The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-13

ldltE64S N any case
y therefore recommend that this aUpIi-
cant be Informed that Il appears that the
pTe1eTab2-- line Of drainage for this prem
iSfs would be 20 connect with the man
hole at the enG Of the KaIorama Avenue
sewer. and that such a connection would
involve q rcCesigning Of the drainage sys-
TEN OF the building which on the filed
Street sewer
II is understood that the Commissioners
VIII decide in accordance with the above
report.
H L KarpeIes. Acting Chief Clerk of
the Water department. recently forward
ed to the Commissioners a request that J.
a Mudd, now detailed in the office Of the
/ Inspector Of Plumbing, be returned TO the
7 Water Department for service.
Charles 3. Bal. the Inspector Of Plumb
ing in reporting upon the request informs
the Commissioners that Mr.. Mudd was
! detailed FOR service in this office more
. than a year ago to replace a temporary
force Of hydrant inspectors. and has since
been continuously employed in the inspec-
ton OF tlIS class OF fixtures. Continuing
MI Ban says: There are pending at
the present time about twenty cases on
Whlch replacement notices have been
served requiring the installation Of new
hydrants TO replace the defective fixtures
hfteen cases in which the water has been
cut off on account Of defects in the hv-
drautS. 2e2 cases IN which first or second
notices have been served for the repair
OF a MIGRANT and probably % notices re-
ported by the Water Department inspec-
tors to StenOgTapheT Fuller. which have
not yet been forwarded TO me.
i am Informed that there IS cOnsidera-
Die need for the services Of Mr. Mudd in
I. the Water Bureau, and do not regard the
situation as very urgent so far as the
work IN sight IN my Office IS concerned
Any serious cases OF defects in hvdrants
can be handled by the regular force of
inspectors WithOt serious difficulty and it
&c HnrFg
penang cases are serious ones
Under these circumstances recon-
mend that the request be granted with the
understanding that Mr.. Nudd is TO re-
sumo work on MIGRANTS on July l.
The Commissioners have approved this
report
Truck Company F has been organized
with Charles f. Schrom as foreman, and
the new house recently completed on
Whitney Avenue, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth Streets. viii be occupied
tonight at o'clock. At that time also
the company viii go into service and viii
respond TO calls
The new company is couposed Of the
following Charles E SchrOn. foreman;
T T Warren assistant foreman and til
lernan; William J. Murphy. hostIer, and
r j. BeTnnardt- J w Myers, Ernest DIP
pie G H LaleEer, ". A Dixon. William
NJ Green. and O. Leaman. privates.
II IS announced that on Thursday after
noon the residents Of the vicinity win give
the f1remen a house warming when a
Tag VIII be presented and cordial wei
come given to the entire company
George A. Warren. Of $40 I street north
west, on behalf Of Mrs. John W Howell,
who IS Ill there, has requested permission
to caution drivers Of vehicles to walk
their horses. by placing two signs at the
entrances of Essex Court, on which the
premises referred to abuts- The request
was accompanied by . statement Of the
attending physician shat some steps To
stop the noise Of the passing vehicles was
necessary for the welfare Of the patient.
statement submitted 10y the Health
Officer. to whom the matter was submit
ted. informs the Commissioners that no
vehicle can lawfully De driven in an al
lev faster than walk DR. Woodward
states that he knows of no reason why
the permission should not be granted.
caEtiCniUg drivers to comply with the law.
lie thinks that tae signs should be so
placed as not TO ObstTucJ the passage way
In view of the fact that the alley is in
such condition as give rise TO considerable
noise from the passage of vehicles, and
in view Of the fact that the alley runs be
side the house, and that the removal Of
the patent TO another room would give
no relief Dr. Woodward recommends that
the permission be granted Il Is under
stood that the Commissioners viii ap-
prove this recommendation
Charles Schneider. of the Charles
Schneider Baking Company. has contrib
uted so 10 the fund being raised bv Dr.
William TindaI. Secretary to the Board
Of Commissioners. for the relief Of the
sufferers from the recent fire in Jackson
Vile
Acting upon the recommendation Of Ma
jor Sylvester Superintendent of Police.
the Commissioners have voted TO dismiss
the charges against Policeman otto
Sonutag. Of which he was found not gull
~ by the Trial Officer. Mr.. Sonntag IS
warned, however, that IN future he should
give his whole time and attention to the
performance Of his duty.
The Inspector of Buildings has submit
ted to the Commissioners a schedule of
the proposals received for the constr1c-
ton Of q stone wall on the grounds of the
Dent School, At the corner Of South Caro-
lima Avenue and Second Street southeast
He has recommended that the contract
be awarded to A. MaInati, for 8, $50.