Evening star., 1900-05-09

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| oath of Office Administered.
| Dr. William Tindall. who has officiated
| upon every such occasion in the history
OF tne present form of District government
| tnen administered the oath of office to
| commissioner Ross and Mr. Macfarland,
the latter opening the little Bible used at
! the swearing in all of his predecessors at
ILL ftre .iilro chapter of Proverbs. placing
| nhger upon the fifth and sixth verses, which
| read: Trust in the Lord with ali thine
| heart. and lean not unto thine own under
Standing In all thy ways acknowledge
| 1im, and He shall direct thy paths"
| Mr. Wight, the oath was concluded
| eAcialmed: Il am free man again" and
| Ihen congratulated his successor and Mr.
| Ross, wishing them all success Then the
| oiHclals and employees of the District step-
pea forward. and, as they reached the new
| SS,piiiH!sSioner. ~, were presented to him by
| MI MI: Nlgnt. number of private citizens
! also congratulated the new Commissioner
| ana MI Ross. and all had very pleas
| ant word of adeu for Mr. Wight
| lhmedlately after this ceremony the
pcard room was cleared of every one but
| the newspaper men, and the new Commits
sioner participated in the first meeting of
the new board. Commissioner Ross pre-
| siueo. ana alter explaining that the organic
ect oi 'I.e District requires that upon the
| appointment and qualification of new
member of the board it shall be reorganiz-
ed Said
| In accordance with this law and in ac-
cordance with the custom which has pre-
| vailed for many years. of selecting as the
president of the board the Commissioner
VINO Is a member of the dominant party l
take much pleasure in nominating for the
position Mr.. Commissioner MacfarIand.
Mr. mcfarland Becomes President.
Mr.. Ross motion was duly put bv him
| and. of course, received the votes of Cant,
Beach, the Engineer Commissioner aud
himself, Mr.. Macfar.and not voting. Mr..
Macfariand accepted the position with a
word of thanks, and then the board went
into executive session for the purnose of
assigning the, various departments and Of
ficcs over which the respective Commission
ers nave immediate supervision. This meeting
iaSleu put few moments, and upon an ad-
Journment being had the statement was
made that Commissioner Macfarland will
retain all of the departments and offices of
which Mr. Wight had immediate superyIs-
ion, except the police department, the COL
lection and disposal of garbage, which will
lie placed under the street cleaning depart
ment, trustee ex-officio of the Columbia
inspral for Women surgeons of police
and police awards; that Commissioner Ross
VIII retain all he previously had but pub
lie schools, board of public school trustees
trustee of Boys Reform School. and all
charitable matters, except the Washington
Asylum, and that the Engineer Commission
e- will retain all the departments and Of
lces he previously had.
The Reassignment.
Under the reassgnment of today the de-
partments and offices will be divided as fol-
lows:
Commissioner Observation-Disclosures of
boilers, chimney sweeping, superintendent
OF charities, charitable and reformatory in
stitutions receiving aid from the District
government, inspection of coal, coroner and
assistant coroner, board of dental examin-
ers, druggists to the poor, excise board, fire
department, inspection of flour, inspection
of food, hack stands, harbor master, hav
scales, health office, insurance companies
ilquor licenses, inspection of lumber. mar
kets Including Hay Market Square) board
OF medical examiners, care of municinal
pulldlng, transportation of paupers physi-
clans TO the poor, commissioners of phar-
macy, poundmaster, board of control Rock
creek Park, sealer of weights and meas
ures, board of examiners steam engineers
veterinary surgeons, telegraph and tele-
phone service inspection and measuring of
wood. "
Commissioner Ross - Almshouse Wash
lngton Asylum Hospital, assessments of
general taxes and special assessments
assessor, board of assistant assessors at
torneys office, special assistant attorney
auditors office, bathing beach claims
against the District of Columbia, collector
Hospital for Women, disburs!ng officer
DOG tags. collection and disposal of gar,
bage, commitments of insane, free public
library. licenses other than LIQUOR eauger
and inspector of spirituous LIQUORS, munich
pal lodging house police, police rewards
police and fire surgeons, property clerk
president of Rock Creek Park board of
control. sweeping and cleaning streets
avenues and alleys, tax sales workhouse
Commissioner Beach-Inspector of as
phalt and cements, engineer of bridges, in
spector of buildings, engineer department
chief clerk; computing engineer conduits'
preparation and record of contracts, cleo
trlcal engineer, inspector of elevators fire
escapes inspector of gas and meters high
way extension plans, superintendent of
lamps, street, gas and electric lighting:
parking commission, supervision of park
ing, superintendent of parking, pavements
permit clerk, plumbing board, inspector of
plumbing, examination of plumbers SUPER
1ntendent of property, river front, superin-
tendent OF Grads, Rock Creek Park commits
sion board of control Rock Creek Park,
superintendent of sewers, sidewalks, en-
gneer department stables, supervision of
street railways, superintendent of streets
subdivision of land, surveyor, telegraph and
telephone lines, trees, chief clerk and regis
trar water department. superintendent of
water department, wharves.
Ex-COmmfssioner Wfghts Statement
Ex-Commissioner Wight shortly after the
Inauguration of his successor left the Dis
tr:st building. During the morning he re-
ceived a number of very beautiful floral
offerings from friends, one of the hand
soonest being a great bunch of exquisite
long-stemmed roses from Commissioner
Ross.
Mr.. Wight said he will make a short visit
to Pittsburg, Pa, and that he intends to
visit the Pacific coast later, probably going
as far Alaska. Asked If he cared to
make any statement upon relinqushing the
office of Commissioner. he said:
I'm leaving this office l want to say that
I consider it very great honor to have
had part in the developing and admins
trating of this beautiful capital city. 1t is
pleasing to me to know that l have so
many friends at the close Of my term. and
very gratifying to have so many of them
speak kindly of my efforts.
Il have heard a good deal at various
times from some people of the disagreeable
features of the office Of Commissioner, and
there seems to be a disposition to speak in
& derogatory manner regarding it. There |
are disagreeable features connected with |
every position and every phase of life but |
what Is the use of thinking and talking |
only Of that side. The office is and should |