The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-09

George D. Fry, of 766 Sixth Street south
east. has written a letter to Commissioner
mcfarland, requesting that the arc light
on the corner of Fourteenth and streets
northwest be provided with a shade. In
his letter Mr.. Fry says he makes the re-
quest for Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ. Daniels, of
1401 Fourteenth Street.
THE light is very unpleasant" writes
Mr.. Fry. You know, or could imagine,
the unpIeasantness Of the glare of an cleo
trio light in your face when you are try
ing to comfort yourself after you have
finished your days work, especially on
these hot evenings. l know you are gen.
tIeman who is interested in and will look
after the necessities and comforts Of the
public Therefore, I ask you as a favor to
Mrs. Daniels, myself, ard many others, IL
you will cause section of the globe on the
said electric light, corner Fourteenth and
T streets northwest, TO be painted, so that
it will cast a shadow Oh the front parking
of 1401 Street. This is only a small
thing compared with What some people
ask of you, SO / expect that it viii be
DONE
! Walter c. Allen, the Electrical Engi-
neer, to whom Mr.. Fry's letter was refer
! red. states that the arc lamp in question
| is at the southwest corner of Fourteenth
and streets. while the premises to be
shaded are on the northwest corner. To
place a shade on the lamp would be a Sc
| rious obstacle to travel. He, therefore,
recommends that the writer be informed
that the request cannot be granted.
ss.x,l r1.-fr 10 40.
! loves TO swim naked in some sequester5d
| pool. has found a friend IN the person of
/ Dr. Irving c. Rose In a letter to Com
( missioner Macfarland he has taken up
cudgeIs against the arrest of boys who
brave police regulations and go in swim
| ming as nature intended. DR.. Rose in
Inmates to the man In authority that the
police have more important duties to per-
form than to spoil the fun OF the boys of
the District. The correspondent says:
1T is only my admiration and respect
for your acts as Commissioner that
prompt me to write you on time
" matter. I refer to the arrest by the
bathing, usually at some unfrequenied
/ wharf or lonely pond, in the vicinity
of which policemen have been known
! to hide many hours with a view 10
/ making such arrest. While l am friendly
! to the police. and do rot wish 10 be saT
! CdStlC, yet titluk InSy hiSut D. btttST
/ employed in looking after gIaver offenders
whom they allow to escape. AS a good
citizen I would in no way countenance ex-
hibitionism or exposure, but it seems to
most sensible people that police stringency
/ In this matter is carried too far in the Dis
| trict Of Columbia and calls for mitigation
In the herbor Of Newport. f. l.. men
may be seen daily in swimming tights.
/ which the regulations allow while that
part OF the harbor in the vicinity OF We'll
Hngton Roads is frequented by small boys,
who swim without clothes in full view OF
passers-by. During many seasons spent at
/ this resort l have never heard complaint
/ from anyone. and I am sure the pOpula-
! ton IS quite as fastidious as that of WASH
| ington; in fact, have noticed in looking
into the dark corners Of human nature that
excessive prudery and affected propriety
/ are accomplished by other conditions of
I which it would not be delicate to speak
| but from a neurological point OF view.
/ Il am sure. Mr.. Commissioner that the
/ present course of the police strikes terror
to the mind of many a small boy who would
otherwise learn the useful and manly ac
complishment which | feel our municipal
authorities should eountenance and encour-
age in every way possible consistent with
| propriety.
Clarence A. Brandenburg, Assistant At
torney for the District has informed the
Commissioners that in his opinion they are
without authority in law to cancel the tax
sale of lot 2S in square 1915. as requested
by l. c. Bailey.
Mr.. Bailey claimed that on account of
the failure 10 transfer lot Is to his name
upon the assessment books he failed TO pay
the tax thereon for the year 1896, and for
this reason he claims that the sale of the
lot should be cancelled 1t appears that
on March 10, 1884, Mr.. Bailey purchased
lots % TO 40, both inclusive, IN square
1913. The transcript of the deed furnished
the Assessor recited the conveyance OF sub
lots % 10 40 inclusive, without lot IS, but
it also appears that he paid the taxes OF
lot 2S for the years 1894 and 1895 al
though the lot had not been transferred to
him.
According to the Attorney it was Mr.
Bailey's duty to inspect the tax bills fur
nished him and the receipts retained by
him If he had done so il would have
revealed the fact that he had not paid
the taxes upon lot %. He. therefore holds
that the application should be denied.
The bid of $143.25 for the construction Of
a sewer at Police Station No. 2, submitted
by Ed ]. Hannah. has been accepted by the
Commissioners.
The application OF Philip D. Evans, an
additional private on the police force, to
have his commission changed so as to ex-
tend his territory from Thirteenth to Six
tenth Streets and Street to Florida Ave
nue. has been approved by Commissioner
Ross.
a similar request from ]. P. O'Dea, an
additional private. extending his territory
from Sixteenth to Twenty-hrst Street and
from r to T Streets has also been ap-
proved