The Washington times., 1907-05-26


are taking lively interest in the Easy
Money Man" Of The Times. and are
specializing from day to day il that
EberaIly-disposed citizen will favor tho
building with visit and scatter his
1avors through the several departments
Probably 100 OF the clerical force OF
the District government took advantage
OF the invitation extended by W. p.
Herbst, the pharmacist at Sixth and y
streets. across the street from the Dis
trict Building, 70 drink ice cream soda.
on Wednesday, at his fountain. The
women were given carnations and
French candies, in addition To the soda
Members Of the Health Department
were specially invited to test the purity
Of the cream.
The resignation OF John +. Garrison
as Auditor of the District government.
the past week. due 20 in health. is re-
gretteG by all who knew him. He was
an efficient officer. and by long years
Of training was one Of the best ac-
cOuntants ever in the District service.
The appointment OF AIonzo Tweedale.
deputy auditor, TO succeed Auditor Car
risOn. and the promotion Of Daniel J.
Donovan. chief bOok1eeper to be deputy
auditor meets with approval Mr..
Tweedalc's salary was formerly $3.50.
AS auditor he viii draw $500. which Is
an increase Of $3.50. Mr.. Donovan's sal
a-y as chief bookkeeper was $500 As
deputy auditor he Will receive $3.50 an
advance OF $50. Sidney Roache, chief
clerk of the surface division. engineers
department. drawing 81. 400. succeeds Mr..
Donovan. at $500 an Increase Of SEQ
As the time approaches for District
OF Columbia Day" at the jamestown
Exposition. June H. employees OF the
District government are Specializing over
tne proposed trip in the hope that they
can arrange To go on the outing. The
three Commissioners and a number OF
the heads Of departments will attend
the ceremonies. and former Commits
sioner Myron NJ Parker Will be the pre-
siding officer at the ceremonies. There
is no fund 70 defray expenses Of the
trip.
Commissioner mcfarland was absent
several days the PAST week in attendance
on the deliberations of the International
Arbitration Conference. at Mohonk
Lake, N Y. He was one OF the prin-
cipal speakers before the conference.
c. y. Phelps. inspector in the Street
Cleaning Department, is confined to his
rooms with "a badly sprained knee cap.
lie received the injury a few days ago
from q fall
Harry NJ. Fitzhugh. Of the assessors
eihce. who suffered a stroke of paralysis
10 one OF ms limbs a few weeks ago.
* so far improved rs 40 enable him -
call a the office Friday. He expects
10 report FOR duty on June l. Mr.. Fitz-
hugh is probably the oldest employee I'm.
the District government in point of serv-
ice. He came 10 the service in 1876.
Aaron Bradshaw. inspector OF personal
taxes in the Assessors office. has been
confined TO his room during the past
week by indispositiOn.
Assistant Assessor Louis c. Wilson
says that the work of that department
is on the usual boom for the year. in
The collection of taxes and other income
lcal IoIce Is working at a high tension
u keep up with the work. and at the
close of each days business the books
are I'D TO the minute.
There is a job open in the District
government that IS going begging 4
most remarkable fact AND. stranger
stu, II has been begging for more than
Z week The position is that of elevator
boy. and it pays a salary of $50 a
month.
The heads OF the several departments
are receiving the usual annual applica-
lions for vacations, which are to start
70 s1'a as the weather gets good 'G e.