Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-08
DIsTRICr REPoRrs
Details OF the Operations of var!ous

sloneTs OF the District OF Columbia. ftr.ns,st-
tee 10 Congress yesterday, and printed IN last
evenings SrAKl vas number OF sub-reror,s
OF interest 70 our ciuzens, among them the tol-
lowing.
rNSrEC-I y OF nt-rlrlNos
TIE report OF Thomas NJ. PloNman = sper.ar
ot building, states tbst be entered on his
cut'es July 18th, and up 20 November iO5h be
n~eiiinss, ia. stores, Is. church. 1. stsbles
10 bacA oulcings, n; buiiiings repaired, >,
eotel, l school house, I, blscksm.thshOp, 4.
Frsme buildings ~, n follows. DweIlnys. 100.
haokhutidingsi y; stables, :, buildings repaired
lci coal ana WOOD ysrds, s, blacksmith aud
~LSeiEs sht shop, = shtUsie roJg sSllsl hoare
a. q Wiator garden each I.
Accompany ing the report n n fahu'a- stase-
Utnt showing ite nnmhcr of school rooms for
white scholars iu OGildings Owned by tie Dis
TiCU
Wast .ps.oE SO in 1T district. n 4, a "A
IN . luG - lu al. tn Rented bulld.uas sa-g
ln lst oistricf, 3 ia 23, 10 in "a sud 4 "a an
AiAetnt as foF iett = $50, vslae of build
hts ala krouAus oN ncd 10y ne DIs.Gict. sea-
80, co-t Ot repairs from July TtA - November
80 le.o, se-.t 80 es,LI@ted cost 0f repairs fOr
Cs5rS,,.ps 5. lco-s.-4 tnnainss oNpaa NV
city, value, u uudr isheL-l @l0l 135. Tepairs ts
November 53th, 0.Dti f0T year, c-t.nal a. -s0a.
Cunt S-s'o s. l. tuiid.Tss, rev, vzlIe. ia
c.utiiug ground -. 1885 rcp-irs q Nay,mh..r
@ta, si>. 81 iOr oaialcJ .. yrsr. est mated,
g 600.
Ca.crss .S-lo.1s -53 rooms In bindings owned
by c,les e Na>ltust tou aud George at, 3
rentsd rooms. SAI., "t rui.o.rf- -. /. JuDds.
s-2o.-50 osrin,a. ed frr .paIgs, 900
Ar-.sts i ls-'tru-N Y sl lt o. -lll. ~.f.. fll. Do
bUlllrF, 3, uJ. cost ~ repairs, ga. estl-
mated T,TtiIs. $50. GrorE, .uW8 ~ arket-
a.uC Cl lui lilg. 5000, c~.iua .,ed sos. % re-
psTs, $500. NJrfcrn--liu coarse s.. cree
tleh'i Ne!ue 81 tltc' e'','i ainJJht 81 cp tract,
:s3 90. NcFt ef" MarS-t-l o.. . va..0 a. site.
~l,zi zoo, amount Ci contract. ~ltF.UIl. Nortu-
easlctu-'. it.scd grOuai; value. 20 o11.
Total valae ca e re-, SO ipt: dl. bu ua.s,
aF j. IL IN H.H. .I .aH % HH
So, estimated Tor rsI tir-. -5 tslH.
dstts| |t.H oE1 a.Hr.TsilHrI a ,iEGe.- wash
'ngton Asyiun- o. s.te osnsd Dy the b vera
h. Uti value ol blEnlug, 49, q ~, esI.I. .fe fJr
extension arG TSP.irr, { -.D1#. Ius, lsnt's
residence, ya.ue, 3. .as.. repair ~f01. t.-arse-
ioWn Asy .um--Oh site doaa-ed; Va le 1f cite.
$4,000, do. huilding. s4.opn. repairs. $50. old
Town Hall, GeorgeJoWu-vAlue, ss.tl8. y.tue
Of OfhUiillrE aii -TUurcs, Si3. Geo.
tIre DFa~tlH-at.--No. I, vsiur of property.
