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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1907
Page
31
A four clergyman Catholic delegation, representing 45,040 Catholics, met Commissioner Macfarland to urge no further relaxation of the District divorce law. The petition, signed by Rev Thomas Les, Rev James Mackin, Rev Edward Fink, and Rev John Hinch, requests preservation of existing marriage bond protections and was filed for consideration.
Corporation Counsel RE. B. Thomas criticized a Kentucky representative Rhinock bill amending divorce and maintenance laws in the District. He argues against delaying counsel fees for the wife’s solicitor until final judgment, saying it favors the husband and deprives the wife of current protections. He also opposes mandating pendente lite support only when the wife has adequate funds and notes no reason to withhold support except in cases of abandoned adultery.
The Police Court building will gain two new stairways from the first to second floors plus other work to finish the courthouse. Inspector Ashford says current stairs lack capacity for large court sessions. Bids for the work were opened yesterday and construction may start in a few days.
The weekly health report by Health Officer W. C. Woodward shows diphtheria and typhoid fever decreasing while scarlet fever increases. Typhoid had thirteen new cases and twenty-two discharged, with seventy-seven cases under treatment versus eighty-six the prior week and fifty-one the year before. Births reached 106 for the week. deaths totaled eighty-four whites and fifty-five colored.
E K Fox of A Fox Company asks removal of maple trees on Fourteenth street northwest in front of his office claiming they are unsightly and a detriment to ornament. Parking supervisor Lanham says they are fine maples and denies the request. Several other notices follow including praise for fire departments, dog complaints, and an inquiry about planting along Seventeenth street.
City notices show the Senate Sub Committee of the Appropriations on the District bill will begin its conferences with the District Commissioners at 10 am Friday. The Commissioners expect to urge adoption of items their estimates included in the bill that the House committee omitted. Other ads note local merchants and services and building permits issued yesterday.
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