Evening star., 1915-01-10
DISTRICT BUILDING.

Capt Julian Schley, assistant engf-
neer commissioner and executive officer
of the public utilities commission, re-
turned Tuesday from spending the
holidays with his parents in Savannah.
Ga.
Calendars that contain no printed ad-
Yertising matter are in demand at the
District building. The Commissioners
ruling placing ban on the display OF
advertising material Of any character
has produced a dearth of calendars:
Blotters also have felt the effect of
the order.
Capt. Charles L. Lanham of the Coast
Artillery Corps, son of Trueman Lam
ham, superintendent of trees and park
ings, was a visitor at the District
building last week. His brother. Cliff
ford Lanham, who is assistant superin-
tendent of trees and parkings, still is
confined to his home by illness
L. q. Bouscaren, craftsman in the sur
veyors Office. will edit this weeks is
sue of the Searchlight. a publication
issued by the surveyors.
Mrs. Kate Samuels Of Boone, Nd,
daughter Of DR.. William Tindall. secre-
tary to the board of Commissioners, Is
a patient at the Presbyterian Eye. Ear
and Throat Hospital. in Baltimore.
where she recently underwent a slight
operation.
officials of the engineer department
of the local government were kept
busy last week listening to complaints
by citizens over the removal of stone
carriage steps from in front of build
ings. 1t was recently decided to en-
force an old order. restricting the
dimensions of carriage steps to thirty
by fifteen inches and eight inches high,
but some of the street department en-
nInCa1 m
regulations. removed steps indiscrimi-
nately. thereby provoking the wrath of
a number of citizens. AS a result much
OF the property removed has been Or
dered replaced.
Walter A. Williams, inspector In the
surveyors Office, was absent all of last
week on account of Illness.
Charles r. Holman chief sanitary in
spector of the health department, spent
several days away from the office last
week.
L. P. Bradshaw, general inspector in
the surface division of the engineer
department, is ill in Garfield Hospital.
s. Phillips. file clerk in the health
department, is enjoying a short vaca-
ton and will not return to his duties
before January 13.
A. S. Woodland, sanitary inspector in
the health department. brought to
close yesterday brief vacation.
Plans for the new Gallinger Munich
pal Hospital, to be located at 18th and
Upshur streets northwest, aud the re-
formatory, to be located on 1,500-acre
tract adjoining the workhouse at Oc-
coquan, Va, are now being considered
by the Commissioners
Announcement has been made of the
following changes in the personnel of
the public utilities commission: Resig-
nations-Roger E. Brooks, helper, and
E. r. Cramer, assistant engineer. APP
pointment-Henry o. Brooks, helper.
All in the valuation bureau.
j. w. Lancaster, formerly craftsman
In the water department., has been trans
ferred to the pitometer division of the
department at the pumping station.
Hope Faulconer, former employe of
the water department. and now an en-
gineer in the service of the municipal
government of Jacksonville, Fla. will
be married in that city January 49,
Many of his friends in the District
building have received invitations to
the wedding.