The Washington times., 1907-04-21
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f. w. W. Griffin, Assessor for the
District, accompanied by Mrs. Griffin.
left the latter part of the week for a
two weeks visit to Atlantic City. This
is Assessor Griffn's annual spring trip
to the seashore for recuperatIon. Louis
c. Wilson. assistant assessor, is acting
Assessor in the absence Of Mr.. Griffin.
Miss Martha Jones. stenographer to
the assistant assessors office, who has
been absent for a week due TO indisDosi-
tion has sufficiently recovered to report
for duty tomorrow. The office force viii
extend her a welcome on her resump-
ton Of duties.
Harry II. Fitzhugh, the veteran en-
ploye Of the Assessors office, who suf
fered a stroke Of paralysis TO his right
leg last week. is reported to be improv-
Ing at his home in Fairfax Courthouse,
Va. He has been in the Assessor office
thlrty-one years, and is one Of the Oldest
employees IN the District government
Capt Jay ]. Morrow, Assistant Engi-
neer Commissioner, Is Acting Engineer
Commissioner IN the absence Of Colonel
Biddle.
DR.. William TindaH. secretary to the
Board Of Commissioners, contemplates
taking a party OF friends down the river
TO Marshall Hall for an old-fashioned
shad bake soon.
Z, +. Helm, of the Highways Depart
ment, is IN receipt Of a letter addressed
20 Colonel Helm, superintendent Of the
water wagon" IN which the writer asks
% be put in charge of that model moral
vehicle. Mr.. Helm says he objects TO
any one taking that position, as be him
self is occupying the high seat on the
water wagon and VIII stand for no
one driving him from that position. The
letter has been referred to the Street
Cleaning Department
II is announced that the District
Building baseball team viii make its
first practice appearance for the coming
season the first warm Saturday that
shows up. There are something like
sixty applicants for the nine positions
all Of them claiming to be stars of the
first magnitude.
Engineer Commissioner BiddIe. James
Knox Taylor, supervising architect Of
the United States Treasury; DR.. W. E.
Chancellor, superintendent of schools,
and J. a. Chamberlain, who have been
on an official tour OF inspection Of
Eastern schools. returned 20 the city the
latter part of the week
Russell Young. OF the press room, has
subscribed for another magazine. This
makes the tenth within the last month.
With this subscription he secures the
complete works of Balzac. Victor Hugo,
and Dickens. The book agents have his
name on their lists marked with red
ink e T." and as soon as they arrive
/ In Washington make a break for the
press room.
Ralph Pratt, private secretary to Com
missioner West. is suffering with a large
and painful bon on his right cheek. He
is en- duty. however.
Waldo c. Hibbs. private secretary 10
| Commissioner Mcfarland. presented
each one Of the press representatives in
the press room with an imported briar
/ root pipe last week The members of
I the fourth estate" and third army
/ take this as a gentle hint to discontinue
tHe use OF lhe nOElOuS Clgarette-but
viii they? 1t is doubtful II the pipes
/ viii do half turn duty.
John r. Garrison, Auditor, who has
been III and unable To perform his Of
I flcial duties for some time, has gone
l to Baltimore for special treatment in
I Johns Hopkins Hospital In his absence
| AlonzO Tweedale. assistant auditor, is
/ acting Auditor.
Daniel E Garges. secretary to the
| Engineer Commissioner: w. J. Douglas
engineer Of bridges, and T c. J. Bailey,
/ IT., assistant engineer, constituting the
/ wharf commission returned 10 their Of
/ fees the latter part OF the week from
| q trip Of inspection to Baltimore, Phila-
/ delphia. and New York docks and
/ wharves 10 secure data and ideas for
/ the Improvement of the wharves and
/ docks Of the Potomac river front