Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-10
DISTRICT REPORTS.
Details Of the OperAtiOus of Various
Branches Of the Pablte service.

ted 20 Congress Monday, ard printed in the
STAR OF that day. we've number Of sub-repOrts
OF interest to our citizens, among them the fol-
lowing:
CLEANING STREETS AND SEWERS AND REPAIRS
OF PUMPS.
The report OF Mr.. @. W. Cunningham, over
seer, says the sweeping Of streets aud avenues,
cisanIng alleys with the exception Of the re-
mOvsl OF sshes), and repairs of pumps are done
by contract Tor the entire District. The clean
ing Of sewer traps and sewers are done bv dsy's
EoTk. These expenses are charged to the gea-
eTal fundi and 70 appoT'iOn about One-sixth on
Georgetown would be fair. He states that some
Measures should Be taken a. % the removal OF
ashes from alleys, which is now done by the
contractors Tor cleaning alleys At large cost
over The regular work OF cleaning alleys. He
suggests that the removal of aches and cleaning
on alleys should be embraced liz one contract.
Ice cOnu6ct Tor the repzir OF pumps expired
November LIT, aud he recOmmeL Ids that the
rev contract embrace the filing up Of wells
and replacing the paYement where the well has
been opened for repairs, and that Old material
be returned to the property yards. He calls az
tentiOH to the custom II merchants aud Others
sweeping papeT, &c., from the stores 70 the
streets after they have been cleaned and the
fact that a law on tbis subject j. in force. he
recommends that ali WOOL p8vemsuts on which
the tine the contractor vas - keep them ia
repair has expired, be coated with cement gas
tar and coarse Sand. which can be done Toy
twenty cents per yard, and add At least two
years longer wear 70 the pavemen's. "rhe
rhalH gang ~ al experiment is q success; tie
VCTk they have done in WashiDgtC snt g re
town, at y small outlay, would amount To IA NV
u ousaEd dollars Il done oy Gays Work W s5l-
Expenses Tabular ststemsnts aceom7ary
The report, showing expen1itares fI5u J4lg 81
20 November 18Th, as follows:
II ustlFgtgy : Weepfng street AND Gvan-Tez
- -3lZ- cbGTgeaHie 20 general Innd: cleaning
sewer tfap~, 81 $50, do; cleaning sewers. $50
DO. Repairs alleys. SS25 tSS2J Is chargeabis To
contractors; 90. wood psvemeucs, 81 ,5415j
(S6-4 IS dO.l; special police and carts with
chain-ganE, Sl,sl5.JO. chErgeable to general
fuud. Repairs Of pumps by contract, S35lg.75
cleaning alleys. SfOI6S; materia! furnished
IL js0.6y (SjJl3O cLaTgesble to COntractors1
miscellaneous work, SsO5.S5. Total actual cost,
so 26J 81, chsTged - general fund $50 3)s.S9.
gstot5F'-hePalFs OF wood pavements,
>o3 =, SPECIAL police and carts with chain-sang,
Cruaty.-Pay Of mssons, carpenters and la
boTeTs, 80, carts and double teams, Si45; ma
TIE WASHINGTON ASYLUM.
The report Of Timothy Lubey, COmmissi Oner
q tie Washington AlmshOus, 20 the District
Commissioners states that the expenditures for
ne support and maintenance OF tie institution
tIOm June 20, 1874 Ia date amount TO all 222 ~
The report OF the intendent il enclosed, and
ca Is attention 10 the necessity thai exists for
proper wash and bath house, aud that tn iu-
mates OF the aimshOuse be uniformed. The
commission says: The frs Recommend alton
should be adopted without delay, IA 70 uni
forming tie inmates tbs / think can be de-
ieTTed Tor a little while, fer the reason T. AZ /
5e'leye q reorganization Of the whole system of
= such an important nece 7sitV Il - il Cannot
much longer be deferred. The frs step toward
.uch a feorgan'zati0n is to prov 10 separate
buildings fer an aimshoUss and hospital
Under present circumstances the DOOR AMI
he prisoners are under one roof, and while 1
seleTe every effort Is made by tHs Off cefs o.
he institution 10 keep the inmates separate, the
very nature and construction OF things as thsy
LCw are tend towards cOm,1gdlg. a side
ron this, the present building is not well
adapted lCr tine proper care of the poor aud
- l. nHG Nv
culinary arrangements; that is TO g. :, if We form
judgment uased on what We see here in char
ttAbie Institutions and elsewhere H. pub &C ones
these remarks will also apply IL part to the
|O-kEoGse, and no favorable cOnpArisOn can
to-t az be made between This IN tuition aud
those Of ! ks Characters in other c, les.
