The times., 1901-05-01

wholesale market receiving all the fees
maid for the use of the same. Mr.. Laf-
ferty informs the Commissioners that III
case the request is granted he VIII re-
arrange the shelter for horses and cattle
i'm such way as to secure satisfactory
accommodations to the dealers in and the
patrons of that market, and that ne VIII
keep the whole square in sanitary con-
Sitia,, satisfactory to the Commissioners.
Mr. I.afferty further states that ne Is
willing that his management OF the DUST
ness shall be subject to the SUPERVISION OF
the Commissioners at all times, anu 70
suck schedule of fees, not less lnah lhe
present rates and to such regulations as
The Commissioners deem proper for the
guidance Of the market.
Z & Kennedy. of 1913 Street north
west has addressed the Commissioners
requesting information relative to the
n1lrchase OF site for the burial of the
INDECENT dead. The Health officer has
recommended that offers of land for the
new municipal cemetery be invited with
out restriction as to the site other than
that which already exists by law, and
without restriction as to area, except that
the tract purchased must contain not less
than five acres
With reference to the limitation on the
time when the offers of land viii be re
ceived. the Health officer suggests that
the matter be referred to the Auditor.
As the appropriation does not apparently
provide for the enclosing or the laying
out of the ground when purchased, the
Health Officer suggests that no great huI-
~ should be made i'm making the purchase
unless other funds are available
William r. Belt. Acting Chief Engineer
! of the Fire Department, called upon r.
w Dutton yesterday to congratulate him
upon his recent appointment to the head
DO, %
sion to say that he would personally do all
in his power to facilitate the induction
! of the new chief into office. He stated
! that he was satisfied with the appoint
ment and that in his mind the well-being
! OF the department was the hrst cOhsldeIa-
| ton.
Mr.. Dutton expressed his appreciation
/ of Mr. Belts kindness and the two went
/ over matters pertaining TO the department
! and the duties that the chief would have
! to take M. The conference lasted more
than an hour. and II is understood that
/ Chief Dut.on will place upon his FIRST as
[ sistant certain duties and responsibilities
which will give him prestige not mere
/ tofore pertaining TO the Office.
! At the instance of the Engineer Com
missioner. the Board has voted to adopt
/ the report of the Assessor in the case OF
/ the requested cancellation Of taxes by
Miss Ida NJ. White, of Brightwood. The
! request was tnat the TAX lOI Il water iii'iiH
laid on Brightwood Avenue and assessed
l against the property situated on the Plney
/ Branch and Rock Creek Ford Roads,
| known as Peters Mil site, be canteled-
/ The Assessor describes the property as
a triangular plot of ground. bounded by
| the roads named above. He recommends
| that the assessment of July 10, 1890. OF
Sl417 against the property be Cancelled.
Donald Mcpherson, acting as attorney
for the owners, has again called the at
tention OF the Commissioners to petitions
on file praying for the construction OF
sewers in the subdivision Of Metropolis
! View and he has requested that the pro-
| posed Improvement be made at an early
/ day. Acting upon the request, the Com
! missiouers have adopted the report Of the
! Superintendent of Sewers, who Informed
them that in view of more urgent de-
| mands upon the sewer appropriations be
did not deem il advisable at the present
| time 10 expend Sc, ,S92 in the construction
| Of the sewers mentioned.
! The Engineer Commissioner has re-
! quested that an estimate be forwarded to
/ his office of the cost of a stable built OF
| brick 40 feet by 30 feet, two stories high
/ and rooted with tin, capable of supplying
| stable room to forty-eight horses.