Alexandria Protest Over Washington Sewer Outlet Plan
Alexandria officials and Representative Rixey voiced health and safety concerns at a District Commissioners hearing about routing Washington sewage five miles below the city near the naval magazine. They warned pollutants could drift to Alexandria shores and docks, urging a delay and a possible reroute or testing before funding.
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Rixey
Washington
Virginia City
Alexandria
City of
F J. Paff
Alexandra
Naval Magazine
Congress
Macfarland
Ali
Col Biddle
Paff
Boothe
Board of Engineers
Coast Survey
Virginia
Macfarlang
Congres
Health chief warns boiled water only for Potomac supply
Health Officer Woodward warns against using unboiled Potomac River water for drinking and notes recent typhoid cases are rarely linked to District milk. He states the public water supply poses the era’s most serious danger aside from direct contact with patients. Thomas W. Gilmer of the Treasury asks if quitting boiled water is safe and whether milk plays a role.
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Potomac
Thomas W. Gilmer
Treasury’ Department
Gilmer
Woodward
Sulu
Potomac River
Health Department
Business Men Protest Junk Shop Nuisance in Northwest Square
A delegation of business men from the square bounded by E and F, Twelfth and Thirteenth streets NW, urged the Commissioners to halt the Griswold junk shop at 504 and 506 Slate alley following a Tuesday morning fire. They argued the rags and paper pose fire and health hazards. The matter was sent to Corporation Counsel to seek abatement, and if needed, court action to declare the business a nuisance.
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George A Gris
Macfarland
Gude
Nicholson
Belt
Corporation
Duvall
Griswould
West
McComb Returns as Sewers Superintendent After France Trip
Mr David McComb, superintendent of sewers, returned from a five week tour in France and resumed duties at the District Building. He spent most time in Nice observing the carnival with a 200000 spectator crowd in the city. He noted elaborate decorations and a 150 foot crocodile float with a musician band on its lower jaw. Six French battleships lined the harbor as bands performed. He arrived in New York aboard Kronprinz Wilhelm and described the voyage as stormy.
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McComb
David McComb
France
Nice
Washington
New York
Bankers invited to conference on proposed district supervision
Commissioner Macfarland issued invitations to presidents of unincorporated banks in the District to meet at 3 30 pm Monday to discuss proposed legislation for bank supervision. Invitations were sent to Home Savings Potomac Savings Washington Savings People Union Savings. other district bankers may attend. Later he will confer with private bankers and building and loan presidents. Sealer Haskell proposes tearing down the District stable at Twelfth and B to create a farmers market space with sale April 1 and removal by May 1. Baxative Bromo Quinine ad copy follows.
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Macfarland
Lst
Home Savings
Potomac Savings
Washington Savings
People’s
Union Savings Banks
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Haskell
Twelfth
Notary Shreve Reappointed In DC District
The President reappoints Charles S Shreve as a notary public for the District of Columbia. An older, trusted notary, Shreve appears among district officials in a brief notice.
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Shreve
Charles S Shreve
District of Columbia
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