Water complaints in DC prompt mains inspection
Health officials report inspectors to analyze water samples after residents across Columbia Heights Georgetown and East Washington complain of bad odor and taste though chemist tests show the water is chemically pure. Officials consider mains defects in residential districts as a possible cause. No sickness linked to water has been reported.
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Woodward
Maj
Cosby
Corps of Engineers
District of Columbia
District Health Department
Lynch
Columbia Heights
Georgetown
Fort Reno
Brightwood
Move to Arlington Planned for L Enfant’s Grave
Preparations for removing the Lady of Mar L Enfant from the Digess farm in Maryland where she was interred over a century ago to Arlington are underway by the commissioners. At the last Congress session they were authorized to transfer the body and erect a suitable memorial with a $1000 appropriation. Maj L Enfant, a Catholic, will have his grave consecrated at Arlington as Gen Philip Sheridan’s was.
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Lady of Mar L'Enfant
Washington
Diges Farm
Maryland
Arington Ata
Congress
Maj L'Enfant
Arlington
Philip
H Sheridan
Streets To Be Improved In District On Orders
Engineer Commissioner Morrow issued orders for street improvements in Washington including repairs to the east roadway of Connecticut avenue between Ordway and Sedgwick with macadam at 150 cents per square yard, the west roadway between Ordway and Roman with macadam, and sandstone paving on G Street Northwest between Thirteen andHolmead Place to be graded by the chaingang.
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Connecticut Avenue
Morrow
Ordway Street
Sedgwick Street
Connecticu Avenue
Roman Street
Thirteen Street
Holmead Place
Portable schools ready on Harvard Street next week
Two portable schools on Harvard Street between Eleventh and Thirteenth streets northwest will be put into service early next week supplementing the Ross School. The Garnet School will be the next to be put into operation. Furniture was moved in yesterday. The inspection committee declares the buildings suitable and by year’s end all thirteen buildings are expected to be occupied.
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Harvard Street
Eleventh
Thirteenth Streets
Ross
Garnet
City Bulletins Fined Ten Dollars for Assault and More
James F. Carter was fined 10 dollars in police court for assaulting his brother in law William Marshall. Testimony showed Marshall partly provoked the trouble. A separate item reports a child bitten by a dog at 627 Orleans Place Northeast. Marie Eckert, six, suffered a severe bite to the left leg but no serious injury is expected.
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James F. Carter
Ned
Willam Marshall
Marshall
Manor Cate
11Th St
N. W
Orleans Place
Marie Eckert
S B Bane
William Geary
H Street
Wm. Cannon
Beurich
George Carter
Mulloway
Harriet Sf Works
Eleventh and
E Streets
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Saks
Saks House
Saks & Company
Pennsylvania Avenue
Seventh Street
Wen
Kerry
Belfast
Is Priestley
Price
Friedlander Bros
Mai
B. Rich’s
Hudson’s
Penna. Ave. N
Bssure
Economy Co-operative Society, Inc
Showronas
New York, Avenue
Mas. Cosby
Kuppenheimer
Manhattan
Grosner
Ros Te Men Rocjtner
PA. A. BE
BLACK
Russia
Langepuskis Storm
WM. Hahn & CO
Reliable Shoe Houses
Herrmann
Potomac Electric
L'Enfant
Acton
City Bulletins
Phila
Pyles
Schneider
Ga Muddiman & Co
Teri
Chestnut Farms Sanitary Dairy
Geo. M. Oyster, Jr
Conn
Ave
Dann Shoes
W. L. Douglas
N. L. Douglas
Douglas Boys Shoes
N.L. Douglas Shoe Store
Pann
Sunday’s Post
Sunday Post
J. Maury Dove Company
Barchell
N. W. Barchell
Lansburgh Furniture Co
Inter-Ocean Building
Ninth Street
Georges & Son, Inc
F Street
Barberg Ross Lith
Selinger’s
F Street Corner
Tharp
Berkeley
St. N. W
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