The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-14
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
job Of MeaSUpeP Of Wood Wanted
by Thousands.
Applications From All Parts of the
Country SIN Pouring in Upon the
COMMUNICATIVE Of the Vari-
Gus states Excited Over the Fact
That There h Vacant Office.

The question OF securing a Measuier Of
Weed for the AlacosIia district has sud
denly changed from a purely local al
fair to one of national Importance The
news of The lack OF suitable material for
a Wood Measurer in Anscostia vas tele-
| gTaphed Saturday 10 the outer world. The
| effect in The States was as electrical as
/ II was here. when the information was
given to the people of the District
| through The Evening Times
| This morning the Commissioners re-
| Ceiyed another big mail II was full of
| applications from distant places One
was from Pittsburg and within III letter
/ applying Ter the place vas a clipping
/ from a Pittsburs paper, with a double
/ col"me head, setting forth the remarkable
! fact that public office in the District
/ Of Columbia was empty, and had been fog
! several weeks. with no applicants for ;he
! place The Journals OF the SMOKY City
/ could not understand how such thing
/ Was possible right under the caves CT he
/ Capitol They came to the conclusion
! that Mark Hanna and his Heuteuanrs
( sidy bill 10 have let such 2 plum hang
/ rlpenialS and rottfns for so long a time.
Another application fer the place was
( from New York city, the applicant stating
( that he had seen reference TO the fact
! that man was wanted here in one of the
I Gotham papers. He did not know so much
! about measuring wood in Anacostia. but
he thought he could learn to hold down
any political job Of the kind
There were other applicants fTcm far
away and nearly places, beyond the con-
nneS Of The District Of Columbia Mary
land sent in large quota and the Virgin
lans. IS far down as Richmond. had heard
Of the Eacancy and wanted it.
There are other States 10 near from yet
and II is expected that applications viii
be pouring in for weeks. When Chicago
- heard from there viii probably be a
/ deIuSe Of letters, and the Commissioners
are face TO face with the problem of Sc
curing additional vault space IN which 10
Gte away their Increasing cores OEdence.
Dr. William Tindan 10 whom falls the
duty OF receiving the applications and OF
making proper disposition OF them, has
collapsed and gone home sick. They say
/ he IS suffering with a combination of grip
and nervous ProstratiOn.
The Commissioners are in receipt Of a
communication from Senator Mcmillan
forwarding 20 them petition from George
W Smith and forty-eight other citizens
&uc business firms OF Washington. pray
ing for the enactment OF legislation abel
iShInS the street car tenders at present
used On ears IN the District of Columbia
. The petitioners express their belief that
. there Is better form Of fender now avail
able and il is their wish that II be adopt
ed
Senator Mcmillan requests the Commits
sionerz 10 give the matter their consid-
1fsrr7 Of -F-ss..
views 20 him
Acting upon the recommendation Of The
SEper5nt eHdent Of Police, the Commission
ers have appointed Vernon ". TuttIe and
John Coz substitute street car crossing
policemen vice Curd and Nichols. trans
ferTcd permanently for duty al the corner
Of Thlrty-seccnd Street and DumbartCn
Avenue.
The House Committee on the District Of
f Columbia has referred 10 The Commits
sioners for consideration and report House
bill I3 z54. This measure provides for he
reduction Of interest and penalties On ar
TearS IN taxes and special assessments N
the District Of Columbia
It is stipulated in the bill that from and
after Nay q, 1890 the interest chargeable
against property owners in the District OF
Columbia upon assessments for the i'm
provement and repair of alleys, side
walks, and the construction OF sewers and
sidewalks, shall be / per cent per annUm
from the date OF the service Of notice OF
such assessment on all amounts which
shall remain unpaid at the expiration OF
sixty days after service Of suCh notice
II is also stipulated that from and after
day J. lec3, the penalty Of ! per cent a
month upon delinquent taxes upon real and
personal property IN the District be and
The same Is hereby reduced TO oue-half Of
! per cent upon the amount Of such delin-
cUeng taxes
II IS also set out in the bin that the "a .
Of interest after sale Of property to pUr-
chaser other than the District OF Column
Hia shall be per cent per anaum instead
Of l. per cent as nCw provided by act CT
February rs, 1888
The House committee has also referred
10 the Commissioners House bill Iz9Ta
TO regulate sales in bulk in the District
Of Columbia"
The Senate Committee on the District o:
Columbia has referred TO the Commission
ers for their consideration and report Sen
ate bill 545S for she relief Of holders and
owners o. certain District Of Columbia spe-
ciaI tax scrip
The Commissioners have ordered that
the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
wires on the poles belonging to the Dis
trier on Grant Avenue, between First and
Tenth Streets northwest
The Commissioners have informed John
McAyOy, who asked them 20 issue him d
plumbers license without examination by
the Plumbing Board. that his request can
not be granted. They inform him that
there IS no ground for the fear expressed
by him that he would not receive fair
treatment It the hands of the examining
board.
The Commissioners have informed Rich
ard W Henderson that they cannot refund
10 INN the fee paid for a permit TO build
which he did not use. They inform him
that the money has been covered into the
United States Trasury, and that it cannot
be paid ouI except upon regular or special
appropriation by Congress.
r. Z Vickery, of 11I9 X Street north
west. recently wrote TO the Commission
81 "a, hot