Attention is especially called - the largo
u 'nytT u young PeT5oLs cHIhU d rom tiEl5 20
I me IL tbs Institution. For inst nee, iu.iag
the period that tlIs report cove : viz, i've
months, there we're rs persons 1aOss average
age vas 49, years, Ia averaging . years. aE1
II averaging p years. Does not he iaT that
tOLsign> these youths Of Doth Sc as me majority
Of whom axe Arrested Tor petty o. sns,-l 70 tue
company or old and hstdened CD rasfars need
AMENDING ] he truth Il, the p-ss mt syst. u or
FCUisEiEs crimes puts the yOuug Fender IN a
pathway tae emu CT which Is lHCio- "A D. psRi-
{ -utlaIy wall.
IresFectfuEy suggest that On Il completion
% The -eT jail. Al al &c entS Se .l4ds u send
a persons there, tie Dstrct d ing Is pOr-
ton o. the expense, the present 81 ;ding kCO8n
VI l. 81
the general government for the purpose sug-
-esTeC in the last report Of the Supervising
-cIlteCt or the Treasury, VIZ: Gus. Of ret
UTmatiCn Cor fallen women; such liusJlt1tiOn
: much LeedsC, ana would raise , those gJsr
Crt tCres, who are now east OF b IsF iJT. " OF
rtsir Own sex ana despised 10y toe he.
In conclusion recommend til new aims
aOG-e and hospital be built ~ lla GeaJIsl
point ia the DIs-TlCt, such an il -ItI'lsE that
y III he cTedItahle 20 the capital it, people,
The management OF which SHOULD 2 placed ia
he hands o. citizens, whose Ul AID mss S
would permit them TO give the ..ieT VI pJvr
relief, the attention IN 70 much Mt 5.
FUNDED DEBT OF TIE DIS RIOT.
The report OF the sinking fund q -mis-iOi s.s,
after referring 70 the act OF Aug . 1E.L, l67l,
under which they we're appointed ties ia tie
commission was not fCly OTyan unit De
cember 1871, ISL, and the first T. nents were
On account Of interest falling dr. 'aIusTv Isl,
1872 since which time AL dsmGa. On AIS &c
count have been regularly net. at Of Con
gress OF May Sth, 1s52, 10 was III J4elE duty
10 fund the liabilities OF the city Washington
found due June list, Is. /, not exc tiDy SI,l5J,-
'JJ by the auditing commission trrgsrt-I %
tie legislative assembly NOFeL r S5a, 1911,
and January 81, ls'2, The claims rL- reported
were very numerous, and ths setm6nr was
attended With much labor, a "a q the
legislative assembly Of tho Dtst : csLfe-r--L
other powers and ut4i ing q u. jutiss upon
them are referred %. The auto- g e interest
paid by Ne 20 tHs date i SiJl.JI- We s-il e ate
that 70 Ge paid i-t January, loi. : ab0U. S0O,-
Cos making ~1gi,a 80 50.
Under the head Of f'EEv bonds the
commission quote section Z q ct snd say
III viii be observed that Inc zuaSe vi TIE
-cf IS ~ finally passed j. rem. Il some What
obscure bg the omission "a aIt Jus 10 sO,'
whGTe they appear II. bracket Chese words
are stated bT the committee. - report OF
June -, ISI4. 20 b. tn the Lay . pass. q, Dut
seem g have been unscCOUHr.t uni. y5d from
a q act a. engEOsSEd. The ISte the word
ing OF tie law, aud q { Goseuc, such 6n ex-
press anu explicit s..aran.es -r Congress as
would sagtsTy counsel 10 W1OIa "a referred.
O. a. prevented tho bonds IIvm 5C rakeu a. al
Investment by various tEauCIsi .sriLGt!ans in
De larger CLUES. aud isiprtLf- - n,.sd aPoL
,-e iVCs. market LOT supye. has ~Na'si
rs = 70 Sci. sJr less price thai sa,lCit a-7,.
y hen The act Vas under CUusiCr .t1n. IA PIE
pariug the bOnOs tie cCmmissi rs have al
Eered T. the language Of tie As ~ proved,
but would suggest that Cong taSe TIE
proper steps to correct it p1Tas5 Sy.'
They state that thy had cJr.d. A. d 30 ls l.
relation thereto referred 70 The .JTI4sy Gen
lls'. add his opinion K given,
The AMOUNT of sUGiJOI GER. 4csI IS 80 lax
.envErtG0 is - USS los 3.
Many claimants have abs5s,Ic- som convert
ing tEs certificates Of TIE board L. audit un-eF
the I'M preston that they besr iaS rest snf con
>titute claim sgalust the DlsIri- % CON- n otS
government, Tor which some OF er sSd better