The Washington times., 1895-01-13
.D0IHGs OF THE DISTRICT
Attorney Thomas Approves Health
Officers Medical Bill.
ONE DOLLAR FOR A TRANSCRIPT
Excise Board Approves Several Applications
for Retail License Changes in Police and
Fire Departments-Ad Additions to Pay-rolls
of Health o6ics-Fire Laddies hay Ride
Free on the w. G. @. Railroad Cars.

Free on the w. u. Railroad cars
Attorney S. t. Thomas has returned to the
Commissioners. with his approval, the draft
OF the bill submitted by the health officer for
presentation TO Congress. he says: "The
bill recognizes three schools of medicine,
seems to be in good form. and contains all
the necessary safeguards for the protection
of the public
Upon the recommendation of the health
appropriation bill. authorizing charge of
81 for each transcript from the records of
deaths, births, and marriages hereafter fur
nished from that Office.
The health Office also recommends, and the
Commissioners approve, that the Telephone
Company connect the telephone at the small
pox hospital only upon request from the
Commissioners Office, the health office, and
DIR. Elliott This is done to relieve the at
Iendants from the duty of answering numer-
Gus calls.
The Commissioners yesterday reported ad-
versely on II. r. bill No s 20. TO confer upon
the Physio-Medical Society the same rights
medicine in the District. The health officer,
DIR. Woodward, filed report upon the bill
giving his reasons why the measure should
not become a law.
The excise board at its session yesterday
rejected the application OF Elizabeth Geary
for retail license and
GRANTED THE FoLLowIHG:
Patrick Shugrue No. 1924 Fourteenth street
northwest; James P. Mcdonnell, No. 537 New
Jersey avenue northwest, and Arthur c. Taus-
ley, No. l07 G street northwest. These four
cases were OF the eleven held upon notice to
show cause why applications should not be
rejected. The remaining seven were granted
upon condition that certain requirements be
compiled with.
james l.. Giles was appointed a member OF
the police force yesterday and w. II. Adams
was added TO the pay roll in the capacity of
patrol driver.
Upon the request of Chief Clerk McCraig,
of the Agricultural Department. Edward
Wagener was yesterday appointed an addi-
tional private for duty IN and about the Ag-
r.eaiiural grounds, vice Hiram johnson, trans
ferred.
T'hescommission OF Dennis d. Riley. addi-
tional private was yesterday ordered TO be
renewed for a term of three years.
A. H. Morehead aud 0ssie Klinger were
recommended by the health Office. which
h90ulDl1>fOECE 1IuESufil approved NPsleTufl1
for appointment as additional priyates on the
police force for duty with the health Office in
smallpox cases.
With reference to the petition of citizens
for the appointment OF Robert s. Barbour as
an additional private in the Eighth precinct
Supt. Moore reports that there is no necessity
for his service and
COMMISSIONER TRUEsDELL APPROVES.
The same report is made as 10 the appl!ca-
tion OF Richard J. Meany of No. 1776 street
northwest. The applicant was indorsed by
a number of the leading business men Of
the city.
Byorder Of the Commissioners the follow
ing changes were yesterday made in the rolls
of the health office:
r. ID. Boss, NJ. D., appointed smallpox in
specior. - per day, from December 27, 1891;
Edith Lang. appointed nurse at smallpox
hospital. Sl.50 per day. from December 90,
1894; Ellen Smith. same. 81. 80 per day. from
January /. 1895; William Bryant and W. A.
Branson, laborers same service, 81 per day.
from December IS and 80. 1894. respectively;
Mark Joseph. special policeman, same serv-
ice, 81 per day. from November %, 1894; J
Thomas Kelley, NJ. D.. appointed sanitary in
spector in scarlet fever and diphtheria serv-
ice, vice DR.. O'MGlley. transferred 10 small
poX service. at the rate of 81 500 annually,
from January 2, 1894: George w. Lawrence,
appointed engineer at quarantine station. vice
Z. A. Pitkins, resigned, - per day. from
January 2. 1895.
The Washington and Georgetown Railroad
Company has notified the District Commis-
sioners OF its purpose to permit the members
OF the fire department, when in uniform. to
ride free on its cars. Dut the number is limi-
ted 10 two on each train. The order giving
this permission was communicated to the
force by Chief Paris yesterday, and the
thanks OF the department are unanimously
rendered the company
II RECOGNITION OF THE FAVOR.
NJ. j. Wiland has been transferred from the
probationary list to the position of perma-
nent foreman in the fire department upon the
Recommendation of Chief Paris.
The lexington and Soldiers Home Railway
Company wants 50 for damage incurred by
one of its cars. alleged to have been inflicted
by the police court van. a yoiuminous ar
ray OF paper has accumulated in the claim.
the last Endorsement. signed by Commissioned
1ruesdell. being that 1.-The evidence is too
conflicting TO Justify payment
Upon the recommendation of Major Moore.
Superintendent OF police. the appointment of
Richard Hill as superintendent of chimney
sYeeIs was annHlled yesterday, the incum-
bent being unable or unwilling TO attend to
the duties. and the District was divided into
two sub-districts.' That portion lying west of
Fifteenth street west was assigned 10 James
Twine one of the two remaining superin-
tendents. and that east OF Fifteenth street to
James A. Nelson, the other incumbent.
Officer Hayhnrst against whom charges of
improper conduct were recently preferred by
Louis Gilbert. has been exonerated by the
officers appointed TO investigate the matter
Health Officer Woodward reports adversely
upon the request OF Major A. Ii. s. Davis for
an order making it obligatory upon citizens
TO use his garbage device, heretofore de-
scribed in THE TIMES.
A syndicate offers to exchange with the
Commissioners S5.272 square feet of ground
in square 1922. bounded by Sixteenth and
Seventeenth and G and Fl streets, for the plat
in Pleasant Plains. recently purchased for a
eontnpious diseases hosnital site