The times., 1901-03-29
AFFAIRS or THE DISTRICT
No Appropriation for Additional
Police officials.
The Attorney for the District Gives
His Views ON the Question of Re
munerating Assistant Superintend-
ent-QuaIity of Coal for schools.

The Major ana superintendent ~ ipllSc
recently addressed a letter 10 the Com
missioners, asking them To obtain the
opinion of their Attorney on the follow
ing points:
should the Superintendent Of Police
recommend the present captain Of police
to be made captain and assistant super
iatendent. and should his title hereafter
be such and be so carried on the pay
rolls of the department?
should the three lieutenant inspectors
be Likewise recommended and carried as
captains and should the stationkeepers
OF the department be likewise recon-
mended and carried as desk sergeants?'
The questions arise" says the Attor-
ney in his opinion submitted to the Com
missioners yesterday, upon the follow
ing para graph in section 1 of the act of
Congress approved February 2S. 1901, re-
iatiug TO the Metropolitan Police of the
District of Columbia.
- The Metropolitan Police force shall
consist of one Major and Superintendent
one captain and assistant superintendent
and such number Of captains. lieutenants
sergeants, privates of class ,, privates of
class j. desk sergeants, and others as
Congress may from time to time pro-
vide
Under existing law being the District
Appropriation act for the fiscal year end
ipg June -, 1901, the appropriations for
the Metropolitan Police force recognize
ana provide for one Major and Superin-
tendent, one captain, three lieutenant in
spectors. lieutenants, sergeants, station
Keepers, privates. etc.
The District Appropriation act for the
fiscal year ending June 50 1892, approved
March /, 1901. makes no change in the
tile OF any officers of the Metropolitan
Police force
White il appears that the House Com
mitte-. in its report accompanying the
bHl which afterward became law on Feb
ruary - 1921 approved the suggestions
OF tlIa Police Department on the SUBJECT
OF changes in the title. etc, of these offi-
GERS yet Congress enacted no efTectiNe
legislation thereon. in that II failed ana
omit ed to make the necessary cnanStS
ie the existing law. carrying appropri2-
tions for the present officers as sucl, 70
aui horize the designation and appoint
raent of captain as captain and as'lstaIaI a.5,,.'
superintendent and lieutenant inspectors
rs captains. and stationkeepers as desk
sSerseants; 1 am therefore OF the opinion
1fat both of the questions propounded ny
the Major and Superintendent should be
answered IN the negative
John c. Howard, fuel inspector OF the
District. called on Commissioner Macfar-
land yesterday morning and made an in
formal statement in regard to the report
of the Board of Education about short
weight and dirty coal. The Commission
ers have not vet received the report itself
and viii make no move in the matter un-
I'll it is received. Dir. Howard said in
part:
In regard to the quality Of the coal
the Philadelphia and Reading coal fur
nished by Albright & Barker. wholesale
shippers, it is of the quality used by most
OF the executive departments, and l am
satisfied that any of that coal was
taken from the school buildings and eX-
anained il would be found good, mer-
Chantable coal. over nine-tenths of the
coal is hauled direct from the cars and is
clean. being stopped for weighing ana
direction at the yard.
Dirt accumulates in proportion To the
number OF times coal is handled. Bins ~
some Of the schooihouseS are not cleaned
out for long periods. and at the end OF a
season especially are the bins dirty. am
surprised TO hear that the janitorS state
that the coal is short weight. IT Is their
privilege not to say their duty, to have
any coal weighed that they suspect Is
short in weight Any policeman IS au-
may be requested to do so. Coal never
leaves the yard until ! O'Clock in the
morning and janitors are notined When
deliveries win be made at the buildings
and should be there To receive the coal.
Daniel orc Callaghan, acting as attor-
Iey for John II. Rupert, has renewed his
petition for the extension Of the thirty
foot alley in square $50. east Of Seventh
Street. and asks that the matter be re-
ferred To the Police and Health Depart
lnents.
Commissioner Beach, in considering the
application. has recommended TO his as
soCiates that Mr.. Cailaghan be informed
that the Commissioners do not deem il
advisable 10 extend alleys for the sole
purpose OF permitting the erection OF
additional alley houses, as it is not con-
sdeTed good policy TO encourage an in
crease IN the number Of such houses.
Captain Beach suggests that If the other
property holders in the block desire to
have the alley extended the matter can
BE- further considered upon the request Of
the owners Of q ma iority Of the real eS-
tate IN the square, in which case the cost
OF making the extension can be assessed
against them as required by law.
u is understood that the board viii
concur Ia the recommendation of the En-
giueer Commissioner.
Secretary TIav has sent q comn1unica-
zion 70 tie Commissioners relative TO
fher letter To him requesting copies Of
the regulations of certain cities in Europe
81 regard To police, buildings, tram-car
Air. Hay encloses copies of dispatches
from the United States Consuls at Man
chester, GLASGOW. Liverpool, and Brus-
SOD ''-"7s'~ittine such Of the desired
t
than The street. ard the natural course
OF Ghc drainage Is ia his direction Mr.
Hacker informs the Commissioners thar
he found 2 pipe on the north side oppU-
site his property which takes the place
Of an open gutter He states that IL is
CiaEged at the lower end. and Mr.. Hacker
recommends that il be cleaned as Il minor
repair 70 county roads. He further rec
omnlends that the complainant be in
formed that this pipe viii be cleaned
brit that any further remedy to prevent
drainage flowing on his property viii lie
with him.
Joseph r. Fague. acting attorney for
Dilnna Walker. has requested the re-
mission Gi interest and COSTS against part
of sub-iOC IS. square west OF square 553
lH the name OF his client
AT f1Eue also, rs attorney or James
". Harper. makes a simiiar request in
The case Of the tax against lot I6 block
land for alley,
: W Daniel the Special Assessment |
Clerk has recommended that the requests /
So both cases be granted. as the taxes :
were levied By the act of Congress which /
las been declared void By the Supreme (
Court of the District.
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