The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-19

The extremely hot weather is having
perceptble effect on affairs at the District
Building. and upon the conduct of public
business. From the one Commissioner who
is left on duty TO the ianitor and elevator
boy there is a universal disposition to take
things easy and to do only what is abso-
luteiy required to be done. Electric fans
have been installed in nearly all the offices
and heads Of departments, as well as clerks,
dress in the coolest fashion and sometimes
throw aside their coats and exhibit the
latest style of negligee shirt to the few
whom business calls to the Executive
Building.
Commissioner Ross left the city nearly
two weeks ago and has been enjoying pc
ROD Of uninterrupted repose at Lewiston.
Ind. Captain Beach soon followed his col
leagues example and sought the cooling
! breezes Of Atlantic City. It is said that he
spends several hours each day meditating
upon the weighty problems Of street i'm
provement and the most economical meth
DDS Of resetting curbs while seated in some
quiet nook under an awning on the Board
Walk
Commissioner Macfsrland, ably assisted
| by Capt D. D. Gaillard. acting Engineer
I Commissioner, is representing the tTium-
viraje of municipal authority in the alb
sence of his associates. There are no Board
meetings and such business as can be des-
/ patched in the absence of the two Com
missiOners IS attended to each day. while
other matters are laid on the table to be
1 taken up by the Board when they ave
/ once more together, about the last Of the
month.
/ Since the heated term began there has
/ been q noticeable falling on in the num-
4 Der Of callers upon the Commissioners. 4
/ few persistent Ofhceseekers still come
! each day TO be told the same thing they
l have heard for weeks, that there are 10
! vacancies that no new places are TO be
made and that their names will be placed
on file and when anything turns up their
/ applications ill be considered.
| A few Of the clerks in the departments
I dOnnsd their uniforms this morning and
! shOuldered their muskets 10 take part in
/ the drill and recreations at the Gathers
/ burg encampment. but their going CAGE
I ~ awakened the sentiment OF envy in the
/ breasts Of their friends who stayed behind
I as they thought Of the glazing sun, the
! sweltering tents. and the mosquitoes -
/ the front. As one clerk expressed il,
1 there is more comfort sitting IN the wake
I - an electric fan than shooting at an
IMAGINARY Zoe IN me luLaUlCQ hl4QS OF
. Frede lex county. Nd
The denizers OF the District Building
are taxing life philCsCPhically and easy as
/ possible in the sweltering heat Of these
/ midsummer days II only they can make
7 existence endurable with fans and lee va
[ ter they think they are doing their whole
duty by the District and themselves.
/ a O. Tingley. Secretary of the North
Capitol and lexington Citizens Associa-
Q ETrrf zgff.
/ ers asking them to include IN their esti-
mates for the next fiscal year the neces-
sary sums for paving North Capitol Street
from 20 T streets, for Lincoln Avenue
from Street south 10 Truxton Circle. for
Patterson Street. and for the improvement
Of Quincy Street from North Capitol TO
First Street west, and T Street from North
Capitol Street to Lincoln Avenue 10 First
Street west.
In closing his letter Mr.. Tingley says
that the association has asked for only
| what seems actually necessary. What has
/ been asked he thinks would be a benefit
/ 10 the whole city, and would not benefit
a small section alone. He reminds the
Commissioners that North Capitol Street
nd Lincoln Avenue are much useG in get
ting TO the cemeteries and the pavement
OF Patterson Street he thinks is necessary
on sanitary grounds
The request was referred TO the Eugi-
neer Department for consideration and re-
port and Norris Hacker. Assistant Engi-
neer, TaCe up the estimates Of tn. cost OF
paving the streets mentioned tina. Of North
CAPITOL Street being 500; that OF Lin
coin Avenue. S4.e3J; that OF Patterson
Street. $7.7S2; that Of Quincy Street. 81
SO. and that Of 7 Street. so. OBJ
c b. Hunt. the Computing Engineer. in
| forwarding the above estimates TO the En-
! gineer Commissioner recommended that
! the association be advised that the request
Will be given every consideration al the
! time Of the preparation Of the schedule for
/ the construction Of country roads Mr.
! Hunt further recommended that this com
! munica.ion be placed on the improvement
file for consideration at the proper time.
| These recommendations were this morn
ing approved by the Commissioners.