The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-24
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
The Auditor Submits an Estimate
of the Needs of His Office.

erHI CIcrLS-R OF East
Washington Heights Protest
Against Il site for - Public school.
J. r. Petty. Auditor for the District Of
| Columbia. has submitted 90 the Board of
| Commissioners. the estimates for the eN-
penses of his office for the fiscal year
! ending June &c. 1873. Mr. Petty reports as
| follows:
/ ct have the honor to submit herewith
an estimate for the expenses OF this office
/ for the fiscal year which viii end June
/ 80, 1893 one Auditor, 5000; 1 chief clerk.
| s.. 800, 1 bookkeeper. SlSo5. Q clerks at 81
| 600 each. $500: ] clerk. 81, 400; 3 clerks at
I SI.1ro each. 5000; / clerk. Sl.ooo; messen-
ger, 5000, contingent expenses, $500 to-
/ tai $1,000
Il have asked that the salary of the
chief clerk Toe increased from S2.1o0 TO 81
! 900 those of tho two audit clerks raised
! from 400 10 $1,000. and that an addition
| al clerk at SI.2'" per aunum be allowed
The duties imposed upon thu chief
clerk require superior ability, and the sal
airy should be commensurate with their
Importance. The present incumbent Is
veteran official. who has spent the best
years Of his life i'm the position, and met
its requirements with such exceptional
efficiency as to entitIe him 20 the recog-
milton which this advance would give.
The estimated increase Of 300 each in
/ the salaries Of the two audit clerks is but
"A small tribute 20 worth and faJhCulness
rarely equaIed. and never surpassed in the
| public service. They are both tirsIess and
/ intelligent workers in meeting the exac-
tions Of ouerous and exceedingly respon-
/ sible positions which fact taken in con-
nection with Iong-continued service.
PLEADS most eloquenuy for the slight con
ces~iou which / earnestly urge in their
I behalf
Provision for an additional clerk is
a matter Of urgent necessity In order that
The work OF the office. which has greatly
increased in volume during the past three
years. may be kept in such a state OF
efficiency as TO meet the daily demands of
| the public and the requlrmentS Of the
/ Government as well
| The East Washington Heights Citizens
( Association is making strenuous efforts
/ TO secure a change in the site selected for
/ the Good Hope White School. Il appears
| that tie Board Of Commissioners select
/ ed the only site that at the time offered
itself and could be purchased at reas-
! enable valuation. The site has been ac-
! cepted. subject 20 search Of title. This ac-
/ ton was taken by the Commissioners.
| without their being coEnizant at the time
/ Of the opposition of the citizens Of East
! Washington. At present II does not ap-
4 pear that anything can be done in view
/ Of the acceptance Of the site. unless the
/ owner should be unable 10 prove clear
1 title, which does not appear likely.
A protest against the acceptance Of the
4 site was filed with the Secretary Of the
Board of Commissioners, last June, but
/ fhis protest does not appear TO have been
I under consideration, at the time the Corr
+ misSioners made the selection In fact il
F seems 70 have been entirely lost sight Of
+ i. q. Fountain, Secretary Of the East
. Washington Heights Citizens Associa-
/ ton. called at the District Building yes
. terday and conferred with Captain New
. conner. Acting Engineer Commissioner. in
. tn interest Of further hearing Il Is
. probable that the hearing VIII be grant
cd. though that any results viii be ceTlv-
cd is doubtful
The association alleges that the site Sc
+ lected. Is IN ueighhorhood populated en-
/ IiTely by colored people, and entirely IL
{ appropriate for the use Of white Echoi-
airs Mr.. Fountain has written the fol-
lowing to Captain Newcomer IN relation
. 10 the proposed hearing
Referring to my call yesterday permit
. me TO state that on June =. the Secretary
. 10 the Commissioners aCknowle, ged re-
Ceipt Of the protest dated June y, OF the
East Washington Heights Citizens Asso-
. citation against the location of the new
. building for the Good Hope white school
D al any point south or west Of the Naylor
: or Hamilton roads.
we r. gret that Il was not before the
. Commissioners when they considered the
selection Of the site and request that fur
Their action in the matter may De SLs-
pended until the patrons or the school
have been given hearing
Captain Harding. Assistant 10 the En-
. gineer Commissioner. recommends that, IN
/ view Of the urgency Of the case. the boiler
/ now in the AlmshOuse and Male Work
/ house, having been condemned by the
/ District Boiler Inspector. circular propo-
I sails be- sent 10 local dealers for furnish
ing and Installing a new boiler fully equip
! ped and ready for use and for furnishing
I temporarily a boiler for use during the
I work Of installing the new boiler. The cS-
/ timated cost u the installation OF the new
| boiler is $1,000 Captain Harding further
/ recommends, endorsing the opinions OF q.
/ =. Coleman, Superintendent OF Repairs
l that the new boiler be Of the standard re-
/ turn tubular type a inches ny L inches
/ with fOrty-siN tubes three inches m CI-
/ ameter. subject 20 the inspection OF the
I District Inspector Of Boilers Tor q work
/ ing pressure II 100 pounds 10 the square
/ inch
! The trustees Of the Emory Chapel. NJ
/ r. Church. have requested. through their
/ attorney ". NJ Clayton, that the Com