The times., 1899-06-13
District building Notes

The Commissioners yesterday appointed Guida
4. Kengla to serve watchman at the Wash
ington Asylum, vice James Sullivan, resigned, to
take effect July l.
The Commissioners have informed j. X Muir
ply, the contractor the Tiber Creek and New
Jersey Avenue high level intercepting sewer, re-
garding recent enquiry whether he would be
allowed compensation for lumber placed by him
in the trench in carrying out the work, that it
has not been the practice OF the District allow
such compensation.
The Rev. ". C. Davenport OF Anacostia has
been informed by the District authorities in re-
spouse to a complaint against the unsanitary CON
dition of the rectory at l03 Maple Avenue, that
there funds available at the present time
with which to correct the evil.
! protest was iled with the Commissioners
recently by Allison Nailor ir., against repairing
a frame house Street near the corner OF
Fifteenth Street, the house having been dam
agd not long ago by fire He desired the house
TO be replaced with one Of brick stone which
he thought would be in proper keeping with the
character Of the neighborhood. Ii appears now
that the permit for the repairs has been issued
and the Commissioners are unable to comply
with Mr.. Nailor's request
protest by John Crowley. OF 1927 Thirty-sec-
ond Street, against the granting OF a permit To
place a merry -go-round at and Banks Streets
has brought forth reply from the Commissioners
to the effect that they are without authority to
deny any application for merry go-rOund permits
when the applicant furnishes, with the appii-
cation, n sufficient number Of signcrs from the
neighborhood. MIR Crowley has been informed,
however, that if the merry-go-rOund proves a
nuisance after having been placed in operation,
complaint be made and the court asked to
have it abatcd.
DR.. Virgil b. Jackson has been appointed
physician TO the poor at $50 per month to sue
coed DIR. L. f. Richardson, resigned.
The Commissioners have granted 4 request
made by Joseph r. fague on behalf OF Enoch
L. White George W. White, and Harriet L. Ken,
dali for permission to pay the sewer assessments
against six lots in Trinidad without interest.
Application has been made by Dr. C. W.
Richardson, Of ll02 l. Street northwest, for per-
mission to introduce the Waring system OF sew
age disposal at his residence on the Grant Road
east of Tenleytown. Before taking action the
District Commissioners have asked for informa-
ton regarding the workings OF the proposed
system.
The Commissioners have refused to permit G.
r. Field, 20 Jackson Alley northwest, to maintain
a clam stand a few hours daily at the corner of
Twelfth and II Streets northeast.
Notice has been served on NJ ]. Alden that II
he wishes to have a driveway constructed across
the sidewalk at 2005 Thirty second Street it must
be laid with vitrifed brick at the estimate al
ready furnished by the District Engineer De
partment
A request from Malcolm Hufty. as attorney
for the owner OF suh-lots 81 and Il, Gass' sub
division for permission to pay the sewer bills
against those lots without penalty cost OF in
spection, has been granted by the Commissioners
Although the Commissioners recently permitted
n Sandford to place several hitching rings
in the clIrbing near his property at $50 Indiana
Avenue. they have refused to permit him TO
locate a number of such rings in different parts
of the CITY, as requested several days ago. They
maintain that the places where permission has
heen granted Mr. Sandford are the only ones
where it is advisable to permit him to make such
construction