National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-03-18
DISTRICT NOTES.
No Increase Of the Indsb.sdRe,s,

The District Commissioners have is .ued the
following order to the various officers Of the Dis
trict government:
THE attention of all officers and employees Of
the District Of Columbia is hereby called to Sec
ton two Of joint resolution, approved March II,
ls7s, as follows: That there shall be no increase
Of present amount Of the total Indebtedness OF
the District of Columbia; and any officer or per-
son who shall knowingly increase, or aid or abet
in Increasing, such total Indebtedness shall be
be deemed guilty of . high misdemeanor, and, on
conviction thereof shall be punished by imprison-
ment not exceeding ten years, and by fine not
exceeding $1,000 All said officers and en-
Ployees are strictly epjoined to the faithful and
literal Observance OF said enactment, and are
directed IN respect of their several oiices and
duties 70 take all measures and precautions neces-
saIy or expedient for such strict and literal OBJ
seryance Of the law"
PERMITS TO BUILD
Inspector Plowmsn has issued the following
frame dwelling on the east side Of Eleventh
street, between r and northwest; 81, 30O W. ).
repair frame 6TsIoE on the sGTis
and Seventh streets northeast: sl75. Jonn
Eagan, tTostory frame dwelling on the east
side OF Third street, between and L northeast;
$1,000.
ESTIMATES FOR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS,
The District Commissioners have sent the
House Committee On the District estimates
such Institutions, with the statement that las
we have no supervision Of the institutions, nor
any official connection with them, It is not DOS
sible for US to make any explanatory stStement
of the items making up the appropriations asked
for; nor have we any data on which to base an
opinion TO the correctness Of their statements.
answers as they nave come TO us"
FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
We have the honor to send a copy of eommu-
Dication from the engineer, with explanatory
aha Ap1ao tab Lott al
information necessary for your purpose. The en-
gIneer in his explanations Of the condition of the
streets; designates bad" completely worn out;
OF year; "fair," some repairs needed now, and
more may be necessary; will not necessitate
needed; good as the term implies. Pavements
between car. tracks are not included in the en-
Eineer's report, but he states that repairs are
much needed In all Of them and that the railroad
companies should be required to repair all that
needed Immediately. 1.-THE majority of the cob
relaid, in order to be in good condition" Round
block pavements throughout the city are in very
fair and good condition"
THE PHARMACY BILL.
The House, February q, passed an act for the
alleged purpose Of preventing Incompetent per-
sons from engaging in the drug business; but
the bill allowed the wife Of a deceased druggist
to continue the business for one year under thu
charge Of q registered assistant pharmaceusist.
But at the expiration Of one year she must en-
gage the services Of o registered pharmacist.
+ That means she must sell out; that she will be
unable to obtain the services Of one at any price
short Of the profits Of the whole business.
Now, in any other business the widow is al
lowed to hire such help as is necessary and carry
| it on so long as she wishes, but the House says
the wife of druggist shall not have this liberty,
but her store shall be sold at the end of q year.
Should the widow be unable TO secure the SER
vices Of registered pharmacist she will be fined
fifty dollars a week, although she may have the
very same person managing her business that she
has had for year past.
This Congress was elected to break up all rings
but here they organize an entire new rug ring,
and rob the druggists widows to sustain Il. Al
least this is the way the matter is presented.