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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1907
Page
8
A delegation of four Catholic clergy representing 45,040 Catholics met Commissioner Macfarland to urge no further relaxation of the District divorce law. The petition, read at a meeting presided by the Cardinal Archbishop of Baltimore, reiterates the Catholic stance against loosening marriage bond rules.
Corporation Counsel RE. B. Thomas issued a report opposing a Kentucky representative Rhinock bill amending divorce and maintenance in the District. He argues no need for suspension of wife counsel fees pending judgment and warns it would bias outcomes. He notes pendente lite support should remain for wives unless adultery or abandonment is proven.
The Police Court building will add two stairways from the first to the second floor and complete miscellaneous improvements. Inspector Ashford says current stairs are insufficient for crowds at sessions. Bids for the work opened yesterday and construction may start within days.
Health Officer W C Woodward reports diphtheria and typhoid down but scarlet fever rising. Typhoid shows thirteen new cases, twenty two discharged, leaving seventy seven under treatment, versus eighty six last week and fifty one last year. Births total 106. deaths include eighty four white and fifty five colored.
E K Fox owner of A Fox Company demands removal of unsightly maples on Fourteenth street northwest in front of his office. Parking superintendent Lanham says the trees are fine maples and advises denial. Other city notes include praise for Takoma Park firemen, dog complaints in Meridian Street area, and requests to plant trees on Seventeenth Street.
Senate Sub Committee on the District Appropriation Bill will begin conferences with the Commissioners Friday at 10 o clock. Commissioners expect to press for adoption of items omitted by the House committee while remaining busy with other official duties.
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