The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-09
AFFAIRS OF The DISTRICT.
Governor Smith May Act in the
Chesapeake Junction Matter.

The CommissiOnerS Receive Re
quest From the Town Clerk Of
Melbourne iustrnIin-A New Catch
Basin at Thirteenth and G Streets.
John Walter Smith. Governor Of Mary
land has acknowledged the letter Of the
Commissioners relative to the disorder on
the vacant ground between Chesapeake
Junction and Deanwood Park, Prince
George county This matter was made
the subject of a special report 10y Lieuten-
ant Daley. Of the Ninth police precinct,
this report being sent to Goy,cror Smith
with the letter Of the Commissioners.
Governor Smith. informs the 'ommis-
siOutrs that ne has sent their letter and
the report of Lieutenant Daley to the
sheriff and States attorney Of Prince
George county and that ne is now await
ing their reply. The Governor states that
ne hopes some way may be devised to
enforce the law i'm the section referred to.
The District Commissioners today re-
Cgivod a communication from John Clay
tom, town cIerz ca Melbourne, Australia,
asking for certain information relative TO
the inspection and branding of meat Of
fcred for sale in the District. Mr.. Clay
has recently passed what rs known as the
meat Inspection act" which provides
among other things for the inspection and
branding of all meat exposed for sale in
the city Of Melbourne
81 am DESTROYS" continues. Mr.. Clayton.
''of obtaining for the information of the
members of the city council such particu-
lars as may be available as TO the nature
and extent Of such supervision in other
places, and 1 shall therefore. be greatly
I obliged 10 YOU if YOU will kindly favor me
with copies Of any regulations in force
I in your city relative 10 the management
Of abattoirs and the supervision Of meat
supplies"
1t is understood that the dJAnmissioners
will transmit to Mr.. Clayton a copy Of the
I regulations OF the Health ONCE relative
! To the inspection and condemnation Of
meats and other food supplies
Q. 3. Hunt. the Computing Engineer.
| recently forwarded a recommendation to
| the Commissioners that the catch basin
/ on the west side Of Thirteenth Street
/ northeast. south of c Street, be aban-
/ donod. and that a new catch basin be
] constructed on the south side Of @ Street.
Z west of Thirteenth. The Engineer en-
/ closes plans for the construction and pre-
I
/ the change.
! d Z MCComb, Superintendent Of Sew
/ crs, IN reporting upon the matter approx
/ GO the recommendation. and stated that
/ the estimated cost Of the construction is
SO charEeable 20 the appropriation for
] repairs to streets
/ The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
/ Company, through T. ". Van Dyke its
. attorney, has forwarded TO the Commis-
/ sloners communication relative to the
/ erection Of a pole. 70 be known as sl5 A,
. in the alley of square Sl5. bounded by d.
. Eighth and Ninth Streets and Maryland
/ Avenue northeast. The company states
that 1t received permit for the cree
tion Of said pole. but that the placing OF
the pole IL the alley is objected 10 by Mr.
Getz, enc Of the residents OF the square
II says that this objection. if substau-
tiated, would be sufficient to revoke the
permit For that reason IL requests the
Con missiOneTs TO obtain from Mr. Getz a
. statement Of his objections and I'm de
fault OF substantial reasons to authoriz,
them 10 go on with the erection Of ths
pole.