The times., 1901-04-18

Street to Tenth Street. at an estimated
: cost of 1853, to be assessed against lots in
square south of square 95i. abutting on
| said Virginia Avenue between the limits
: named
! To set new granite curb on both sides
! of F Street northeast, from Fourteenth
/ Street to Fifteenth Street, at an estimat-
| ed cost of $1130 to be assessed against lots
I in squares l051 and 1852. abutting on SAID
! L Street between the limits named
| To set new granite curb and lay cement
sidewalk on the south side of New York
/ Avenue northwest, from Twelfth street
! to Thirteenth Street, and from IWeftn
! Street eastward a distance of 1883 feet,
! and on the south side of ! Street north
west from Eleventh Street westward
/ distance of 13.42 feet. at an estimated
! cost of 81 $50. to be assessed against lots
I in squares 3lS and 2S7. abutting on said
! New York Avenue and said / Street be-
! tween the limits named
w. L. Wikerson, of $50 F Street north
west. has returned to the Commissioners
bill for water rent against premises
: 722 Thirteenth Street northwest, and
states under oath that the house was va
cant during the months of July and Au-
! gust, 1890 II. L. Karpeles, Acting Chief
Clerk of the Water Department. after an
| investigation. has recommended that the
refund be made on the ground that the
amount Of Sl60 was enormously paid.
This recommendation has been approved
by the Commissioners.
P. A. Bowen jr., of 1410 G Street north
west, has requested the cancellation of
special assessments levied against sub
lots 10, is, and south part of lot TO- square
4S7, in the name OF Mary Louise Kenady.
Acting upon the advice of the Special AS
voted not to grant the request, as the as
sessments were levied according 10 law.
Walter c. Allen, the Electrical Engi-
neer, has informed the Commissioners
that his department is taking down two
poles on L Street, between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Streets northwest, and he
recommends that one of these poles be
re-erected at the corner Of Twenty-second
Street and Newport Place. This recon-
mendation the Commissioners have ap-
proved.
a. O. Tingley, Secretary of the North
Capitol and lexington Citizens Associa-
tion, has forwarded to the Commissioners
a communication, informing them that
the association at its last meeting took
action protesting against the practice of
driving hogs through any of the streets
states that it is common occurrence to
see these animals run over front yards,
and in hot weather they have to be
sprayed with water while en- route in or
der TO keep life in them until they reach
the slaughterhouses, a wagon following
behind to pick up those that are overcome
with the heat
driving hogs at night affords no relief,
as the noise wakes up the people who are
fortunate enough to be asleep. He says
the stencil from the passing droves is in
tolerable at times.
Secretary Hay has forwarded to the
Commissioners for the information of the
District Fire Department copy of the
proceedings of the Grand International
Council Of Firemen, held in August of last
year at Paris Mr.. Hay states that the
pamphlet was forwarded by the United
States Minister to Belgium
A W. Breslin has written to the Com
missioners complaining of the depreda-
tions of the fowls of his neighbors, which
run at large in the block where he re-
sides He desires to know whether there
are any regulations which prohibit the
roaming of fowls about the streets and
alleys of the city. Mr.. Bresin also de-
sires to know whether the ash collector
can be required to remove a large pile
OF ashes which has accumulated in his
yard.
BY order of the Commissioners J. A.
Neville has been appointed chairman in
the Surveyors Office at a compensation of
s. % per day, TO take effect when he re-
ports for duty.
It has been ordered by the Commission
ers that the proposal OF the Crawford
Paving Company, dated April u. 1901. to
grade and improve the grounds of the
Whitney Avenue Truckhouse for the sum
Of sSl5.65, be accepted.
The Commissioners have approved the
recommendation of the Inspector of
Buildings that the samples OF hardware
which have been submitted by the Russell
& Erwin Co. be accepted for use in the
new police station on Whitney Avenue.