City Officials Seek Sales for Automobiles and Firehouse Plan
City commissioners outlined policy to request Congress to appropriate 5000 for two automobiles for Capt. Markham and Capt. Kelly and for motor fire apparatus. They plan a model firehouse on Twelfth Street to replace No. 2 Engine House, with a 95000 appropriation from last year’s bill. Aimed at boosting efficiency, clerks and engineers will prepare plans, with a golf course project in Rock Creek Park also anticipated.
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Congress
Capts. Markham and Kelly
Jn “Amon
Thesr
Te Phy Captx
William Kelly
Edwin Ann
R O
Twelfth Street
D Street
Fourteenth
Leon Dessez
Wagner
Engineer Department
Rock Creek Park
Brightwood Reservoir
Decline in Building Permits in August Report
Building Inspector Hacker reports a drop in building operations for August, with total permits valued at 31,104,322 and July permits at 2,838,096. Construction focuses on new dwellings in county and district sections, with funds allocated across northwest, north east, southeast, southwest areas and repairs. Notable permits include a two story brick dwelling at 12% Girard Street NE and two signal towers for the railroad company.
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Hacker
Agust
T. Melton
Girard Street
A. FL Beers
A. Jeffery
Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington Railroad Company
Second Street
Virginia Avenue
James McGraw
Fourteenth and
Water Street
The
Cosmos Clubs
Madieun’ Place
T. J. D. Fuller
William T. Lipscomb Company
Typhoid Spread Checked In District This Week
Health Office reports 27 typhoid cases this week, down from 31 last week and 31 year ago. Total active cases 18 193 with 22 discharged, seven by Meath. Week recorded 118 deaths, large toll from consumption 17 and pneumonia 31. Births 129.
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Health Office
Onty
Meath
Gonzaga College Opens With Record Attendance
Gonzaga College opened this week with the largest attendance in years. Seventy new students registered on Wednesday, and first year high enrollment reached 40 boys, the largest ever for that grade. The faculty saw few changes with Rev Eugene Del McDonnell succeeding Rev Charles Lyons as president. Rev Cornelius Glileapie becomes minister, and Rev Raphael O Connell takes charge of literature and philosophy. John J Monahan becomes prefect of discipline, and Rev John B Pittar continues overseeing Gonzaga School, which opened with over 450 enrolled. The Gonzaga students and 400 Notre Dame Academy pupils will attend a solemn high mass the Holy Ghost next Monday at 9 o clock in St Aloysius Church.
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yGonmga College
Eugene del. McDonnell
Charles W. Lyons
Cornelius Glileapie
St. Joseph
Gonzaga College
Gonzaga School
Notre Dame Academy
Holy Ghost
St. Aloyaina
Roah Hashanah Observed by Washington Jewish Community
The Jewish new year Roah Hashanah continues to be observed by orthodox Jews in Washington. The Washington Hebrew Congregation led by Rabbis Abram Simon and Louis Stern held its final service this morning with trumpet services and evening prayers. Another service is planned for 4 PM with sermons by the rabbis. Atonement day is September 1, followed by the feast of tabernacles later in the season.
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Washington
Rabb
Abram Simon
Louis Stern
Caffee Honored With Farewell Dinner Before Departure
Friends of J Hooper Caftes tendered a farewell dinner for the well known Washington newspaper man last night at the Preas Club. Mr Caffee will leave Washington for Denver today. J Lynn Yeagle presented 8 leather traveling bags and a gold watch from colleagues.
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J. Hooper Caftes
Preas Club
Caffee
Washington
Denver
Colo
J. Lynn Yeagle
Caftes
Bert
West
Nowa
Tll
Carnival for Children at Howard Playground
An athletic carnival was held yesterday at Howard playground Northwest under Thomas E. Johnson Minna Price and W DumMeld. The program included athletic events and an exhibition of Industrial work by the children. Rain did not deter the fun with tetherball croquet baseball and two sessions from 9 30 to 12 30 and 3 90 to 7. Afternoon events featured beggemy and folk dances and other games.
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Howard Playground
Whareats
Thomas E. Johnson
Misa Minna Price
Clifton Apartments Sold to Philip T Hall
Lewis Breuninger sold the Clifton apartment house in Clifton Street between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets northwest for 110 960. The deal closed through Charles Early’s real estate office. The three story brick building with basement was completed three months ago and contains fourteen flats with modern appliances.
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Lewis Brewninger
Philip T. Hall
F Street
Clifton
Cltton “Street
Thirteenth
Fourteenth Streets
Charles Early
Ciifton
Breuninger
High School Cadets Uniform Contract Awarded to Saks & Co
The contract for furnishing uniforms for high school Cadets was awarded yesterday to Saks & Co, the firm that supplied the uniforms last year. It is expected that more than sixty outfits will be required.
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Saks & Co
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School Board Delays Plan for Greater Attendance Growth
Supt. Stuart Locka forecasts about 60,000 pupils as enrollment rises with a 3 percent yearly increase. Delays in Garfield School readiness push start to October, while repairs at Blake, Madrid, Phillips, and Jackson schools advance. A proposed October flower show aims to showcase student progress to parents. Business courses move to Lucretia Mott building. a new colored business high school is likely.
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Stuart Locka
A. Aiorim
Board of Education
Tha'beoend
Garfield
Ocwber
Blake
Magrudar
Phillips
Jackson
Sorori
Tieg
Ghanger
Stephen Elliot-Kramer
Inter#mediate
Washington
Armstrong Manuel Training School
Lucretia Mott School
Armatrang
Ofa Mott
Engineer's Orders Approved for Street and Sewage Upgrades
Engineer Commissioner Juoson vester ay urged improvements in Woodridge Street, sewer lines, and Potomac River outfall. Hiram W. Phillips of Boston to examine the outfall sewer. water main removal on Twenty-ninth Street canceled. hydrants at Monroe and Fourteenth, Irving and Warder adjusted. catch basins planned at Patreet and Kingman Place and at Fourteenth and P Streets. Ninth Street NW resurfaced. Farrist NW and Seventeenth Street NW resurfaced. funding from maintenance and operation sewerage pumping station and main and pi ne sewers appropriations.
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Juoson Vester
Hiram W. Philips
Boston
Mays
Board of Commissioners
Woodridge Street
Twenty-Fourth
Twenty-ninth Street
Cathedral Avenue
Hiram W. Phillie
Potomac River
Washington
Wewerage
Monroe and
Fourteenth Streets
Irving and
Warder Streets
Patreet and
King
Mrs Emma Coffman Dies Suddenly at Home
Mrs Emma Coffman wife of Capt John Blake Coffman died suddenly last evening about 6 o clock at the family home in Vermont avenue northwest She had been under treatment but death was not expected She was 29 years old born in Bier Maryland and came from a well known Maryland family She leaves her husband and a four year old son Funeral arrangements will be announced today
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Emma Coffman
John Blake Coffman
Vermont
Avenue Northwest
Cotman
Rhystelano
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Highlands Capitol
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