The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-29
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
Ne Appropriation for Additional
Police Officials.
The Attorney for the District Gives
His Views ON the Question of Re-
munerating Assistant Superintend-
ent-QuaIity of Coal for schools.

The Major and superintendent ol Ponce
recently addressed n letter to the Com
missioners, asking them to obtain the
opinion of their Attorney on the follow
ing points:
should the Superintendent of Police
recommend the present captain of police
to be made captain and assistant super
intendent. and should his title hereafter
he such and be so carried on the pay
rolls of the department?
should the three lieutenant inspectors
be likewise recommended and carried as
captains. and should the stationkeepers
OF the department be likewise recon-
mended and carried as desk sergeants?'
The questions arise" says the Attor-
ney. in his opinion submitted to the Com
missioners yesterday, upon the follow
ing paragraph in section 1 of the act of
Congress approved February 2S. 1901, re-
latiug to the Metropolitan Police of the
District of Columbia.
The Metropolitan Police force shall
consist of one Major and Superintendent.
one captain and assistant superintendent.
and such number of captains. lieutenants,
sergeants, privates of class , privates of
class /. desk sergeants, and others as
Congress may from time to time pro-
vide
Under existing law, being the District
Appropriation act for the fiscal year end
i,:s June 20, 1901, the appropriations for
the Metropolitan Police force recognize
ana provide for one Major and Superin-
tcudent, one captain, three lieutenant in
spcctors, heutenants, sergeants, station
Keepers privates. etc.
THE District Appropriation act for the
fiscal year ending June 50, 1902, approved
March /. 1901. makes no change in the
title of any officers of the Metropolitan
Police force.
White it appears that the House Com
nittee in its report accompanying the
hill, which afterward became law on Feb
Iuary -. 1891 approved the suggestions
OF the Police Department on the subject
OF changes in the title. etc, of these offi-
GERS, yet Congress enacted no effective
legislation thereon, in that II failed ana
omitted to make the necessary changes
IN the existing law. carrying appropri2-
tons for the present officers as such, 10
aui horize the designation and appoint
IneIit of captain as captain and assistant
superintendent and lieutenant inspectors
as captains. and stationkeepers as desk
seFgeants; L am therefore of the opinion
that both of the questions propounded by
the Major and Superintendent should be
answered in the negative"
John c. Howard, fuel Inspector of the
District. called on Commissioner Macfar-
land yesterday morning and made an in
formal statement in regard to the report
weight and dirty coal The Commission
ers have not yet received the report itself
and will make no move in the matter I'M
til it is received. Dir. Howard said in
part:
In regard to the quality of the coal
the Philadelphia and Reading coal fur
Iished by Albright & Barker, wholesale
shippers, it is of the quality used by most
of the executive departments, and 1 am
satisfied that IL any of that coal was
taken from the school buildings and ex-
amined it would be found good, mer-
charitable coal. over nine-tenths of the
coal is hauled direct from the cars and is
clean, being stopped for weighing ana
direction at the yard.
number of times coal is handled. Bins at
some of the schoolhouses are not cleaned
out for long periods, and at the end OF a
season especially are the bins dirty. am
surprised to hear that the janitors state
that the coal is short weight. 1t is their
privilege, not to say their duty, to have
any coal weighed that they suspect is
short in weight. Any policeman is au-
may he requested to do so. Coal never
leaves the yard until O'Clock in the
morning and janitors are notified when
deliveries will be made at the buildings
and should be there TO receive the coal"
Daniel orc Callaghan, acting as attor-
nsy for John II. Rupert, has renewed his |
petition for the extension of the thirty |
foot alley in square $50, east % Seventh |
Street. and asks that the matter be re-
ferred to the Police and Health Depart |
ments.
Commissioner Beach, in considering the
application. has recommended TO his as
SOCRATES that MIR. Callaghan be informed
that the Commissioners do not deem IL
advisable TO extend alleys for the sole
purpose of permitting the erection of |
additional alley houses, as 1t is not con-
sidered good policy TO encourage an in |
crease in the number of such houses. |
Captain Beach suggests that if the other |
property holders in the block desire to l
hare the alley extended the matter can |
be further considered upon the request OF 1
the owners of a majority of the real es- |
tate In the square, in which case the cost |
OF making the extension can be assessed /
against them as required by law.
II If understood that the board will |
concur IN the recommendation of the En- |
Eincer Commissioner.
Secretary Hay has sent a communica- |
lion To the Commissioners relative to |
their letter to him requesting copies of /
the regulations of certain cities in Europe 1
IN regard to police. buildings, tram-car |
lines, etc.
MIR. Hay encloses copies of dispatches |
rem the nited states Consuls at Man
chester, Glasgow. Liverpool, and Brus-
s-''' ''-',S--'tt'ng such Of The desired |
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than the street. ard the natural course
or the drainage IL in his direction Mr.
Hacker informs the Commissioners that
he found a pipe or the north side oppo-
site his property which takes the place
OF an open gutter. He states that 1t is
clogged at the lower end. and Mr.. Hacker
recommends that 1t be cleaned as a minor |
repair 10 county roads. He further rec
omnlends that the complainant be in
formed that this pipe will be cleaned
Drainage flowing on his property will lie
with him.
Joseph r.. Fague. acting attorney for
bi1nna Walker has requested the re-
mission OF interest and costs against part
of siib-lot 10. square west of square 553.
1n the name OF his client.
Mr.. F1gue also, attorney sor james
W. Harper, makes simiiar request in
the case Of the tax against lot 49, block
z. Ilooninedalc. for condemnation of
land for alley.
j. W Daniel. the Special Assessment
Clerk. has recommended that the requests
iH both cases be granted, the taxes
were levied BY the act of Congress which
has been declared void by the Supreme
Court Of the District
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