The evening times., 1896-04-28
HIS HEAD Tls DEMANDED
Contractor WarfieId Had to Re-
move Inspector Danforth.
DISTRICT OFFICIALS ORDER
The Garbage CrematOry Employe Had
Violated u Regulation-Disnis Is
and Appointments In the Fire and
Police Departments-A Citizens
Plea for Relief.

The District Commissioners today issued
| peremptory order requiring Contractor
Warfield OF the garba ge service, to remove
| Inspector NJ. E. Danforth from his employ.
Danforth is accused of violating section
| eleven of the garbage regulations. which
prescribes that any official or employe using
improper language. or who may be de-
tected as being under the influence Of
! liquor, or who may demand payment Of
citizens for services rendered. or who may
faisify any report lie mag be called upon to
make. shall be discharged and his dismissal
acts as disbarmen for further work on the
contract.
The specific charge against the inspec-
tor was OF making an incorrect report TO
the health officer in respect to a complaint
received of the inefficient service OF the
contra ctor' S collectors.
The complaint came from one of the
hotels-Dr. Woodward declined 10 say
which-and Danforih, as an employe of
Mr. Warfich, went to investigate. He
returned to the health officer with a rad
ical modification of the charge; the pro-
prietor ex pla ming by letter that his intention
in notifying the office was 10 secure daily
service.
A FALSE STATEMENT.
A health office inspector afterward as
certained that Danfortb had procured the
modification by representing to the hotel
manager that it was necessary to put the
matter in that form in order to insure a
daily service.
The action of today is the sequence
Two changes in the fire department force
were ordered TO he made today as follows:
The resignat lou or Private Harry Fried
rich was accepted, and Joseph Waldron ap-
pointed to succeed him, the order to take
effect on the ED Instant.
Private Frank Lochbocer was ordered to
be removed, and ]. p. Sylvester appointed
in his stead, the service OF the latter be-
ginning the 27th instant.
Ernest s. Green has been appointed a
member OF the police force. vice A. F. Seng-
stack. removed. The latter was convicted
of gross neglect of duty. it having been
shown that he remained in the Cairo Flats
an hour one evening to the disregard OF
his duties
PLEA FOR RELIEF.
Mr.. Talbert Lanston. who owns three
dwellings. Nos. / 404 to 140s Eleventh street
northwest, in which the water supply is
utlltItuN. was INT tOlillllISSiolCiS
today with an urgent plea for relief.
His houses are two and ore-half stories
IN height. with the bathrooms on the upper
floor. BE was obliged. several years ago,
he said. to incur an expense of 81 900 for
construction of a hot air plant to pump
the water into the roems. and this apparat-
US was operated al an expense of $50 per
year.
He gladly abandoned this method, he
said. upon the completion of the new water
main in that section. in the belief that
it would afford an ample supply. but this
was a delusion. The water fails regu-
larly at midsummer
Mr. Lanston's tenants are leaving the
houses. lie is therefore desirous. even at
the expense of another 81 900. of remedying
the trouble and asks for the privilege
of building rear elevated addition to
each for use as a bath house, but the
regulations forbid.
air. Lausion contends that as his houses
were built be fore the adoption of the reEu
!ations. and as this in his cniy means OF
relief. he asks that he be given the privilege
asked for as 4 means of saving heavy less |
The Commissioners are giving The matter |
their most careful consideration.
Tie Commissioners submitted to each |
House Of Congress today a copy OF the bill !
recently prepared by the attorney for the /
District and the harbormaster, which is in
tended TO prohibit the deposit of putrescfble |
refuse in the river.
The bill provides that 1t shall be unla wful |
for the owner OF any wharf or dock, or the |
owner of any vessel to throw. drop or deposit
or permit the deposit, in the Potomac. Of
ballast. dirt, oyster shells, ashes, dead
fish or offal, or dead animals Of any kind. |
the penalty for-rialations being a fine sot
to exceed 500 or Imprisonment not to ex-
ceed six months
There is clause which specifies that the |
act shall not interfere with the work of im- |
provcment now in progress, or that may
hereafter be necessary, under the direction
of the government