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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1909

Page

4

Fire escape dispute halts apartment house work

Lawyers claim that approved plans for an Olive Parker apartment on Sixteenth Street and Park Road included a fire escape and were inspected by the Building Inspector. District commissioners paused two thirds completed work five weeks ago, citing unapproved location. Owners seek an early board decision to finish the escape before October 1, having already rented many units. The issue arose after counsel opinions were questioned and later altered.

Olive ” Parker Sixteenth Street Pari Road Ralstad Siddons Richardson Commissionera Corporation Counsel Board of Commissioners Olive A Parker Park Road

Move Plow Pit Rerouting Plan Reaches Congress

City commissioners drafted a bill to move the plow pit at North Capital and T streets. The measure would transfer the pit to another location and present the plan to Congress at the next session while the Cy and Suburban Railway Company shifts from underground to an overhead trolley at the same site, amid resident requests for the pit’s relocation.

Norn Capital T Streets Tia Congress Cy and Suburban Railway Company

Jake Owens Pleads Guilty in Jewelry House Break-In

Jake Owens of South Washington pleaded guilty before Judge Mullaway after arrest Friday on a house breaking charge. Held on $100 bail by the grand jury. Detective Kleideinsted and Officer Jackson investigated a theft at James M Ferrells on SH Eighth Street last Wednesday, jewelry valued at $30 taken.

Jake Owens Owens South Washington

MAS W H WILLIAMS DEAD Many Years in US Treasury

Mas William H Williams a long time employee of the United States Treasury in Washington died last night at his Oak Park home, following a stroke of paralysis suffered three years ago. He was a civil war veteran and was once tent mate to President Garfield. The obituary notes his long service in the Treasury and his local ties.

US Treasury Garfield Chicago Wiliam H Williame Treasury Department Washington Oak Park May Williams Thomas L Hume Washington Stock Exchange Hus Hume WB Hibbs W B Hibbs & Co Mir Hume Flanhey The Exchange Bean

Landscape Harmony Lecture Series in Takoma Park

Philadelphia landscape gardener J Franklin Meehan lectured on harmony and color in nature during an outdoor session at James R Covert 482 Bish road Takoma Park DC. He urged neighborhood-wide design standards and a vigilance committee to improve surrounding properties, then answered questions and showed house plans illustrating his ideas.

Takoma James R Covert Bish Takoma Park J . Franklin Meehan Phrasespma Meehan Im Wal¢H Ghound Baltimore

Two Wives Seek Divorces in District Supreme Court

Mrs Ola Ann Jones seeks absolute divorce from Willem Jones alleging desertion with two children and cruel treatment after their 31 December marriage in a sixth street southwest home. Mrs Emma A Edmonds sues Ireland Banend for similar grounds of neglect and infidelity from her October 18 Alexandria marriage, with one child.

Ola Ann Jones Emma A Edmonds District Supreme Court Mire Ola Ann Jones Willem Jones Mrs Jones Jones Johes Sixth Street

Alleged bad check passer captured in New York

Washington police seek transfer of a young woman wanted for paying two worthless checks totaling 167 dollars at the Grafton Hotel last winter. The suspect, linked to a New York case, faces possible Washington authorities action as Detective Chief Boardman asks New York police to return her.

Charlotte Bond Frost Washington Grafton New York Boardman

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