The morning times., 1895-12-06

| luSpeclOF l.. d. BrausuaW. bI Tue Ell
gineer department, reported yesterday In
| reference 10. accidents IN the street cal
| lines where tenders are in use. ACcordinf
| TO the Information gained. several persons
have been saved from death BY the effective
| operation, both OF pickap and wheel guards
On lexington and Soldiers Home, child
caught by piokup, not hurt: Capitol Trac-
| ton Company, six cases. Two unknown
i persons caught in pickup at Seventh and
| Pennsylvania avenue, and Fifteenth and
| Pennsylvania avenue both unhurt: boy
named Zeilcr, caught in pickup on Four
teenth street, nnhurt; julius Becker. No.
| 1888 Pennsylvania avenue, caught Ill
| pickup, unhurt: Willie Robbins, ncwsboy
| No. 80 ciNth Street southeast, caught
/ III pickup, unhurt: on Member -. an TN
| known boy was picked UP II Sevenlh and
! Pennsylvania avenue. Metropolitan raH-
rOau, Two cases. one unknown man caught
OH pickup OF Ninth. south OF PENNSYLVANIA
| avenue. not seriously hurt: MIR. Henry, No.
| S13 -Four -and-a-nalr street southwest.
| knocked do WI, caught by wheelguard, wrist
sprained, otherwise nnhurt.
The case OF child who died recently
| from beng run over by electric car on
Ninth street, is omitted because Mr.. Brad
shaw learned that she fell behind the
wheel guard instead of between tie wheel
guard and tripping bar as supposed.
WARNING TO PROPERTY OWN ERS.
When property owners fail to pay water
rent ana 10 comply with building reguia-
tons the Commissioners refuse to De Leld
sulting from efforts of District employees
TO cut of the water from the premises.
They addressed letter yesterday TO
MesSrs. Stabier X Mclieynods declining tu
be held responsible for the flooding or
house, No. 1861 Florida avenue. The
water rent was unpaid ana the ilAtures
position required by the building regula-
lions. When the water inspector attempted
TO turn OFF the water he turned IL on m
stead.
Tue Commissioners say also that IN turn
ing water either ON or off the DIstrict
en:ploye is under no obligations 10 see
that til, spigots about the premises are
left in proper cOnditlon-
There Will be an examination Tor men
for the new truck company AT New iork
avenue aud street street nSrImwess onnrsous a' men en
are required. and for such an hnhoraple
position is offered. The nature of the ques-
uons to be answered ana other l,il',, 1eluii,
blanks had at the office OF Cher fatrls
in the basement OF The District b1iIdlhg.
The date Will be annouDced later. 1weNe
c. E. Brayton, OF No. 1900 Seventh
street northwest, was informed tuat no
permit was necessary for hlm 10 remove
his fruit stand from the Seventh street TO
the Nj street sid Z OF his store. but he coulo
not be allowed to occupy the parking.
John HodkinsoD was appointed a spe-
cial policeman at Strauss 1arden on bii-
densburg road.
TO WIDEN A SIDEWALK.
The Commissioners wish to Increase the
width OF the sidewalk on Tenth street
southeast at reservation so, Just south of
Pcnnsylvania avenue, t0 Twelve ieel'
and have requested Col. Wilson, commits
sioner of public buildings and grounds, to
move back the government fence.
A permit was granted TO the Postal
Telegraph Company TO place an additional
able under the AGueduct Bridge. 800
The taxes on lot +. square 3Se, Tor 1883,
from Matilda Kaufman, were accepted
y.astPrgily Will 6 per cent interest, wlttl-
out costs and expenses.
A letter To ii. W. Loefrler, Massillon.
compelling the use of smoke-consurniDg
devices here, but II a satisfactory inven-
ton is offered such regulation VIII
probably be made.
Penalties We're remitted In the taxes
against lot, Ii and 10, square 243. for
the year1 SS4.
Joiin A. Moyer. secretary of the Douglass
Memorial Church, recently made protest
against payment OF special assessment
for improvements in the Deighborhood of
the Il,d church propeSrty. S Secretary Tindali
which the levy was made provides no eX-
emption for church property.
The Morton Club yesterday got the free
permit it had been seeking for an enter
tainment, the profits of which are To go
to needy members of Morton Post, g. A.
Z. The concession Is worth about 500 to
the club. 1t was secured by Attorney
Calvin Chase.
Capt. Ficbegcr has notice from the
Metropolitan Railway Company that its
electrical railway material, now obstruct-
ing Florida avenue. between Seventh and
Ninth streets, VIII be removed, pending
the decision of the legal contest with the
Capital Traction Company.
MAY CONTINUE ALTERATIONS.
Mr.. A. II. Stamp VIII be granted per
mission to continue the alterations in
his house, at Ne. 332 NJ street, although
the Walls are not quite OF the thickness
required by the rules. He brought abundant
evidence 10 show that the work is safe.
Attorney j. j. Darlington presented his
case.
The statement to a Times reporter by
Mr.. Hugh Hortens, uf Twent y-fuurth and
G streets northwest, that 800 licenses of
saloon-keepers have been turned DOWN
or held up by the excise board, proves
to be more than true, and fully iustifies
the announcement made exclusively by The
Evening Times on Wednesday last. that
many cases have been considered and
provIdent saluon-keepers are taking steps
TO clear their records.
a statement is now given out from the
excise board that about 800 licenses have
been held up, giving saloun-keepers an
opportunity to show why they should not
be refused