Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-15
WASHINGTON LETTER
rspecial Correspondence

The work Of the newly ore"h'MN
and increased bicycle squad OF .h'
local police department IS prov Nv
wholly satisfactory to Major sylvester
who has long advocated an improve
ment of that particular branch or lht
police service Since the new squat
has been on duty on the princil"
thoroughfares of the city 1t has cor
rected large number OF abuses u
the police regulations.
The charge Of maintaining the
handle bars of his bicycle on a plane
four inches below the plane OF the
/ saddle was preferred against Charles
A. Smith In police court the othe1
morning, and upon conviction the de-
PENDANT was compelled to pay hne
of 81. The regulation was made sew
eral years ago to prevent scorchers
from colliding with pedestrians by rld'
ing head down at high rate OF speed
Very few arrests have been made late
/, for this violation Of the regulation.
Free Quarters For Veterans.
A large number of letters are re-
ceived from day to day by the officials
of the citizens committee in charge
of preparations for the coming ma
tional encampment Of the Grand Army
of the Republic asking as to free quar-
tiers for veterans. To all these COM
munications reply is made that the
allotment Of free quarters Is exclu'
sively under the control Of the national
headquarters of the g. A. R. at Min
neapolis, and that all applications for
such quarters should be made there.
In a circular letter sent out some
time ago by the committee to the de-
partment commanders Of the G. A. r.
and division commanders Of the Sons
Of Veterans, attention Is called to this
matter. The citizens committee 10
earnestly DESTROYS that all the old
veterans who wish to come, but who
may be debarred through inability to
meet the expense of quarters while
here, may be provided for, and SO ex-
presses itself in all replies to letters on
the subject.
The District q Territory.
The District commissioners have re-
ceived from Secretary Of State Hay
letter similar to those sent to all gov
errors of states and territories In the
United States representing the scholar
ships offered to Americans under the
terms OF the will Of the late Cecil
Mr.. Mcfarland has moved
that the papers be referred to the
board of education for its report, and
after the receipt of that the commits
sioners will formally reply to the com.
Of Mr.. Hay.
The receipt of the letters settles the
nooted question as to whether the Dis
.rict of Columbia came under the head
If state or territory within the mean
ng Of the will or was merely a city.
The letter being sent to the commits
'ioners by the secretary of state is &C.
'epted as evidence from high authority
hat legally the District of Columbia
Exists In the status of q territory of
he United States.
District Pays Union Wages.
In response to a recent communica-
ion from James Z. Mitchell, acting
ecretary of the Building Trades Coun-
ii, regarding the rate Of wages paid
o employees in the District repair
hop, the District commissioners have
orwarded to him the following men,
randum from G. P. Coleman, superin.
endent of repairs:
THE following mechanics employed
y this department are receiving union
1ages: Carpenters, SO per diem: paint
RS, $3.50; timers, $3.50; bricklayers.
40 and laborcrs. $l.50 per diem.
he only mechanics who are not paid
Mon wages are the plastcrers. Last
lmmer only two applications were re-
eived for this class Of work. and In
ach case $3.50 per diem was asked.
s very small amount of plastering
has to be done the two men
tho made application We're employed
nd gave entire satisfaction"
Night Work at White House.
A night force of carpenters has been
ut to work on the interior of the
'hite House. For the first time in
re history of the old building work
on are driving nails and manipulat
e saws and other tools Ivy electric
oht. The night force began work ia
le ancient attic
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