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shall be constructed in a manner to pre-
vent the overflow in case of fire, and that
they shall not be located within 100 feet
OF the nearest dwelling.
While there is no regulation to cover
the storage Of calcium carbide, which,
under certain conditions, is both lnflam-
mable and explosive TO a high degree
when mixed with air. / am of the opinion
that section l63 should cover such storage,
and 1 cannot. therefore, recommend the
granting of this application and would re-
quest a reference Of the matter to the
Fire Marshal for recommendations as TO
the proper kind of building for the stor-
age of this material
Judge Walter S. Cox, of Seventeenth
and | Streets northwest, has forwarded
to the Commissioners a protest against
the issue of a permit for a shooting gal
lery one of the corners of the inter
sectfng streets mentioned. Judge Cox
states that he cannot imagine that the
application for the permit, which he un-
derstands has been made. win be seri-
ously entertained by the Commissioners.
He suggests tnat the establishment OF
a shooting gallery in a first class residence
section of the city is obviously out OF
place. He thinks that it would constitute
an intolerabe nuisance, against which the
whole neighborhood would protest
In acting upon the application Of l.. G.
Rines, of the Elsmere, for information
as to what disposition shall be made of
tin cans and of similar refuse, the Com
missioners it is understood will refer
him to a recent report upon the subject
by the Superintendent of Street Cleaning.
This report was 10 the effect that such
waste material could be disposed of upon
the dump in the southwest part Of the
city, where it can be dumped under the
direction OF municipal official.
the Secretary of the Takoma Park Citi-
zens' Association copy Of the resolu-
tions passed at the last meeting, calling
for adequate fire protection for Takoma
Park. The resolutions are:
Resolved, That in the judgment of the
members of the Citizens Association of
Takoma Park. steps should be taken by
the Commissioners of the District of Co
Iumbia to provide proper and adequate
fire protection for said park, and that the
same should, for the time being, consist
of a hose carriage with full complement
of hose. 10 be located at some suitable
point in the park.
Resolved, That this association recon-
mends that the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia include in their esti-
mates for the next fiscal year sufficient
appropriation to cover the purchase of
the hose carriage and hose
The recommendation of Walter c. Al
len, the Electrical Engineer, that the
United States Electric Lighting Company
be granted permission to connect premi-
ses 212 Ninth Street northwest with
three-wire overhead service from the pole
in front OF said premises has been APP
proved. They also ask that they be al
lowed to remove the overhead wires run
ming from The same overhead line to
212 and PA Ninth Street northwest.
Mr.. Allen explains that the Commits
sioners have authority to grant the per-
mission in accordance with the appro-
priation act approved March 3, 1897.
Commissioner MacfarIand. President Of
the Board. yesterday forwarded a motion
to his associates that the proposals of w.
H. Veerhoff to furnish a frame for the
Washington picture at the District Build
ing be submitted with the designs to S. H
Kauffmann and F. b. Mcclure. with the
request that they decide which of the
frames would be most appropriate for
the picture.