The Washington times., 1894-12-09
Another Chapter in the Electric Light
and Gas Controversy.
IN CONFERENCE
Have No Intention Of Abol-
ishing Police Trial Board-Proposed Bill
for the Regulation Of the Milk Traffic
Car Tenders nspected-General Notes.


States Electric Light Company. This in re-
sponse to the declared intention of the COM
pany 10 light street lamps at sunset and ex-
tinguish them at sunrise, according to the
original contract
The Commissioners further say, in COM
munication dated yesterday, that they have
not ordered nor requested any electric light
ing for December during times before or
after the periods named in the schedule trans
mitted to the company by the Engineer Com
missioner; that the schedule in question con-
forms to the action taken by the board, and
that the statute does not require the burning
of electric arc lights from sunset TO sunrise,
and that such Lighting is Unnecessary
The controversy. as indicated in the fore
going, between the District authorities and
the electric light company, and with the
Washington Gas Company as well, was dis
cussed yesterday in the conference had by
the Commissioners and the House Appropri-
ations Committee.
The electric company was represented by
President Thomas and the gas company by
General Manager Leech.
Both sides to the question at issue were
heard. and it is fair 10 presume that the con-
troversy will erd satisfactorily. 1t was init
mated by the committee that a preferable So
luton OF the matter will be for the Commis-
sioners and the companies to arrive at an
amicable adjustment without resort to ad-
diuonal legislation.
The House Committee on District Affairs
has transmitted to the Commissioners, for
their consideration and report, the following
bills:
No. sO54-To incorporate the East Wash
inGton Belt Line Railway Company.
No s058-To amend the charter of the
w Railt (NrY,n
pany.
No s061-To amend an act entitled an act
| to incorporate the MARYLAND and Washington
Railroad Company, and for other purposes.
No. S089-To authorize the extension of the
Columbia Railway Company.
When asked last evening as to the alleged
| intention OF the Board OF Commissioners 10
abolish the police trial board. Commission
| ers Ross and Truesdell both declared that
such a proposition had never been discussed
| by the board formally or informally, nor had
either OF them entertained such an idea.
simply because the findings of the trial
board are sometimes reversed, said Col.
| Truesdell, ''some people jump to a radical
conclusion that the board is IN disfavor, when.
in fact. it ought 10 be remembered that its
| findings are not final and that reversal may
be expected occasionally.
1T does not mean that the board Is TO be
legislated out of existence" was the Commis-
| sioner concluding remark.
The Commissioners yesterday passed upon
| the findings of the trial board in the cases OF
Priyates Z. L. L. Edelin, and w. 5. Brady, re-
| spectively. In Edelin's case, who was ar
| raigned for gross neglect of duty, the trial
board found him guilty. In consideration of
previous good character the officer was fined
| but SIS, and this the Commissioners ap-
prove.
The boards Recommendation of fine of
SO against Brady for neglect of duty was set
aside and the fine was increased 10 $50. Com
| missioner Truesdell's Endorsement upon the
! paper was il effect THAT as this is Bradys
second offense within a year, his defense is
not satisfactory. 1t IS ordered that he be
warned that repetition Of the offense will
| incur dismissal
The Commissioners took no action in the
other cases, although Col. Truesdell recon-
mends that in Private Kopp's case fine OF
$40 be imposed.
Messrs. Christy and Smith. counsel for
Philip J. Hayden and others, were yesterday
informed by letter that the Commissioners do
not deem it eXpedient to comply with their
request for a copy of the p-ocee eedings and
record in the trials of the policemen who
were dismissed from the force.
They are furtner referred to the fact that
| in a previous communication they were in
formed thatthe officers were put of the force
! because in the Judgment OF the Commission
ers, the public interests demanded such ac-
ton.
The bill for the regulation of the sale OF
milk which was submitted TO the Commits
sioners by the Medical Society," and which
Will be placed before Congress for action in a
few days. provides that no person shall
within the District, keep or maintain a dairy
or dairy farm or offer milk for sale, without
a permit so to do from the health Office, the
permit being subject to revocation; also, that
no person shall bring or send into the Dis
trict for sale any milk without permit from
the health officer. The application for per.
nit shall include a detailed description of the
dairy farm or dairy where said milk is pro-
duced or stored and accompanied by {
sworn statement as TO the physical condition
of the cattle supplying the milk. The con
dition imposed is that none but pure and una
dulterated milk shall be supplied hereunder
No person suffering from or who has WithiI
period specified by the health officer beer
exposed to diphtheria, scarlet fever, erysipe
las, smallpox, anthrax or other dangerous
contagious disease shall work or assist in oil
aboui any dairy or dairy farm, and no pro
prietor shall permit the same to be done.
The bill also prohibits the sale of nnwhole
some, watered or adulterated milk, or tha
known as swill milk, or milk from cows thai
for the most part are kept tied up in stables
or that are fed on swill, garbage or other lik
substances; also butter or cheese made from
any such milk
The standard of pure milk, and such only a
I can be sold, is fixed at not less than u pc
cent. OF total milk solids, of which at least
per cent. shall be of fat and not more than s.
per cent of watery fluid.
1t prohibits the sale, exchange or delivery
or having in possession with intent to sell
exchange or deliver, skinned milk contain
,inG less than nine and three-tenths per cent
OF milk solids, inclusive OF fat, and skimme
milk must be labeled.
T11,ac IN Nf IL +D1-a gaI
is prohibited.
Prosecutions for violations shall be in DO
lice court. and the penalty ranges from S5 t
$50 fine and Imprisonment from thirty t
ninety days or both fine and Imprisonment
Commissioners TrueSdell and Powell an,
Capt. Fiebeger, representing the Distric
| government, and Senators Hawley and Nc
Millen were present yesterday afternoon at
trial OF combined fender and brake at tn
power house of the Washington and George
town Railway Company at the foot of Sevent
street. Later the two Commissioners wit
messed the test of another similar fender a
the company's central power house on Penn
| sylvania avenue.
t A. 0. Won Herbelis, whose report upon tn,
matter in controversy between Contracto
: Thomas and the District surveyor was ad
g verse TO the latter, was yesterday transterre
l from the superintendency of the construction
the northwest engine house to temporar
t duty at the Office of the building Inspector
t His duty viii be to prepare plans for the sew
eral schools and municipal buildings in con
5 temptation. Francis Reside was appoints
N to succeed Won Herbelis at the engine house
d. B. Gottwals obtained a permit yester
3 day for the construction of two. dwellings OIL
3 Oregon avenue, between Eighteenth an
Nineteenth street northwest. Ss, 900.
The Commissioners are OF the opinion tha
the canvass of the District bill by the com
: mittee on appropriations will be concludes
at the hearing tomorrow.