The times., 1898-06-21
CITY BREVITIES.

The commissioners have granted per-
NIT for a projection beyond the building
line of the city to William Lind
BY order of the commissioners c. w.
Childs and E. E. Richardson, declared in
sane. have been removed to the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane.
The District Commissioners yesterday
refused to grant a permit to Dominic
Morise to play hand organ on the
streets on the ground that there were
already too many such permits issued.
Sanitary Inspector C. B. Robinson has
presented TO the commissioners the spec
ial report of the District veterinarian re-
lative TO the fire. police and water de-
partments, the board of assessors, and
the commissioners. Twelve horses are at
the hospital.
In reply to a question from ]. NJ.
kreiter, secretary of the Central Labor
Union, relative TO the appropriation of
$4,000 for the erection of q wall at the
District Jail. the commissioners state that
the matter is entirely under the juris-
diction of the Attorney General, and adj
wise that the matter be brought to his at
tention.
Mrs. Annie Z. Snyder yesterday filed a
bill in the Superior Court asking for
divorce from her husband John D. p
Snyder. The complaint sets forth as the
grounds for the petition continued cruel
i'll treatment at the hands of the re-
spondent. John d. p. Snyder The parties
were married August 10. 1884, in St.
Adams Church, in the District of Co
lumbia.
Three suits for damages were filed yes
terday against the Capital Traction Street
Railway Company. One was by Maurice
]. McGrath. who claims 81. 500 for personal
injuries and the destruction of his car
riage. which he alleges resulted from
the carelessness Of a servant of the de-
fendant company. Another by Charles
NJ Gordon who claims 81 500 on similar
grounds. and the third by John ]. Healy,
who sues for 500 in the same grounds
The District commissioners. after con-
sidering the protests of William A. Kim
mel, OF No. 1905 Connecticut Avenue.
against any permits being issued TO any
church or any other society for holding
picnics, socials, etc, on the southwest
corner of Florida Avenue and Eighteenth
Street. have referred the matter TO the
district attorney. The protest states that
a majority of the adjoining property
owners desire to have the nuisance re-
moved, as the crowds are very noisy and
boisterous until long after midnight.
A copy of the report OF DR.. William B.
| French, respecting the results of his
| of the George l.. Squier Manufacturing
! Company in the Franklin School, has
| been sent TO Hon. Walter J. Sheppard,
| president of the company. The report
| shows a meteorological test of a filter
: tube was continued over a period of fifty
{ two consecutive days. operating upon q
/ water containing 733 bacteria per cubic
/ centimeter and that during that period
| the tube successfully intercepted all or
| ganisms and delivered a sterile water.
! The adoption of this filter in all the pub
! lie buildings of the city is under consid-
Grafton.
! Maj. George A. Armes, the defendant
/ in the suit of Anna G.. Lowe et al, petit
tioning to restrain the above named
| George A. Armes from annoying them
| in the peaceful possession of the prop
/ erty known as Fairfield in his answer
filed yesterday says that he admits the
! lease 10 the complainants for the term
of six months at the rental stipulated
! but denies that he has constantly and
continuously or at all trespassed'' upon
the possession of the plaintiffs to the real
estate in question. He particularly denies
| that he has acted in loud and bolster
| Gus manner to the detriment of the COM
fort or business of the complainants, OF
| in any way harassed them or their
| patrons.