The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-09
loss Of $12,S10 and an insurance of 49,
us for the corresponding month OF the
preceding YEAR

John H Magruder, corner OF Connecticut
Avenue and M Street northwest has writ-
! ten to the Commissioners complaining OF
ne manner in which the inspector from
| the office of the Sealer of Weights and
Measures performed his duties in his Of
| fee and grocery store.
He saws that 4 short time ago he de-
tected his scales giving too much weight,
! and made enquiry as to the visit OF the IN
| spector That day. Mr.. Magruder says, the
| inspector came. and after making CIR
! sorry examination of the scales in the store
presented bill at the window for So. Mr..
Magruder states that he entered into con-
versation with the inspector. and asked
| whether il was not his duty to balance
, the scales The inspector, he says, tried to
avoid doing so, and read certain sections
OF the law 10 show that his position in the
matter was the right one. Mr.. Magruder
declares that after long argument the
inspector finally did adjust the scales as he
wished him to do.
Mr.. Magruder says that the former in
spector on his route always balanced the
scales and left them in perfect condition,
and that until now he supposed that to be
the duty or one of the duties Of the inspec-
tor. He says he had no objection to paying
the bill after the scales had been balanced.
l.
northwest, has written to the Commission
ers calling their attention to the manner
in which streets are numbered on that
street west of Fourteenth Street. He says:
II am living in house numbered 1903. 1t
being one of a new row of new houses ard
four doors west of School Street which |
understand will be Fifteenth Street when
extended and in that case the number is
correct. In the block above or west is an
=, - l,n-
causes considerable annoyance to me from
the fact that my house being the first 1903
goods are often delivered there by mistake.
The names are also similar, being Crowell
and Lowell. l respectfully ask that the
matter be looked into and remedied if pos
sible''
The District Commissioners have de-
cided to turn over the responsibility of ex-
aiming the sites offered for the proposed
municipal hospital to a committee consist
ing of Capt. d. d. Gaillard, of the Engineer
Department; DR.. William C. Woodward, OF
the Health Department, and W. p. Rich
ards, also of the Engineer Department
This commission will examine for the
Commissioners all sites offered for the
proposed site for the municipal hospital,
taking into account their size, location. ac-
feasibility, and price, and will submit to
the tOIuI0iSklOueTS n CONTAINING
schedule of all sites offered, and they will
designate six of the sites which in their
judgment are best suited for the purpose
and from these the Commissioners will
make a choice.
Commissioner Mcfarland received a call
yesterday from A. E. Randie of Congress
Heights, who asked the Commissioners to
insert in the estimates which they are now
considering an item CT $4,000 for chem
ical engine company for Congress Heights
Commissioner mcfarland was Informed
that lot had been donated a site for
the engine house and his attention was
called to the fact that the Senate at the
last session of Congress passed bill au-
thorizing the establishment of chemical
engine company for Congress Heights and
appropriating $40, 600 therefor.
Mr.. Randle is OF the opinion that If the
item is placed in the estimates it will be
allowed and the engine company created.
The Commissioners have under consider
alton as a site for the proposed tenth di-
vision school building lots 4. 8, and 6,
square 669 fronting 1s9 feet inches
on the north side of o Street between
North Capitol and First Streets northeast
The site is one square south and two
squares east of the lot upon which the
colored manual training school is to be
erected.
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