Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-12
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
HANSEN FAMILY MATTERS
AGAIN BROUGHT TO ATTENTION.
Rumor That Mrs. Hansen's Father is
Living Disbelieved-General
News Of West End.

A letter was received at police headQuar-
ters yesterday afternoon giving the police
information that the father Of Mrs. kath-
crime Lamarette Hansen. who committed
suicide in this city about ten days ago, is
living in Brooklyn. His rame was not
given by the writer of the letter. L. A. We'll
Ter of $50 Leonard street, but 1t was stated
that the father is feeble and in moderate
circumstances. Mr.. Weller informed the
police that the woman's father and many
dear friends were inexpressibiy shocked at
learning Of the tragedy through a New
York paper. They had no idea that there
was any trouble between the woman and
her husband Mr.. Weller states that he
wrote the letter at the request of the father.
and made inquiry to how the body might
be claimed and what expense would be in
volved in the shipment Of it to Brooklyn
Capt. BOardman, acting chief OF police, has
furnished the Information requested.
Those persons residing In Georgetown
who were well acquainted with the Hansen
family and who contributed to the fund for
the burial Of the unfortunate woman place
no faith in the letter and question its au-
thenticity. In view of the fact that 1t il
known that Mrs. Hansen was upright and
honest in all her dealings 1t Is pointed out
that she would have had no object in telling
her friends tina her parents died while she
was being educated in Paris If 1t had not
been true.
Mr. George W. King Of 1925 32d street
today made further suggestions relative
to his Investigations into the conduct of
District affairs by the Commissioners. espe-
cially with regard to the water department.
Mr.. King says he Is informed that the
rulings at the District building are never
variable. but always consistent. and points
out that as an illustration of the consist
ency observed in the levying Of water rents
can be found on the reverse side of every
III - I'LL
tional story or part thereof. one-third of
the charges as computed above"
Asks for Information.
Mr.. King asks what relation the num-
Der Of stories in a building bears to the
amount of water consumed, and declared
that he has tried in vain to obtain an opin-
ion from the District fficials upon the
question. Under the present law down, Mr..
King says. house two rooms deep and
four stories high, containing eight rooms,
has levied against 1t $5.s3, while a house
two stories high and four rooms deep,
eight rooms in ALL IS charged $3.50. making
King that in but few cases does the num-
Der Of stories in building affect the con-
sumption Of water. There Ia always he
asserts. less water pressure Ia the upper
stories than In the lower stories of a house.
consequently less water is turned from the
spigots W4hin q given time.
After quoting the rates in vogue in Chi
cago. New York. Detroit, Rochester, Phil
adeiphia, Boston and Baltimore. with
which he means to substantiate his decia-
ratfons. and making a comparison between
them and the Ates charged In the Dis
trict. Mr.. King asserts that in the leyying
of water ren.s by giving ''stories'' consid-
GRAFTON the very object designed to be ac-
complished Is defeated and that the basis
Of assessment Is wrong. There can be no
equitable assessment, he further argues
on the basis observed from the fact. as
heretofore illustrated. that stories" do
not necessarily cover the same conditions
that depth and width do. In conclusion