The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-14
MATTERS OF INTEREST
Tn DISTRICT AFFAIRS

By order Of the Commissioners, steam
engineers licenses were issued today to
the following: LocomobIe, William T
Belt and Florence Lee Hoffman; second
class, Richard l. Huyck; third class,
W F. HeaIey, Charles c. Calian, and VIII
liam Herbert.
The Commissioners have ordered that
hereafter all bills for special assessments
on account Of the widening or extention Of
streets shall contain full information as
to the time payments shall be made,
amount Ct iRstaIlments. interest saved by
payment in full, and penalty for failure to
pay
By order of the Commissioners the time
for the completion Of the contract with
Messrs NJ J. Drummond e Co. for fur
nishing cast iron water piDe Is extended to
June q without penalty or cost Of in
sDection-
Messrs s s Daish & Son have been in
formed by the Commissioners in response
to letter Of inquiry, that samples of BIZ
luminous coal will be called for to be de-
iiyered at the Z Street pumping station
after the opening OF the bids. They say
that samples Of anthracite coal should be
delivered at the District CT Columbia
property yard, First and Canal Streets
southwest.
An order of the Commissioners, issued
today, accepts the resignation of Mr. A
" Francis. inspector in the Office of the
Board of Chirities, to take effect April
80. By the same order Crittenden Marriott
IS appointed inspector, vice Francis, re-
signed, with compensation at $3.50 per
diem, payable from the appropriation fo1
the relief of-the poor, appointment to
take effect Mag, Il.
Mr.. Charles Linkins. of COS C Street
northwest, has. been informed by the Com
missioEers that the regulations viii not
allow the granting Of his request to retain
q coal box IN front of premises SO :.
Street northwest, being an understandable
use Of the public space.
The Commissioners have directed the
Collector of Taxes to receive from the
American Security and Trust Company
the sum Of $4,000 in full payment of the
special assessments for benefits against
AO1S 20 9of iANANSlfts anu lULS 1Cl u
153, inclusive, in connection with the
opening OF Newport Place through square
So, bounded by y, O, Twenty-first, and
Twenty-second Streets. This action was
taken in accordance with the decree OF
the Supreme Court OF the District, passed
April q
The Commissioners have approved the
recommendation of the Health officer rel
alive TO the application Of Mr. Elliott
Woods. who requested that his dog be
released from the pound without the pay
ment Of the customary. fee of 81. The re-
port of the Health Department showed
that the dog was legally impounded, and
it was recommended that the request be
not granted.
Rev. Alfred Harding. secretary of the
Columbian Hospital for Women, has re-
/ piled TO a letter of the Commissioners re-
porting to him the results of an inspection
I of the building by the Fire Department
Mr.. Harding states that he hopes an ap.
preparation for an elevator viii be avail
able after July I, and that the estimates
for additional fire escapes viii be sub
mitted in the next annual report 10 Con
gross He assures the Commissioners
that action viii be taken as far as pos
ST. -f4h the funds at hand to carry GU
the recOmmeHaassoBs Of the Fire Depart
ment.