The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-06
DISTRICTS LIN SIDE
Attorney Thomas Estimates Ex-
penses for Ensuing Year.
WANTS SPECIAL ASSISTANT
HeSuggests That In nOrderto Promptly
Execute the Street Extension Act,
He Should Have Aid-Important Or
der Affecting Proceedings Under
the Excise Law.

Attorney Thomas yesterday submitted
10 the Commissioners his estimate of the
amount of money required for the conduct
of his office for the year 1867. The
total is $4,000. itemized as follows: One
attorney, $4,000; one assistant, $1,000;
one special assistant attorney, 81 SEQ; law
clerk, 81 eco; messenger, $500; rent, S3oo.
The attorney says:
.'In addition to the above estimates,
which are Only for the ordinary expenses OF
the Office, have the honor to suggest that
to execute the provisions of the act OF
Congress providing for permanentsystem
of highways promptly ard efficiently as
contemplated, it viii be necessary to en-
pIoy special counsel TO assist in conducting
the proceedings, so far, at least, as the re-
adjustment of subdivisions is concerned.
..There are, as you know, within the
- first section of the plans forty-seyen sub
divisions.
pursuant to the sixth section of the
act, condemnation proceedings have been
taken as TO those Subdivisions.
For convenience, both to this Office
and 10 private individuals affected, the pro-
ceedings have been divided into forty seven
cases, that is 10 say a case Tor each SUD-
division.
1.-The tenth section provides for court
and Jury trial, and that the procedure
shall be conducted as nearly as may be as
civil cases, triable by jury, are now con-
Quoted. 1t is apparent that the WORK
of readiusting these subdivisions will re-
Quire continuous and exclusive services OF
counsel for nearly year.
~ have therefore to ask that you add
to the above estimates the further sum of
$1,000 to enable-you to employ such coun-
sci. This item should be made available,
l think before the beg ginning of the fiscal
year"
CHANGE IN EXCISE REGULATIONS.
In order TO have applicants for liquor
license to conform to the provisions OF the
new law. the Commissioners yesterday di-
rected that all applications shall hereafter
be filed directly with the excise board and
not with the assessor, as heretofore.
The fact appears to be pretty clearly es-
tabIished that no application for license
whose papers were filed since the adoption
OF the act of March 3, 1898, has complied
strictly with the regulations The old law
authorized the application to be made tn
the assessor, but tie present law and the
regulations Hereunder, require that it be
filed. with the excise board" that he
shall ''present TO the board with his ap-
plieation the written permission of resi-
dents, and that at the time of filing his
application with the board" he shall de-
posit the license fee with the collector of
taxes.
These provisions are found in sections 4;
8 and 8, of the rules and regulations
adopted by the excise board, March 16,
1898.
yisilant as the Anti-Saloon League has
been in the inspection of excise business, the
fact that this law was not being observed
seems never to have been noticed by its
re rpDrpepDtltiyPs, nor ANYBODY else.
No serious results can ensue, since the
present license year is nearly at an end.
ORDERS ISSUED.
Orders were issued yesterday as follows:
Allotments for sewer work, amounting to
S42 500 for expenditures, IN the current
quarter were approved yesterday, as fol-
lows: Cleaning and repairing sewers and
.sisins, ST. 900, relief sewers and replacing
obstructed sewers, SO, ,000; main and pipe
sewers, $1,000. suburban sewers, $4,000;
automatic siphons, $500, lexington valley
sewer, 5000, Brookland Sewer, $500; Kene-
saw sewer, $500, Rock Greek and street
intercepting sewer, $500, Rock Creek inter-
cepting sewer. 81 900; assessment and per-
nit work, sewers, $40, 900; parking cou-
mission, $4,000.
A cement driveway at 1921 L street
northwest, under the provisions. of the
permit system. -
That a cement sidewalk and new curb be
laid in front of Nos. 1900 to 1906 Sixth
street northwest, inclusive, under the pro-
visions of the permit system.
Twenty-Five out of a total OF fiftytwo
applicants for appointment as physicians
to the poor were before the board OF exam
iners at the Business High School building
yesterday.
The time allotted to each examiner con-
sumed eight hours, although there was
mnch time that consumed The
oral examination will be held some even
ing next week, and following that will
come the clinical test at some hospital.
CREMATORY PERMIT.
Permit was issued yesterday to 8. q.
Brown to construct a garbage crematOry
On the north part Of lot 4, south Of 7S.