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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1907
Page
15
Health Officer Woodward told Commissioners that food inspectors lack aggressiveness, prompting calls for a more systematic inspection of markets and provision stores. He noted the workload is heavy with twenty square miles per inspector, 417 stores, and 113 miles of highway, making frequent checks difficult while outlining current routes and daily reports.
Washington officials hold a public hearing at the District building to consider a broad-tire measure requiring four inch tires on all District vehicles over 4000 pounds. Chief Belt must assess fire department hoses wagons engines and trucks for compliance. The Carriage and Wagon Builders Association with fifteen leading builders opposes the act as unfair and unnecessary.
Police trial board recommends dismissal of Policeman J B Lipscomb who shot Daniel Boyle sixteen and a half in July 1906 and left him with a shattered knee Boyle appeals for a hearing before the Board of Commissioners and a court proceeding continues Boyle, hospitalized at Georgetown University Hospital for months, disputes the shooting claiming it was unprovoked Lipscomb asserts accident also serving as a witness in other cases Commissioner West says a hearing will be granted. In related actions, Policeman George W Hilton, found guilty of intoxication, gets a hearing before the Commissioners and D L O Brien appeals a dismissal penalty seeking a $30 fine and retention on the force.
Superintendent John T Twohey added twenty five men to crossings from Peace Monument to Seventeenth Street along Pennsylvania Avenue. The entire street cleaning force will work this city wide. A public hearing on the anti tipping bill is scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. Notices were sent to hotel managers and interested parties. Commissioners urge attendance. William Tindell sent ordinances to Earl I Tatum in Manila P F for electricity data. William L Webster to Troy to gather data on incineration plants. District plans to build a crematory at Washington Asylum Hospital to dispose of pauper bodies.
Local notices announceAuond Water Heaters and guaranteed instantaneous hot water from Muddiman Co. Repairs by Voigt’s watchmakers and lighting by E F Brooks Co. Kentucky dining and Shaffer’s Valentine remembrances highlighted. Coal from Grace at low prices. several listings cite addresses and phone numbers.
The Woman's Sixteenth Street Improvement Association weighs rechristening the street with a name referencing the White House or U S presidency. Proposed options include White House Avenue and Avenue of the Presidents as officers and members discuss the matter.
Appleton plan for reconstruction of the Academy of Music after a fire. P. Clark Jr. leads efforts to start work at once with fireproof construction. Doors expected to open mid August. Balcony cantilevered to remove visible columns. Orchestra circle eliminated. Interior styled Louis XVI French Renaissance.
A string of real estate notices offers multiple homes across districts. Six to ten plus rooms, baths, brick construction, many with furnace or hot water heat, rents shown and prices ranging from 2 400 to 13 500. Notable listings include a seventeen to twenty room corner on 16th Street and a Mount Pleasant three story ten room home.
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