The times., 1901-05-10

has made the following report upon the
application:
Assessment, amounting to $3.50 for
water main, was levied March 10. 1893.
against sub-lot q, square SO, in name of
V. b. Deyber.
This assessment was paid in full, with
interest and advertising costs, April 10,
1879 Payment was entered in Collectors
advertised day book, but not posted to
water main assessment ledger.
Property was sold for second INSTALL
nent Of this assessment April 9, 1901, to
Malcolm Fluffy. for 1913.
Owner OF property called at TINS once
today. and upon exhibition by him Of his
receipt and an investigation of the matter
the above facts were developed
Il therefore recommend that sale OF
this property of April 8, 1901, to Malcom
Hufty be Cancelled.
Commissioner Beach has forwarded to
his associates the proposals receivedto sell
school sites in the Third and Tenth divi-
sions, and has recommended that all the
proposals in each division be rejected. 1t
is understood that this action was taken
on the ground that the offers OF the
sites were too high TO come witnn the
limit of the appropriations. After the re-
lection of the bids there are two courses
omen to the Commissioners-to advertise
for new bids or 10 negotiate the purchase
of the sites at private sale
w. A Mcfarland, Superintendent of the
Water Department, has forwarded to the
Engineer Commissioner a report upon the
erection Of the fire hydrauts recommended
nv Joseph Paris, late Chief Engineer of
the Fire Department, and by William j.
Belt. Assistant Chief Engineer. Mr.. Nc
Farland states that the estimated cost OF
six OF the hydrants is S53S. He states
further than his department is unable TO
comply with the recommendation 10 erect
a fire hydrant on the corner OF Twelfth
and Duncan Streets northeast, as there
is no water main at that point.
Commissioner Beach has forwarded the
report of Mr. Mcfarland to his associates
and has recommended that the present
Chief of the Fire Department ana the
Superintendent of the Water Department
have a conference upon the subject anu
come to an agreement relative TO All the
hydrants recently recommended py ihe
officials of the Fire Department.
w. p. Todd has requested the removal
Of the bridge over the alley between the
American House and premises 213 Seventh
Street northwest. The reason assigned
for the request is that the owner is about
TO inaugurate repairs upon the building
named and wishes the bridge removed to
facilitate the work.
G II Hunt the Computing Engineer.
has reported TO the Commissioners upon
the application and recommends that the
structed be revoked and that a notice be
served OF the owners of the American
House property To remove the same with
in ten days from the date of the service
of the notice.
1t is understood that the Commissioners
will approve this recommendation.
The officials of the bathing beach have
called the attention OF the Commissioners
to the encroachment upon the graded and
sanded bottom of the beach at the north
end by parties who are putting in a g.
foot water main on investigation it has
been found that the main in question is
being laid for thesuse of the United States /
Electric Lightingfc Company.
Accordingly, the Commissioners have
voted 10 call the attention of the officials
of that company to the matter and re-
oueet them to replace the bottom of the
bathing beach so that no danger will
result 10 those who may visit the place
]. Edward Fowler. of 92l f Street north
west. has addressed the Commissioners
complaining that he has been refused his
tax bills and asking by what authority
the Assessor can refuse citizen his tax
bill so that he may examine 1t before
paying the same
Andrew B. Duvall. the Attorney for the
District. has informed the Commissioners
that he has arranged with the opposing
counsel TO have the cases for the District
known as the national bank cases
taken up in June. TheSe cases against
the banks are actions 20 determine wheth-
er or not they are to pay personal taxes
to the District.
Once Heuriehs beer always Heuriohs beer
Phone West "a, Arlington Boitiing Co., Tor a
case.