The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-22
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT.
The Commissioners Inaugurate a
Movement of Economy.
Clerks Must BE Careful in the Use of
Ofee SupBIie~-Permissio Grunt-
ed for the Swinging of Certain
Electric Wires Other Matters.

ed for The Swinging of Certain
Electric Wires - Other Matters.
A wave Of economy is prevalent in the
vicinity Of the District Building today and
/ the Commissioners are counting the pen
! MES, and keeping sharp lookout III gen
! eral over the finances of the local gov
! eminent. The wave descended upon the
/ various Offices this morning and specuIa-
/ tion as to how far it Is likely TO extend is
/ rife.
Apparently there has been heretofore
an undLe Iavishness in the matter of
acquisitions for supplies Lead pencils.
ink, paper, and the different necessities
Of the many clerks appear to have been
used without due regard to the taNpay-
eTs of the District. At least that is what
the recent order Of the Commissioners.
which came to light today, would seem to
Indicate.
The Commissioners have requested that
unusual Gaze be exercised by the chiefs
OF departments Of the Government of the
District in regard to the matter of requi-
sitions FOR supplies They have suggest
ed that there should be no expenditures
for the first half of the fiscal year ex-
eecding one-haIf Of the allotment for that
period, and that before making requisi-
tons further than those already APPROX
ed, account be taken Of those current ex-
penses which are necessarily to be in
CURED each month. Among these are
enumerated allowances for horses and
carriages, hOrse-shOeing. printing Of an
nual reports. ice. laundering of towels
electric and gas bills
1t is the intention Of the Commissioners
that there shall be no deficiency for the
year ending June 80. 1892 in the appro-
priatiou for the miscellaneous and CON
tinsent expenses of the District Govern
mcnt
Thomas ". Fisher, Inspector of Elec-
trio Lighting for the District has recon-
mended that seven gas lamps be erected
and one existing naphtha lamp be changed
to gas on square 1851, between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Streets and Georgia Ave
nue. and C Street southeast. The Com
missioners have approved the recon-
mendation- This square Mr. Fisher
states, has recently been improved by a
row OF houses on three sides Of the
square. Gas mains and new curbs have
been installed. The estimated cost OF the
improvements in lighting is SIS. chargeable
TO the appropriation for street lighting for
1902
a recommendation for change from
naphtha to gas in two lamps on Bismarck
Street between Sherman Avenue and the
BTiEhtwOod road and that two additional
gas lamps be erected there has also been
approved The cost VIII be 81
Mrs. Laura Chambers. who lives at 10
Seventh STREET northeast, has written
to the Commissioners. complaining of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany, which, she states. has annoyed her
by stringing a telephone wire across the
roof Of her house
The wire Of which she complains broke
a few days ago and fell upon her roof.
leaving a long end to dangIe in her alley
making the passaEeway unsafe She
asks the Commissioners to prevent the
company from stringing the wire across
her residence in the future.
The Electrical Engineer states that the
stringiug Of wires across Mrs Cham
bers' property has not been authorized
by the Commissioners and she has been
informed that the matter is entirely a
personal one between herself and the
telephone company
me Commissioners today considered
several requests from the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company. asking for
permission TO string wires in the exteu-
sion Of their service as follows: Two
wires from Fifteenth and Binney Streets
northwest to 1851 Princeton Street north
west; two wires from Fifteenth and
Grant Avenue northwest. along -Four
teeuth Street extended, and the Piuey
Branch Road to tHs Takoma Park ex-
change; two wires from cable pole on Oak
Avenue. Takorna, to store Of ~. J. Git
tings- two wires from North Capitol
Street and Florida Avenue to Trinity
College on Michigan Avenue northeast;
Of Seventh Street and Howard Avenue
northwest, 10 o. Howard Avenue.
The requests have been approved by
Walter c Allen, the Electrical Engineer,
who states that the Commissioners have
authority to grant the permission asked
IN the opinion recently handed down by
Judge Barnard The permission is given
subject to the usual rules for striGging
wires in the District.