The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-09

mcndS the rejection OF the Re
quest Of Sister NJ Pauline-The
Fire Alarm Boxes at AnucOstin.
Sister NJ Pauline, of the Georgetown
University Hospital, recently requested
that the running trap ami fresh air inlet
in connection with the hospital annex.
now being built. be omitted. The ground
Of the request was that the house is
isolated from the hospital and IS on high
and open space
The application was referred TO the
Plumbing Department, and Charles B.
Ban, the Inspector of Plumbing. has sub
WitJcd TO the Commissioners the follow
ing statement relative TO the matter:
The building referred to in this appH-
cation is "a tw0-st0ry brick dwelling To
be used as an annex 70 the larger hos
pital building, adjacent. Plumbing is be
ing introduced into this building, ANA the
main reason for wishing to omit the run
ming trap appears To be TO avoid posi-
bile distractions I'm this appurtenauce. The
use OF the building for hospital purposes
appears 10 me TO be- such. II there is any
question Of communicating disease germs
| through the public sewer from one house
sewer To another. that certain precau-
TONS such as are insured I'm the use Of
running tran should be observed
Under the circumstances Z do not feel
able TO recommend the omission Of the
trap, ana would recommend that the APP
plicaut be informed that on account Of
| the use of the premises as a hospital
/ such omission will not be approved.
A few days ago John Z. Taylor and
| twcnty-four other citizens Of Anacostia
united ia a petition to the Commissioners
| for a fiTe-alarm box TO be located at or
near the corner of Taylor and jefferson
| Streets. The Electrical Engineer IN con-
/ sidcriug the matter submitted state
| ment 10 the effect that all the fre-alam
! boxes To Dee erected under the uppropTia-
I zion for the present fiscal year ..l- been
I located one Of which is In Anacostia, at
/ the corner of Sheridan and Nichols Ave
/ nues. As the location mentioned is a
| good one. however, he suggests that it be
/ included I'M the next list Of boxes TO be
made unter "a future appropriation.
/ Comm ssiou,r Macfarlaud a"s approved
I the report of the Electrical Engineer and
t has forwarded the petition To- mis- assoCl-
atfs with the motion that the writers bee
informed iu accordance herewith
The Columbia Heights Citizens. Associa-
tiuu recently took action relative 10 the
change in tho names Of streets north of
( Florida Avenue and have forwarded 10
/ the Commissioners the following resolu-
. ton which was adopted by them:
Resolved. That each cross street i'm as
/ course through the general subdivisions
living north Of Florida Avenue should
have but one name. said name 10 ne the
I one at present borne 10y tn. street at It's
/ intersection with Thirteenth Street, and
/ Tu-tEtr that the names S'aughtoh ana
I Chauin. respectively. be applied 90 con
| limitations westward OF these streets
] T-poD motion OF Comu5ssir1-r BiddIe,
| the Board today referred 90 their Attor-
/ uey. for his opinion. the application Of
! the United States Electric Lighting Com
| pauy 20 build f0ur-way c"ncliJ IN Lin
( coin Avenue from an existing pole on X
/ Street 10 point about 200 feet north Of
the pole The question was raised in the
Sewer Department whether the Commits
/ siUEers had the right under the law "a
/ authorize the construction Ct the con
duIt- on ground that = IS rot an eA
! tension or enlargement o. any existing
/ conduit
Ey order Of the Commissioners K. y
/ Begi,u was appointed a computer in th'
ofhce Of the Surveyor AT s. per day foi
such time as is necessary, his salary 70 b
| paid from the appropriation for the sur
[ yeyOr's Office
The Commissioners today authorized
| through the Engineer Department, thai