Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-24
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Health om2Oam.t...

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Health Officer Woodward has completed
his estimates Of ths-amount necessary to
defray the expenses of bis office for the
fiscal year ending Jdf7e SD 1896. by submit
ting an estimate for the garbage service.
amounting in all to $4,000. AS a result of
his recent investigations into the garbage
systems in operation in other cities DIR.
Woodward recommends q system of lines
to be imposed upon the contractor. amount
ing to fifty cents for each well-founded COM
plant OF neglect.
Must Keep the Tracks Clean.
In reporting to the Commissioners upon
the complaint of Henry Kocns. 1115 d
street northeast. of fthe filthy condition of
the tracks of the East Washington
branch of the lexington railroad, In
spector Beaumont recommends that the
proper persons be compelled to keep the
tracks clean and in a proper sanitary con-
dition.
Garbage Collection I'm st. Louis.
At the request of the Commissioners,
Chief Clerk Sylvester. during a recent visit
to St. Louis, made an iry estiga ton into the
method of collecting and dispos of gar
bage in that city His report has been sub
nitted to the Commissioners and contains
a number of suggestions that may prove of
value.
Automatic Fire Alarm.
The treasurer of the fire alarm company
whose automatic system was established in
the Stumph building has addressed
lengthy comm unicatiOn to the ConmssiC n
ers protesting against the manner in which
alarms transmitted by that system are
handled at the fire alarm headquarters in
this city. The fact that these alarms were
treated simply as locals to which sin
gle engine only responded was the princi-
pal subject of complaint. The letter has
been referred TO the chisf of the fire de-
partment for report, upon receipt of
which the subject will be given consdera-
ton.
Firemen's Relief Fund.
The treasurer of the United States re-
ports to the Commissioners that he has
purchased for account of the firemen's re-
lief fund 5000 United States 4 per cent
bonds. amounting to S3,427.JO.
school House Wells.
The health officer has submitted to the
Commissioners an additional report, en-
bracing the result of continuation of in
Nestigation into the condition of the water
from wells supplying the public schools
The combined result of chemical and bac-
THEOLOGICAL examinations of different sam
pies Is as follows: Mott School, 9TH and
Trumbull streets-Chemically, suspicious;
bacteriologically, good. Tenleytown, white
schooIChemically. suspicious; bacterioiogic-
ally; bad. The health officer will have
another examination made of water from
the Mott School Meantime, he thinks the
water may be safely used. In the case of
the Tenleytown school he recommends that
the well be closed if other water supply he
available 1t not, the well should be thor
oughly cleaned and the source of contami-
naticn, which is possibly surface drainage
removed. Meanwhile the water should be
boiled before using.
Wants the Street Widenesl.
John Miller, treasurer and manager Of the
OFT Irrin
pany, has written to the Commissioners re-
guessing that the sidewalk on X street
southeast, south side. between I'd and 4th
streets be taken up and relaid not over
eight feet wide. He states that it is now
l6 IL feet wife and the gutter is 3 IL feet
leaving scarcely six feet of roadway, which
makes the street impossible, being too mar
row to drive wagon.
Pump Doctor Needed.
Th- Commissioners have received a petit
ton signed by large rumber of residents
of sd street, Georgetown, requesting them
TO have new stock put in the pump cor
nee I'D and k streets.
\ school PrinciI,ars Complaint.
Mss V. l.. Nourse, principal of the Lenox
School, has written to the Commissioners
calling attention to the condition of the
pavement below the Lenox School 9TH
street between G and Virginia avenue
outh.ast, which is continually covered
with mud washed down from the high er, .
bankn ent adjoining the school She states
that the dirt brought into the building by
the large number of pupils attending the
school seriously affects the health ana com
fort of the teachers ana pupils Conclud-
iiit, she says: Il have made every effort
TO reach the owner of the properly, but in
vain. all I have learned beng that il is a
part of the Bradley eState-whatever that
may be. There should be at least a wooden
barrier at the foot of the bank to prevent
fur.Eel accumulation of mud on the pave
mert She has requested the Commission
ers to give this prompt consideration.
Automatic Cur Fender.
John w. Douglass, president of the Auto
matte Car Fender Company and late pres
ident of the board of Commissioners, has
written to the Commissioners calling at
tention to the important mechanical de-
vices which distinguish the automatic car
fender from any other known. A model OF
this car fender is now on exhibition al the
District building and under consideration OF
the Commissioners.
The DriHhtwOOd Hay Scales.
Relative to the communication of a. G.
Osborn Of Brightwood, d. c., stating that
he was jointly interested with the late ].
+. Moses in the public hay scales at Bright
wood, and asking that he be allowed to
continue weighing hay until he could nego-
tate with the administrator of MIR. Moses,
the attorney for the District in his opinion
to the Commissioners today holds that on
the death of Mr.. Moses his rights in the
hay scales at Brightwood passed to his
legal representatives. Mr.. Osborn should
make his application to the latter.
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