The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04

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sioners for the fiscal year ended June 80,
1900. The report says:
/ The past years work shows an increase
over that of the preceding year of about
a per cent. No accidents of any serious
nature have occurred to any steam boilers
or steam machinery where District IL
censed engineers are employed. This is a
good evidence that the steam plants OF
the District are operated by competent en-
ginesrs The present license law should
be so amended that all engineers employed
in The District would be under direct con-
tro, of the Commissioners and the District
| laws
There should also be an amendment
that any steam engineer of the District
who shall commit any misdemeanor in
| connection with the machinery in his
charge or who shall in any way alter his
| license by changing the writing on the
face thereof shall be punished by fine or
| Imprisonment.
| we urge upon you the necessity of
providing us with suitable room in which
! to hold our meetings for conducting ex-
! aminations etc. which room should be
the office of the District Boiler Inspector.
| Through the kindness of Mr.. Brady We
| have been allowed desk room in his office.
| He has also shown us many other fayors
in various ways. His department, however,
is very much crowded. which greatly in
| conyenienCes US in our work Ii is often
| necessary 10 examine applicants during the
day time. AT such times we are obliged to
| hold examinations away from the District
! Building, owing to our lack of a suitable
room in which to conduct examinations.
| We also need a typewriter and a letter
press for the clerical work of the Office
| We should also be provided with some
! models of machinery which would be of
| great assistance in the examinations
| Our estimate of expenses for the wear
ending June 90 1902 is $500 for compen-
| sation of examiners and $500 for contin-
gencies of the Office. We most respectfully
ask that the above amount be appropri-
ated''
| The following statement shows the
operations of the office for the year
! In July, 1899. the board held I
! meetings. received applications. approved
! and rejected 3; of the former were
| second class and third class. For the
month OF August 4 meetings were held
| at which II applications were received 8
! approved and 4 rejected. OF the former l
| was second class and third class In
| September 8 meetings were held % ap-
| plcatlons received. of which 10 were ap-
| proved and rejected OF the former .
! were first class. ] second class. and u
/ hhAiH CLASS. III OStODer y meetings
| held at which L applications were re-
! eeived, OF which s were approved aud /
rejected OF the former l was $ Copd c'ass
and third class, In November s
meetings were held. at which l. auuIica-
tons were received. of which 3 were ap-
! proved and rejected OF the former l
| was ErSt class and were third class In
| December meetings We're held at
which 10 applications were received, of
| winch 8 were approved and rejec-ed of
! tfe former were second class and were
! thlrd class In January, 1900, meet
t lngS were held, at which 16 abpstcatious
! were received, u being approved and / re-
! jeeted, Of the former l was first class, /
second class. were third ciazs, and
, We're for locomobiles. In February s
| meetings We're held, q applications we're
received. of which 16 were approved and
rejected, of the former one was first
class, : We're second class were third
class, and were for locomokiIes In
March there were meetings al which %
Applications were received u being an
proved and rejected, of the former > were
hrst class second class. Is third class
! and i were for locomotives In April 8
meetings were held at which 10 applica-
| tons were received. being approved and
rejected. of the former were second
class and were third class In Nav
meetings were held at which II app!ica
lions were received, 10 being approved and
rejected OF the former l first class
l second class. third class, and were
for locomobiles. In June there We're :
meetings, with % applications, 10 being ap-
proved and rejected, of the former 1 was
hfst class. second class, Is third class
and for locomobles. For the entire wear
there were 81 meetings, with 202 applica-
lions, OF which 1871 were approved and "a
were rejected, of the former were first
class, 10 second class 50 third class and
Is were for locomobiles.
Volney Eaton. Secretary of the CAPITAL
Construction Company, has written to the
commissioners. making enquiry in regard
TO the collection and removal of garbage
win you inform me- he writes "if II
will be the duty of the ash and refuse col
lector to remove the ashes from APARTMENT
houses? If so. will it be necessary to have
ash cans to keep the ashes in?" He writes
that the building known as the Portner is
provided with an ash pit in the alley. with
doors opening out above, and the col
lector, he states, has been in the habit of |
throwing the ashes from the pit into the /
alley, and then shoveling them into his |
cart
The letter of Mr.. Eaton was referred to |
the Superintendent of Street Cleaning who |
yesterday reported that the contract under |
which ashes and refuse are to be collected |
provides for the collection of such material |
from private residences only. The superiu |
tendent says further that apartment |
houses 90 not come under the terms of the |
contract.
This report the Commissioners have an |
proved and they have issued an order that
Mr.. Eaton shall be informed in accordance |
with the same
The Smoke Inspector recently reported |
TO the Health Department that dense black
and grey smoke has heen issuing from the
smokestack on the U Street pumping sta
tion of the Water Department
AT the request of the SunerjnfauJa,+ 90 |
the Water Department James F. Fink.
chief engineer of the L Street station re
ported that the smoke complained of was
caused by breaking up fire and cleaning
the furnace, preparatory to running the
Gaskill engine after I O'Clock a. m on the
Reno service, which does not REQUIRE as
heavy fire. The smoke is also caused. he
states by throwing out of service at that
hour the No. 1 boiler and the dumping of
all the CRATES. Mr.. Finch further states
that at the time of the complaint coal of
an inferior quality was being used This |
COAL he says. was delivered at the station
about December. 1899, and he states that
1t would smoke TO some extent, regardless
of the manner Of working the furnaces
He thinks that with coal of good quality
he can overcome the difficulty
In forwarding the report Of Mr. Fink TO
the Engineer Commissioner, W. A. Nc
FarlaHd, Superintendent OF the Water De-
partment, stated that the report was in
complete In that it does not state for how |
long period black smoke issued from the
stack OF the station. Mr. Mcfarland SAYS
he knows of no device for the burning of
bituminous coal which will prevent the
emission of smoke for a short na-Jod oft6r |