The Washington times., 1894-12-15
DOINGS OF The
COMMISSIONERS
Senate Bill to lrGr Ease Pay of Police
DriVrs Approved.
ONE RAILWAY DISPUTE ENDED
NetrOpOIitan'S Request for Exclusive
Use of Tracks Refused.
Adverse Report Upon the Proposition to Pur-
chase Miner Building lock Creek Park
Transferred u Iis.rict-Produce Dealers
Lodge Complaint TENS of Rent Paid By
the district for Various Buildings.

The Commissioners returned to Congress
serday with favorable report Senate bill
No. 1899, ito increase the pay of tie Metro
politan police drivers, the Metropolitan am
bulance drivers and the Metropolitan van
driver"
In reporting upon the bill Major Moore
says the drivers receive less compensation
tnan persons performing Il like duty in pri-
vate life. They enjoy no holidays. and the
yearly pay of the fifteen patrol drivers is but
$3.50 each. In six precincts the wagons are
used day and night. and the drivers alternate
weekly in equal day and night service. In
three precincts there is only day service. bat
the drivers work from am. until 10 pm.
and when necessary later.
The Board or Commissioners yesterday de-
MED the request OF the Metropolitan Railway
Company for the exclusion OF the lexington
and Soldiers Home and the Anacostia com
panies from the use Of the former 5 tracks at
certain points. The Commissioners say that
IT IS NOT PROPER NOR ExPEDIENr
to comply, but that the companies complained
of will be required TO run Their cars by a
schedule so regulated that there will be no
interference with the Metropolitan cars.
The Commissioners express the belle. that
by mutual concesSo Sons arrangements can be
made To prevent interference with the recon-
struction of the Metropolitan road.
The institution To- the education OF colored
youth, through :. Il. Bond, treasurer. recently
offered to sell lot 81 of square 10. and the
building thereon. TO the District. for the sum
of S50.009. The property, known as the
Miner Building. is situated on Seventeenth
and l. no iad Inv fha RusiDpCS
High School
The proposition TO sell was referred TO the
board Of school trustees, and seerctary J. G.
Faick forwarded to the Commissioners yes
terday report in which the ground is taken
that the property, by reason of its location.
will not be OF permanent use 10 the District
FOR school purposes.
Commissioners Ross. Powell and TruesdeIi
took a drive yesterday, and when they re-
turned to the District Baiiding
THY HAD A WHOLE PARK
in their official pocket
The act OF Congress authorizing the estab-
lishment of Rock Greek Park, provided that
when properly established by the commission
appointed fer the purpose, the park shalt be
under the Joint control OF the Commission
ers OF the District Of Columbia and the chief
OF engineers, under such regulations as they
:
management OF the same"
The park commission, having completed its
work. yesterday transferred the care of the
park 10 the District Commissioners and the
Oh ef of engineers.
The Commissioners heard the produce
dealers Yesterday in the matter of Illegal
sales 10y suppositidoas farmers. The allcga-
tion was that persons claiming 10 be from the
country hack their wagons into the markets
and after loading with stale vegetables and
4 fruits drive through the city posing as grang-
ers and sell them as fresh products. They
also sell by measure, il is claimed, instead of
by weight. The Commissioners will inyesti-
gate.
There was transmitted yesterday to Senator
1 Faulkner OF the District Committee. n state
ment OF the number of rented buildings occu-
pied and the amount OF rent paid for each for
municipal purposes rs follows:
District building. S3. coo; police headquar
tiers, fire a arm service. street sweeping de-
parlmeni and Office of the superintendent of
charities. 5000; health department. 81. 900:
excise board and board of assistant assessors,
$40; addition to police court. 5000. Total,
1876.
The sealer of weights and measures was in
conference with the Commissioners yester-
day discussing POINTS of difference between
the Senate and House bills. respect lively. af-
fecting the formers Office. The sealer will
prepare a new bill in an effort to
HARMoNIzE coyFLIcTING PROVISIONS.
The report OF the committee on buildings
and repairs of the board of school trustees,
with reference TO the urgent need of addi-
tional buildings for schools and repairs OF
some Of these in use, was yesterday for
warded to the Committee on Appropriations
with the favorable recommendation of the
District Commissioners.
The suggestion Of Gen. Ordway relative TO
Albaugh's Opera House has Major Moore's
approval. and he states that the Fifteenth
street doors OF tho theater should remain open
when the building is occupied, as required by
the police regulations. A requirement that
carriages should take up their pa. sengers on
the Fifteenth street side would be justified on
the GroCnd that such an arrangement would
lessen the danger of accidents.
The Commissioners will hold session at II
O'Clock on Wednesday, the 18th instant, to
hear all parties interested before reporting on
II. II. bin No. S133, ito regulate the practice
o medicine and surgery in the District"