Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-11

At q meeting OF the Board of METROPOLITAN
Police Commissioners, Saturday afternoon,
the opinion Of the Attorney General In rela-
ticn TO the pay OF the POLICEMEN was laid
before the board and fully discussed; also
miesioners and The police board; and after
several communications by way OF explana-
ton bad passed, the controversy was Settled
on inc basis that the police board assume
The entire expenses Of the station nous ,s. in
cludipg repairs, furnishing OF fuel, payment
OF rent, &c, thus relieving the District
Som miss1oners OF ell contracts and other
1apllltles connected with the service, the
later to pay the full amount of the $50 600
sppl opr1atlon from the District revenues, In
Twelve instruments OF SIP 500 each. s2ss 10 OF
trict Com missioners on account of such ex-
penses for the current year, TO be Withheld
from the July instalmept-
RErRENCHNENr.
The police board have dismounted fourteen
men, leaving only six mounted men, who
are TO do duty In the county, and communal
been reduced from $50 10 $50 per month.
Seven privates, physically unable to do
duty In consequence OF Ill health, or who
general inefficiency, have BEEN desienated
to be dropp,d from the rolls, q follows
Charles f.. Cameron, Joseph Whitemore and
Grant, sixth do; James McColgan and John
H. stinchcomb, seventh do, and D. p. Berk-
ley, eighth DO.
1ne vacancy IN the 0eIectlVe corps, caused
by the resignation Of j. l.. Sargent, aud three
existing vacancies among the privat ss will
not be filled. which will be permanent re-
ductiOn Of eleven men.
All OF these changes are to take place from
and after October LIST, which, with other cur
tallmeDts hereafter to be made will briug
the expenses within the appropriation and
oov1s,e the necessity OF reducing the pay OF
The police will receive their paw next
Wedne sday for July and August, at the old
rates-ss0 per month.
ANNIVERSARY.
Today is the 18th anniversary of the Or
ganiZation of the Metropolitan Iolice of this
District, and IL had been partially arranged
10 have reunion of the members originally
appointed, and q banquet, but the action
above stated, caused by the limited appro-
priation by congress, has broken up the pro-
reminded the veterans of their FIRST nights
duty on the force, the weather being about
ANOTHER STATEMENT.
The above article was prepared from in
formation furnished by an officer OF the
police board. At the Columbia building our
.eporter was informed that In addition -
added "a $50 for actual rent ofstation houses,
S1,150 for fuel, and 81 900 for repairs OF sta.
tion houses. Total, s6,S1s10; which de-
to be paid over to the police board In
twelve Instruments Of el1,s90.99. This
was the arrangement. The District Com
as contracts have been entered into.
Efforts have industriously been made By
some persons to create the impression that
the District Commissioners desire to reduce
me pay OF the policemen, which Is not the
TACT The opinion OF the Attorney General
ts in accord with the attitude taken by
feem, that the police board must contract
thelr expenditures within the amount ap-
proprtsted by Congress, which they have
now done.
THE GOSPEL TENT, which has been re-
erected by embers of the Mount Zion M.
T.. church, Rev. w. /. Mckinney, pastor and
toe North Baptist church, Rev. E. H. Gray,
u. D., pastor. On street, between 18th and
18th streets northwest, was opened yester.
day. The first service was held in the after.
room, and was opened with singing "Rock OF
Ages, led by the choir Of Mount Zion church,
6i which Mr.. G. W. Sharetts Is leader, Miss
Lille Beaman at the organ. Rev. Mr.. Nc
Kenney followed with a prayer and short
address. Remarks were then made by Rev.
Drs. Gray, Pre- sbrey. Hayden, May, Hall aud
Nessrs. Olcott and Rich. In the evening the
exercises were opened with the singing Of re-
V1yal hymns, and Rev. DIR. Gray preached.
a the close of the discourse the service took
the form of an inquiry meeting. These meet
IDgs will be held every right during the
week.
SCHOOL TRUSTEE APPOINTED. Mr..
Isaac N. Cary has been appointed a trustee
OF public schools, vice Henry Johnson, re-
man in this District, and has ably fiIIed a
position as clerk in the office of the chief
engineer OF the District since the orgadiza-
ton of the present District government.
BARNUM CoMING.-P. T. Barnum's great
show Is TO exhibit here on Friday and Sat
nr5ay; The I'D snd 29d inst, and Mr.. iInum
himself the greatest OF ali his curiosities to
the public. will be present and add G: his
patrons. The gorgeOusly decorated adver-
iisipg raiIrcsi car Of this exhibition is now
in the city.
OF INTEREST TO GEORGETOWN W. TER
oreUMERs.-The high service reservoir
pump In Georgetown is to be stopped to-
morrow at p. m. until s q. m. on We1nes-
day. 10 afford opportunity to clear out the
boiler OF the engine
INFoRMATIoN In regard to the new four
and-one half per cent United States bonds
can De obtained by calling at the banking
LOuse of III. ID. Cooke. ir. n Cn 400 r Attract