The times., 1901-04-23

on Albemarle Street west of Connection
| Avenue during the present fiscal year
| owing TO the lack of necessary funds
Should the electric light company be Will
ing 10 maintain these lights without cost
| the permit to erect the poles could he
! readily granted, but the Electrical Engi-
/ neer states that it does not seem desirable
for the department to request the com
! pany to do this without cost.
| The Commissioners are Informed ina
! the question of the extension OF eleclflt
! lights on this street Will be taken Lp I tIIt
! next fiscal year in correction with the
! extensions of the system asked ior p\
! the Northwestern CitlZens AsSoclat tl"H,
The report of the Electrical Engine eor
has been approved and the applicant Will
/ be informed in accordance therewlth.
| A man who subscrfbes himself, only
| a Citizen" has written to the Commis-
! sioners to call attention to what he terms
| the Illegal use of the sidewalks and the
use of public space for advertising pur-
poses. In his view, the illegal use of the
sidewalks is their occupancy by the open
| vaults covered by iron gratngS. He states
that these gratings are often open for
! hours at time. if not for the entire day,
and that the public space on the sidewalks
is very much reduced on that account
| The advertising of which he complains
is that done at the Lafayette Square
Theatre
William T. Belt, Acting Chief Engineer
of the Fire Department, hss recommend
ed to the Commissioners that fire hy-
drants be erected as follows: Northwest
corner of Fl and Eighth Streets northeast,
northwest corner of Seventh and Streets
northeast. northeast corner of Elliott and
+ Streets northeast, and on the north side
of Emerson Street. between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth Streets northeast Mr..
Belt states that these fire hydrants are
needed for the better protection of prop
erty against fire. The Commissioners
have approved the recommendations.
Walter c. Allen, the Electrical Engi-
neer, has reported to the Commissioners
the unsafe condition of the electric
lighting connections in the western half
of the District Building He states that
these wires were put in service in April,
1899, and were the old combination gas
and electric light fixtures that were put
IN when the building was erected. Mr..
Allen says that a test made at the time
the wires We're put in service showed that
they were safe. But now, after two years
service, they are no longer regarded So
and he recommends that their use be dis
continued. Mr.. Allen states that the
wires in the eastern half of the building,
which were put in new in 1898 are now
in good condition. The Commissioners
have approved the report and it is un-
derstood that new wiring of the building
on the west side Will be ordered.
The Commissioners are in recent of a
communication from ]. NJ Masten, Acting
First Assistant Postmaster General en-
closing wrapper covering copies of d
publication issued in Chicago, the wrap
per being the penalty envelope of the
Board of Children's Guardians of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Mr.. Masten states
that the publication in question is entered
at the Chicago postoffice as second-class
matter, containing advertisements, etc
He shows that it was mailed in Washing
ton under cover of the penalty envelope,
as stated above, and he asks the Commits
sioners if they can give any Information
in reference to the circumstances under
which the penalty envelope was used in
this instance. 1t is understood that the
matter will be referred to the Board of
Childrens s Guardians. through the Board
of Charities, and that the use of the pen
atty envelope will be fully enqured into
and report made TO the postal authori-
ties. The package is addressed 10 a lady
residing at 119 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, Mass
Joseph I. Keefer, of 529 Seventh Street
northwest complains to the Commission
eTS lndt ne mas Deen done an injustice in
the refusal of the Board of Examiners to
grant him a license as steam engineer of
the third class. He asks that he be given
another examination. as he has work TO
perform in connection with the Pan
American Exposition in Buffalo. The
Board of Examiners, reporting through
H Boesch, the secretary, says Mr.. Keefer
failed TO answer the proper questions in
the examination, and for that reason was
refused the license. In considering the
matter, Commissioner Macfarland has
moved that Mr.. Keefer be allowed an
other examination as requested. 1t is un-
derstood that the other members of the
Board viii concur in the motion.
f. 7. Butterfeld, Secretary of the Busi-
ness Mems Association of Congress
Heights, has rendered an invitation to
Commissioner Macfarland to be present
at the Arbor Day exercises at Congress
Heights and TO participate in the planting
of tree. Mr.. Butterfield states that over
800 school children will take part in the
exercises; that Clifford Pinchot will de
liver IN address, the President and Cabi-
net and many other prominent citizens
have been invited.