The Washington times., 1901-11-15

trunk main from the Nj. OiiVet ROAD 20
the south boundary line Of the Clark Mills
estate, from which point an extension Of
fifty feet. under assessment. viii enable
the Standard Rutterine Company TO OBJ
tain water FOR their factory. further
extension TO I-angdOn could be made
when sewage facilities are provided for
that subdivision
w. F. Enlebrard, OF 5oG r Street north
west. has written to the Commissioners
complaining of unjust discrimination
against him in eompalling him to have
weeds cut on lot IS, Truesdelrs addition
to Washington Heights lie declares that
his lot is surrounded by property on which
the weeds are growing wild and that the
owners Of these adjoining properties have
not been required to remove the growth.
Mir. HHlebrand also takes occasion to
complain Of weeds in his section Of the
city, especially those along Eighteenth
Street between Columbia Road and L
Street, and also along u Street between
Fourteenth and Eighteenth Streets. He
also suggests that each notice TO remove
weeds be accompanied with information
rs 20 the nearest dump.
The complaint being referred to the
Health Department for Investigation and
report Dr. Woodward, the Health Officer,
has returned the papers to the Commits
sioners with the following statement:
The owners Of property adjoining Mr..
Hillebrand property in TruesGells addi-
tion to Washington Heights were not
notified to cause the removal Of weeds
from lands belonging to them. The in
spector responsible for the service of no.
tice on hr. tlilebran1 requiring him 10
remove weeds from lot Is is not now in
the service Of the Health Department. II
is Impossible. therefore, to state why
such notice should have been served while
owners of adjacent property were not no
titled in q similar manner.
Il respectfully recommend that Mr..
| Hnleurand be notified to the above erect
and that he he Informed further that the
Health Department has not been provided
with "a force Of employees sufficient to
cause the removal of weeds generally
/ throughout the city and its more densely
populated suburbs. and that it VIII con-
/ slider, i'm connection with its operations
| next year, under the act to cause the re-
! moval Of weeds, the desirabiity Of includ-
! ing in the notices served statements as
to the locations of the nearest available
| dumps
The Superintendent of Properly, r. D.
! Simms. has forwarded to the Commission
ers a letter received from Dunn's Noun
/ tain Granite Quarry, who ask the accept
ance OF certain curbinE delivered to the
District which does net meet the exac
requirements of their contract. Mr.
Shnms recommends that the curbing
! which measures under the specifications
/ of the contract, be not accepted.
! c. b. Hunt, the Electrical Engineer, has
made the following statement relative 10
! the matter: 1t does not appear to this
/ Office that the curbing described by the
! quarry people should be accepted The
depth Of the curb being less than the min
imuin is one that can easily be controlled
! and the deficit Is clearly the result of de-
/ iiberate performance, rather than OF over
/ sight and exceptional occurrence. ana as
/ the range between the minimum and max
! iInum is liberal enough TO allow for all
necessary calculations in selecting tho
! stone TO be cut. 1t would seem that the
/ waiver Of these limits is without reason.
/ able justification. and would result moi
only In the Districts failure to secure
what its contract specifics, but in conse.
uuential injustice TO competing bidders
Commissioner Biddir has approved tn,
| foregoing report, and has forwarded II Il
| the Board for final action.
ID. ]. Murphy, of ll0l Connecticut Ave
nue. northwest. has Informed the Com
| missiOners that he has received a motto.
from the Water Department subjectinl
iIim to a fine for turning on the water al