The Washington times., 1895-05-23
charge NOT SUSTAINED
Fire Foreman Walsh Cleared, But
Warned Against Neglect.
PRIVATE kENzEL DISMISSED
Result of the Trial at No. 8 Engine
House-President winship, of the
Georgetown Gas Company, Advised
of What the Law Requires-Con-
tracts for Street Work.

The difficulty that arose between Foreman
John A. Walsh, OF No. 8 Ergine House,
aud several members of the fire depart
meut. on duty uLder Walsh, an account of
which was exclusively published in The
Times at the date of the development,
has been officially investigated, with
the result that the foreman will be eau
toned 10y Chief Paris TO be more care
ful in the management of his company,
and that in case of a repetition of neglect
he viii be severely dealt with. Also,
that the two members who resigned,
Mahoney aud Martin, are declared TO be
unworthy of belief, and Private F. w.
weuzel, the thud man implicated, is like
wise discredited as a witness, and his
dismissal from the force ordered, TO take
effect May 81
The charges against Walsh alleged i'm
moral conduct, aud were based upon a
report as 10 the affairs of Engine House
No. ., made by Assistant Chief Louis P.
Lowe. Joseph shillington, attorney, ap-
peared as counsel for Walsh, aud the
witnesses were sworn by Col. w. o.
Drew, fire marshal.
The report OF the trial board was to the
effect that the charge OF immortality and
the use of liquor by the foreman is not
proved, but that neglect of duty upon his
part had been shown in not taking cogniZ-
ance of reports made TO him of the forma-
ton OF CLIQUE that caused trouble IN his
company; that the difficulty under in
vestigation was caused by the CLIQUE, COM
posed OF the three private members named,
who are held responsible for the bad state
OF affairs that has existed in Engine Com
pany No. 8, ard they are characterized as
unworthy of belief.
The report is signed by william T. Belt,
first assistant chief; John d. KuTtz. fore
man of No. 8 company, and S. r. Henry,
foreman OF Truck B.
a large mass OF testimony was introduced
which was oonIiotirg ard much OF il
irrelevant 10 tie charge, Involving the de-
tails of The personal differences that eX-
listed between the foreman and the men
and his alleged favoritism
A letter signed by all of the Commissioners
was yesterday addressed to the president of
the International Geographical Congress, at
London, England, seconding the invita-
tion rendered by the National Geographic
Society, with headquarters in Washing
ton, for The holding of the session OF the
International Society for 1898 in this
city
LAW AS TO STREET DESIGNATIONS.
President Winship, of the Georgetown
the Commissioners for information as TO
the particular contract or agreement uu-
der which that company is obligated TO
change the method and style of street
designations, as directed.
The Commissioners replied yesterday,
citing the law, which is the appropriation
act, under which the gas companies are
paid for Illuminating material, eXtinguish
ing, repairing and cleaning public lamps,
for purchasing and expense of erecting new
lamp posts, street designations, and for
other service. Street designations being
thus recognized in the appropriation act,
and the Georgetown Company being in
receipt of the full price for maintaining
the service. the Commissioners expect COM
pliance with the order as to street des-
ignations.
Contract for doing SO much of the follow
ing work as can be done under current APP
preparations was yesterday awarded to
the Washington Asphalt Block aud Tile
east, from Eighth TO Eleventh street;
Eleventh street northeast. from Massachu-
sets avenue to East Capitol street; E
street southeast, from South Capitol TO
Third street; Tenth street northeast, from
Pennsylvania avenue to / street; / street
northeast, from Eighth to Eleventh street;
Thirteen-and-a-half street southwest, from
to ID street.
The Crawford Paving Company gets the
work of paving Massachusetts avenue north
east from Second to Fourth streets, and
streets north of Lincoln Park; III street
northwest. from North Capitol to First street;
Florida avenue, Q TO r street; Oregon avenue,
New Hampshire avenue to Eighteenth street;
Twenty second street, street to New
Hampshire avenue; Florida avenue, inter
section Connecticut avenue, and Twenty
first street: Virginia avenue, G to z streets
northwest: Third street southwest, between
Thirty-second and Thirty-first streets; l
street northwest, extended, S to w street;
Florida avenue, from Eighteenth street to
Connecticut avenue; Twenty second street,
from Q TO R street, northwest.
WANT BETTER WORK.
About forty citizens and property owners
on Fourth street southeast presented a
strong appeal to the Commissioners yester-
dav for the Improvement of that thorough
fare They say the condition of the street
from North Carolina avenue south is and
has been for a number of years in a
very bad condition, and the public work
now being done there is making it worse.
The Commissioners issued an order to have
the patching process discontinued.
The Commissioners yesterday revoked the
commissions OF Robert f. Nelson, Russell b..
French, c. P Angelo and H. L. Walter as
additional privates, and appointed Nj. r.
RYAN, Charles Crogan, John F. Wharton,
Barry Compton, William ID. Jones, II. s.
Mott and w. H. Johnson, for duty at the
Agricultural department.
The record of deaths reported to the Health
Office for the twenty -fourhours, ending at 10
o'clock p. m yesterday was as follows:
White-Nancy s. Ameden, aged seventy
eight years: Thomas Johnson, aged sixty
four; Robert H. Butler, aged slxty-one;
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