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Following the death of a worker on Washington, D.C. infrastructure, President Roosevelt charges Commissioner of Labor Neill with beginning an investigation into the building inspection department. Roosevelt describes his authority for charging a federally appointed employee with this investigation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-10
President Roosevelt invites Henry B. F. Macfarland, President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, to attend the Conference of Governors. The conference will address the conservation of natural resources, with its purpose defined by the Inland Waterways Commission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-01
President Roosevelt is convinced that there is abuse relating to life insurance in Washington D.C. He asks Representative Babcock of the Committee of the District of Columbia to meet with Superintendent of Insurance Thomas F. Drake and “secure a bill” that will solve the problem.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-16
President Roosevelt wants Henry B. F. Macfarland, President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, to bring to the board’s attention the necessity of recommending that Congress enact a law prohibiting the hunting of birds and small game within the city limits. Existing laws limit the seasons in which game can be shot, but Roosevelt believes it is now time to prohibit the practice all year round. He feels doing so would benefit both wildlife and the public.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-21
President Roosevelt calls Secretary Wilson’s attention to the “law prohibiting the emission of black or gray smoke” in Washington, D.C., and asks if any buildings are in violation of the law. All violations should cease.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-18
President Roosevelt calls Secretary Taft’s attention to the “law prohibiting the emission of dense black or gray smoke” in Washington, D.C. and asks if any buildings are in violation of the law. All violations should cease.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-18
President Roosevelt calls Secretary Shaw’s attention to the “law prohibiting the emission of dense black or gray smoke” in Washington, D.C. and asks if any department buildings are in violation of this law. All violations should cease.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-18
President Roosevelt calls Postmaster General Payne’s attention to the “law prohibiting the emission of dense black or gray smoke” in Washington, D.C., and asks if any state department buildings are in violation of the law. All violations should cease.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-18
President Roosevelt calls Mr. Palmer’s attention to the “law prohibiting the emission of dense black or gray smoke” in Washington, D.C., and asks if any state department buildings are in violation of the law. All violations should cease.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-18
President Roosevelt calls Secretary Moody’s attention to the “law prohibiting the emission of dense black or gray smoke” in Washington, D.C. and asks if any state department buildings are in violation of the law. All violations should cease.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-18
President Roosevelt calls Secretary Hay’s attention to the “law prohibiting the emission of dense black or gray smoke” in Washington, D.C., and asks if any State Department buildings are in violation of the law. All violations should cease.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-18
President Roosevelt calls Attorney General Knox’s attention to the “law prohibiting the emission of dense black or gray smoke” in Washington, D.C., and asks if any state department buildings are in violation of the law. All violations should cease.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-18
President Roosevelt calls Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock’s attention to the “law prohibiting the emission of dense black or gray smoke” in Washington, D.C., and asks if any state department buildings are in violation of the law. All violations should cease.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-18
President Roosevelt calls Secretary Cortelyou’s attention to the “law prohibiting the emission of dense black or gray smoke” in Washington, D.C., and asks if any state department buildings are in violation of the law. All violations should cease.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-18
Jay J. Morrow, Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia, writes to William Loeb responding to a letter from President Roosevelt. Roosevelt directed the Board to cooperate with the Executive Departments in their purchasing of office supplies, but Morrow does not believe that Roosevelt has the authority to direct the Board in this way. While the Commissioners of course are willing to accept suggestions from the president, Morrow criticizes the way in which this letter was addressed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-19
Surgeon General Walter Wyman discusses his work, including managing quarantines and investigating an outbreak of typhoid fever. Wyman also writes about time spent at the Chevy Chase Club and expresses kind remarks to Loeb and his wife, Mrs. Katharine Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-09
B. Pickman Mann provides a detailed account of President Roosevelt’s police contact, the press coverage, and Mann’s letter to the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners. A chauffeur hired by Roosevelt was contacted by bicycle policemen for exceeding the speed limit on Conduit Road.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-08
Henry Litchfield West, on behalf of the Washington, D.C., Board of Commissioners, explains how a complaint made by B. Pickman Mann to the Commission got into the newspapers. Mann charged that the Washington, D.C., police issued a warning to President Roosevelt’s chauffeur rather than arresting him, out of favoritism to the President. Mann’s letter was published before West had seen it and responded. West explains that, although the publication was through no willful intent on the part of his staff, he regrets the annoyance to the President. He will have the Commission issue an order that any letter referring to the President of the United States be brought to the attention of the Commissioners immediately.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-06
President Roosevelt will discuss with Senator Lodge a controversy over the District Commissionership. Roosevelt encloses a copy of a letter he sent to Commissioner of Pensions Eugene F. Ware. Roosevelt is proud of the showing that the 1st Volunteer Cavalry makes in the loss and pension figures. In a handwritten postscript, Roosevelt suggests he will meet the Lodges in Newport, Rhode Island, for the christening, presumably of Lodge’s grandson, and go from there by car to Nahant, Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1902-08-07
Senator Hanna encloses a letter from Representative Van Voorhis recommending the appointment of Mr. Cox as District Commissioner of Ohio.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-20