The Washington times., 1895-05-11
TO HANDLE THE LOCUST
Commissioners Make Some Ap-
pOintments to Police Force.
OFFICERS PROMOTED ALSO
Health Officer woodward Specifies
the Expenditures In Garbage Serv-
ice Under Temporary Contract.
Building Inspectors Collections for
Aprii-vtrginia Claim Withdrawn.

The Commissioners decided yesterday
afternoon upon a.ebatch of appointments
and promotions in'the police department,
the list being as follows:
Harry E. Ranke, No. 3O4
Ninth street southeast, aged twenty-nine;
William Fl. Browne, colored, No. 1920
Twenty-eighth street northwest, aged
twenty ty-seven: Louis j Stoll, No. 10
Florida avenue northwest, aged twenty
four; Benjamin F. Williams, No 923
Fourth street northeast, aged twenty
nine; Edward Curry, reappointed, No.
col F street northeast, aged tweuty-six;
Edward ID. Johnson, No. A X street
northeast, aged twenty-six; Charles P.
Posey, No. 351 N street southwest, aged
wenty-seven: Samuel w. Glassford,
Washington barracks, aged thirty-two
years.
Promotions and change-Lieut. James
f. Heffner, ordered TO be mounted vice
Sergt. kerby, to take effect May IL; Pri-
vate w. t. Anderson, promoted to SER
geantcy, to succeed X erby, deceased:
Privates j. Nj. McGrath, C. E. Garvey, j.
+. Preston. and G. L. Yos, promoted to
class 2, TO take effect May /, 1895, to
I'LL the vacancies caused by the promotion
of Anderson, the resignation OF Barney,
and removal of Slater and Horton; Pri-
vate j. c.. Heide, promoted to class 9.
vice u. i. Parker. deceased.
ii. L. Purdy and f. Maurice Cropley were
yesterday appoiated auulUlunai pltHaies
on tile Metropolitan police force, FOR duty
with the Georgetown and Tenailytown
Railway Company.
GARBAGE EXPENSES ITEMIZED.
Health Officer Woodward yesterday made
the following recommenda tons to the Dis
trict Commissioners concerning the garbage
collections under the proposed temporary
contract, at the rate OF SEQ, 900 per year.
Payments should he made as nearly as
possible 90 the ba sis of work done and as
weighing is not practicable, suggest that
the unit or work be fixed as one collection
from the netire city OF Washington.
The relation of this unit TO the entire
amount is modified by certain specific con-
| ditions, as dead animals must be collected
daily, incuding Sunday, during the entire
year from the entire district; garbage is
10 be collected only three times week
from the suburbs in summer, and twice
week the balance of the year; collections
may he made daily from limited areas
during the entire year.
would suggest that $500 per month
service mentioned, leaving the remainder,
$54, 600, for the regular collections from
the city. There would be a total of 21S
collections, or $247.07 for each col
lection from the entire city.
The result is: July, 27 collections,
SIR eS.o7; August, same; September, 20
collections, $6,6 2.66 October 27
collections, S7,1sS.07; November, col
lections, 50, 4S1 5; December, coll
lections, S2,729 &c.. j January, same;
+ ebru airy, collections, 50 ,4S SO;
March. collections, S2,729. SO; April,
II collections, S4,711; May, 27 coilec-
tions, ST ,1sS.0s; June, 25 collections,
$6,692.66. .
.5CEMBRACES TWO PERIODS.
DR.. Woodward says in making the cal
culations he has fdisregarded fractional
collections. The total shown by his tabular
statement is $50, 900. There are two
periods embraced-I71 collections for
the first and AT for the second.
Fauquier county, Va. has withdrawn
its demand upon the District for compensa-
ton for alleged damage caused by the in
PRODUCTION of smallpox in that section.
The prosecuting attorney wrote a letter
to Health Officer Woodward acknowl-
edging that he was mistaken as to the
circumstances in the case.
The building inspector yesterday reported
70 tue alHe LTanSdctlOUS or his
office for the month of April, as follows:
Received for permits for 151 new build
ings, $500; 146 repairs, S146; for water
privileges, S155. 76; miscellaneous, $45 so.
Total. $649.36.
FLUSHING BASINS ORDERED.
Orders issued yesterday: That flushing
basins be constructed in west side of Thir-
teenth street northwest, south OF street;
east side of Sixth street northwest, south
of n street; east side of Twentieth street
northwest, south of street: south side
of Maryland avenue northeast, east of
Sixth street; south side of East Capitol
street, east of Sixth street; west side of
Sixth street southeast, south of Penn
sylvania avenue; east side of Eleventh
street southwest, north of Maryland ave-
nue.; west side of Tenth street southwest,
south of ID street.
That the following work be doneunder the
provisions of law governing assessment
and permit work the same having been duly
advertised and no objections received
thereto
That cement sidewalks be laid in T
street northwest, both sides, betw cen
Fourteenth street and New Hampshire
ave-, in front of squares north of 177, lit,
100, 191, 205 and 206, and in Tenth street
northwest, between T and q streets, in
front of square 333.
Two buildings Were yesterday ordered
10 be taken down within thirty days, the
same having been condemned as unsafe
for occupancy. One is frame dwelling
located at No. 319 Delaware avenue north
east, the other brick, No. 402 L street
southeast
Owners of vacant lots are receiving no.
tees to clean up the side walks upon which
their lots abut, the action being taken
under the act of March 2, 1895.
Third-c engineers licenses were
issued yesterday to Cyrus S. Croft and
David Mckenzie.