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also states that considerable amount OF
money was spent on the gutter In question
some time ago in an effort to modify the
conditions, but he says the effort was not
successful.
The Commissioners yesterday voted that
the writer be informed in accordance with
the report of the Computing Engineer.
L. S. Lipscomb. of 612 Fourteenth Street
northwest. recently made application ac-
companied with petition Of property
holders interested for a water main on
Pierrepont Street. Oak View, from Ten
leytown Road to lot IL. block 3.
The Superintendent of the Water De-
partment in reporting upon the matter
recommended that 300 feet of 6-inch water
main be laid in Pierrepont Street. east
from Wisconsin Avenue, at an estimated
cost of $780, the total amount Of assess
ment being s37S. He also informed the
Commissioners that application had been
made for sewerage facilities.
In transmitting this recommendation to
the Commissioners Capt. D. d. Gaillard.
in charge of the department. stated that
sewerage for the property in question had
been applied for under the permit system,
and that project was in course OF pre-
paraticn. He further states that no esti-
mate has yet been made. and no deposit
that the petitioners be informed that the
water main will be laid as recommended
by the superintendent. when the sewer for
which application has been made has been
ordered.
This recommendation the Commission
ers yesterday approved.
Joseph Paris, Chief Engineer Of the
Fire Department. yesterday submitted ID
4. fhn m
eraiions of the department for the month
of October. He states that there were
twenty nine alarms OF fire for the mon h,
an increase of six over the preceding
month. and a decrease of three as COM
pared with the same month of the pre-
vious year. Four of the alarms, he says,
were false, while irregularity In reeeiv-
ing alarms were reported on boxes 45.
125, 217 236. 31i $40. 43I. and 651. The
report adds that .hsre were eleven local
or silent alarms for which no bells were
sounded. which were answered by the D.
partment. one of these being false.
The report gives the estimated loss fer
the month at s2.715. covered by an m
surance of 81 $50. against less CT w. ~
and an insurance of SS,34O for the pre-
yio,s month, ard loss of $40 So and an
insurance Of s10.230 for the correspond
ing month of the precS1!ng year.
The long controversy which has 'xisted
since last May between the Health Office
and the Engineer Department relative to
the abatement OF an alleged nuisance al the
corner Of Fourteenth and Philadelphia
Streets, BrooklaEd has been settled by
decision OF the Commissioners that the por-
ton of Philadelphia Street upon when the
pond of water is said TO exist be filled at a
cost OF $500 chargeabe to the emergency
fund The Engineer Commissioner recon-
mended this course to his associates some
days ago. and after ruling by the Auditor
that the emergency fund could be used for
the purpose the Commissioners voted that
it should be done.
Thus ends one of the most discussed top
les which has been before the local govern
ment for years.
The Commissioners yesterday issued or
ders that Capt. d. d. Gaillard. assistant to