Evening star., 1897-06-12

Section of this act could not be too rigid
ly enforced today. That no person shall
sell or expose for sale in said market any
unsound, blown or unwholesome meat or
articles of provision, under the penalty of
50 for every offense."
An act approved November 10, 1902
That $500 be. and hereby is, appropriated
for the purpose of opening, clearing and
rendering passable for wagons west 14th
from north F street"
Fire Protection.
An act approved January 10, 1903. to pro-
vide for the prevention and extinction of
fire, THAT every proprietor of any dwelling
house or storehouse shall provide as many
fire buckets OF leather as there are stories
to such house"
Sec. of act approved January TO- 1903,
THAT there shall be procured by the
mayor one substantial fire engine, to be
kept near the Center market; and so soon
thereafter as may be, two additional fire
engines shall be procured, to be kept near
the east and west markets."
AN act making appropriations for the
repair Of pumps and wells"
AN act that every possessor of a lot
whereon there shall during the months of
June. July, August and September be an
artificial excavation, containing stagnant
water more than twenty-four hours, shall
fill up or drain the same, under a penalty
or $40, after notice, as aforesaid
April 20. 1907, the city corporation made
regulations regarding the sweeping Of
chimneys, substantially follows: The
mayor (Robert BRENT was authorized to
make contract with such person as he
might deem proper one, and to give to
him the exclusive right to sweep the chin
neys in Washington for a term of not to
exceed three years. The chimneys were to
be swept once in each three months from
the 1st day of April to the 1st day of Oc-
tober. and once In each two months the
rest of the year. between 3 and o'clock in
q NOR Qf cpp1 ha Obi i'm
ney sweep and the householder could agree
upon.
Contract for Chimney Sweeping.
The chimney sweep was entitled to
receive from the person so contracting with
him the sum Of 10 cents for each story of
each f1ue or chimney swept, and II any
chimney or fiue should take fire from the
presence of SCOT in the chimney within two
months from the last sweeping, then the
chimney sweep should paw a fine of 81. and
II any chimney should take fire that had
not been swept, then the owner of the
house should pay a fine of s.. As required
to do, Mayor Brent gave notice to the citi-
zens that he had made a contract for the
sweeping of the chimneys with Job Haight,
who would commence June 10. 1907.
ington. built. lived and died In the house
situated on the southeast corner of 18th
and Maryland avenue southwest. Sir Au-
gustus Foster, who was secretary at
the years 1s04-5 and 6. says: Very few
private gentlemen have houses i'm Wesh-
ington. Only recollect three-Mr. Brent
Mr.. Taylor and Mr.. Carroll" The adJoin-
ing house he built for his son, Robert
Young Brent. as a marriage gift. Robert
Brent, q short while before his death, Sep
tenlber "A. 1919 (see National Inteliigencer.
September 10. 1870. resigned the paymas-
ter generalship in the army. About this
time he suffered q stroke Of paralysis. and.
although partially recovering. he never
again entered active life but paused his
remaining days In occasional visits 10
Brentwood to superintend the building OF
vault, where ne II buried.
Sydney. Australia, has . nashlight town
clock. 20 that the correct time may b seen
milo0 away.
Mrs. Stewart Harper OF Moline, m,
found $1,000 worth Of diamonds IN IN asH
heap. They had been thrown with wasto
paper in the fireplace four years ago.
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