The times., 1897-05-23
District Office Notes.

Henry Payne, chairman ill the water
department, has been made draughtsman
at So per diem.
No awards will be made of street clean
ing contracts until the arrival Of Cornnnis-
soner Ross, who is cut of the city.
Clifford Gerard, driver of the Adams
Express Company, has been made an ad-
ditional police private, for service with
the company.
The Commiss ioners yeste rday ordered
exempt from general taxes the section of
square 9S5 belonging to the Mount Zion
Baptist Church.
Favorable action was also recommended
On Senate bill 1865, entitled an act 10
extend the Cha rter Of the fran kiln Insurance
Company OF Washington
The Commissioners yesterday forward
ed the Secretary OF War an estimate of
appropriations necessary to repair the
Lovejoy school building, with the request
that the estimate be placed in the pend
ing deficiency bill.
Commissioner Wight made an inspection
Of the Western market-house yesterday
afternoon, and was much gratified with
the excellent condition OF affairs that
existed there. A talk with the stall
nolders revealed the fact that the recent
improvements made were highly satisfac-
tory.
The Commissioners yesterday notified
Senator James Mcmillan, chairman of
the Senate District Committee, that they
were favorable to Senate bill 1910, which
confers upon the supreme court OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia jurisdiction to take proof
ofthe execution of W ills affecting realestate
and for other purposes, which was referred
TO them for their views
The Commissioners received yesterday
another protest against the use of the air
motor proposed by the lexington and
Soldiers Home Railway Company. This
one came from forty-three citizens along
C street, on Capitol Hill, and they make
an urgent request that the company te
required to put in an underground electric
system The objections raised TO the
air motor are many and of a character
similar to those filed yesterday by the
North Capitol and lexington Citizens As
sociation, and the Commissioners will con-
slider it In its regular order of business
The Commissioners yesterday annuled
section of article OF the police regula-
tions relative TO the location of hackstands
on the southeast corner of Four and-a-half
street and Pennsylvania avenue, where
six vehicles have been allowed Hereafter
a stand will be on east side OF Four-and-a-
half street and Pennsylvania avenue, two
vehicles to be located between rear line of
the main building at southeast corner OF
Eour-and-a-half street and Pennsylvania
avenue and McDermott's alley, the other
four on ca st side Of Four-and-a-half street,
the right resting immedia tely south of the
sidewalk on south side of Missouri avenue,
and where vacancy occurs on the stand
near Pennsylvania avenue the vehicle
first occupy ing the stand on the south side
of Missouri avenue may take the place
made vacant.
Some time ago the Secretary Of Agri
culture requested the Commissioners TO
make a ex amina ton of the building at
the southeast corner of Fourteenth and 2
streets southwest, used as the chemical
division of the Agricultural Department,
with a view to ascertaining It's safety.
Yesterday he was informed that upon an
inspection by the inspector of buildings
it was found that the upper floors are
overloaded and the strain upon the center
OF the floors Is toO great to admit Of
safety. The joists are weakened by cut
ting of gas and water pipes and the main
floor joists are much decayed. 1t was
recommended that these be renewed inn
meaiately and the desks and cases Oh