The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-12

Thomas Gilmer, of 545 Florida Avenue,
has again addressed the District Commits
| 81. perS relative to the bill of the Gran
ford Paving Company against him. of $3.50.
for laying cement sidewalk adjacent TO his
residence. This bill, which has been the
subject of some correspondence between
Mr.. Gilmer and the Commissioners, is
says he. for finishing the work COM
menced under direction of the Engineer
Department. Your employees not only fail
ed to pave the entire sidewalk, improperly
called parking but LEFT the walk in 4
dangerous, rough, and unsightly condition.
making this additional worl: necessary for
the public safety and comfort (See act
OF August Z, 1884, Supp. r. s., Vol. III,
page z2s.D
None of the work was done on ground
owned or enclosed by me. i will deposit
with the Collector of Taxes one-half OF
the total cost of the sidewalk ;butting
my property as soon as you pay he en-
c12sed bill of the Crawford Company.
There is no law to prevent your paying
this bill at the contract price. Please see
previous Letters on this subject. The Gram
ford Company should be paid at an early
date. The width of sidewalk pavement is
governed by regulations, and not by law.
ask the civilian Commissioners to amend
the regulations. l had talk with Captain
Beach few days ago. The Engineer De-
paTtment holds that its regulations should
be as Interchangeable as the laws of the
Nodes and Persians. Such tenacity of
opinion can only be due to chronic and
aggravated form of cephaiic tumefaction.
Hence this appeal TO the Commissioners
near the people.
tn fna4 nf II;
case. In my letter of June rs, 1900, re-
quested that you should not publish my
name in connection with the matter, but
this private and confidential communica-
ton was published in part in the papers
Of November 20, 1900. / think / am justi-
fed in asking for an explanation. Who |
did it?
Captain Beach says that he did not give
1t out. DR.. Tindall says he didn't do it, |
and SO say the Obliging young men in the |
secretary's office. When / called to en-
Quire, Commissioner Mcfarland and Com |
missioner Ross were absent, but l don't |
believe they did it. Reasoning by process
Of exclusion l conclude that little bird
must have told a reporter all about it.
II SO, the bird should be Gagged to pre-
vent future trouble.
Most of the District correspondence
may be given to the press with propriety,
but occasionally letter should be treated
as confidential, especially when so marked.
Let the reporters have this letter. Its
perusai ought 70 90 them 8ood. ii you
have anything pleasant to say to a corre-
spondent. or II you want request, the
public seldom hears OF it, but if you turn
down his request or have anything disa-
greeable to say, the citizen is pilloried In
the mi-humorous columns dealing with
District sna1rs. ask you 10 publish TINS,
but you will not, because / ask it"
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