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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1906
Page
13
A persuasive case extols Saks fall overcoats, arguing superiority stems from designer disposition and execution, not merely fabrics. It claims one can prove Saks-made coats surpass rivals by showcasing the intent and skill behind their creation.
October salaries for district teachers will be delayed at least a week as pay rolls, turned in ten days late, are audited. Deductions of about $3,000 will come from 259 teachers due to a Treasury Comptroller ruling on post month appointments. Auditor Garrison orders quick auditing. payments by check in Washington, and cash in Boston.
District Commissioners will not grant permission for a public garage on Ightsonth street between Columbia and Belmont roads until 75 percent of nearby property owners assent as required by law. At a prior hearing, residents protested and the petition lacked the necessary number of signatures.
Walter E Allen complains to Southeast Commissioners that cows horses and mules run at large near his residence in southeast. He states a herd belongs to the Dastnet jail and police fear job loss if they intervene. Poundmaster Lemuel Einstein investigated and found cows turned out daily to pasture under attentive boys. he will continue investigations.
District Commissioners conducted a tour of city streets seeking Congress appropriations for the next fiscal year. They visited the livery area and the new Booth Capitol Street sewage pumping station, praising the plant as a credit to the District engineer department.
District Commissioners face a zealous citizen report on Sunday commerce led by real estate firms and other trades. Dentists, tailors, and delivery drivers are noted as working Sundays, while W Haskell directs weights inspectors to curb petty theft via small coal and wood drops. Fireboat Firefighter gets fresh paint and repairs under Capt Brown and Machinist Robinson.
District officials report a police officer from West Taylor Fifth precinct revoked for neglect of duty by not turning in patrol box reports in ten days. Corporation Counsel EH Thomas says police must report health violations, while health officers file information. Question arose after James Pugh refused to issue a warrant for stat violations reported by police.
The Jobbers and Shippers' Association selects four of five for a retail merchants committee led by an appointed chairman The aim is to boost merchant interest and coordinate a December Washington trip to open Congress with hoped reduced rail fares for within twenty miles and half fare refunds on purchases. A Goodyear Rain Coat sale at 506 Ninth Street NW promotes storm gear. Painter Fred Gordon, 40, fell from a ladder at a Piney Branch Rd job, breaking his right arm. Olin C Williams, 20, died after being accidentally shot by his brother Vernon Williams, 18, at Telegraph Hill near Oxon Hill Md. Floral firm Gades advertises wedding work.
A jumble of shop notices and advertisements lists pricing on produce such as potatoes onions and canned goods, plumbing services by C A Muddiingh and EF Brooks Go, gas lights by Lindsay Gas Lights and Lacey Co, wedding china by Sherrats, floral decorations by Blackistone, and various items and services at several downtown addresses including 9th and New York Roast Beef specials, Center Market, Gundlach's Seventh St NW, and Munks costumes.
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