$1,000; No =, do ~ nln, NJ. 3. owned & b gene
TAI government; No. 4. value or prltserty.
Sl0,u00 No 3 90, - ofu hons sud a. lel I'D. a-,.
~c."o.i repsirs c. November 5UJh, ; 90. ..f-t of
teEalrs ensuiug yeaI, a. .uO1
H'oiion H,usss.-CeuIal gusrdhouse. value.
tiO,UVt' 81 precinct GcoTRetOWu, $1,000. an
IrectHci, s'5.uob, tth precinct. SO 0II. ga pre-.
oiHct. 81 900, ioJ IN DuiOnGowB. : .58l. -, "a
ana . "a IteCincts rented. total salue. -iB 80:
eosl OF repairs % November 5Ota, : 3D., esgi-
mated rtlalrs. > 100.
HLaElss.-Air. PloNmsu slso sabults - tsau-
lartIAteuleut 81 pubic Wlarvy, ln u-Js. saJsa,
- lows. faUt Of v asbi .ton reet. 81 sd Al
% .0O1, leased 20 ". h. aud Joseph L. Siu,ats AZ
l2s Ter sEuum, lrst rent paid q ola c ptp0ra-
uOr: parUes willing % renrw on sane terms.
EoOJUt Congress street. leased O. Potion az Boat
Club, ~ 80 per hn.uin. Foot Ut a. 90 ~fTeet.
vacant. hut U-et ini ~Crimiuatelv. j a. Waters
fs 1ilHrg 10 rent IL ~ former term. 5. 20 per
year. tcCt ci Potomac street, tt-h asal.. . usu-
ally leased about 1T OI March, has Drau- at over
- COO. hut lately not over $50. Foot JI daEket
street, leased by q. Il. LlnJnlcgm, az ~iio per
ann Luli covered hN .T'ssle work .Id u-e1 81 coal
wharf iesspes 30 ling ID pay arI tuTs an rvur~
az same rates. Foot OF Frederick street, AteA.
Ea. lessee, At 60 per year, With privilege 5f-l-
tending 10 fOr iive yesrs. Foot ot fsy-ttt ~reeJ.
vacant, formerly leased % Cumt-Tlaui UJai
a. nIeTy. Tor - yeas, AZ S2Gg Per snnum.
tCut of ~ cite street, bordering OF b,i -, oc-
CuIilu ty J. ". Dyer * son, wE8 are " .Ilng 70
LAY arrears ara enter into a lease a. fsfr nrire
Root ~ fsyette, betweeu Canal aud " steI
streets, occupied 10y n ARK Young, Who Is willing
- pay aTTOsr~ and enter into lease a. --p per
year. Foot Cl LlnEan street, binding 0u b -idge,
iJa>gdt 20 g. 4. Pearson, st 50 Per q Uull, uos
8tc4f fICu bY John SC-igeper, who viii lG -Se the
property. Parts OF Water ami Warren slreers,
weston sguCuact, leased by h HI. Dodge, &C sll;
~enrli IaId Euiarig. Foot ot gpil-se street,
bordering On bridge. leased 10 itJbt. 4. ArlJW.
q 10 IeI snnomi T. Wiling to say ATre lrs sud
renew. 8Tii e street, west Of Agu1dusJ, Occu-
pi-u ly r. . hecker, a. store, parliy o. ,a1d of
Gle apr1tt ana ONO Canal Il wiling I'd lease
81 ~ .5-r arnum.
Nr. PlUvI 81 endorses ''the rec3gmeu fatiln
o. Alr. GuilCtt, Supervising ATcui5ect a tae
tinted States lICa ury, tu me lgrchA A-s uI the
NasLiT ton Asylum ly the general tBveru-
Tat ID fer tie u-es named by him. the p-Jsesds
Z sU,i i-aIu O. De- used witL additional tppgo
.riat aus for the erection o. suitable bHl. dings
a. fhe si'e TOw owned by the B.stI.c- kno.n
-- TIE GeurE EeteWu p1oTh 1>e % 'flH.- T. a
r'EcE mere e'tt tatr sud desirable iorEfip.. tuau
Ire Vr,ssrrs src Tee rezi p.'p#-ty EH. 80.
