The morning times., 1895-09-18
Excise Board Notifies Barkeepers
of EvaSions Of Law.
VIEW OF INTERIOR REQUIRED
Dixon Crematory Company Has a
Hearing Before the Com missioners.
Attorney Waters Fine VIII Not Be
Refunded-Suit Threatened Against
Brown Crematory Company.

must be lett with the interiors exposed
to view from the street during the hours
in which it is unlawful to sell liquor.
Blinds and curtains In sho W windo ws andall
openings must be wide open between the
hours of IL midnight and q. = 1t is
| not stated that all proprietors have been
disobeyiDg the requirement, but investiga-
ton has proved that many do disregard it,
hence the notice.
The Dixon crematory Representative es
were given a hearing by the Commissioners
yesterday, in order that they might present
an argument for the Introduction of their
system in Washington. The company Of
ficials present were Gen. s. s. Yoder and
Mr.. E. j. Totten, and the spokesman was
Attorney Andrew Wilson.
MIR. Wilson presented a lengthy ar
gumeDt, setting forth the claims of the COM
pany, and Gen. Yoder and Mr.. Totten each
made statement.
Briefly stated, the position of the Dixon
representatives is that their crematory
willdoa as complete workupoD as economical
a basis as any other; that their company will
assume all the risk of giving satisfaction,
and that the process will dispose OF all
refuse without creating nuisance.
NOW MR.. WATERS MAY SUE.
Attorney Joseph j. Waters, of No. 1885
Thirty first street, whose protest against
payment of fine imposed by the police
court for a violation of the garbage regu
lations, and his subsequent request for
remission of the penalty, was noted in
Tie Times at the time, was notified
see any reason for favorable consideration
Of the request.
At the time of his arrest Mr.. Waters
announced that in case tile board de
clined to order the refundment he would
institute suit for the recovery of the
money, for the reason, as he alleged, that
the officers did not proceed according IN
law, either in the matter of his arrest or
trial.
Conner Jones has empl Dyed Attorney
Edwin Willets to institute a suit against
the Brown Crematory Company for al
legged Infringement of his patent for a
gas generator nd burner, and the attorney
yesterday addressed a letter to the Com
iiisSiOlltES lIc USE VI
the device in the destruction of garbage.
Mr.. Willets was informed in response that
while a Brown crematory may be em'
ployed by the garbage contra ctor, the
Commissioners have not yet ordered nor
accepted such system.
Tue Commissioners yesterday addressed
a letter to National Commander Tanner,
of the Union Veteran Legion, extending
a cordial invitation TO the national or
ganization of the order TO hold its ses-
sion of 1896 in this city. The letter con
cludes with:
1.-The people OF the Natl onal Capital
would deem 1t special honor to have
their city chosen as the place of that
meeting, and would spare no pains TO
render their visit pleasant occasion TO
those who may attend"
Changes in the engineer department were
made yesterday as follows:
w. T. Boyd, rodman in the sewer depart
ment, transferred to computer and drafts
man in same department, with compensa-
ton at the rate of SS per day.
A. s. Fernald, chairman, transferred
to rodman. at $3.50 per day.
j. A. Neville, now foreman in the sewer
department, transferred to inspector in
same department, with compensation atthe
rate of 81 per day when employed.
]. j. Condor, appointed foreman, vice
Neville, with compensation at the rate of 81
per day when employed.
George NJ Harris pay as chairman was
increased from $1.50 to S2.25 per day.
OFFICIAL ORDERS ISSUED.
Orders were issued yesterday as follows:
That water main assessments be can
celed as follows, on account of the decision
in the Burgdorf case:
Against part of lots SO and 80, square 500,
and part of lot 4, square 499; the east
25.1 feet Of lot 4, square 1865; part of
lot 8, square s32; part plat 8, fronting so
feet on Wisconsin avenue; lots IL and 13,
square 1O4, Georgetown; last fnstallment
of water main assessment against lot 6,
block 16, Brookland; remaining install
ments against lot S3 and sublot 121,
plat 8, Wright and Dole's subdivision;
remaining installments against lot II, block
IL, and lot 80, block / 2, Meridian Hill.
That a sewer be constructed in the south
side of L street northvest between Twenty
first and Twenty second streets, under
the permit system.
east side of Nineteenth street northwest
between E and F streets be replaced.
That Fred A Walters be registered and
licensed as a master plumber and gasfitteF-
after filing proper bond.
That an allotment of $500 from the appro-
priation for main intersecting sewer for
use In the current quarter of the fiscal
year be approved.
That 800 feet OF 6-inch water pipe be
laid in Ninth street southeast between /
and K streets.
That 461 feet of 6-inch cast iron water
pipe be laid in the Smithsonian grounds and
four fire hydrants be erected, the work
TO be done by the water department at the
expense of the Smithsonian Institution and
United States National Museum.
MINOR DISTRICT NOTES.
That NJ L. oberts be licensed as first
class steam engineer.
The Commissioners have appointed Chap
man j. Gilbert and Jesse Given as additional
priyates on the police force.
The resignation of J a. Lewis, of the
fire department., was yesterday ordered to
be accepted, and william F. Lanahan was
appointed to succeed him, the appointment
being upon the usual probationary condi-
ton.
The Commissioners are still of the opinion
that the revenues o the District for 1S96-97
will stand an appropriation of $650,000
for street paving, but until the report of
the committee appointed to estimate is re-
ceived nothing will be done as a preliminary
to action by the board. Commissioner
Powell said yesterday that the matter had
not yet been AIKEN up for consideration.