The Washington times., 1894-11-10
Reasons Given for Dcnyinl Mr.. Cos
tons Son ReadmisSiOn to School.
PROPOSED NEW BOULEVARD
District Regulations Concerning SMALLPOX
are Amended-Laws on District Exemp-
tions to Be Compiled by Attorney Thomas
Private EatOn's Resignation Accepted.


dence of the boys vaccination, and also
clean bill of health from DIR. Woodward. The
supervising principal decided. however,
owing to the excited state OF the public mind,
that it would be better not to admit the boy.
1t will be remembered that the death of Mr..
Coston's infant child was the first OF the re-
cent fatal cases from smallpox.
Ia response to Mr.. Coston's appeal, the
Commissioners Yesterday advised him that it
would be inexpedent for him to INSIST upon
bis right. sin times of excitement" the let
ter read, ''such as now exist with regard to
this matter, there is much unreasoning fear,
and the return OF your son to school would
tend to increase, rather than dissipate, that
fear. The advice which the Commissioners
give is to retain your son from school until
the smallpox entirely subsidies"
Mr. Coston's papers were returned to him.
Engineer Commissioner Powell has given a
good deal of attention to a consideration Of
the proposed boulevard, that. if ever brought
into existence, will extend from Rock Creek
Park to the Soldiers Home.
The possibilities OF this grand achievement
have been anticipated by Capt. Powell, ana a
sketch of the section along Piney Brancn and
Spring road has been prepared from the plat
and placed in his room.
Ingleside terrace is shown. and the drive
way. with walks and "bridle path at one
/ side. are presented Just as the plan will pro-
! vide for If consummated. The boulevard at
this point will run along on the bank of Piney
/ Branch.
! Upon the suggestion of Health officer
! Woodward, an amendment was made to the
| District regulations for prevention Of the
! spread Of smallpox, as follows:
''Section 13. That the Aforesaid regulations
/ shall apply TO ali cases Of smallpox, varloloid,
/ or suspicious cases OF disease not distinguish
/ able from the aforesaid diseases. provided
! that the Tag or warning placard shall be dis
played only upon such premises as are known
| to be injected with smallpox or yarioloid.
Orders issued yesterday:
That n cement Sidewalk be laid in front Of
lot IS, on the south SIDE Of Wyoming avenue,
between Connecticut avenue and Twenty
! third street northwest, and IN front OF Nos
l72S to 1886 1 street northwest, respectively,
under the permit system; also in front oil No.
| $50 Spruce street.
That John Green, rodman in the water de-
partment at $3.50 per day, be appointed in
spector at SO per day TO superintend the con-
| struction of Fort Reno reservoir.
That contract for furnishing vitri1ed invert
blocks be awarded to August Lamond, the
lowest bidder.
That Waterman be laid in Cedar street,
between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets
northwest, and in Dover street, Brookland,
respectively.
That Norman J. Reinburg J. r. Blinkhorn.
and L. u. SlatterY, jr., be registered aud
licensed as master plumbers and gashtters,
after fling proper bonds, and that no license
as master plumber and gaslltter be issued 10
H. g. Bond.
The resignation of Miss NJ. F. Mills as clerk
in the health department, whose place was
filled in the early part of the excitement over
the appearance of smallpox, was yesterday
permitted to take effect on the 2Sth instant.
This, it is understood, was done in order TO
give Miss Mills the leave of absence due her.
Permits issued yesterday:
Dillon I. Groff, SIX dwellings, Nos. 5202 to
520S Illinois avenue, BrightNood, $4,000.
Charles Walter, two dwellings, Nos. 3I8 to $40
Third street northeast. $4,000. Henry ?.
West, carriase-house rear of No. 225 Eighth
street southwest, $500. L. c. Hoffman, i'm
provements to dwelling and store No. Ill
Eleventh street northwest. 81, 200. J. T..
Broth, improvements to dwelling No. 721
Half street southwest, $500.
Capt l.. II. Beach, assistant Engineer Com
missioner, was at the District building yester-
day. having arrived in the city the evening
before. He will report to Engineer Commis-
sioner Powell on Monday for duty.
Attorney S. I. Thomas has been requested
TO compile and submit to the Commissioners
as early as practicable, a digest of the Dis
trict laws concerning exemptions from all
classes of taxation and assessment, and other
municipal changes.
Iucian Hansborough has been appointed
an additional private on the Metropolitan
police force, for duty at the Baltimore aud
Ohio freight yards at the corner of Four
teenth street and Maryland avenue.
Dr. James NJ Mackall, for Potomac Lodge
| n II 1T
application to suspend banner across Penn
sylyania avenue between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets northwest, which was
granted
n. II. EggIeston, of No. 1860 Sixteenth
street north west, has written letter tc the
Commissioners, in which he complains of the
obstruction by horses and vehicles OF both
sides of Fourteenth street northwest, from E
street to Ohio avenue.
Private J. IS. Eaton. of the Metropolitan po-
lice force. recently rendered his resignation
and it was yesterday accepted. to take effect
the 7th instant. Eaton walked into No.
station one night, hung his baton on the
wall and bade police duty good-by. He is
now employed il Baltimore.
Building Inspector Entwisle was yesterday
directed TO notify property owners on
Twelfth street southeast, between D and E
streets, to remove their parking fences.
Beginning with November /. 1894, no al
made for livery OF horses belonging to or
used in theseryice of the District
George L. Beard, whose license as steam
engineer was not long since revoked made
application for a reissue. He was yesterday
informed that he must wait year from the
date OF suspension for restoration
Quick work is being made by the police in
the investigation of applications for retail
liquor licenses over 400 having been returned
up to the close cf business yesterday
A. E. Shoemaker yesterday made appliea-
tion to the Commissioners for permission to
appear before the police trial board as the
representative of the Anti-Saioon League.
The Commissioners decided that it was i'm
polite to grant the request.
Mouton Burke, secretary to Engineer Com
missioner Powell, is compiling for the use of
the commissioner. with view to having it
printed in pamphlet form, work which will
embrace all the street railway laws of the
District. 1t will be a useful document when
completed.
The Commissioners have been asked to ap-
prove the application of Cato Bray for par
don. Bray is now serving a sentence, i'm
posed month ago. for keeping an unlicensed
bar. He thinks the punishment is excessive
Treasury Clerk Nurpby's Recovery-A let