Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-13
D is TRICT AFT AIRS
officials Anxious Over the Old Garbage
Problem.
Changes and Trials in the Police
Force-Local Notes Interesting
to District Taxpayers.

Unless some arre ngement is made within
short time 1t is feared that there will be
another garbage problem on the hands OF
the Commissioners. While 1t is true that
but few complaints have been lodged with
the health officer for poor service, the
tealth officials are locking anxiously for
permanent hot weather, when with the ad-
vent Of the fruit season the garbage will
be increased very materially.
No arrangement has yet been made by
the Commissioners to take charge Of the
surplus garbage, beyond allowing the con-
tractor to take the garbage down the river
in open scows. This has proved very OBJ
jectionable in the past, and much complaint
Is expected from this source. 1t is a we'll
known fact that the garbage crematory is
not capable of consuming the entire output
OF the city. The Commissioners expected
to have crematories working by this time.
but as yet nothing definite has been decided
upon relative to the new plant.
Inc garbage contractor, according to the
terms OF his contract, is required to give a
daily collection service to each householder
in the District of Columbia, and a tri-weekIy
service to those in the county. This is the
summer schedule, and went into effect on
the 18th instant.
Fences Removed.
In order to allow the District to lay a
street northwest between K and l. streets,
1t has been found necessary to order the re-
noval Of all fences back so as to leave
twelve feet for sidewalk
Cannot Resubdivide.
The Commissioners this morning received
an important opinion from the attorney for
the District concerning the subdivision of
land embraced within that section of the
highway extension plan already recorded.
A property owner in the first section of
the plan had a great deal Of his ground
taken for streets. He concluded to resub-
divide the remainder. Accordingly applica-
ton was made to the Commissioners for
permission to resubdivide. The application
was refused on the ground that the law
u1d not permit of any subdivision of land
affected by the extension of streets after
tLe approved section was made a matter of
record. The owner claimed that he was ex-
empt from the provisions of the law for the
reason that he did not wish to subdivide a
rangement of lots. The attorney, how
ever, holds differently and decides that a
resubdvision of the land would be con-
trary to the law, and so advised the Com
miSsiOnerS.
Was Dismissed.
Private r. H. Wood of the police force
was today dismissed for intoxcation.
Additional Private.
The Commissioners today appointed Capt
H. b. Elliot an additional private on the
metropolitan police force
To Appraise Damages.
The Commissioners have made applica-
ton for marshars jury to ascertain and
appraise the damages which may accrue to
any person or persons by the opening OF an
alley n the square bounded by Whitney
avenue, Sheridan avenue, 9TH street and
certain undivided ground in Bellevue.
Dismissal Recommended.
1t is understood that the police trial board,
after hearing the cases of Officers Pearson
and Archambault, have found them guilty
Of violating the police manual and recon-
mend their dismissal.