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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1908
Page
13
Senate panel cites Gallinger suggestion to clothe commissioners with public service powers. Report urges extending authority to supervise District corporations despite no new government body. Proposes funding for temporary experts, keeping current commissioners and duties intact.
Commissioners hear warning from Hillsdale Citizens Association about dangerous conditions on the west track of the Anacostia car line at the Washington end of the new Anacostia bridge. Engineer W S Douglas says a retaining wall will be completed in three weeks, after which one track may operate on the bridge.
John Marshall a colored driver at a local factory forfeited $10 to the police court yesterday on cruelty to animals charges. Arrested Saturday after breaking the leg of a horse near the Anacostia brickyard amid claims he struck the animal with an iron bar and a pick handle. the injured horse had to be shot after the yard employer intervened.
John Early, a leper, left four minutes on the Eastern Branch and was moved yesterday to a remodeled brick building on the reservation to serve as his future home. The house has been refurnished for comfort with a brick partition isolating Mrs Kards and the children. Mrs. Burdine has occupied her section for the last month.
Washington officials report algae growth in the reservoir feeding filtered water caused the bad taste and odor. Superintendent W A McParland says sunlight after filtration promotes algae, the plant has been cleaned, and the taste should not recur though algae are not health risks.
Armistead Ward a colored former servant on East Capitol Street was convicted in police courts yesterday of stealing two twenty dollar bills. He admitted receiving the money from a woman at the house to buy railroad tickets but did not return with the tickets or the money. He claimed he lost the money or his pocket was picked.
Permanent headquarters of the National Council of Commerce were opened in the Adama building yesterday. Williams Corwine of New York serves as secretary. The organization aims to cooperate with the Department of Commerce and Labor to promote the United States foreign trade. Post want Ada Are Free. Use the classified columns of The Post and secure results. No charge for the advertising.
The United States Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Holmes, upheld the New York City property tax plan in the Timothy F. Paddell case. Paddell, owner of $160,000 property with a $311.5 mortgage, argued double taxation, but the Court found no constitutional barrier to taxing lands to cover all interests, affirming the New York high court ruling.
Justice Clataugh directs verdict for the Washington Jockey Club and its stewards in the Marrone v. Washington Jockey Club suit. He rules Marrone’s ejection from Benning track was not illegal, citing the stewards acted on a veterinary report and that ticket revocation is a revocable license.
The Supreme Court ruled for the Territory in McCandless versus Carter of Hawaii over the governor's right to exchange 47,000 acres of public land on Lanai Island. McCandless holds leases opposing the exchange amid a broader note of land policy in the era.
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