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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1905
Page
2
The passage extols a tailoring system aiming for garments that require no alterations. It credits in-house workmanship, strict organization, and seasonal discipline, claiming readiness for service as a hallmark. A brief booklet offer accompanies these insights on clothes.
District commissioners will review a yearlong report by a special committee on government methods with recommendations for reform. Some actions require Congressional action, others can be carried out by commissioner orders. The transfer of per diem workers to annual rolls was already adopted by Congress. The detailed office methods will guide further changes and potential non recommmendations.
After years of agitation Georgetown will receive relief from ashes and street sweepings along Rock Creek. Engineer Douglas and Supt. Stidham report a plan to cover dumps with sweepings so vegetation can grow on the slope. Starting April 1, machine sweepings and material from unimproved streets will be dumped along Connecticut avenue extended, with no more ash dumping on the city side bank. About 12,000 cubic yards may be used on the Georgetown bank along Dumbarton avenue, plus a narrow spine below N street for unloading, as the remaining Rock Creek sites are closed.
Acting Corporation Counsel Thomas reports the District of Columbia was not negligent in Lieut. John C. Daley’s horse loss. Daley sought 165 dollars after his horse was kicked by a patrol horse at the Ninth precinct stable and later shot. Thomas says if Daley had right to use the stable, the District’s liability hinges on gross negligence, which is not shown. He notes Daley knew the horse risk and assumed it by keeping the animal there. The report adverse to Daley’s claim accompanies the broader update.
City committees from the Board of Trade and Business Men's Association prepare a joint conference early next week to map plans for a large Washington convention hall. Wegt, chair, will issue the call and share data from Baltimore, Cincinnati, and Minneapolis on auditorium construction with the group.
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