The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-06-22

the relief Of the poor for the fiscal year
1900
To the Aged Woman's Home. 500; to the
Citizens Relief Association. S2C0: 10 the
Aid Association for the Blind. 1896. ard TO
the Womens Union Christian Association,
Rome fer the Friendless COlored Girls, Erie
street. the remainder Of the balance not
yet determined. but about $500.
The recommendations of the Superin-
tendent Of Charities has been approved by
Commissioner Macfarland. who has imme-
date supervision of the matter CT Chari-
ties and il is expected that the other
Commissioners will concur in the decision
DR.. William C Woodward the District
Health Ofhcer, has written TO the Com
missiOners requesting an Increase in the
allotment TO his department from the con-
tingent fund for the fiscal year OF 1S01-
He says:
"In view CT the provision by the recent
appropriations act for an additional vet
Urinary inspector for the Health Depart
ment, for the purpose OF securing a more
extended and efficient inspection of dair-
les and dairy farms. 1 have the honor to
request that the allotment 70 the Health
Department from the appropriation for
the contingent expenses Of the District
Government be increased, so as to pr1-
vide for the expense incident to such ex-
tension Of service.
1T is desired to keep one OF the vet
Urinary inspectors as much as possible In
the outlying territory. from watch the
milk supply Of this city comes. and in
order to do this it will be necessary to pay
railroad fare, board bills. and horse hire
These viii represent an additional outlay
for the Health Department, which. IN
less special provision is made as above
requested, can be met only at the expense
of some other branch of the service
The Commissioners have the request of
the Health officer under Amusement and
it will be considered when the allotment
OF the contingent fund is made
A petition signed by 3. F. Peters and
thirteen other property holders in Sixth
Street northeast has been handel to the
Commissioners, asking for the pavement
Of the roadway on that street between E
and F Streets. The petition sets forth the
fact that in the general Improvement of
the streets in that quarter of the city
Sixth Street has been overlooked The
petitioners feel that under any weII-de-
fined system or equitable distribution Of
public improvements their prayer should
be granted.
In forwarding the petition to the Com
missioners Mr.. Peters states that he has
been delegated by the citizens whose
names appear in the petition to do so. For
some reason, he states. unknown to them.
Sixth Street has been neglected and other
streets farther from the centre of popula-
ton have been improved. I'VE have wait
ed patiently and each succeeding year
we have expected that your honorable body
would direct that our turn had come, only
10 be disappointed"
At the request of the Commissioners
c. B. Hunt, the Computing Engineer. has
handed in report on the petition. in
which he says: The estimated cost Of
paving this roadway with asphalt or as
phalt block Is $500. In accordance
with the established policy of this
Office recommend that this item
be not added to the schedule at the
present time, but that the petitioners be
informed that the matter will be given
every possible consideration, and that the
paper be then placed in the Improvement
file. Northeast section for consideration
when additions to the schedule are made. &"
This recommendation has been approved
by the Commissioners and 1t Is understood
that the petitioners viii be informed that
the Improvement asked will be reached in
regular turn in the schedules for paving
streets.