District Commissioners Estimate Land Purchase for Mall Park Project
The District Commissioners presented an estimate totaling about 39.3 million for land and improvements between Third Street to Fifteenth Street and from Pennsylvania Avenue NW to B Street SW. The plan, prepared by the surveyor and assessor, seeks to determine the purchase advisability for park purposes, excluding Center Market per Senate resolution.
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District Commissioners
Third Street
Fifteenth Street
Pennsylvania Averate
B Street
Senate
Fairbanks
Assensor
I ‘Lana
Ments
Center Market
Deanwood Janitor Appointment Sparks District Protest
Deanwood citizens protested a nonresident appointment as janitor of the Deanwood public school alleging misuse of District funds. Commissioner Macfarland faced criticism as the Deanwood Citizens' Association sought revocation and argued no District resident could fill the $80 a month post, calling for action by taxpayers.
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Deanwood
Macfarland
John W. Smith
Association
Maryland
Savings Bank Bill Ready for Congress
The draft bill for supervising savings banks in the District, prepared by the Commissioners and drawn by Commissioner Macfarland, aims to strengthen protections for banks and depositors. It follows changes urged by the Commissioners and the Comptroller of the Currency and is expected to meet objections raised previously.
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Congress
Macfarland
Coun~ Gel
Commissionera Ve
Amends District Code For Filing Corporate Reports
Commissioners favor a bill to amend the District code to require annual corporate reports. Current law names publication and filing in the recorder of deeds but lacks a penalty for noncompliance. Recorder cites about 1,000 companies formed since January 1, 1502, with under 200 filing annual reports this year and notes compliance rising slowly.
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Recorder of Deeds
Funeral of Mr Goddard at St Patrick's Church
The funeral for Matthew Goddard veteran grocer will be at 10 o'clock this morning in St. Patrick's Church. Rev Father Ostroll will celebrate the requiem mass. Interment follows at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Pallbearers include Edward Hannan George Menke M Fitzgerald BE H.Neumeyer Jacob G Moore and Frank Jones. Delegations from several societies will attend. Also notices about Post Educational Contest Pictures for sale by mail and at the Post office.
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St. Patrick’s Church
Matthew Goddard
St. Patrick's Church
Father Ostroll
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Edward Hannan
George Menke
M. Fitzgerald
Jacob G., Moore
Frank Jones
Sons of the American Revolution
St. Vincente Paul Society
Washington Light Infantry Corps
Mr. Goddard
Dr Percy Smith Named Superintendent of New Tuberculosis Hospital
Dr Percy G Smith, superintendent of the District Home for the Aged and Infirm, has been appointed by the Commissioners as superintendent of the new tuberculosis hospital on Brightwood Avenue, ready for occupancy in weeks. He has led the Home since 1906 and will start April 6. William J Fay will succeed him.
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Percy G.smntth
Fism
Dr. Smith
George S. Wison
Board of Charities
Wiliam J. Fay
Crosby Noyes Memorial Meeting Program at National Theater
The final executive committee meeting approved the memorial program for Crosby Stuart Noyes at the National Theater tomorrow at 4 p.m. United States Marine Band and Grid iron Club Quartet perform, with brief addresses by notable figures including Henry Macfarland Elihu Root and Wendell Phillips Stafford. Tickets limit stage access. doors open 3 32 p m. seating aims for prompt start.
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Committee On
Crosby Stuart Noyes
National Theater
Commissionera of
District of Columbia
Charles W. Peaihanka
United States
Elihu Root
Gridiron Club
Joseph G. Cannoy
House of Representatives
Henry Watterson
Gridiron Club Quartet
Myron M. Parker
Wendell Phillips Stafford
Supreme Court of the
C. Ernest Smith
United States Marine Band
General Committee of Arrangements
Washington Monument Society
Oldest Inhabitants Association
Crosby
Noyes
City Bulletin Updates on Sherman and Local Ads
Representative Sherman Better and James Sherman of New York recover in Washington from illness at Gar field Hospital and expect to resume duties soon. Local ads promote Schneider bread and various groceries, with prices and store details, plus notices about a Cuba era veterans meeting and a court sale of Leah Loeb goods at 621 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Sherman
James 8. Sherman
New York
Garfield Hospital
Loeb
Fustilvce Gowld
Habberdasher
Leah Loeb
Pennsylvania Avenue
W. L. Douglas
W. E. Douglas
Friedlander Bros
S&f
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Lake X& Company
Seventh Street
WM. Hahn & Go.’S
Three Reliable Shoe Houses
N. W
Pa. Ave. N. W
Pa. Ave. S. E
Jos
Sphnts Brewing Company
St. 3. W
Washington
Milwaukee
Lansbuarsh Furniture Co
Inter-Ocean Building
Nioth Street
Sherwood Whiskey
John Wedderburn CO
F Street
Lady Clerks
Th. Washington Post
Gost’ of
Pennsylvenue
Fifteenth
Pennsylvania’ Avenue
Savings Bank
The
Wasting Post
Percy G. Smith
Fix
Lonor Crosby St. Noyes
City Bulletins
Schneider
Connecticut
J. DD. Pyles
Schneder’s Craw Yeast
Cuba
Porto Rico
China
Philippines
Pa. Ave
Columbia Wall Paper Co
9Th St
Porissima
Wm. Cannon
7Th St
Upham
12Th Street
C. A. Muddiman & Co
Heurich’s
Maerzen
Senate—brewery
Arlington Bottling Company
D. J. Kaufman
Kuppenheimer Clothes
Kuppenheimer
R.oc SN
INER
Jaricy West
Castelberg’s
Opticians
Penna
Ave
New Spring
Panama
Copenhagen
Pettit & CO
Eye N. W
Chas. Kaufman& Sons
Morsell
Albert K. Johnson
Prap
Vicunas Sred
SUILS
Ladies’ Department
Unite
Farey
Army
Navy
Sporting World
the Sunday Post
the Great Magazine Section
Potomac
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