Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-26
DISTRICT BUILDING.

services of another engineer official
| through the transfer route, Capt. w. D.
A. Anderson having been ordered to
duty on the Panama Canal Zone. AL
| though in the local service but less
| than year, Capt. Anderson made many
friends among both officers and en-
ployes. and there is genuine regret in
| the surface division over his near de-
parture. Capt. Anderson was generally
regarded as one of the most capable
| engineers the District ever had in
| charge of street work, and it is due
largely to his investigation and recon-
| mendation that a new type of asphalt
| Is now being used in local street paw
ing at a considerable saving in cost to
taxpayers. AT Panama he Will be cap
tain of a corps of engineers and will
be engaged largely in the work of for
tifying the canal.
The three District Commissioners,
Newman and Brownlow and Mai. Kutz.
spent a busy week on the District esti-
mates. However, they are finding the
| budgetframing task much easier than
1T was last year. This is because they
are more familiar with the needs of
tangible form for consideration the
recommendations for improvements
| submitted by the various citizens asso-
Citations. The Commissioners may esti-
mate up to the amount of $15,800,000
(this sum representing prospective rev.
enues plus an equal amount to be ap
propriated by Congress under the half
and-half act), but they are being
guided by economy principles. and will
ask only for such improvements as are
considered urgent or extremely neces-
| sary.
One of the busiest of District officials
these days is Melvin c. Hazen, surveyor.
He has organized the citizens escort
| which is to ride at the head of the
G. A. r. parade Wednesday. and, in
addition, he has been made chair
man of a committee appointed by the
Commissioners to arrange for the big
municipal festival in honor of the gov
eminent bands which will be staged at
Brightwood reservoir October 16. Mr.
Hazen directed the citizens Fourth of
July celebration at Brightwood and is
| recognized as an expert organizer of
municipal affairs.
Thomas Claffey. secretary to Commits
sioner Newman, spent last week in New
Jersey. his native state. Mr.. Claffey puts
| in most of his vacation time in New
player He also has acquired considera-
| Bile distinction as a racqueter in the Dis
trict.
E. r. Greer of the engineer record
Office is on two weeks leave.
Miss Marion Ferguson of the corpora
l
months vacation in the Maine woods.
| c. B. Hunt, engineer of highways. re-
| turned from Atlantic City after two
| week visit Mr.. Hunt spent much OF
his time while at the shore on the goli
links.
Cupid" Myers, inspector of surface
division, has been on sick leave for
several days.
George H Bailey. assistant engineer
surface division, was absent from duty
L fNn
| Bill" P Forsythe of the engineer OF
highways Office spent two or three days
| in Norfolk last week, and visited Vir-
ginia Beach.
highways, visited the office last week
| but is still unable to take over the
duties of his Office. MIR. Dare recently
was badly injured in an automobile &C
cident in Rock Creek Park.
Camden Brady called at the District
building last week while he was visit
ing Washington. Mr.. Brady was for
merly connected with the surface dlVl-
sion as an engineer. and Is now IN the
railroad valuation bureau OF the inter
state commerce commission in New
The organization of the District duck
pin team is now in progress cupid
Myers. "Bin" Curtiss and Jack Bros
nan. all of the surface division, are re-
9arded as sure to make places on the
team. 1t is rumored that CUPID Myers
will be the captain.
F. NJ. Beck, chief clerk OF tne sewer
5an.rtnoent ia hack at his desk after a
Vacation ac spent in motoring through the
east.
3. w. Rector, chairman. and Il. n.
Robertson, stenographer. both or the
water department, visited in Baltimore
last week.
r. Fleming, craftsman in the sewer
department. spent his vacation motor
ing in Pennsylvania. He IS back at
nj lot hull in
D. A. Conner of the sewer department
is on leave until October l.
H R. Haar. craftsman in the water
department, is temporarily on duty with
the valuation bureau of the public
utilities commission.
A. R. Speare. chief inspector of
valves in the water department, is on
leave.