The morning times., 1895-08-10

Specifications are completed for num-
ber OF sewers booked for construction,
aud bids will be solicited for the work
early in the coming week.
one of the most important, next to the
big lexington sewer, heretofore noted in
The Times, is one that win traverse Poto-
mac street from point netr the anal and
end at the intersection with the arched
sewer in Water street, in West Washing
ton This Sc wer is made necessary by the
fact that the water conduit is inadequate
for dischargiug the sewage, being OBJ
structed by the underground machinery OF
two mills that are located on the line of
the conduit Several pipe sewers viii be
built, one between Kentucky avenue and
Fifteenth street southeast, another in
Thirteeuthstreet, from street TO the center
of Georgia avenue; one in Water street, be-
tween Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth
streets, thence north about half a block;
ouein 4 street southeast, betweenF Fourteenth
aud Fifteenth streets; aud another in Penn
sylvauia avenue southeast, to extend be-
youd Georgia avenue.
A brick or cement sewer will be laid in
Teuth street, between Ii aud streets
southeast.
PROCTOR INVESTIGATION.
There will be no decision reached In
the Proctor investigation until after each
of the Commissioners has had the oppor-
tunIty OF reading the report. This state
ment was made at the municipal building
yesterday. 1t is believed that Commits
sioners Truesdell and Powell have availed
themselves OF the opportunity TO go over
the evidence. but President Ross probably
has not. There is a good deal of conflict
ing testimony TO consider, and in case Mr..
Ross has yet to give the papers perusal,
1t may be a week succeeding his return
before the case can be decided. II is GER
tain, from the importance of the investiga-
ton and the public interest it has excited,
that the result viii not be announced with
out the action of the full board.
District Commissioners Powell and Trues-
dell Will express no opinion upon the pres
ent phase OF the trolley controversy. They
prefer to consider it at a board meeting
when all the members are present and as
neither has been officially advised of the
contents of Judge Coles recent opinion,
! they did not desire TO be quoted.
Hon. r. B. Bowler, Comptroller of the
| Treasury, has been requested by the District
| Commissioners TO determine whether or
not under the act or Congress of June %,
regulating the gas works in the District,
the fee of fifty cents for the inspection of
! each meter is 10 be collected from the
United States and from the District for
! the inspection of the Departmental meters.
WILL BE RESUMED MONDAY
There win be no more garbage discussion
| until Monday. Commissioner Truesdell left
! yesterday afternoon for Deer Park, TO re-
main over Sunday, but prior to going ar
ranged with Mr.. Bayly, who represents the
| contractor, for conference with Mr.. War
field Monday morning. The matter viii be
discussed at length. and probably definite
conclusion reached as to the system TO be
adopted within the coming week.
Commissioners TrUesdeI and Powell and
| Health Officer Woodward returned yester-
day from Philadelphia, Camden and Will
mington, whittier they had been for an in
! spection of the several garbage crematories
in operation in those cities.
They were pleased with the results OF
their examination, but are not yet ready
with an expression of their preference. 1t
is believed they are ready TO recommend
TO the full board a choice of the system to
be introduced.
Mr.. Loring Chappell was before the
Commissioners yesterday to ask that Tenth
street, between / street and Florida ave-
nue., and Trinidad avenue, between Florida
avenue and NJ street northeast, be placed
upon the schedule for improvement during
the next fiscal year. Mr.. Chappen is a
| prominent member OF the Northeast Wash
ington Citizens Association.
P. ]. HoIlohan, a private in the fire
department was yesterday placed upon the
| permanent roll, his probationary term
| having been satisfactorily served.
MUST REMOVE THE SIDINGS.
The Baltimore and Ohio Company was
directed yesterday to remove the sidings
from the east side of Delaware avenue, e.
tween and q streets, the Public Printer
having reported that they are no longer
necessary for the service of his office.
a protest was laid before the Commits
sioners yesterday by Miss Marie Slawson
against the encroachments upon private
property by the market wagons at the
Riggs Market on street
The Baltimore and Ohio Roilroad Com
pany was yesterday, for the second time,
notified by the Commissioners to repair
/ Auc CIOsSlllS CT lilC IulCIseCblOu Vi lUS
road with q street northeast.
The Joe Blackburn's repairs having
been completed, she was again put in
commission yesterday, and the Petrol
was restored to the Fish Commission.
The Thompson Meter Company, of Brook
| lyn, n. Y, was yesterday advised by the
Commissioners that the Thompson water
meter" has been approved by them and
its use in the District ordered.
The Commissioners were moved TO this
step by case that arose under the law,
which, ii seems, prescribes the fee with
out making exceptions, and which makes
it necessary that the law shall be now
construed.