The morning times., 1895-10-04


inrespectto the protest filed blythe Southwest
| Citizens Association against the issuance
of permit for the construction of a crema-
tory at the foot of South Capitol street is
that in their judgment, there viii be no
nuisance created by the proposed estab-
lishment, but should IL prove to be such the
proper remedy of the objectors is In the
| court.
In Il letter addressed yesterday to Messrs..
! Davidgc and Totten, attorneys for the pro-
testing association, the Commits sioners
said:
"Referring to. the application OF Mr..
Joshua N. Warfield, contractor for the re-
moval OF garbage, for permit to erect a
building or plant for the cremation of gar
bage and dead animals, near the corner OF
South Capitol and streets, the Comuliss ion
| ers have, after mature reflection, reached
the conclusion that they have no legal right
TO refuse the permit.
This conclusion was arrived at only
after careful personal investigation OF
| the different systems for the cremation OF
garbage and dead animals, and plants in
| operation in several of the large cities, with
| view to determine the question whether
such business can be conducted without
nuisance injurious TO health or the comfort
able enjoyment OF property, and have salts
fled themselves that II can be DONE
THE SITE APPROVED.
I'm approving the site for garbage
crematury at South Capitol and streets
we have done SO upon the belief that II
| is suitable location and one that VIII
result In the least harm 20 property owners
/ and the public generally. Oae or the OBJ
I feat al g.frklAEts ntSpn~.ll
coinpiained Of consists in the procession
OF carts In the vicinity OF depot or
Z cTcmatory. 1nIs ma u1cstly would Dc
| unavoidable IN any LEGALITY.
The npprclGenslons Of the South wash
] lnstun CIiLcas' Association that the pro
l posed ,Tcmutory VIII c0t.sttlte nuisance
huTtful To- their interests are not wen
I founded IN the Judgment OF the Cominis-
siuucrs. n, however. they prove 10 lie,
| then til6se inJuriously affected Will have
their remedy IN the courts, and the action
| of the Commissioners m approving the site
will not in anywise interfere with that
| remedy"
Tue communication was signed by Presi
dent Ross.
In ms estimates for the current year Col
| lector Davis rcnews his recommendation
| Of previous years for the appointment OF
! a deputy collector.
The business OF his office, the collector
says, has Increased to the point where an
assistant Is imperatively required for the
proper dispatch OF routine work.
INSTITUTES \ COMPARISON.
In support OF his request the collector
! cites as TACT that III every city OF I'M
| porIancc, and in many OF less population
/ than Washington, the collector OF taxes
| is provided with deputy.
| The accommodation made by Col. Davis
! s,r 81. assistant 10 the
cashier was embodied in the last appro-
| priation bill, and 1or a time IL looked as
| though there " as prospect OF It's success
! The House elimirated it, however, and the
effort TO have The item restored in the
| Senate was futile.
There seems 10 be no reason TO DOUBT
that both these recommendations will be
| embodied in the Commissioners estimates
| The same argument made last year in
| favor of both propositions viii be re-em-
Moved with additional facts before the
next Congress.
| DR.. c. NJ. Hammett, District coroner,
who was at the District building yester-
day t. hand in his annual estimates Tor
the expenses of his office for the year
1S9c-97, is very earnest in his advocacy
of the construction of new morgue.
RENEwS HIS SUGGESTIONS.
The doctor this year renewed his recon-
mendation for an appropriation OF Sl2,oOo
for the purchase OF site and for erecting
the building.
According TO Inspector Brady's report
made a year ago upon the Baltimore insti
tuition, a suitable building can be put NJ
for $4,000, and in his estimate Corone'
Ham.nett allows So 200 fer a Site and
$1,000 for equipment, the remainder being
the construction fund.
The coroner sidea is that the morgue should
be modern in all itsappontmenis- Itshould
be provided, he says, with jury room
furnished. an office, furnished, dissectinG
room, with improved apparatus for the per
formance ofautopsies, a wellsuppledlabora-
tory and two or more refrigerators for the
reception of bodies when first broug ht to the
institution.
"The necessity for such a provision,
said DR.. Hammett, was never better Illus
trated than by recent occurrence. A
body was Ike II to the morgue, anu after the
usual forms had been observed, 1t W as buried
the condition of the corpse being such as to
render delay impossible Two days late
| telegram was received from a friend of the
deceased person, asking that the body be
held for orders.
"With a modern morgue at command, th,
body would have been kept to await idenu
fication. a course impossible under the cir
cumstanceS."
% VI thN NI-hiO' ehoN eiN
present niorgue is disgrace 10 the city.
ADVANCE IN SALARIES.
District Assessor Trimble, In his esti
mates for next years appropriations, Will
1t is understood, suggest an increase IL
the salaries of his official force, recon-
niendiDg the following advances:
| rnsL assistant from 81 80 to $4,000:
second assistant, from 81 1900 TO S1,SUO
one clerk, from S1,4O0 to $1,000; three
| to al0.
clerk, from LEO to S1,4O0: one Other
clerk in same service, also to 81 400, ant
three TO 81 coo each.
| 1t has been stated that the assessor
will not ask for an increase in clerica
force, or, il any, the additions recon-
nended will be few, for temporary service
| Mr. A. E. Randle, the owner of Congress
Heights, was before the Commissioner
to-day, looking after the interests of hi
subdivision, and attended the opening o
bids for the new school building.
| The last Congress made an appropriation
| of SO 900 for the schoolhOuse, ana III ad
| dition, passed two other bills for the
Heights, one for a bridge at South Capitol
or First street, and the other for the
incorporation of trolley railway com
| pany.
When built, the bridge will connect
Congress Heights with Washington city
and. Mr.. Randle says, will be an improve
ment of great value.
Bids were opened by the Commissioners
yesterday for the construction of four
room school building at Congress Heights
The bidders were:
John II. Hewlett, $3.50; Arthur G
Pumphrey. S10,495; Fuss & Butler
S11, ,490; Payarini & Greer, $1,000; D.
F. Mockabee, $9,5s9; Thomas E. Cabell
81. 800: George W. Corbett, SO, 800; anc
c. Thomas & Son, $40 ,456.