The times., 1901-04-20

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able time after two years after the prop
| erty was bid of by the District at the tax
| sale
The law, however does not provide
that the penalty for not so enforcing the
lien of the taxes by filing a bill in equity
should operate To release the lien for
such taxes.
Warner Stutler, Superintendent Of
| Street Cleaning, has forwarded to the
Commissioners his report upon the appli-
cation of /. G. Rines for information as
to what disposition should be made of old
tin cans and similar material. Mr.. Slut
Ter informs the Commissioners that the
Street Cleaning Department is restricted
as to the kind Of material to be deposited
on their dumps, the owners of the proper
ty where the dumps are objectng to the
deposit of tin cans and combustible ma
terial. Mr.. Stutler states that ashes, tin
cans and combustible waste should be
placed in separate receptacles.
The Commissioners are informed that
the only available dump for tin cans and
similar material is Twentieth and b
Streets southeast. "AlI combustible
waste" Mr.. Stutler says, should be
hauled to the crematory at the foot OF
South Capitol Street. where it will be
burned" He states further that ashes
may be deposited on all Of the dumps.
except on the fats. Mr.. Stutler gives the
following as the location Of the principal
dumps:
.'Connecticut Avenue and NVoodley
Lane, Sherman Avenue and Irving Street
northwest, Second and TrumbuU Streets
northwest Florida Avenue and Brent
wood Road northeast, Fifteenth and X
southeast. f-frrfI ana NJ streets southeast
and Fifteenth and G Streets southwest.
J. B. Kinnear and W. J. Lambert. rep
reseuting the Takoma Park Citizens As
sociation. yesterday obtained a favorable
consideration of the proposition made by
the association that the Takoma Park
public school house be thrown open to
the public for inspection some day next
month. II is thought that the date Will
be May Ia, but that has not yet been de
ternined. While the inspection OF the
schoolhouse is going on. IT is the purpose
of the association to give a reception to
the Commissioners and members of the
Board of Education at the town hall, Ia
koma Park.
r. F. Mimmack, attorney for the estate
of Herman d. Walbridge, of 14l6 G.
Street northwest, has requested that the
assessment for the water main against
lots ! to .. block 13. Walbrdee sub-divi-
sion of Inrleside. be charged against the
deposit Of sI6s p made September IS, 1899,
II. H. Darneille, the Assessor in re
porting to the Commissioners relative TO
the matter has recommended that the
apulication be referred to the Auditor
that he may transfer $li7.S2 Of the amount
deposited for water main 10 the water
fund to liquidate the water main assess
meut against the property described
above. and that So i3. the regular per
cent abatement, be refunded to Elizabeth
Walbridge.
Will approve the recommendation
William T. Belt. Acting Chief Engineer
of the Fire Department, has reported to
Commissioner Macfarland that he has
made a thorough examination of Truck
{ house, for the purpose Of placing the
water tower in service, and he states that
II viii be put in commission not later
than the middle of next week. Mr.. Belt
saws that in order to do this the new
Truck r viii be sent TO the house pro-
vidcd for it in Mount Pleasant, and that
the extra horse at Truck c house will be
kept at No. enginehouse until a few re-
pairs can be made TO the back shed Tor
the storage of coal and wood, etc.
Mir. Reit states that there viii be three
horses available for drawing the tower
ard that sufficient number OF men viii
be detailed to operate the same. He in
forms the Commissioner that the tower
will respond TO first alarms in the bust
ness. storage, and warehouse district and
ali other alarms where 1t may be needed.
The Commissioners have approved an
application of the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Company to string two
wires from Maryland Avenue near the
intersection Of G Street northeast to the
Office of James Manning, on Florida Ave
nue., near Trinidad Avenue northeast.
This action was taken on the recon-
mendatiOn of Walter G. Allen, the Eiec-
trIcal Engineer.
Harry c. Mclean, Acting Health Officer
has submitted TO the Commissioners q re
port upon the request OF ex-senator VIII
liam r. Chandler relative to the sanitary
condition of the premises lll1 II Street
northwest, which are to be occupied by
the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
Mr.. Mclean forwards the reports OF the
inspectors of the department. three of
whom visited the premises and made in
ycStfgatiOuS These reports recommend
certain rcpairs of minor character and
Mir Mclean says that when these altera-
tionS have been made the premises, in
the Judgment of the Health Department.
will be in good sanitary condition.
The Committee on the Bathing Beach,
consisting of Snowden Ashford, ". J.
Douglass and DR. William Tiudall, have
recommended the acceptance of the pro-
posal of NJ n Hickman 20 rent the re-
frcshment stand and the shed for blcy-
cies-for the season OF 1901 The commit
tee prescribe certain conditions to the ac-
cCptance Of the proposal among which
are that the bidder shall not sell intoXt-
eating drinks, that no tobacco or cigar
cites shall be sold to minors. and that
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