Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-03
7. c. J. BAILEY, JR., PROMOTED
ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN
CHARGE OF SEWERS.
Other Advances Announced by the
District Commissioners Salary
Increases and Appointments.

Thomas c. J. Bailey. jr.. assistant en-
gineer. surface division. engineer depart
ment OF the District. has been transferred
10 the sewer department as assistant en-
gineer In charge OF that department.
This promotion fills the vacancy caused
by the resignation two months ago of d.
J. McComb. who left the District service
after being superintendent for more than
twenty years. to take up an important
engineering position at Havana, Cuba.
At the time Mr.. McComb resigned Asa
Phillips. assistant engineer OF the sewer
department and engineer in charge of the
sewage dispo: al system, was appointed
superintendent. The vacancy caused by
his promotion was held open until today.
Mr. Bailey has been in the District sery.
Ice more than ten years. His promotion
was the reward Of merit and faithful sery-
ice. AS assistant engineer of the sewer
department he VIII receive a salary OF
81, 100 a year, an increase of $500 The
vacancy In the surface division caused bv
MS promotion has not Yet been filled.
Other promotions in the Office of the su-
perlntendens of sewers brought about by
the appropriation bill for the next fiscal
year, which went into effect last Wednes-
day. are announced by the Commissioners
today as follows:
w. s. Sheets. inspector at ST. 200 per an
num- TO be inspector at 81. 400 per annum;
Henry Donovan, craftsman at 81 300 per
annum. to be inspector at $1,000 per an
mum. vice Sheets; s. A. Sagrario, drafts
man at $l.HD per annum, 10 be drafts
man at 81. 200 per annum: n. Y. Middleton.
rodman at s. per diem. to be craftsman
at $lO5o per annum. vice Sagrar;o; j. L.
Ford, rodman at $3.50 per annum to be
rodman at s. per diem. vice Middleton:
Victor Mindeleff. skilled laborer on the
temporary roll at $3.50 per diem. to be
"a lf 81.
The Commissioners also ordered that the
following appointments and promotions be
made in the force of steam engineers at
the sewerage pumping station. to take eff
feet on and after July l, 1905:
L. j. Barr. acting steam engineer at
$50 per dem, to be steam engineer at
81, 200 per annum; William Bopp. acting
steam engineer al $3.50 per diem. to be
steam engineer al 81 900 per annum: H. v.
Bowers. assistant steam engineer at 81 OSO
per annum. to be steam engineer at 81 900
per annum; J. p Faris. acting steam en-.
gineer at s. per diem. to be steam en-
gineer at 81 GJ0 per annum. vice Bowers:
D. A. Connor skilled laborer at So 80 Der
diem. TO be storekeeper at 800 per annum
The Commissioners also ordered that
the following promotions be made in the
office Of the permit clerk. to take effect
on and after July 1. 1908:
H. 4. Brooks. assistant permit clerk at
$500 per annum. to assistant permit clerk
at s. 600 per annum
Mabel Key Smith. index clerk and type
writer at S120 per annum. to be indo9
clerk and typewriter at 5000 per annum.
James p. Parry, assistant inspector In
the office of the inspector OF buildings at
81 300 per annum. has been promoted to
be inspector OF fire escapes at 81, 400 per
annum. said promotion to take effect on
and after July l. 1905.
The Commissioners also ordered TODAY
that the following service sewers be con-
structed under the provisions Of an act
Of Congress approved April %. 1904. the
same being necessary. in the judgment OF
the Commissioners. for the public safety,
health. comfort and convenience:
Sewer in Oak street between Holmead
place and 18th street. abutting lots %.
Is 20 and 30. IL. %. "a and 20 OF square
2S3J
Sewer I'm Jackson street southeast be.
tween Taylor and Fendall streets. abut.
ting lots t91 to 693. square 5765. and lots
700 to 7O2. square 5117.
Sewer in 23d street between Woodley
road and Calvert street. abutting lots 100
to 49, inclusive; 30 and 81 of square DION,
and lots 3 to 10. inclusive. of square 22OS
That the public hydrant on the north
west corner of 18th and l streets south
east be abandoned and removed. at an
estimated cost of $40. chargeable to the
for high service. water de-
partment.