The Washington times., 1901-08-24

| who is in business at Canal and X Streets
| southwest. The complaint has been re-
ferred to the Engineer Commissioner.
Mr.. Nicolai states that on the evening
| of the 18th inst, while standing at the
/ corner of Sixteenth and Huron Streets.
with darkness approaching, there were
| but few lamps lighted in that section.
| He sought out the lamplighter and found
| him approaching the second lamp on Su-
perior Street, west CT Sixteenth Street
| After calling his attention to the hill be-
| ing in darkness. Mr.. Nicolai followed the
lamplighter and kept a record of the num-
Der of lamps lighted by him after sched-
ule time. Thirty-six was the tally and
Mr. Nicolaf calls attention to the penalty
provided for in the specifications to con-
tract.
The admission of the lamplighter that
he was behind time, claiming that he had
n headache is recited by Mr. NicoIai who
does not consider this sufficient reason to
exempt the contractor from penalty as
per the specifications under penalties.
Mr.. Nicolai urges that proper deductions
be made and requests to be informed cotl-
corning the action of the Commissioners.
Charles W. Stetson. in an extended
communication to the Commissioners. re-
quests that the case be reopened in the
matter of the pension granted to the
Jacob II. Heller. and pension of IS
month be allowed for the maintenance of
son. John Leroy Heller.
The latter was a of the deceased,
taken into the family of his sister-in-law
just previous to the death of Policeman
Heilers first wife. On the death OF Po-
iceman Heller an application was made
for a pension of $40 month for his sec
ond wife and widow. and OF 81 IS, Sc, 81,
and IS, a month for each of hts five chill
dren, respectively. The application for a
pension of s. a month was in the name
Wight, then Commissioner, disallowed
the application on the ground that the
boy had a separate support in the family
of Mr.. DAILY. the husband of tie sister
of Policeman Heller's first wife.
Mr.. Stetson. in his appeal for reconsid-
Grafton. recites that the former Mrs. DAILY
is dead and that Mr.. DAILY is remarked
and has family of his own to care for.
The boy. John Leroy Heller has 20
claims of blood upon his support, and Mr..
Stetson urges that he is much entitled
to compensation out of the police fund
for the support of the boy as is the widow
OF Policeman Heller for the support of
the children of Policeman Heller by a
former wife.
A communication from A ]. Chamber
lin, director of manual training. sug-
costing the advisa biIity of an agreement
between the Commissioners and the con-
tractors for the two manual training
schools. whereby the District property
may be placed in such buildings and work
done therein under contracts entered into
by the Board of Education as may be
thought advisable has been referred by
the Secretary of the Board of Education
to the District Commissioners for con-
sideration. Mr.. Chamberlin in the same
communica ton, recommends the placing
Of boilers in the two manual training
schools now building before the floors
are set. The Commissioners have advised
the Secretary of the Board of Education
that due consideration Will be given to
the recommendations of Mr.. Chamberlin.
The following letter from the Washing
ton Fertilizer Company refers to a COM
plant received by the District Commits
sioners concerning the rafting of garbage
wagons operated by this concern in this
city. The letter is addressed to the Su-
perlntendent of Street Cleaning and
reads:
Referring to your communication of
the 10th instant returned herewith. en-
closing complaint of Thomas Smith
against the noise made by the lids on our
wagons, We would say that We are
ranging an anti-rattler' device which will
stop the noise complained of. You are
aware that at this season all of our boxes
are in use and. therefore, there might be
some slight delay in attaching these de-
wees. we might say, however. tldt IL
will be done at the earliest opportunity,
and In the meantime. we will instruct our
drivers to be more careful. and to avoid
as much rs possible the rough streets In
the neighborhood OF Mr. Smiths Office
complaint, filed by Miss NJ. b. Syphax.
1911 p Street northwest with the District
Commissioners in regard to a lawn party
held at the Plymouth Congrega tional
Church, colored Seventeenth and p
Streets northwest was referred to the
Superintendent of Police.
Miss Syphax stated that graphophone.
creating loud noise, and used until
midnight was a source of great annoy
ance to her mother. sufferer from ner-
vous prostration.
Lieut. r. r. Boyle in command of the
Third precinct. reports that the lawn
party complained of was discontinued on
Tuesday night, August 20.