The Washington times., 1901-09-11

ing every scrap OF news that came to
| hand.
Israel w. Stone, Department Comman-
| der, G. A. R.. has written to the Com
missioners in behalf of Mrs. Mcleod. ma
! tron in the House of Detention. Mr.
| Stone states that Mrs. Mcleod is a SOL
dier's widow and that she was given en-
| ployment as matron several years ago,
and that she has performed her duties
faithfully always, even since she went to
the House of Detention
| Through the conditions existing there"
says Mr.. Stone, "she has been sick some
| during the past summer, and for that
| reason there appears to have been some
complaint on the part of the authorities
Immediately in charge. But knowing this
woman for number of years, l am sure
| the police authorities ought not to make
her trouble. for she is as well able to
attend to her duties as most of us /
| trust you will see that she is not dis
| turbed in her opportunity to earn an hon
| est living. AS the widow of a soldier of
the Republic / commend her to your kind
| consideration
/ to the Police Department for considera-
tion. Major Sylvester has now reported
as follows:
The matron is sixty years old and has
been shown every consideration. During
| the last year Mrs. Mcleod has been alb
sent twenty-four days from sickness and
has had twenty-five days leave. The
| House of Detention is a busy institution
| and requires activity and intelligent at
tention on the part of the two matrons.
Though the work is not onerous, COM
| Portable quarters are provided for the
! time the matrons are on duty. No pro-
4 vision is made for substitutes during the
| absence of either matron, though Con-
! gress was asked to do So Mrs Mcleod
c n hIlf Mt flyrnaG haC hal
indiscreet. This department only asks
/ judicious and careful performance of
/ duty, and the records and communica-
tions show that every consideration has
been extended to eX-soldiers and their
| families.
The Superintendent fully appreciates
| this question, members of his own family
having served in and having died in the
army during the war of the rebellion
| The Commissioners have approved the
above report and Mr.. Stone will be in
| formed in accordance Herewith
James Corridor, of 9l2 First Street
| northwest. recently entered complaint in
behalf of his sister Johanna L. Corridor.
against the actions of the late james T.
| Fitzgerald, policeman of the Metropoh-
| tan Police Force. asking the Commission
| ers to restore to her the cost of certain
| damages to her property from the PEN
| sion now paid to Fitzgerald's widow and
aid purchased the property next to that
of Miss Corridor, and by changes which
he instituted, damaged the party walls.
! the fences and the parking.
| Mr.. Corridor submits a long statement
| giving the history of the several i'm
| proyements made by Fitzgerald on his
| lot and recounting the manner in which
| the lowering of the grade of the lot un-
| dermined Miss Corridon's property. He
states that his sister is now in dying
condition, and that the restoration to her
| Of the money actually paid out to protect
| herself against the operations Of Fftz-
| gerald is needed to support her in her
last days.
| In investigating the matter the Inspec-
| tor of Buildings has unearthed an order
| sent to Fitzgerald in November. 1897. in
which the Inspector cites the damages
| done to the Corridor property and orders
him within ten days to repair the injury
| done, under pain of prosecution in the
courts. One clause of the order reads:
| lou are, therefore, hereby ordered to
! fash against the party wall, to recon
struct porch framing. floor. and stairway
and TO make good all damages caused to
| plaster through neglect to flash. within
ten days from date, and to the satisfac-
| ton OF this office, or the case will be i'm
| mediately given to the Attorney for the
| District Of Columbia for prosecution"
| IT is asserted in the office of the In
| spector of Buildings that these repairs
! were made. and that therefore, the Dis
| trict government cannot be held liable
for the damage set forth by Mr.. Corridor
| in his letter.
The case with the report of the Inspec-
| tor of Buildings has been referred to
the Police Department for consideration
and report
The Brotherhood of American Yeomen.
of Des Moines, Iowa, has applied for per
mission to do business in the District of
Columbia fraternal beneficial asso-
ciation. The application has been re-
turned from the office of the Assessor
with the statement that all the require
ments OF law have been complied with,
and that the Commissioners have author
ity in law TO grant the permit.
A similar application has been made by
the Highland Mobiles also OF Des Moines,