office 1t
will be one-story brick building and will
cost sc. 500. 1t will occupy the site of the old
building. This building is two stories high.
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has been ordered 10 be torn down.
The parking commission yesterday sub
mitted its annual report to the Commission
ers Six hundred new trees were planted.
$50 old wooden tree boxes removed, 1000
wooden tree boxes made. and 200 rods of
woven wire used around 4,341 trees, at a cost
of 46 cents to tree. The total number of
trees in the streets was "A, 523. There was
expended S1T.996. &C. The commissioners
estimates for the next fiscal year call for
S37. 200 for the purcease of wire netting, care
of trees. planting of trees, etc.
building permits were issued Yesterday as
follows: r. F. Bradbury, to erect u house on
lot 5, block 8. Pennsylvania avenue extended,
Twining City, Il 600; Francis H. Brown, to
erect No. 1909 Sherman avenue, Mount Pleas
ant. 81 500: Thomas Grundy and others. trus-
tees. to erect frame church corner of Beall and
Washington streets, Georgetown, 16y20 feet
in dimension, 5000; A. z. Tyssowski, to i'm
prove No. 1917 Vermont avenue, s11 900,
and Andrew Beach, to improve No. 2O2 L
street northwest, 5000.
RESIGNATION REQUESTED.
The Engineer Commissioner has requested
NJ. E. I. Thurston, rainfall observer In the
sewer department, to tender his resignation.
Thurston has been in i'll health for some time
and has not been able to keep up with his
work. Supt. D. E. McComb has recon-
mended that Rodman Lamar Cobb, jr., of the
engineer department, be appointed to fill the
vacancy. The position pays IS per day.
Health Officer Woodward has asked the
Commissioners to have the gutter on l. street,
between Eighth and Ninth streets southeast;
cleaned, and also calls attention to the foul
gutter at Seventh and C streets southeast.
Miss NJ. Lincoln has requested the Com
missioners to permit policemen to compete
for uniform at the lawn party given in the
grounds of Gonzaga College.
The reform school receipts for the year