The morning times., 1896-10-08

Ii is understood that among the more
important matters to De discussed by the
Commissioners In their next annual re-
port TO Congress Is the question 81 street
sweeping. its cost, and The method best
adapted to the needs of tile city and DIS
trict.
AS was suggested In the report re-
Gently made by Superintendent Mckensie
Of the street sweeping department. the
present contract for the work will expire
by Limitation June 80, 1897. IL was ell
Tered into prior To the adoption of Jhec'RnU-
hour law hence the service for the future
Will be governed by conditions differing
materially from those then existing.
The Commissioners will have 10 provide
for the change. and IL is THIS subject that
Is now engrossing their attention. A o
conference yesterday afternoon. Supt. Nc
krnsie participating, all phases OF the
question were talked over, and IL was COLI
sidered whether IL would be more econonii-
cal 10 have all paved streets swept by
hand. under District control, by machine,
The District owning the plant, or By con-
tract. as at present.
WILL MAKE A TEST.
IL is expected that, prior to the expira-
tiu:. OF the existing contract, the COIunIls-
sioners Will have supt. McKensie make u
test of the three plans suggested for the
UNITY, and thus establish Il precedent upon
which to base recommendation.
4 suggestion from Major Moore is also
requiring the best thoughts OF the Coinnns-
sinuers. The Major says that the rule
giving the patrulnen annual leave or
twenty days, with pay, while just and
proper enough, is nevertheless reducing
the efficiency Of the force.
His request for seyenty-five additionai
al, ts a a. epnnVh considering
tina, an average of about thirty men are
absent each month on leave. The Com
missionerS are expected to devise means
To meet this emergency, which they are
desirous OF doing, 1t is understood, without
curtailing the privilege OF monthly leaves.
The subject formed part OF yesterday ,
discussion.
The Commissioners made good progress
in the consideration OF their annual esti-
mates. The board is consulting froin
day 10 day with the heads of the several
bureaus, taking the figures submitted by
each as the ba sis of the conference.
Those who were in consultation with the
board Yesterday were Supt. Moore, OF
the police department.; Supt. Mckensie, OF
the street sweeping department; Supt.
Powell OF the public schools and Attorney
Thomas, the latter being consulted ou
various topics.
AS NLlM WAN > WA i En-
President Jacob Jose, of the German
Orphan Asylum, has petiuioned the Com
missIoners for an extension of the water
main "a distance OF 500 feet, up Good Hope
road. in order that the facilities OF the
institution for obtaining water may be
made permanent
MT. Jose says the institution, which is
owned partly by the United States Gov
ernmcut, has had great trouble and ex'
peuse for years in procuring the ntces-
sary supply of water. The recent wind
storm has again destroyed the wind mill
on the premises, and the asylum is de
pending upon an artcsian well, which is
entirely inadequate.
Tie city water system does not supply
the premises, lacking about twenty feet Of
reaching the level OF the basement of the
asylum building. II the system We're eX-
tenucd, however, for distance OF SEQ
feet III the direction suggested, the water
could be led from the terminus OF the main
to a cistern in the asylum grounds and
pumped thence to the reservoirs.
The asylum authorities agree to hear the
expense of leading the water across their
owi, grounds 10 the cistern, installing the
pump and of doing whatever else may be
necessary to complete the project.
TIE crematory AT the foot Of South Cap
itol street was put in operation again yes
terday, after completion of the repairs, and
is ROW consuming tie entire output OF Dis
trict garbage.
sCOWS NO MORE.
TIE scow service has Leen discontinued,
to be resumed no more this fall unless the
weather should become very warm and
increase the supply.
The excise board had received up 10 the
hour of closing yesterday a total Of fifty
eight applications for retail liquor license
FOR the year commencing November /.
THIS is but two less than Were filed at
the close of business on the corresponding
date, October Z, last year.
TWO applicants for Wholesale license were
also of record yesterday
hcColumbia Railway Company has been
ordered by the Commissioners to remove so
much OF its abandoned track as TO permit
the laying of sidewalk on the east side Of
Fifteenth street northeast, from Gales street
to III street.