The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-16
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT.
Condemnation of a Boiler at the
WorkhOuse Reported.

Repair of Heating Apparatus Pro-
Vided For-An Insurance Company
TO He Asked for n Report on Its
Business
w. II. Stoutenburgh, lntendent OF the
Washington Asylum has submitted to the
Commissioners a report of the inspector
of Steam Boilers for the District of Co
lumbia relating to the boilers in use In
the male workhouse and the almshouse
making certain recommen dations in re
gard TO the same. In the report Mr.. Yer
million says:
I'm the steam boilers in the workhouse
! found the tubes very thin, the fire sheet
crystallized, and the second girth seam
grooved in a number of places. l do not
consider this boiler worth repairing. and
therefore condemn it as being unfit for
high pressure and further use. l recon-
mend that 1t be replaced Immediately, at
an estimated cost of Sg25.
I'm the almshouse boilers all tubes are
condemned, and can be replaced before
the boilers are put in use. There is also
a defect in the construction of the steam
mains. viz, controlling valve between the
boilers and safety valve must be removed
before the boilers can go into service. /
also recommend that the blow-off pipes
be changed from the rear head to the
bottom of the SHE'LL
Mr.. Stoutenhurgh states that for this
work no estimate is made. but he is of
the opinion that it will cost S425 to make
the necessary repairs. He thinks that
these repairs can be paid for from the
appropriation for repairs 10 buildings,
steam heating apparatus. etc. Mr.. Stout
PnhnrRh he
about the purchase of new boilers from
this fund and he asks whether the Com
missioners can and will purchase from the
emergency fund a boiler to replace the
one condemned unfit for use.
The matter was referred to j. 7. Petty,
the District Auditor. and he yesterday re-
ported that in his opinion. the repairs 70
the boilers and the replacement of the one
condemned can be made and charged to
the appropriation for repairs to buildings
for 1902.
II. II. Darneille, the Assessor, yester-
day forwarded to the Commissioners a
letter asking that statement be re-
quired from the Potomac Life Insurance
Company of Washington relative to the
condition of its affairs. The Assessor
states that his office is in receipt of
numerous complaints against the COM
pany. and calls the attention of the Com
gress approved January q. 1857, ito regu-
late insurance in the District of Column
bia," which provides:
That every insurance company doing
business in the said District must trans
nit to the Commissioners of the District
statement of its condition and business
for the year ending on the preceding
3lst day Of December, which statement
shall be rendered on the first day of
January following, or within sixty days
thereafter, except that foreign companies
shall transmit their statements of BUSH
ness other than is done in the United
States, prior to the following first day
OF July, which statements must be in
form, and state the particulars required
by the blanks prescribed by the Com
nissionerS; and the Commissioners or
any two of them. may require at any
time statements from any company .ioing
business within the District of Columbia
or from any of its officers or agents on
such points as they may deem necessary
ana proper to elicit a full exhibit of its
business and standing, all of which
statements herein required must be yeri-
ned by the signatures and oaths of the
president, or vice president. or the secre-
tary, or ac;aary. No company having
neglected to file statement required of
II within the time and the manner pre-
scrlbed shall do any business after noti-
fcation by the Commissioners or any
Two OF them while such neglect con-
tinues; and any company or association
negiecting to make and transmit any
statement required shall forfeit 500 for
each days neglect"
Hamilton & Colbert, of the Century
Building, recently requested the canceIla-
ucn of the tax for 1880 against part of
lot u, square 1853, assessed in the name of
William Collins. The application was re-
1erred to the Assessor, who reported as
follows:
certificate was issued June 26 1901.
on the east 16 feet of lot "a, square 1853.
10 Hamilton * Colbert on which the tax
ior lSSV was not reported being a tax
over twenty years old, and by order of
the Commissioners such taxes are omitted
from certificates. 1t is alleged by Mr.
Colbert that a loan was made on the faith
Of said certificate. as is evidenced by a
certain deed of trust recorded in Liber
1894. folio 81, of the land records of the
District of Columbia.
1T is my judgment that this loan made
on the faith of the certificate referred ia
would operate TO discharge the tax under
the act of May 10. 1892, applicable to the
therefore, recommended that the colIec-
ton and recovery of the above recited
tax for 1880 be barred as TO any purchaser
subsequent to the 6, issue of the certificate
Commissioner Ross. in forwarding the
papers IN the case to his associates
stated that II seemed clear to him that
the application does not come within the
purview Of the act of May Is 1892 as the
property has never changed hands that
Is no purchase was made on the faith of
the certificate He stated that the tax
being over twenty years ole its collection
now Is not enforcible under the deci-
sion of the courts. and Mr.. Ross recon-
l mendea that 1t be Cancelled on that
a tentative report relative to the nam
ing Of streets in the general plan of street
extension has been prepared by w. p
Richards. assistant engineer Of the sur
face division. This report was made AT
the instaSce OF the Engineer Commits
sioner for his information and that of
the Board. The report is merely preIim-
mary. and after the return of the Engl-
neer Commissioner next month it will be
taken up and considered by the Board.
Commissioner Ross, in speaking of the
matter yesterday. said that an opportu-
nifty Will be given the public to make
such suggestions as to the names of
streets as they may wish. He said that
II may be property owners and others in
terested might desire to retain the old
names Of the streets. or they might de-
sire to suggest new ones. Commissioner
Ross was of the opinion that the matter
might not be considered for a month
Capt. II. c. Newcomer. Assistant to the |
Engineer Commissioner and Acting Com
missioner In the absence on leave of |
Captain Beach, stated that the publica- |
ton OF the report was premature; that IL |
was only preliminary report and had |
not received the sanction of the Commits |
sioners.
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