The evening times., 1900-09-21

the square IN which the hydrsnt is located
there are no less than TWO hydrants one
OF which has attached d trough for water
ing purposes, and the same are easily ac-
cessible. and with plenty of room to ac-
eommodate teams travelling in opposite di
rections without blocking or interfering
with the rights of travel.
.. That water main and sewerage ex-
ist IN said square, and the houses therein
located are amply supplied with water IA
CiIities, and the hydrant in question under
tie existing circumstances. is indispensable
for the needs of neither man nor beast
The matter, upon reference to the Water
Register, elected the comment that the
hydrant in question supplied two families
in the locality, and its removal would work
. hardship on these people compelling
them tc so 300 feet for water The Regis
ter stated that until June last the com
piaInant drew water from the same source.
The recommendation Of the Water Reg
lister, that the request to remove the by
drant be denied, was approved by the
| Commissioners The complainant was
advised that the police would afford am
pie protection against annoyance, if the
matter were called to their attention
Under dates OF May s and September 12
communications have been sent TO the
Commissioners requesting that trees be
planted in the spaces left for that pur-
pose in the sidewalks on T Street, between
Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth Streets
northwest.
Superintendent of Parking T Lanham
recommends upon consideration of the
request, that the planting of trees in this
square should be deferred until the gaps
in existing lines of trees are filled up. He
considers that compliance with the re
quest would be in the nature of new
planting. His recommendation was Gp-
proved by the Commissioners.
a request from ". r. Kemp of 1923
L Street northwest, that trees which
have been dead for some time at Twelfth
and Omaha Streets, Rrookland. should
be replaced has received an unfavor-
able reply from the Commissioners, upon
the recommendation of the Superintend-
ent of Parks, woh finds no room for
trees at the location stated because of
three-foot sidewalk and gutter He
adds that the trees formerly planted on
Twelfth Street were paid for by trus-
tees who subdivided the property.
An /unfavorab1e reply has been given
to the following communication from V.
Baldwin Johnson, in regard to the con-
dtion of the parking on the east side
of North Capitol Street. Mr.. Johnson
complains:
ION the parking en- the east side OF
North Capitol Street, in front of my
premises, at the corner of North Capt.
tol and G Streets is a large quantity
of paving stones and some sand and
weeds and other refuse
"As [ am desirous of Strengthening up
the fence and whitewashing it, 1 make re-
quest that you have this parking cleared
out a your earliest convenience
Il request also that the bricks in the
driveway entering my premises be reset.
in so far as they need it,
Capt H. c. Newcomer. of the Engineer
Department, to whom the matter was re-
ferred, recommended that the complain
ant be informed that the driveways men
toned by him were in proper condition
and not in need of repair, and that while
the District should move the ganite and
sand sufficiently to permit the work he
desires to do upon the fences, it is the pur-
pose of the District to utilize the parking
space for some time for storing materials
to be used elsewhere as occasion may re-
quire.
In the application of R. Mills 1907 EIey-
enth Street southeast, for an extension Of
his plumbers license, the Inspector of
Plumbing makes the following report
This applicant was examined on Nav
4, 1898, and licensed to May l, 1896, which
license was extended in accordance with
the practice in all cases of that kind TO
make the license period five years, which
expired on May 1, 1898. The work done by
him has been of unimportant character. in
the main, and the office has had little oc-
casion to examine it In one case work
was done contrary to the regulations in
premises 600 E Street southeast, which he
refused to make good, upon repeated de-
manis of the Office, and for which he was
eventually fined in Police Court He then
reconstructed the work. I recommend
that he be granted a license to May i.
1908, and that he be formally advised by