The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-01
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
The Medical Society Endorses the
Anticipating Regulation

An Appeal to the Commissioners to
Enforce the Observation-Disclosures for
Relief From Tax PenaTtfes-PubIic
Work Considered-Other Matters.
Dr. Thomas G Smith. Corresponding
Secretary Of the Medical Society Of the
District of Columbia, has forwarded to
! the Commissioners the copy Of Il resoIu-
ton passed by the association relative 10
the regulation prohibiting splitting on the
sidewalks of the city. The resolution is
favorable to the PRONUNCIATION of the or
der, and sets forth the belief Of the as
scCiation that the difficulty OF its enforce
ment by the police constitutes no valid
reason for holding back the law The
resolutions are:
Whereas the Commissioners of the
District Of Columbia are considering the
advisability of promulgatfng regulation
forbidding splitting upon the paved side
walks; and
Whereas the possible difficulty in the
enforcement Of such q regulation by the
Police Department has been set forth as
the chief il not the only, objection to it;
Resolved, That in the Judgment of the
Medical Society OF the District of Column
bia splitting upon paved sidewalks creates
/ Il nuisance dangerous TO HGdJl, ana
should be forbidden by law; and
That the possibility of difficulty being
/ encountered by the Police Department in
! enforcing a regulation forbidding splitting
upon paved sidewalks constitutes no valid
reason why such a regulation should not
be promulgated
The Commissioners today considered two
applications for relief from paying the
! interest and penalties on taxes. One Of
/ these was the request of Mrs. S A Tay-
loT, of los Third Street northwest. for the
remission of interest and penalties on tax
/ for the year 1890
II H DarneiIIe, the Assessor, in report
ing upon the application admits that the
payment Of this tax may be a hardship
to the owner Of the property in the cir
cUmstances in which she describes her
self to he. but he informs the Commits
sioners that there is 10 legal way to give
the requested relief, as all the require
ments Of law have been observed in the
case.
The second application was that of
! Jacob Beck, who seeks relief from paying
tax for 1884. against lots l. 5. and s. Fife
and Fife, subdivision Of Bennfng. adver-
/ tised for sale in the name Of W p. Webb.
/ The Assessor also after stating the facts
/ in the case forwards to the Commissioners
an adverse recommendation upon the ap-
/ pIication-
It is understood that the action of the
Commissioners will be guided by the rec
| concentrations Of the Assessor.
Lewis Lee Watson. Of COB I. Street
southeast, has written to the Commits
sioners requesting that the alley in the
rear Of lot 30, square $50, be opened
This is the alley concerning which there
was SO much discussion a few months ago.
| when the matter was referred to the At
/ torney for the District who gave an
/ opinion that the alley in question was
private and not public. Accordingly. c 2
Hunt, the Computing Engineer. has rec
I commended that the decision then reached
be not changed. as the Commissioners do
not-regaTd II as a public alley.
The Abendroth & Root Manufacturing
Company, OF New York, have addressed
the Commissioners. complaining about
/ the phraseoIogy Of the specifications for
furnishing and erecting sewage
pumping station for the District. They
request that the same be changed so as
better to suit their convenience. The
Commissioners, at the instance of d ?
dcJ6rnb. the Superintendent of Sewers.
have replied that the specifications can
not be changed as requested
Thomas z Waggaman and others have
fled with the Commissioners a protest
against the issue Of permit to estab-
lish the proposed market house on Four
teenth Street, near Y Street northwest
At the instance of the Electrical Easfn-
eer, the Commissioners have granted the
Instantaneous Fire Alarm COMPANY. per
mission 70 string certain wires and to
make certain changes in their system in
the southeast section OF the city
The Superintendent of the Water De
partment has forwarded to the Comrnis-
sioners schedule of proposals for the
construction Of two gate houses at the
BrightwOOd reservoir. and has recon-
mended that the contract for the same
be awarded to William A. KimmeI he
being the lowest bidder.
HIRAM PRICES FUNERAL.