The Washington times., 1901-11-07
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
The Use of Fines Imposed Upon
Street-Cr0ssing Policemen.

| objection to Creditine Them tc the
Rcruiur Fund-Thc Quality of
stecI i'm RoiIcrs-stampinE of Chi
| ncsc Laundry Tickets Suggested.
/ Major Richard Sylvester recently wrote
/ to the Commissioners stating that he has
! been Informed that ii would be an lr-
| regular proceeding to deposit the me $
| received from street railroad crossing po-
! liccIncn for violation of the regulations
! TO The credit OF the policemen fund. He
| rcQuests that he be instructed as 10 what
! use shall be made of these fines. The
matter was referred to the auditor, who
! yesterday submitted TO the Commission
/ ers the following statement:
| Policemen At street railway crossings
| do not enjoy the privilege Of leave OF
| abse nee with pay, which is granted 10
| me,r;bcrs OF the metropolitan force. nor
| do they, like the regular police receive
| through appropriations by Congress
! regular annual salaries which are as
! sessed by law for the maintenance OF the
( police relief fund, their compensation be
ing contributed by the several railroads
whose lines they guard, anu being con
| ungent upon actual dairy service. -,
''As they cannot legally share IN the
benefits of the police fund, there ~ouId
seem to be no equity in credltlns 10 the
latter the money accruing from hnes I'M
so depositing the receipts from TINS
source | am of the opinion that they
should be set apart as special tunu lot
the relief of these officers in case Of sick
ness OF misfortune, under such reSuia-
tions as the Commissioners may pre-
scribe. and | have the honor to recon-
mend that action in accordance with TINS
view be taken.
The Heine Safety Boiler Company. Of
New York City, to whom was awarded
the contract for furnishing the boilers in
Manual Training School No. :, have for
warded to the Commissioners duly exc
cuted contracts for the work. They have
also asked that the specifications requir-
ing so per cent enlongation in the fire
box steel be changed to % per cent, on the
ground that the grade Of steel asked for
is of an unusual quality, and that in
sistence upon its use would cause delay
in getting the material.
Capt. Chester Harding In passing upon
the matter at the request of the Commits
sioners, states that upon Investigation he
finds that the requirement AZ to the
ductility of the steel is unusually high.
The practice varies considerably in this
particular, some standard specifications,
he says, being as low as 2 per cent in
eight inches. Captain Harding states that
the highest requirement is that Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, which
Is ZS per cent IN eight lnCneS, correspond
ing to an ultimate tensile strength OF 5,0GG
pounds. Captain Harding expresses The
opinion that the requirement. tor the
boilers in question can be safely reduced
to % Ter cent in eight inches. and he
so reccmme nds
Morris Hacker. Superintendent of
Roads, has forwarded to the Commission
ers the proposal of f. w. Huidekoper.
OF 13i Fifteenth Street northwest, to pave
the cutters on both sides OF Thirty-siXth
Street. between V and W Streets, furnish
ing cobblestone and gravel for the pur-
pose Mr. Hacker states that the price
bid, 50 cents square yard, is advantage
GUS. and the same that has been hitherto
paid for similar work He estimates the
cost at sl5. and that it should be charged
to the appropriation for Thirty-seventh
Street and adjacent streets in the Bur
leigh subdivision.
The recommendation has been approved
by the Engineer Commissioner, and has
been forwarded to his associates.
Joseph l. Keefer. of 5O3 Se~cnth Street
northwest recently wrote to the Commis-
sioners, calling their attention to the act
Of Chinese laundryman, at 1l22 street
northeast. 1t appears from the clipping
from The Times enclosed that the China
man deliberately tore Up the laundry tick |
up the laundry package which II called |
for.
Mr.. Keefer in referring to this matter, |
said that it was not a new experience for |
persons patronizing these laundries. and |
he is of the opinion that the laundrymen |
should be required to stamp the mum Der |
Of their places on the back of the tickets. |
He thinks this arrangement would be |
beneficial to the public in many ways.
Major John Biddle, the Engineer Com |
missioner, has returned to the board the |
papers in the case Of the removal Of the |
fountain on Fifteenth Street |
near the United States Treasury, with the |
following endorsement:
1t IS my opinion that tho Police De- |
paTtment is so much better acquainted |
with the conditions Of traffic than the En- |
gineer Department can be, that any rec |
concentrations about the location of wat |
cring trpughs should come from them |
and this once will be glad TO place the |
rcHgh - an" Bolnj that may be indi- !
Gated, II II can be done at reasonable a.,
pense-
George T. Green. the Water Registrar |
has forwarded to the Commissioners a
recommendation, through Capt. Chester
Harding, to the effect that the amount
Of $3.50 enormously paid by the owner of
premises 1884 Half Street southeast
be refunded. This action was taken at
the request Of Emmons & Person of the
Atlantic Building.
\ similar recommendation was made in |
to the payment of a tap at
ltoJ Ninth Street northwest The action |
was taken al the request OF J. L. Qainter
The Commissioners yesterday author
zed the following items Of public work
through the Engineer Department.: |
That the offer OF Thomas NJ. Bond to
grade Cathedral Avenue, between n point
near Cincinnati Street and Woodlcy Road
Bridge, for the following prices. is hereby
accepted: For material moved from pres |
mt roadway of Cathedral Avenue Is cents |
per cubic yard, measured in cut; Cor ma |
lerial borrowed outside the limits of
Cathedral Avenue. % cents per cubic
yard, measured in fill
That the road leading from BrightWood |
Avenue westward through the Van Ris-
proved at an estimated cost Of 500
to the current appropriation
for repairs to roads.
E. y. Lafferty, of Eleventh and 3
Streets northwest. has entered complaint
against the practice of certain horse
traders, who congregate three days each
week in the vicinity Of his place of bust
ness He states that the congregation
of these men about the wholesale market
and the trying of the animals constitute
a nuisance which he prays to have
abated.
Snowdcn Ashford. Acting Inspector Of
Buildings, has forwarded to the Commis-
siOuers the form Of adycrtieprnpnt I, he