The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-28
OF INTEREST
IN DISTRICT AFFAIRS

/ BY order OF the Commissioners.
! RudEard / Smith is appointed inspector
I iE The Water Department at $3.50 per
+ day 10 take effect when he reports for
duty
/ The Commissioners have directed that
/ E H Grove and A Marks. now desfg-
mated as skilled Iaborers II the Water
Department al $50 per DAY. shall here
/ after be rated Is inspectors at the same
compensation
. The Commissioners have recommended
I favorable action upon the amendment
intended to be proposed by Senator Nc
MILAN 10 u. r. bill 1919. relative to
the electrical department OF the Dis
/ trict government
The Commissioners TODAY renortaa on
Senate bill $3.50, Regulating the use oil
parking sidewalks, and roadways in the
city OF Washington" that they know of
no necessity for the proposed legislation
The Commissioners have recommend
"a favorable action upon the amendment
intended TO lie proposed by Senator
DliiInEhaH TO H r. bill I4.019. providing
that all privates Of class of tho
Metropolitan Police Force VINO have eff
hclentlE served two years therein shall.
/ ~ reason thereof, become prIvates in
class >
The Chief Engineer Of the Fire De
/ EaTtment has forwarded to the Comnis-
SlonerS recommendation that CO4ein
/ & Mckay be appointed as watchman in
the department. vice John R. Groves.
promoted the appointment to take eff
! feet June L
/ Mr. Henry White, of 1868 University
IFiace- has requested that the Commits
sloners make q favorable report on the
/ Dill 10 extend Euclid Avenue from Uni
/ YeTsIty Place 10 Fifteenth Street The
letter has been noted and fled by the
/ Commissioners for future action
/ The City Solicitor has reported to the
/ Commissioners that in his opinion the
/ contract of the District with Mr.. Thos
( " Smith to furnish Georgia pine bridge
lumber has been completed. Mr. Smith
/ nouhed the Commissioners of this sew
eFaI days ago, and the matter was re-
IerTed 10 the Solicitor for a legal opin-
ion.
Some days ago the Stumph Bedding
. company requested permission Of the
/ Commissioners to cement the small
space in front Of their premises on
/ Massachusetts Avenue and Seventh
Street northwest
( Col John Biddle. the Engineer. has
now forwarded a statement to his col
leagues the result OF an Investigation
. by MS department, 10 the effect that
/ there does not seem to be any good -ea-
/ son to allow this space 10 be paved
over He says there is ample means
+ IN hn oh 1F-J-,
PIE pavement IN front OF the show win
aoWs. The public in passing along the
street would have no occasion 10 pass
over the space proposed TO be paved and
Colonel Biddle says there is no coed rea-
sen Why the parking could not be kent
IN condition.
The Union Trust and Storage Com
pany- through its superintendent
Thomas " NcKnew, has written TO the
Commissioners requesting TO be in
formed II there is a -four inspector in .
the District, and. if so. what are his Off I
cEa1 duties and what is his name. The +
company asks several pointed questions
as 10 the prerogative Of this official The
Commissioners have referred the letter to
the City Solicitor for answers to the
+ questions raised.
The Computing Engineer has report 4
Cd 70 the Commissioners on the com
plant Of James P Rudy of 80 eventh
Street northwest. that q fence obstructs
the alley in the rear of the premises
named, TO the effect that the alley is
private one and that the proper pro I
ceediAg IS against the parties who own I.
the same. He suggests that after ad-t
Justment OF the present misunderstood 4
Ing the alley could be dedicated to pub
lie use.
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