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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1907
Page
8
The Sealer of Weights and Measures refers to the hay market area bounded by B and Little B streets and Eleventh and Twelfth streets northwest in a filing to Corporation Counsel Thomas Tharpace.
The board of education cannot settle next year’s salaries for officers and teachers in the district schools. Auditor Tweedale says transfers to higher or lower class positions raise questions of legal entitlement beyond minimum salaries. The issue includes transfers such as assistant superintendent to supervising principal and normal school principal to assistant director of primary instruction, with salary limits under the school reorganization act. The Comptroller Tracewell will decide the legal interpretation before any increased pay is approved.
Questions arise on moving assistant directors of Kinder garten to model kindergarten teacher roles and teachers from high schools to seventh grade principalships. They ask if teachers can be moved to lower classes and receive higher salaries than their current pay in higher classes, and if transfers to higher classes with increased pay require vacancies from death, resignation, or separation.
Building operations in the District fell about one quarter in July compared with June, per Building Inspector Ashford. July permits totaled 67.20 dollars against June’s over one million. Brick dwelling permits rose to 45 valued at 65.02 dollars while June issued 80 permits valued at 300,000. Machinery installations including heating and lighting for the new Union Station accounted for 100 dollars. Some warehousing permits reached 122,600 dollars. July’s total built value, per permits, was 968,451 dollars.
Citizens protest tax bills claim they were sold or closed during the year. Commissioner Westeld and assessors held a conference to verify investigations and ensure bills were not issued from old books. More than $0.00 personal tax bills were sent out before checks.
Major Sylvester proposed lowering the practical exam weight from 50 to 20 percent in civil service police exams to reduce cramming and attract more applicants. Commissioner West approved the change, citing ongoing vacancies since the year began and difficulty in finding qualified candidates. The practical police duties are learned quickly by recruits on the force, the official noted.
District Commissioners and a Central Labor Union committee met to protest denying a Saturday half holiday for Bryant Street pumping station machinists. The small crew cited as reason, but Emmett Adams led the Malling committee urging a compromise. West and Montow pledged a general reconsideration and a final answer to the committee tomorrow.
A garbled listing advertises travel kit items, toiletries, clothing, and household goods from Western Drug Store and other vendors. It mentions orthopedic apparquses, hosiery, cutlery, molasses, pickles, and Kodak films, with references to local shops and a Boston woman guide in historic places.
A compact survey outlines key works on trusts and competition. It notes reports by the Commissioner of Corporations and lists influential books such as The Rise and Provi of the Standard Oil Company and Tarbell’s history. The Public Library presents titles by Elbridge, Dodd, Gunton, and others focused on corporate power and artful restraint.
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