The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-10

has made the following report upon the
application:
Assessment, amounting to $3.50, for
| water main, was levied March 10. 1899.
against suh-lot q, square So, in name of
V. b. Deyber.
This assessment was paid in full, with
| interest and advertising costs, April 10,
| 1870 PAYMENT was entered in Collectors
advertised day book, but not posted to
water main assessment ledger.
Property was sold for second INSTALL
| rnent of this assessment April 9, 1901, TO
Malcolm Hufty. for $5.S.
| Owner of property called at this office
| today. and upon exhibition by MN OF ms
| receipt and an investigation of the matter
| the above facts were developed
Il therefore recommend that sale OF
this property of April 8, 1901, to Malcolm
| Hufty be Cancelled.
| Commissioner Beach has forwarded to
his associates the proposals receivedto sal
school sites in the Third and Tenth divi-
| sions. and has recommended that all the
proposals in each division be rejected IL
| is understood that this action was taken
on the ground that the offers of the
| sites were too high to come within the
limit of the appropriations. After the re
| lection of the bids there are two courses
| open to the Commissioners-to advertise
| for new bids or to negotiate the purchase
| Of the sites at private sale
w. A. Mcfarland, Superintendent of the
Water Department, has forwarded TO the
Engineer Commissioner report upon the
erection of the fire hydrants recommended
| by Joseph Paris. late Chief Engineer of
the Fire Department, and by William l.
Uelt Assistant Chief Engineer. Mr.. Nc
Farland states that the estimated cost OF
six OF the hydrants is S53S. He states
further than his department is unable TO
comply with the recommendation 10 eLect
a fire hydrant on the corner OF Twelfth
and Duncan Streets northeast, as there
is no water main at that point.
Commissioner Beach has forwarded the
rrport of Mr. Mcfarland to his associates
aud has recommended that the present
Chief OF the Fire Department and the
Superintendent of the Water department
have a conference upon the SUBJECT anu
come to an agreement relative to all the
hydrants recently recommended by the
officials of the Fire department
w. 3. Todd has requested the removal
Of the bridge over the alley between the
American House and premises 21S Seventh
Street northwest. The reason assigned
for the request is that the owner is about
to inaugurate repairs upon the building
named and wishes the bridge removed to
facilitate the work.
C. Il. Hunt, the Computing Engi leer,
has reported TO the Commissioners upon
the application and recommends thai the
permit under which the bridge was con-
strllcted be revoked and that a notice be
served on the owners of the American
House property to remove the same with
in ten days from the date of the service
of the notice.
II is understood that the Commissioners
will approve this recommendation.
The officials of the bathing beach have
called the attention OF the Commissioners
to the encroachment upon the graded and
sanded bottom of the beach at the north
end by parties who are putting in a s.
foot water main. on investigation il has
been found that the main in question; is
being laid for the7use OF the United States
Electric LightingsCompany.
Accordingly the Commissioners have
voted to call the attention of the officials
of that company to the matter and re
oueet them To replace the bottom of the
bathing beach so that no danger will
result 10 those who may visit the place.
]. Edward Fowler. of 921 F Street north
west. has addressed the Commissioners
complaining that he has been refused his
tax bills and asking by what authority
the Assessor can refuse a citizen his tax
bill so that he may examine it before
paying the same.
Andrew B. Duvall, the Attorney for the
District. has informed the Commissioners
that he has arranged with the opposing
counsel to have the cases for the District
known as the national bank cases"
taken up in June These cases against
the banks are actions 10 determine wheth-
er or not they are TO pay personal taxes
to the District
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