Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-24
RUDOLPH PRESIDENT
New Board of Commissioners
Organizes.
DIVIDE UP THEIR LABORS
Encouragement of Duties to Aid
Uniformity.
REGULAR MEETINGS PLANNED
All Matters, Other Than Routine,
Will Be Taken Up on
Those Occasions.

Commissioner Rudolph is president of
the new board of commissioners, and
Commissioners Johnston and Judson are
vice presidents.
This was decided upon formally at the
first meeting of the board held immedi-
ately after the reception this morning.
Changes were made at the meeting
which will materially affect the manner
of conducting the business of the Dis
trict government. A Encouragement of
duties was decided upon, which will pace
the functions of the government under
the new Commissioners in a list which
will show a closer proximity Of certain
of the departments than heretofore. For
instance, the health office, with it's large
outside organization of inspectors. goes
over to Commissioner Johnston. The fire
department goes from Commissioner Mac
farland's former Office to Commissioner
Johnston.
The auditors work is now under Com
missioner Rudolph. so also are the mat
tiers of the tax collecting. assessment, in
surance. public schools and all business
and financial matters.
Board Meetings Planned.
Another change that was decided upon
was that stated meetings of the board
will be held at 10 am. every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. Heretofore thers
have been no stated meetings, except
once a week for the purpose of hearing
complaints and suggestions from any
Washingtonian who had ideas of reform
or change.
All matters. other than routine matters,
will be taken UP by the new Co mis-
sioners at board meetings The effect of
this plan will be that the policies OF the
members of the board on vario's ques-
tons will probably not be heard in ad-
vance of the vote.
1t was decided also that the citizens
associations of the District should be in
vited, through their presidents, to meet
the new board of Commissioners the
evening of February 1, at o clock. TITS
action was taken in view of the fact that
there are SO many associations OF TINS
kind that the Commissioners wou find
it impracticable to attend all the separate
meetings throughout the city.
Division of Labor.
The functions of the District govern
ment, as arranged at today's board
meeting, are assigned to the three Com
missioners as follows:
unassigned matters, almshouse, anatom-
ical board, assessments. assessor, as
sistant assessors, auction matters, audi
tor, bathing beach, charities, board of
children's guardians, claims against Dis
trict of Columbia, coal furnished for use
of the District government, collector OF
taxes, appointment of trustees Tor the
Columbia Hospital, corporation counsel,
dental examiners. disbursing officer. dog
70 a.
historical tablets, suprintendence OF In
surance. Free Public Library, licenses.
liquor licenses, boards of medical exam
liners, board of medical supervisors, mu-
school for boys, paupers, board of phar-
macy, physicians to the poor. pound,
property clerk, public schools, board of
control of Rock Creek Park. taxes,
board of examiners of veterinary medi-
cine, Washington Asylum, workhouse and
Fairgrounds.
Commissioner John A. Johnston-Ashes.
garbage, refuse, etc, child labor law,
Weighing of coal for private use, Column
b'a Hospital. coroner. employment agen-
ton of flour, inspection of food, Garfield
Hospital hacks and hack stands, harbor
master, hay scales. health office, insane,
inspection of lumber, markets morgue,
nurses examining board, police depart
ment. Providence Hospital. sealer of
weights and measures, street and alley
cleaning, surgeons police and fire de-
partments, veterinary surgeon, inspection
Of wood
Commissioner William V. Judson-As-
phalt and cements. automobile board. in
spection of boilers. bridges. removal OF
dangerous buildings, insanita"y blu ldings.
inspector of buildings, conduits, contracts.
District building, electrical department
elevators. engineer department. fire es-
capes, inspection OF gas and meters.
h ghway extension, lighting of streets.
municipal a chitect. parking. pavements,
permit clerk, plumbing, railroads. river
front, roads, sewers, sidewalks, engineer
department stables. board of examines
steam engineers. street railways, streets.
subdivisions. surveyor. trees. water de-
partment, wells, wharves.
Comm ssione- Rudolph is president of
Rock Greek Park board of control and
Maj. Judson secretary.
Realizes Responsibility.