Evening star., 1896-10-01
DIS RIC T AFFAIRS
Site for Cabbage crematory Not Entirely
Fl ssttled.
observ"tors Site May Not He Possible
Other Local Notes of
.,
Interest.

Inc permit for the erection of q garbage
crematory on the observatory site has not
been issued and it is expected that some
time will will intervene before one is. The
residents in the neighborhood have filed
protests with the Commissioners. and it
may be that they will insist upon being
heard before any final action is taken.
Then there is another thing that may in
tervene, and on the face of things it looks
as II the whole matter Of erecting the
crematory will hinge upon an Interpretation
of this. 1t is the act Of May 81, 1858 (Web5's s
DisesD. relating to nuisances. 1t provides:
ut shall not be lawful for any person or
persons to establish. lay off or conduct any
brick yard. brick kiln. pottery furnace, Cr
any slaughter house or butcher pen. or any
soap or candle manufactory, bone boiling cr
other establishment whereby offensive
odors ar. generated to the detriment CT
injury Of the neighborhood upon any rear
site. or upon any site not used as aforesaid
within a period of twelve months. within
lao yards of any dwelling house occupied or
used within the limits of this corpora ton
unless they shall file the written
consent of two-thirds of the owners or occu-
pants of houses within said 100 yards. and
also the permission of the mayor"
The applicants for the permit are now en-
gagged in making plat of the site II, upon
investigation by the building inspector, it is
found that the location is within the limit
OF 100 yards, 1t is understood the attorney
fer the District will be called upon to pass
upon the question whether the section
above quoted applies to the case. II he
holds that it does. before the permit can
issue. the written consent of the residents
within 100 yards must be filed before the
permit can issue. 1t is understood that the
Commissioners are anxious to have the per
nit issue. Long ago they approved the site,
and have been trying for some time to nave
pTlsNtl hal
Today they notified the garbage con.rac-
tor Of their approval of the Brown furnace
at the foot of South Capitol street, and It IS
believed that the crematory will imnediate-
ly resume operations.
Temporary Inspector.
The Commissioners have appointed j. NJ.
Snyder temporary inspector in the street
AMI alley cleaning department, with COM
pensation at the rate of $2JO per day, Tor
duty in connection with the work of clean
ing the streets of the refuse caused by the
recent storm.
Local Appointments.
John T. Healy has been appointed clerk
and night watchman at the Municipal
Lodging House. vice John Parish, resigned.
VIM. b. Linkins has been appointed a
member of the fire department. vice Davis,
resigned.
On Taxnblc List.
The Commissioners today placed the prop
erty known as the Emerson Institute upon
the taxable list of District property. This
is the result of a recommendation of the
board of assistant assessors,as foreshadow-
ed in The Star some time age. Other prop
erty will be put upon the taxable list from
time to time which is now exempt from
the payment Of taxes.
Street improvements.
An innovation will shortly be tried by the
streets for Improvement. The Commission
ers propose to take the center of popu-
laticn, which is .reckoned at 9th street be-
tween and L streets northwest, and with
that point as center strike a circle with
a radius of haIf a mile. In this section all
streets v i'll bs first Improved Af-er tina:
the circle viii ha extended to a mile, and
SO on ur til every part of the city has been
-a., Bids Opened. T.
The proposal board at the District build
ing yesterday opened bids for the erec-
ton of The Langdon school house. This is
the second time proposals have been in
vited for this bu lding.
The first time they called for a brick
structure and were thrown OUT because the
lowest bid exceeded the Appropriation.
Then the plans were amended substi-
tuting a. frame house. The bidders today
We're: j. NJ Dunn. $6.Is9; Connors & Col
laty, $3.50; c. Thomas & Son, ST. 500; Par
vini & Green, S6,542: w F. Beers a. Co..
s6533; Peter Mccartney, SG,515; F. w,
Bachus. $6.SI4.