The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-18

Street to Tenth Street, at an estimated
cost of 1858, to be assessed against lots In
square south of square s51, abutting on
said Virginia Avenue between the limits
; named.
To set new granite curb on both sides
of + Street northeast, from Fourteenth
Street to Fifteenth Street, at an estimat-
ed cost of 81, l30 to be assessed against lots
in squares 1851 and 1852. abuttinS on saiu
+ Street between the limits named.
To set new granite curb and lay cement
sidewalk on the south side OF New ork
Avenue northwest, from Twelfth street
to Thirteenth Street. and from Twelfth
Street eastward a distance OF l3sS rect,
and on the south side OF ! street north
west from Eleventh Street westward
distance of 1912 feet. at an estimated
cost Of $3.50. to be assessed against lots
in squares .3lS and PSI. abutting on said
New York Avenue and said / Street be-
tween the limits named.
w. L. Wilkerson, of 6S3 F Street north
west. has returned to the Commissioners
a bill for water rent against premises
722 Thirteenth Street northwest. and
states under oath that the house was va
cant during the months of July and Au-
gust, 1900 II. L. Karpeles, Acting Chief
Clerk of the Water Department. after an
investigation, has recommended that the
refund be made on the ground that tne
amount of s16O was enormously palu;
This recommendation has been approved
by the Commissioners.
p. A. Bowen. jr., of 141O G Street north
west, has requested the cancellation of
special assessments levied against sub
lots Is, Is. and south part of lot 10, square
4S7. in the name of Mary Louise Kenady.
Acting upon the advice of the Special As
voted not to grant the request. the
sessments were levied according to law.
Walter c. Allen, the Electrical Engi-
neer, has informed the Commissioners
that his department is taking down two
poles on U Street, between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Streets northwest, and he
recommends that one of these poles be
regretted at the corner of Twenty-second
Street and Newport Place. This recon-
mendation the Commissioners have APP
proved.
A. O. Tingley, Secretary of the North
Capitol and lexington Citizens Associa-
tion has forwa rded to the Commissioners
a communication, informing them that
the association at its last meeting took
action protesting against the practice of
driving hogs through any of the streets
states that 1t is a common occurrence to
see these animals run over front yards,
and in hot weather they have to be
sprayed with water while en- route in or
der to keep life in them until they reach
the slaughterhouses, a wagon following
behind to pick up those that are overcome
with the heat.
Mr.. Tingley states that the practice OF
driving hogs at night affords no relief,
as the noise wakes up the people VINO are
fortunate enough to be asleep He says
the stencil from the passing droves is IN
tolerable at times.
Secretary Hay has forwarded to the
Commissioners for the information of the
District Fire Department copy of the
proceedings of the Grand International
Council of Firemen, held in August of last
year at Paris. MIR. Hay states that the
pamphlet was forwarded by the United
States Minister to Belgium
A. w. Breslin has written to the Com
missioners complaining of the depreda-
tions of the fowls of his neighbors, which
run at large in the block where he re-
sides He desires to know whether there
are any regulations which prohibit the
roaming of fowls about the streets and
alleys of the city. Mr.. Breslin also de-
sires TO know whether the ash collector
can ne required 10 TeIioNe idi6 PnS
of ashes which has accumulated in his
yard.
BY order of the Commissioners ]. A.
Neville has been appointed chairman in
the Surveyors office at compensation of
s225 per day, to take effect when he re-
ports for duty.
II has been ordered by the Commission
ers that the proposal of the Crawford
Paving Company. dated April Il, 1901, to
grade and improve the grounds of the
Whitney Avenue Truckhouse for the sum
OF sSl5.65, be accepted
The Commissioners have approved the
recommendation of the Inspector of
Buildings that the samples OF hardware
which have been submitted by the Russell
& Erwin Co. be accepted for use in the
| new nnlice station on Whitney Avenue.