The Washington times., 1895-02-14
DO|HGS OF THE DISTRICT
Commissioners Confer with Con-
gress on Local Legislation.
IMPORTANT MEASURES URGED
Acanthus Club Wants It's Liquor License Fee
Refunded ed-Gommissioners Approve Inc
briate Asylum Bill-Eckington and SOL
diers' Home Railroad Obtains Permit for
Its Conduit system-Anaeostiar Saloon.

District Commissioners TruesdelI and Pow
ell spent the greater part of yesterday at the
Capitol in conference with the various CON-
mittees having District matters in charge.
There are several very important measures
before Congress in which the local officials
have deep interest, from public stand
point, among them being the bill regulating
the sale of milk, the appropriation for in
creasing the water supply. tho special appro-
priation for clearing the ice from the Poto-
mac, the bill affecting the surveyors Office,
which passed the House Yesterday, and
others of equal consequence to the people,
and it was to make an effort to secure the
enactment OF these that the board visited the
lawmakers yesterday.
Whatever may have been accomplished
will probably be the sum of local legislation
for this session, as by the time another Dis
trict day is reached measures will have been
finally slated, and additions to the preferred
bills, it is believed from precedent, will be
made with difficulty, il at ALL
President Ross said yesterday evening that
while they had considered various PROPOSE
uons for clearing the river OF ice. and were
proceeding-upon the supposition that Con-
gress would give them the required means,
the Commissioners have been nevertheless
hampered by the knowledge that funds are
not yet available for carrying out the work.
James 81. Smith. attorney for the Aean-
thus Club, located on l. street, between Six
teenth and Seventeenth streets northwest,
filed with the Commissioners Yesterday a
statement to the effect that on the 5th day OF
February, 1895, between the hours Of 8 and
nh IL ha Ia1 in tIf.ar r,f y
assessor an application for permission TO
withdraw the fee of 500 deposited by the
club for license to retail liquors, ''but not
withstanding such application the excise
board on the afternoon of the same day is
sued a license to said club"
Mr.. Smith advances the opinion that the
action OF the excise board was unwarranted,
and that the money should be refunded.
The letter has been referred to the excise
board.
The Commissioners have returned to Con-
grees with their approval Senate bill No. 267S
10 provide for the care and cure OF inebri-
ates in the District"
The bill authorizes the District authorities
to establish and maintain hospital for the
treatment and cure OF persons suffering from
the habitual excessive use OF alcoholic liquors,
which said hospit | shall be public institu-
tion and under the control of said CommIs-
sioners.
1uc OlilttCS anu cuiiiltSts eHttll COIsISl Ol
one medical superintendent. one hospital
steward. and one male attendant each at
stated salary.
Persons admitted for treatment shall come
under commitment from police or criminal
court or upon the recommendation OF the
Commissioners, or upon voluntary appli-
cation. the latter upon payment Of stated lees.
Health Officer Woodward, having made an
investigation of the charges preferred by DR..
c. l.. Demariest OF No. GA East Capitol
street. against DR.. 0'Malley, of the health de-
partmept, reported Yesterday, eNoneratin2
the latter from the accusation.
Tho charges grew out OF the treatment of
case of diphtheria in the family OF ID, Nc
Kenzie who resides at No. 322 Massachusetts,
avenue northeast, and the insistance of DIR.
0'Malley that the family residence should re-
main placarded and the patient isolated until
his diagnosis should show freedom from the
danger of infection. From this arose conten-
ton that resulted In the filing of charge
againts Dr.. 0'Malley of ''gross official and
professional misconduct
Upon the recommendation of Assessor
Trimble, the Commissioners yesterday rec
commended that the provision In the District
appropriation bill to reduce the penalty on
arrears of general taxes be modified SO as TO
secure its permanency, and exclude its appll-
cation 10 taxes now delinquent.
Permits issued by the building inspector:
G. Sidney Foster. three brick dwellings, Nos.
227 10 23i North Carolina avenue. SIS. 900
For improvements: Lewis Hartig, No. 1901 K
street northwest. repairs and additions to
store, S400. E. S. Smith, additions to two
stores and dwellings, No. 1126 Half street
southeast, $4,000
Supervisor Goundie, of the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad Company, has been asked
TO advise the Commissioners at once whether
or not the company proposes to cooperate
with the District authorities in the work of
cleaning the ice from the Potomac channel
The lexington and Soldiers Home Rail
way has been authorized to deposit 81, 600
with the collector Of taxes. as required by
law, upon receipt of which the permit clerk
VIII issue to the company the necessary per-
nit ITO substitute for horses electric power.
operated by underground wires under the
patents owned and controlled by the Electro
Magnetic Traction Company, as contem-
plated by public act No. f13. approved March
! 2. 1882 The system will be introduced on
the line from New York avenue to tile Treas
urv.
The presiden. of the Washington and
GEORGETOWN Railway Company has been in
vited by the Commissioners TO give his
! opinion in writing OF the bill now before Con-
/ gress to require street railways to take steps
| for protecting motormen from the inclemeney
! of the weather.
Anacostia's s one saloon has been wiped out,
so to speak. The excise board decided yes
| terday that Mr.. Roses application for license
should be refused, and order was entered ac-
cordlngly. The contest between the
protestees and the license advocates has been
| in progress for several months. and an ex-
ceedingly bitter controversy over the issue.
which was tinged with strong personalities,
arose at the last public hearing in the pres
ence of the excise board.
The question is now at rest, however, and
Anacostia is cassed as dry tavern for the
only places at which the ardent may be pro-
cured being wholesale establishments to the
number O two.
1t was ordered yesterday that Private W. J.
Rogers, of the police force, who was tried
January 10. 1895, upon a charge of gross
neglect of duty, be fined $50, payable in in
stalments.
House bill No. 1921, to amend the charter
of the Rock Creek Railway Company, has
been returned to Congress with the approval
of the Commissioners.