The Washington times., 1901-10-09

as may be deemed advisable on the Ana
costa Road near Kenilworth be done un-
der der the item which it is now proposed to
include In the forthcoming estimates for
the grading. and macadamizing OF the
Bennlhs and Anacostia roads.
The Commissioners recently received a
communication from Miss NJ. V. Dorsey,
OF l-Vh Eighteenth Street northwest, rela-
i've TO the installation of a meter in the
mouse occupied by 1er. She states that
she has received legal advice, and that
she mas no right to place a meter in the
mousse 1t being rented property. She re-
iers the Commissioners to the owner of
the property, who is John S. Cuttings, of
Baltimore.
The case OF Miss Dorsey was before the
Commissioners some time ago, on COM
paint from her, against an excessive
water bill presented for payment. An
investigation followed, and it was ascer-
tanned that the house being occupied as
a boarding school, came within the pur-
view Of the law, and that the bill ten
Gercd was correct She was informed
tllat' lnasmuch as the bill was above S25,
she was entitled to meter, and to pay
TOT the actual amount .: water used.
The last letter of Miss Dorsey was re-
Ierred TO the Water Department, and
captain Chester Harding. assistant to
the Engineer Commissioner. now reports
ms recommendation that bill accord
ing to the schedule rates be sent to Miss
Dorsey, with the information that. as
she Is the consumer. the District looks
10 her Tor payment, unless she prefers to
have meter installed as before stated
10 her Captain Harding states that the
meter will be furnished by the District,
and that the only expenses to be in
CURED by her will be the cost of in
stallatiou.
,iu.
sioners have approved, and Miss Dorsey
VIII be informed accordingly.
Robert w. Dutton, chief Engineer of
the Fire Department, has forw ,rued to
the Commissioners a report of the opera
tons of his office for the month of Sep
tember He states that there were TWEEN
ty-four bell alarms sounded during the
month, of which one was false. Accord
ing to the report the twenty-three alarms
entailed a loss of 81. .7S5, covered by an in
surance of $500 Besides the bell alarms
there were nine local or silent alarms, and
the report shows that these fires caused
losses amounting to SO, with an insur-
ance of $40
''Of the thirty-two alarms occurring
during the month two only reached ad-
Joining property. and in both cases had
done 80 before the arrival of the appa-
ratus. The other fires were confined to
the buildings in, and to the floors on,
which they originated
There were several casualties during
inc month. Three of the persons Injured
were members of the Fire Department.
who We're hurt by the breaking of the
'front.' axle OF Reserve Truck A while that
apparatus was responding to a fire on
the morning Of September q Their in
JuriCs We're not serious
From the report of the Fire Marshal it
is learned that the total Losses by fire
Tor the three months of the present fiscal
yea- have been Sl056l. distributed as fol-
lows; August, s1,7S3; July $3.50 and
September. N,S0S. The insurance for the
three months was $3.50 The number OF
bell alarms have been 81: or IS in July,
% in August and "a in September The
local alarms Were % in July. 16 in August
and in September