Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-14
District Government, Affairs.
both sides OF + street. between 81 street aud
New Jersey avenue northwest
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a -2-iuch PIPE sewer mas been ordered on
both sides Of + street. between 81 street and
New Jersey avenue northwest.
HONE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
y conlnluuIc2t on from Henri y. willard.
ESQ. one Of the directors Of the Industrial
Home School. Of this District. 20 The Com
miSSiOneT7s, under date OF June 81, 1875 in
which Sc Is stated that he has personally ex-
amined the property known as the George
town poor house, with the view OF recon
menGine its occupation by the LADY mama
gers of that school; that the managers au-
lhorize him to say that they are ready at
any time 10 receipt for the use of the person.
al property belonging To the District. and
take charge of and maintain the few remain
ing paupers now Kept there, at actual cost,
may be sent there. Mr.. Willard recon-
mendS This as a suitable place for pauper
cnlidren who now ind their way to the
Washington alms-houSe, as they can here be
put 10 Work IN the grounds now cultivated
by the parking commission. 1t is also a
place where class of paupers who have seen
hetferdayS could be sent, instead of being. as
now. thrown among the low ami vicious.
This letter bears the endorsement of limo
my Lubey, commissioners OF the Washington
AlmshouSe, who states that under the charge
of these benevolent q I'D unSelfish ladies the
poor Will receive good attention and care.
The District Commissioners have approved
Inc plan on the score of economy. as by it the
cost OF The services of the superintendent of
the Georgetown pOOrhouse and maintenance
OF MS family, &c, Will he saved to the Dis
tTict. ard have ordered that the arrangement
go into effect on The 18th inst. ITO morrow
Also, that such repairs as are absolutely ne
ceSSary 10 the buildings be under the imme-
dlate supervision or MI willard the cost
not to exceed $3.50. and that the proper re
ceipts be taken, expressly STIMULATING that
the property be carefully used and returned,
in whole or in part, to the District authori-
ties at any time required in as good condi-
tlon as al present, the natural wear eX-
cepted.
NEW FIRE HEADQUARTERS.
y communication from the Fire Commits
sioners. under date of May 10Th, 10 the Dis
trict Commissioners. asking that an addi-
tional story he put on No. engine house on
ID street, between 18th and 13th for perma-
nent headquarters with sufficient room for
the Board of Fire commissioners and chief
engineer, and for the Geographic apparatus,
at cost of -. 800, thereby saving the cost of
rent: also, letter from the same. undertake
of June 2d. Withdrawing their previous rec
concentration, and suggesting that such head
quarters be located at the corner of 9th and
n streets, at the intersection of New York
avenue, on the lot belonging to the District,
on which now stands the 9TH precinct police
StatlOn-hOuSe, were referred TO the chief en-
gineer, and by him 10 Mr.. PlOwman, inspec.
tor of buildings, who reports that he has
carefully examined the whole subject and
nndS that 10 establish these HEADQUARTERS at
the engine house as at first suggested
would necessitate the taking down OF
the west wall of that building TO
its foundation and rebuilding the same
put in new front, partially rebuild and
thoroughly repair the back building used as
a stable, &c. To do this properly would cost
about $4,000. The building adjoining on the
west side of that engine house has already
been condemned as unsafe and dangerous,
which might cOmplicatG the improvement
desired. Whether this building be remod-
elled for headquarters or not, the party wall
Will have to be taken down and other rapairs
made to make il suitable for its present use
which Will entail an expense of 5000. The
other suggestion, OF locating this headquar-
tiers at the corner of 9th and h streets is
heartily approved, for the reason that the
lot is owned by the District and is well
adapted AZ to location for this purpose. The
lot IL row covered by dilapidated frame
buildings entirely unfit for a police station.
IL Il recommended that a suitable building
be procured for the police at some point a
little further northwest, and that upon
this site building be constructed for
a fire department headquarters and truck
house al Il cost not exceeding $1,000 The
present truck house ON Massachusetts ave
nue., between ith and 5th streets. TO be re-
modelled suitable for a police station for the
. IN precinct. which il now located al the
corner OF LIST street and New jersey avenue
IN a house entirely unSuilcd for the purpose
This house, ifit should continue to be occu-
pied as police station, will require new
cells and other repairs before the coming
winter, the cost OF which upon rented prop
erty would be thrown away. The abortion
OF these suggestions would be a step In the
direction towards procuring permanent
buildings for fire headquarters. The Dis
trlct commissioners are as yet undecided
what action TO take.
THE CASE OF WIN. =. KING.-Gen. BENZ
r. Butler made application on Saturday to
Judge Macarthur to set day for the trial
OF the Indictment against VIM. 8. King for
PERJURY IN the Pacific mail subsidy case, Mr..
mig having on The evening before given bail