The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-17
FLOUR INSPECTOR
NEVER REAPPOINTED
MATTERS OF INTEREST
Tn DISTRICT AFFAIRS

IN DISTRICT AFFAIRS
M. Charles \ Harbaugh, of Brook
land, D. c, who recently requested the
cooperation OF the Commissioner n
an effort to have waiting shed placed
at The intersection Of Twelfth Street
northeast with the City and Suburban
Railway, has been informed that j, mas
not been the policy Of the Commissioners
to permit tie erection OF waiting sheds
in public space, and requests f9r the
erection OF such sheds, even on private
property, have been required TO %
made By the railway company Il sIrn
q request should be received IL this
/ instance the past practice would prob
ably allow it 20 be given favorable con-
/ sIdsr2tIOn-
Mr.. E I. Breuninger, Of go Thir-
! Jeenth Street northwest, has been ad-
vised that as the alley in block %
] Columbia Heights, IS private alley the
! Commissioners are unable to assist him
/ = the removal OF the dirt thereirom
which he states obstTucts The draina sc.
! In response TO an inquiry as 10 whether
more space IS desired for the proposed
truck house on Eighth Street, between
+ D and L Streets southeast. Mrs. Laura
+ Y Cross. Of as Eighth Street southeast,
I has been advised that the appropria-
ton ior this truck house contains the
provision that the building shall IL
/ located OF land owned oy the District.
In view OF this fact further authority
{ from Congress would seem necessary
Tor the purchase of additional ground. Il
found 10 be required after the prspara-
+ ton Of sketches for the building io-
/ ferred to.
! In response tc the recent communica-
ton CT Mr. " c Dodge. in relation
10 the furnishing Of an abstract Of title
+ to the part of lot ). square 796. when
1T is proposed TO purchase for the Gid
dings School nc will be informed that
! in purchases OF real estate by the Dis
! trict OF Columbia, the certificate OF some
/ reputable company, showing the title 70
be good in The vendor at the time OF
sale. with authority to convey. is always
/ required; and this requirement must
} be met before payment can be made Tor
/ the property in question.
Mr. Joseph Tyssowski, as attorney for
/ " Z Spejr, contractor for certain
I work at the Worknouse, has been ad-
vised by the District Commissioners
( that in their opinion. the corrugated
! ceiling for the rear wing Of the new
I Workhogse Building, was clearly indi-
Gated on the original drawing prepared
after the contract had been made The
/ Z-bars, which the contractor has al
ready placed, the communication con-
tinues. are not an element o. the roof
truss construction, and were furnished
by the contractor without protest This
: feature appears TO be GbuudaatiY Gov
] cred by the clause IL the specifications.
+! which refers 10 the drawings and makes
them 2 part Of The specifications thusfn
Guiding in the contract things shown N
the drawings, even though the specia-
cations did not specifically mention
them. The Commissioners. therefore.
insist that the contractor furnish the
corrugated ceiling IN question
NJ Charles J. Purcell has written to
the District Commissioners requesting
permission to lay drain pipe TO carry
drain water from sink in his residence.
1854 Twelfth Street, South Brookland. to
q nearby branch The letter states thar
the entire distance covered IS on the
land OF the petitioner, and that there is
no sewer available at the present tine
A drawing OF loJ I. block :. on wnith the
property IS located accompanies the
request
z. Deane. Or rs H Street northeast.
has complained Of the dangerous condi-
ton Of the road or Twenty-sixth and
II Streets northeast, n the Morrison
subdivision
Rev. Clement Brown, who has recently
purchased the property }now as I}sa
Il Street northwest, iras applied fer
the laying Of a rran5l5- bic pavement
IN front Of the building uader The system
whereby haII OF Jne cost O. n improve
ment is levied against th- 7bhuItin-
property He has asked taaC 81 est
mate Of the cost OF the work Uc I,.r-
nished him. IN another uuIIuieltfon
the Rev. Mr.. Brown calls atIeuJ1ol 20
a tree IN front Of the premises which
seems to be dying a. he believes ts.-
cause the brick pavement IS IaiI so
close 10 the roots IS TO smut If The
proper water supply He asks 7hat tni1
matter be looked into az rhe earliest
possible moment.
Major Sylvester has forwarded TO
Commissioner Macfarland the Iudoyse-
ment OF Lieutenant Boyle On the com
plant OF Mr. J. y. Massey. Of 1929 Nine
tecnIh Street northwest. relating 10 Tie
pE0lane language that is Used ut the
wagon s=Snd NJ the corner Of N3ncteenth
and J Streets northwest. which shows
fhaC the man who used the Drofsag
language was arrested on warrant
sworn out by the officer on the bca- aad
that he forfeited s. in the Police CoIrl
rather than stand trial
The recent application Of ~ George
II. Judd for the laying o. a cement siGC-
walk on Third Street. between Z AMI j.
Streets northeast. VIII be denied. owing
10 the state Of the funds and the large
amount Of work already ordered. unless
Q request for the same is submitted
BY the owners Ct "a majority Of Tie
abuJting property Il is estimated that
the --o-k in question would cost So