The Washington herald., 1910-01-25

lodging house. ex-offlcio trustee OF Ma
tional Training School for Boys. paupers.
board OF pharmacy, physicians TO the
poor. Fairgrounds pound, property clerk,
public schools. president board of control
OF Rock Creek Park, taxes, board Of ex-
aminers OF veterinary medicine. Wash
ington Asylum, and workhouse.
Commissioner John A. Johnston-Ashes.
garbage, refuse, sc, child labor law.
weighing of coal for private use. ex-
officio trustee of Columbia Hospital. cor
oner, employment agencies, FIRE depart
ment, fish wharf inspection of flour, in
spectiOn of food, Garfield Hospital, hacks
and hack stands harbormaster. hay
of lumber. markets, morgue. nurses ex-
aiming board. police department, PrOvi-
dence Hospital, sealer of weights and
measures. street and alley cleaning sur
geons OF police and fire departments, vet
erlnary surgeon. and inspection or wood.
Commissioner William V. Judson-As-
phalts and cements, automobile board.
inspection of boilers, bridges removal of
dangerous buildings. condemnation Of In
sanitary buildings inspector of buildings,
conduits, contracts, District Building,
electrical department, elevators, engi
neer department, fire escapes, inspection
OF gas and meters, highway extension,
lighting OF streets, municipal architect,
parking, pavements, permit clerk, plumb
ing, railroads river 'front.', roads, secre-
tary of board of control OF Rock Creek
Park, sewers, sidewalks. engineer depart
ment stables, street railways, streets,
subdivisions. surveyor, trees. water de-
paTtmont, wells board OF examiners OF
steam engineers. and wharves.
Notable among the changes are that
the health and fire departments. formerly
managed by Mr. Macfarland, have been
given to Commissioner Johnston.
The only change effecting the Engineer
Commissioner, Is the addition OF the auto
mobile board, from Mr. West, and the
electrical department and gas meter in
spection. from Mr.. mcfarland. The en-
cheering Commissioner did not lose any
OF his former assignments.
Meetings TO BE Tri-weekIy.
Announcement was made by the secre-
tary Of the board, Or. William TindalI,
that the board win meet every Monday
Wednesday, and Friday, at 10 o'clock.
when all matters other than routine will
be disposed Of An invitation viii be
sent out al once 10 the officers and mem
bers OF the citizens associations In the
District. to meet the new board OF Com
missioners. at the Municipal Building.
February l. at S o'clock in the evening.
DR.. William Tindall viii retain his old
position as secretary and head Of the
executive Office. Waldo c. Hibbs, secre-
tary to former Commissioner Mcfarland,
has been retained by Commissioner Ru-
dolph, and Ralph B. Pratt secretary 70
former Commissioner West, has been re-
tanned by Commissioner Johnston.
\ few minutes after the new Commits
sioners had been sworn in, the old signs
over the doors Of Commissioners Macfar-
land and West were taken down, and the
names Of Commissioner Rudolph and
| Commissioner Johnston substituted.
The desks OF the Commissioners were
piled high with cut flowers, ferns, and
| orchids. in cut glass vases and baskets.
sent by friends. Palms and flowers dec
Grated the large bay window back of the
seats in the board room
Surviving District Commissioners. with
the date OF their retirement. including
present Engineer Commissioner Judson,
are given below:
Col. Garrett J. Lydecker. April I, 1856.
Gen. Charles ". Raymond, February ;
1880
Hon. Lemon G. Hines. September 80.
1880.
Gen. Henry N. Robert. October Il, 1881
Col William 7. Russell, May S, 1S93-#
Hon. Myron VI. Parker. March 8, 1894
Hon. George Truesdell May Z, 1897.
| Col. William NJ. Black, May 81, 1885.
Hon John B. Wight, May S, 1909.
/ Col lansing H Beach. November 9,
| 1901.
| Col. John Blddle. May !. 1907.
/ Mai jay J. Morrow. December q, 1903.
/ Mai Spencer Cosby, March 10, IS9t
/ Hon. Henry B. +. mcfarland. January
/ "a, 1910
| Hon. Henry l. West, January q 1910
| Mai William n. JudsOn. present Engi-
neer Commissioner.