The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-04


Or. William TindaH. Secretary to the
Board of Commissioners, today submit
ted the following report relative To the
work Of the sccrotary's office.
Il have no suggestions TO make. of suf-
. hcient imuortanc, to bring To your atteu-
. tion, respecting the business OF the office
of the Secretary Of the Board especially.
other than 70 renew those submitted in
ms report for the fiscal year 1900
The need for librarian and suitable
/ accommodations for the increasing accu-
mutation OF books pamphlets. and other
publications. grows more pressing with
each year.
In my Judgment committee should be
appointed To consider and report whether
single system should be established for
keeping the correspondence records Of all
the departments Opinions both for and
against the adoption Of that system have
been expressed, to such AN extent that il
seems desirable that il be made the sub
Jet OF special investigation and report.
by direction % the Commissioners /
received and transmitted 10 the Mayor Of
JacEsnHFl.ie, Fla. contributions OF mon
's amounting 10 @eN3:6. for the relief Of
sufferers from the notable destruction Of
property in that city by fire on the 81 of
last May / take pleasure in making ac-
l'Sl OF Mt Clarence T. NOrmeut Presi-
dent Of the Central National Bank Of this
I city, In furnishing. without charge the
I drafts by which these contributions We're
| transmitted 70 the Mayor Of Jacksonville
which was IN keeping with his ike gen
erOus action in uTJsiiiug the draf with
/ winch the funds contributed for the relief
or the sufferers hy the storm at Galveston
were transmitted to the authorities Of
Texas.
Il take pleasure in renewing my com
mendations in my last annual report Of
the hdellty and skill Of the several EN-
ployes Of the executive office in the dis
charge Of their Official duties"
E c. Ford and others residing on PROV
idence Street have united I'm a commuui-
cation 20 the Commissioner. asking T. be
relieved from payment Of the assessment
for grading sidewalk space on their street
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Streets, Brookland. They inform The
Commissioners that the payment OF the
assessment at this time and under the
circumstances is a hardship which they
ought not 70 be compelled 10 bear. The
matter was referred 10 the Surface Di-
vision Of the Engineer Department. and
at the request OF the Board the Comput-
ing Engineer has reported:
There does not appear to be any legal
way In which this assessment can b.
modified. The law provides that 0ue-haIf
Of the total cost Of the construction Of
sidewalks shall be charged against the
abuttlng property, and the grading Iu this
instance became necessary and Eas IN
thorized only In connection with the con-
strucuon Of the walk and was q part ~
It's cost The walk could not have been
constructed without doing the l,r9Ff,,,
and there is no appropriation 10 which in
would be possible 70 charge the cost ~
the grading, since the appropriation for
the fiscal year IN which IL was executed
has been expended.
u recommend that the writers De- adj
Vlsed that there is no legal way in which
they wish"
The commissioners have approved the
above report, and the compliments win
be so informed.