The morning times., 1895-12-05
FRESH lIR and SMOKE
Inquiry Into Ventilation Of Public
Buildings to Be Resumed.
MR.. FRIzzELL'S SUGGESTION
Street Extension in the First Section
Being Blocked by Legal Proceed
fngs, He Asks That the Northeast
ern Section he Taken In Hand-SuDt.
Stevens Favors Aquatic Exhibitions.


stevens FaSOrS AQuut1c EAulDitluus.
The commission to investigate the heat
ing and yentilating of pubic buildings
Will soon resume lis iabors, begun shortly
after It's appointment, June 10 last. IL
will be charged also with inquiry into
the smoke nuisance.
The commission consists or BulltilnS
Inspector Brady, Capt. Burr, DR.. John s.
billings, and Health Officer Woodward.
They made an inquiry last summer mo the
question of Lighting ard Leating LLniber
OF school buildings and recommended that
a hot-lir system be introduced into three
of these buildings as an experiment As
there was no money available nothing was
done.
Inr Commissioners yesterday made an
order requesting ,lat these gentlemen
resume their investigation as early as
practicable and add IL Their duties an
examination of smoke-consumins devices
and the most practicable method To rid
the city of nuisance from the smoke or Soft
coal.
STREET EXTENSION.
Mr.. W. J. Frizzell yesterday suggested
to Major Powell that since street exten-
sion in the first section is ilCckca by u.c
opposition Of property owners and a similar
obstacle is expected in other s.ctiots
now under cons liberation, fc skOu!i tufD
his attention 10 the portion OF the District
lying northeast of the city. lie sald
land owncrs iii thai direction wtrc uls-
posed to dedicate ground for streets as
soon as the plans were MADE IL wouiu
be a saving 10 the government 10 take up
that section now.
Major Powell agreed that IT would PROB
ably b. more economical oulake extensions
first in the section Indicated: OLt csa!u ne
law directs mat the Commissioners take
up first those parts of the outlying lancs
wntre the most lirsgYlqr suhglvisiotis ,!s inr
proposed. That provision makes 1t h'c"s-
sary to follow the order already outlinesi'
II rs possible, however. tnat Injunction
suits mas bring work 10 a stancstiii IN The
first sections. in which case the hortheirst
would probably be taken up.
During the past two days Major Powell
has looked over tnc plans Tor street eA-
tension in the region about Rock Greek Park
in company with Mr.. +. l.. OlmSteaG, tie
Boston landscape expert. employed To assist
HIM. Architect FlagG of the Episconai
Cathedral opposite t:ic Presidents country
home. at WCouley, ana Col. John VI. VII
son. superintendent of public grounds. were
also present during part OF the consultation
Tncy were intprCS, cG in the proposals Tor
streets in the vicinity of the cathedral
The fines against Contractor NariicId
for failure to perform garbage service ac-
Cordin- to contract have been reduced bY
about $225.
suprriutendent Stevens yesterday pre-
sentcd to the Commissioners hiS Plan lnr
making an inner bathing basin OF ihe large
pool al the foot OF Seventeenth street: H.,
said the Improvement c"uiu be elIected
with a saving OF $4,000 over the plans ior
filling the pool, or Wailln% It,
AQUATIC EXHIBITIONS.
He wished also to secure the privilege
to fit up one half for an aquatic eNnibitru.
some hat in the ma nucr Of ihat seen a the
Worlds Fair in Chicago. This might se
made a place of amusement ana 4 re
charged. Mr.. Stevens SAID IN case tthS
were allowed very considefaDie II
vestmeut of private funds would protlhir
be made to create creoliabse cSlahllsh-
ment. His Plans were approYlngiS re-
ceived by the Commissioners. hut they said
the matter must be referred Ia III" Sccre-
tary of War and finally 10 Congress lr
the bat hing pools were cnnstructtr, taev
Thought it likely superintendent with
a good salary would be appointed 10 lake
charge.
The sixth street sewer. which enlDtics
near the navy yard. and Lieut. Commander
LeutZe's complaint against II weTci he sub
feet OF a letter tn Acting Secretary
McAdoo from the Commissioners yesterday.
1t states that much OF the ANNOYANCE
to residents at the navy yard caused 10y llle
odors from the sewer Will be fenledied IN
4 short time. There is not, howevar. any
money to drcCiCe the outlet from the sewer.
as suggested by Mr.. Leutzc. 49,!
All the bids for the lunch stand at The
wholesale market. corner Of Tenth street
and Louisiana avenue. opened on NoVember
30 were rejected yesterday ana the verbal
proposal made by SeNtas Il. Ross WAS lc-
cepted. Mr.. Ross VIII pay $40 for three
months, $40 for tie next three months and
$50 for the remainder of the period ending
December 81, 1896. this rental TO be rald
monthly in advance. The contract begins
The chain gang will fill the old ditch
carrying water from the boundary sewer
between stations aud 4.
Ridgely b. Bond was appointed a private
policeman in connection with his duties
as assistant seller of weights ard measures.
The resignation of Station Keeper a. V
Conway was accepted Ia take effect De
cember 1 1895.
POLICEMAN REMOVED.
Policeman II. f. Ranke was removed
to take effect November 80. iSSo:
Five horses, Nos. Io5, % l0T, % and
145 were condemned uuiit for further
service and turned over I" the property
clerk to dispose of.
Orders made yesterday were that gas
lamps be changed to naphtha as follows:
Thirty lamps in \ street from Fuur-and-a-
halr southwest tn Third southeast: five
IN Mclean avenue between Third, Fonr-
and-a-half, n and southwest; tw" in
South Capitol south OF \ street: five in
Third street between NJ AMI Georgia avenue
southeast: eight in Nineteenth street south
east; twelve in Z street from Fifteenth I"
Nineteenth streets southeast.
That an additional allotment or 81 800
from appropriated for current repairs To
county roads for use in present quarter of
fiscal year he approved.
That curb he reset and cement sidewalk
laid in front of No. 710 ID street north west
That the proposal of q. b. Mulfin To
eXcavate and remove 5000 cubic Yards
on the south side of Cincinnati street. at
1912 cents per yard be accepted.
That IL, 800 feet of 6-inch cast iron
water pipe additional lac purchased from NJ.
j. Drummond. This is an increase of
25 per cent over the 10000 feet for the
delivery of which Mr.. DrummoDd's con-
tract called. The time is extended to
February 10, 1886. Also that sup
Elemental contract he made with Mr.. Drum
mond for $4,000 feet of the same pipe at
the same price.
That sewers be constructed as follows:
In Massachusetts avenue southeast, be-
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets; in
alley, square 103. in south side c street.
between Eleventh and Twelfth streets
southeast; in west side Twenty-tbird street
northw west, between l. street and Washing
ton Circle; in south side of South Carolina
avenue, between Thirteenth street and
Kentucky avenue; i'll Thirteenth street.
between Whitney and Lydecker streets:
in Huntington place.
Building ptrniIts were issued today to
James Hughes, brick dwelling. No. 113O
Sixth street northwest, $500: Anton
Stephan. brick dwelling. No. 126 Ken
lucky avenue southeast, $1,000: ID. 3.
GottwalS, three brick dwellings, Nos.
119, lei, and 1913 Kentucky avenue
southeast Sc, 500.
Messrs. j. l.. SwornEtedt, Bradley
Davidson, and W. o. Denisun, for. the
Washington and Maryland Railroad, yes
terday' applied for the grade sheet of
Rhode Island avenue extended, at the
crossing of the Baltimore and Ohio. Metro