The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-12

relative to the recent ruling of the Comp
tTOlIer Of the Treasury upon the per diem
employees of the District by dropping
from the rolls the four employees men
toned il the opinion. and by appoint
ing two inspectors to take the places Of
the four This action was taken after d
conference with Mr.. TraCewelI, and is
within the authority of the Commission
ers- Speaking Of the matter today. for
himself and his colleagues, Mr.. MaCfar-
land said.
The Commissioners have C3TeEuilN
considered the opinion Of the Comptroller
OF the Treasury as to certain Per diem
employees of the Street Cleaning Depart
meut. and have decided not to ask a re-
Consideration by the Comptroller. but to
make such Tearrangemcnt of duties and
personnel as VIII meet the requirements
of his rulings. They Go not apply to any
other employees except four in the Street
Cleaning Department, and the Commits
sioners believe that they can arrange
matters so that the service VIII not suf-
fer The four per diem employees Of the
Street Cleaning Department affected by
the Comptroller's opinion have been DROP
ped from the rolls and their places Will
not be dlIed. The duties performed by
them viii have to be performed by other
employees until Congress makes further
provision
In the reaTTangement Of duties and
personnel the Commissioners find some
assistance in the provision made by Con
ETeSS for the payment OF necessary IN
spectioH under the appropriation for dis
ir.Sal OF CITY refuse As TO this the
Comptroller says in his opinion: Con
EreSS having IN this case specifically pro-
vided for necessary inspection the en-
plOyment Of inspectors cannot be ques-
toned
Therefore the Commissioners have ap-
pointed A J Lee and John T Twohey as
inspectors at 8 per diem. to be paid out
of the appropriation for collection and
disposal of city refuse. Commissioner
Ross, who has immediate charge of the
Street Cleaning Department, read the
COmptTolIer's opinion before he left the
city on Wednesday. and advised the &C
ton which the Commissioners nov take
Daniel G. Brown. Of 80 G Street north
west, recently sent to the Commissioners
q protest against the erection Of a public
hall on the corner Of Connecticut Avenue
and I Street northwest He states that,
according 10 the plans, the hall is to be
constructed above the mezzaniue. or sec
ond floor, and ne asks If the present
building regulations DO not prohibit such
a location of a public hall Mr. Brown
says he hopes that in the interest Of the
public and for various reasons. the per
nit for the erection Of this hall as plan
ned viii not be granted
John p. Brady the Inspector Of Build
ingS- in reporting upon the matter, states
that the proposed building according to
the plans presented TO his Office VIII be
wholly within the building regulations.
lie says that the clause of the regulations
to which Mr.. Brown refers applies only
10 buildings used IS theatres or public
places Of amusement. involving thu use Of
a stage with movable or shifting scenery
The letter OF Nh Brown and the com
ments Of the Inspector Of Buildings have
been noted and ordered fled.
E SPEECH. Of IL T Street northwest. re-
Gently wrote 10 the Commissioners reIa-
tive TO the paving Of L Street, from First
Street northwest 10 the existing pave
ment He requests that if funds are not
available for the paving of the street
that The unlmpTOved part be filed to
Crane ana maCadamiZCd when the curb IS
reset. The matter was referred 10 the
Surface Division. and the Computing En-
gineer has reported
It viii, Of course, be necessary in mod
flying the existing pavement Of [ Street
northwest in order TO conform to the
change Of grade recently made. TO FIJI the
roadway areas between First Street and
the end Of the asphalt block TO which
MI Sped refers, but ] cannot recommend
the m2caGamizlDg Of this street as its
relative Importance and the fact that il
VIII N tle not remote future be paved.
would indicate that the Very considerable
expense of matchmaking il would not be
a Unstable expenditure.
r J, TraceweI, the Comptroller Of the
Treasury, at the request of the Commits
sioners, has submitted p report relative
10 District Of Columbia employees receiv-
ing compensation in the examination of
luuacy cases The matter was taken ID
the Comptroller at the instigaIiOn of the
AUDITOR, VINO was IN doubt as 10 the pro-
pTlety OF allowing certain employees double
compensation. With reference 10 the mat
Ter MI IraCeWell saws
= have received your letter of the Sd
instant asking whether you are author
ieZo 70 pay the PEP diem compensation
authorized in the act OF January u 1879
70 be paid TO physicians not connected
with any hospital for the insane and 10
certain officials Of the District of Column
Dla VINO are IN receipt Of annual salaries.
1 am unable to distinguish the case vou
now present from those referred to il, my
oeclSon OF May IS, 1901, made at your re
guest N that decision / construed the
act OF January 81, lsS9. supra. and said
nave, Therefore. TO inform you that
the per diem compensation provided In the
act OF January 81 1883, supra, may be paid
70 the officers mentioned in your cOnTnu-
hcauon II they have performed the ser
vice therein required, and their accounts
nave Deen certified TO by the court ap-
pointing them as required -
The Commissioners today considered
three applications OF the ChesaDea5. and
Potomac Telephone Company. to string
wires, n the extension Of their system
The first Of these was a request To s+rir7e,
two wires from Western Union mole N
-. corner of Florida Avenue and Z
streets northeast TO II@9 Florida Avenue
northeast
The second application was q rec177eef
tQr permission 10 string two wires from
Eighth street and Florida Avenue north
vest 10 the shop OF Melton & Ryan al
the southeast corner Of Sherman avenue
and Harvard Street northwest.
q hTrTs eTFg.Ts4 No.
wares from the Western Union pole on
the corner Of BrightWood Avenue to 500
Illinois Avenue northwest.
In each case the Commissioners an
proved the report Of Walter g Allen the
Electrical Engineer. who said that the
board has authority 10 grant the apDlf-
cations. and that the usual conditions
would be placed upon the permits.
Huidah ". BIaczford. Secretary to the
Board Of Trustees Of the Industrial Home
School, has forwarded 70 the Commission
ers a recommendation that the salaries
OF certain employees Of the school be in
creased, as follows The sewing teacher. /
from 5z7-5o TO SO q month; the rnatron,
from $50 TO $50 month. the assistant
InatToG, from so to So d month the |
iafiDGTeSs, from SD 10 SIS 4 month the ]
housemaid, from SO TO 81 month; the /
recommended that Bertha AIcCasliu be |
appointed as teacher OF the summer
school The recommendations have been /
approved by Commissioner mcfarland /
and forwarded to his associates.
The Commissioners today authorized |
the following orders for public work |
through the Engineer Department:
That - feet Of sIx-inch water main be
los I