Fsri q" the H~Is "a its pfoscE. l-0s as .-l.
-OLJuUtu.'
THE FIrE usPAr-Wtrr.
The repent u the B"arE - Tlrs Coma. -..sa-
.Is -tates that tae i0u-e Cf ~. con. ptay re-
EtFt- CtE- &C. sirIa Icplig, lacl- tiF Iit q. rBUf
4ud u j. recon rit ude tlt' fls house p. raised
uC story, so &c O. make lie Leafqua 5ers Of
he CeTaf men at that point, IL beng cent al,
anC Thereby cODceut.at- rhe business Of TIE as-
psr'ment. The cfiet eHgiueer. by tl,s a.
t-nEerCent, would OC EeAIOu en 5iie a. % ssly,
7Id Ly the All o. tie telegraph, ~ gld De Ia
rCmmuEication with the whole deparr neDt.
The r. port says There is no dsavlug rbe tscr
hat the equiv meHt Of tnis department, % iar
= tie HumJe OF steam IRE engines a ID hook
srd-laod-T Trucks Il concerned, is Tar from
being safe or "a isfdctory. The old engines
should lie exchanged for new ones. The two
tracks are Of the old style, snd should make
way for the new style o. trucks, sgch as are
used in other cities. TIE Ire comm issiOners
egain recon- mt Id tie Necessity Of providing al
least two more eLgiGe companies, one 20 be
located IN the northern section o. the city and
the other in the nOrths astern section "a tue
city; also, a new hCOk-aUG-la ladder company Tor
The western section Of the Cily."
one OF the most pressing needs OF our Depart
m6Et Is the rec0nstructiOn and eNtens "a II the
nre-slarm teisgrai b. Saving OF valuable tils
bv the use OF the electric IRE arm effects the
rescue o. mL1oUs Of cJiisrs' worth OF valuable
property tT0m tie & suse5 every year. NlIlOat
o., The bost organized force l. comp Lrause'y
uS IA cieLt: WitI IT. je usGi ginses o. tAe depart
melt D. increased ii a ratio which Uak ~ the
expenses iutiE InCsIt IL cor psgis1E. oar city
Was one OF the first "a adopt Jbe fire-a AZ tele
kr6ph, hui that was many years ago, all IisE
srEe portion 81 the most valuable property in
Washington auc Ge0rRelOwn Is outside tue iim-
IS ~ the area guarded by the wires. Iais may
l5sUlf At any time IA a cisast lOus cOah ratiOIl.
hclse lAau that Il the tset thst ths aFsa COW
trtd ty the system H. y-Ty inell ciont.y
protected, and misplaced COGrdeue. IL
fhe alarm bUNee may l-s1 % worse re-
-plts than even the absence o. ths tel- rraTb.
~ stated above, Washington adopted tie elec-
iric hTe-alarm many years agO, sDu Low tue
oiC-fastICIi1c cTanA-boxes Furnished " lthcn
nc beet il ueel are not aiSays reliable. An
slsrm tJn.rd Ia from JLcm Is igU0rzlt, care
rss or Reckless hands may stT'k= The arOng
number. and Ills lead TIE nremeB, thus tstins,
instead OF Ssv e time. The Hifss, too, have
-eeE 70 iCpg In l.s that theS have become I--
reliable iu Transmitting signals, and are sl-iect
% frtCU. II breaks. Me beg, taCretUf-, tGAt
yOu ARK Congress 10 pass, a. the next ensuing
sess!On, proper biz tor the erection of susa A
ysicn Oi fire telegraph in this ID -.rict as the