The Washington times., 1901-07-30

! the amount received for rent of stands
Tor the year ended June 80 1901. s., ,l5S, is
S5.V ana fraction per month for each
! stand.
The Police Department has reported to
| the Commissioners relative TO the COM
plants of r. Grant Barnwell of 1904 w
street northwest, relative to the violation
of the law by huclt sters on Sunday and at
other times by yelling in the streets. The
matter was referred by the Superintendent
to the Eighth precinct and Lieut. John
kenney was directed to take steps to
stop the annoyance to residents in the
vicinity of the complainants.
Lieutenant Kenney took the matter up
and has reported that he made seven ar
rests; that the complaining citizens were
summoned witnesses. and that six of
those arrested We're fined 81 each and that
the seventh gave his personal bond to
keep the law: Lieutenant Kenney states
that he has since interviewed the com
plainants and that he was informed that
conditions were satisfactory
Commissioner Macfarland yesterday
moved that the several complainants be
informed in accordance with the substance
of Lieutenant Kenney's report, and for
warded the case to the Board.
The following orders for public works
We're issued yesterday by the Commission
ers through the Engineer Department:
That the parking on C Street between
First Street and New Jersey Avenue
northwest be enclosed with a temporary
fence of cedar posts and wire in order to
prevent injury to the grass planted there
until such time as 1t becomes well started.
That sewer be constructed along the
west side of Brightwood Avenue between
Bismarck and Princeton Streets at an es-
ttv,N.t tod saf& RtQrt on IA N r.
rent appropriation for suburban sewers.
That 265 feet of six-inch water main be
laid on the west side of North Capitoi
Street, between Seaton and t Streets, at
an estimated cost of S212.
That $50 feet of SiX-inch water main De
laid in Mintwood Place westward from
Columbia Road at an estimated cost, IN
cluding erection of one fire hydrant, OF
s552.
The committee to open proposals to sell
sites to the District for police station at
Tenleytown has submitted a schedule
of the offers made as follows:
Heiskell & McLeran, the southeast cor
ner of Fourth and Chesapeake Streets,
103S7 feet, at 30 cents foot, s, 3,11625; /.
L. Shoemaker, east side of Wisconsin
Avenue north of Grant Street 5000 feet,
at 1873 cents foot, 5000; l. E. Shoemak-
er offered the same tract. 5,g92 square
feet, at the same price, sl,991.S3; Allen
Clark, County Road and Kearney Street,
IL, 200 feet, at 12.25 cents a foot, $50.
r. F. Preusser, of 724 Thirteenth Street
northwest, recently complained of the
lack of water for the use of the prem
ises named. The complaint was referred
to the Water Department and George I.
Green, the Water Registrar, has recon-
mended that the complainant be informed
that shops having access to water are
chargeable with rent. He also recon-
mended that Mr.. Preusser be informed
that the department has no jurisdiction
in the matter of the use of water for
or business purposes so long as
that use is legitimate and the water is
not allowed to run to waste.
This report has received the approval OF
the Engineer Commissioner and has been
forwarded to the Board.
BY order of the Commissioners yester-
day A. c. Rodman and w. w. Stone,
chainmen in the Engineer Department at
g. % per day, are rated as rodmen at
& 60 per day. to date from the 10th of
July. 1901, they having been performing
rodmen's duties since that date.