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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1906
Page
27
District Commissioners submitted yesterday a draft amendment prepared by the Health Officer to Congress. It seeks to curb abuses in custody of dead bodies and give rightful rights to those entitled. The proposal permits funeral conduct for deaths from certain contagious diseases and relaxes burial vault rules while urging swift enactment.
District officials seek a method to count passengers on the new Washington Alexandria and Mt. Vernon Railway bridge. Congress authorized a half-cent per passenger but did not specify collection or counting methods. District assessor Darnielle proposes a bill requiring car lines to file sworn statements of passengers carried and pay the tax.
The District Commissioners approved official orders including sewer construction along the south side of Massachusetts avenue between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets in Tot Ti square 1087. C Chase promoted from clerk to chairman at 630 per year, replacing Fitzgeral transferred, effective February 20. F H Hazard appointed clerk at 600 per year, replacing Chase when he reports for duty.
The Commissioners extended dredging at the Eastern Branch sewer mouth by forty days after the contractor John Miller built a special dredge due to a missing draw in the railway bridge over the Anacostia River. Harsh west winds and low tides left the dredge stranded on mud flats, stalling work.
The District commissioners favor extending School Street to Columbia Road NW to connect with Fourteenth Street NW and create a parking area at the corner. A report to Senator Gallinger urged quick action on two bills with a proviso that half the parking reservation cost be charged to nearby property owners. Estimated total cost is 383000.
Solomon Carr a local contractor and builder yesterday filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the District Supreme Court. The schedule lists liabilities of $516 and assets of $000. Attorney C W Boyle represents the petitioner. Moses February Salon End Saturday. Furniture floor covering draperies F<h.
District health reports show a rise in total deaths last week to 185, with consumption causing 21 deaths an uptick of 3 from prior week. Negro deaths are disproportionately high at 63, and one quarter of these fatalities stem from consumption. Births fell slightly from 68 white and 47 negro infants to 60 total.
A nurse Elsie Albaugh twenty three, working in the negro men's free ward, developed smallpox after exposure ten days ago. The fifth recent case, with eight other quarantined patients and two nurses under quarantine, prompts strict isolation and treatment at Garfield Hospital.
The Philodemic Society at Georgetown College hosts the Merrick medal debate in Gaston Hall this evening. The topic is Resolved that public utilities should be owned by the municipalities. Debaters include Albert Briscoe, George Rex Frye, Gerald Maurice Egan, and John McWagh Stuart, with Joseph Henry Lawler presiding as president. The society is among the oldest debating bodies in the country, and the Merrick medal contest marks a major yearly event.
Bricklayers at the navy yard protest as the wage board rejects higher pay, noting appropriation limits. They cite a seven year gap since a prior 4.50 to 4.00 daily raise and argue wage growth has been minimal. Mechanics in the gun factory share discontent over salaries. Church Elects New Officers and lists new trustees deacons and other officers for People's Congregational Church on M Street near Seventh.
City notices promote safe investments in real estate with Martin Bros. and solicit customers for varied groceries and household items. Listings include sausage from N Ruths, Bersner Angels ale, Berlin chocolates, and multiple local merchants with phone numbers and shop addresses in Washington, D C.
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