Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
NEW D. c. HEADS
PAY CAPITOL VISIT
Commissioners Have Busy
Routine of Duties-Brief
Call on President.

The new District Commissioners went
through a stiff workout today and dis
patched an enormous pile of business
early in the morning before calling at
the Capitol to pay their respects TO
the men who dictate the legislative and
fiscal dest!r!cs of the District In Con-
greSs.
Although Saturday is usually regard
ed as an of day at the District Build
ing, which closes at pm, the new
Commissioners called an extraordinary
board session a few minutes after they
got to work at 9 o'clock. At 20 minutes
after 10 Daniel E. Garges walked out
of the ONCE of Commissioner Luther II:
Reichelderfer with a mountainous load
of board papers representing actions
taken on various routine matters ana
the Commissioners left in an official
automobile for the Office OF Representa-
tive Mcleod, Republican, OF Michigan,
acting chairman of the House District
committee. III.
They also had appointments with
Representative Simmons. Republican, OF
Nebraska, chairman OF the DlStrIcI SUI
committee of the House appropriations
committee; Senator Arthur Capper, Re
publican, of Kansas, chairman OF the
! senate District committee, and Senator
Hiram Bingham, chairman OF the Dis
trict subcommittee of the Senate appro-
priations committee. These calls were
intended as courtesy calls and complete
the usual round of such calls, which
began with a visit yesterday afternoon
to President Hoover at the White House.
Burke Restored to Duty.
One CT the first actions taken by the
new board was to restore to active duty
Pvt. William F. Burke, precinct detec-
tive at the third precinct, who recently
was acquitted by the Police Trial Board
on a charge of taking undue interest
in the affairs of a proprietreSS of an
alleged diSorderly house. The Commits
Sioners relieved Pvt. Roy B. Wolfe from
his motor cycle assignment at his re-
quest and replaced him by Pvt. Roy N.
White.
Turning to the Fire Department, the
Commissioners ordered Inspector l.. A.
Radcliffe retired on account of physical
disability with a pension at $50 a
month. Radcliffe was 81 years old and
had been a member of the department
"a years. He was in the fire marShars
Office.
A temporary stand for licensed public
vehicles was ordered established on the
south side of C street between Seven
tenth and Eighteenth streets. This is
for the purpose of furnishing trans
portation of the annual congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
which will be in session from April IA
to April 10, inclusive.
COnradis Resignation Accepted.
The resignation of Louis Conradis as
q member of the plumbing board was
accepted, and he was replaced by Rob-
ert ]. Barrett, local master plumber,
who was recommended for the job by
the Master Plumbers Association Of the
District.
-Four sewer contracts were awarded as
follows:
TO the M. Cain Co., Incorporated.
East Brightwood service sewers in the
vicinity Of Peabody and Eighth streets,
$11 ,827.77, and the Juniper street sani-
tary sewer between Sixteenth and Four
tenth streets, $2,360.37.
To Peter D'Adamo Construction Co.,
North Shepherd Park sanitary sewer IN
the vicinity of Sixteenth street and Lo-
Gust road, $6,273.33.
To Logan Pingree, Incorporated, sixth
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