National Republican., 1877-10-15
DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
The County Police.

The County Police.
The District Commissioners have given their
consent to the plan approved by the Police Board
at their last meeting, by which the sub.statlon at
Brightwooa Is to be relnquishcd and the money
expended in rental, amounting TO $3.50 per year,
appropriated To mounting another officer to patrol
the district between Rock creek and Glonwood
cemetery
THE woRKHousE GROUNDS.
Intendant Fschtz, Of the Washington aims house,
has submitted plan for the Improvement OF the
workhouse grounds, comprising some my acres In
extent and embracing In It's scope the hlling OF
several acres of the marsh fronting on the Eastern
branch Il Is under advisement by the Commits
sioners.
THE wEsTERN MARKET STALLS.
The District Commissioners have sent letter TO
the stall owners In the Western market who few
their stalls stating that the rentals paid at that
market were hSed ut the time Of awarding the CON
tract Tor the construction OF the building and spe'
Gifted In the contract, The surplus OF these rent.
ns, after paying current expenses by the terms OF
this contract to be applied TO the redemption the
bonus notes given By the dealers for the purchase Of
stalls which were the medium Of payment in part
to the contractor for the construction Of the build
Ing, Until these notes are paid of there should be
no change In the rentals.
BUILDING PERMITS
Inspector Entwisle has Issued the following build.
ing permits: 4. Champion. repair frame shed, on
Twelfth, between r and c streets southwest 70;
Rcy. J. g. Butler, repair brick dwelling, Elev.
cnth between Land M streets northwest, 500 John
Daley. construct two.Story brick dwelling sixth,
between and X streets southwest $1,000 Vim. c.
Eis,s addition to brick dMslns. n so Sc,TcSn y %
Jackson repair frame dwelling. Nineteenth
street, between Q and streets, sl0'0 Bradley es,
tate, addition to brick building corner Tenth aud
G streets Baltimore and Ohio railroad; repair a
frame freight depot New Jersey avenue and DstIeet
q. II. Knott, construct an open porch on dwelling
corner Eighteenth and streets northwest
BAR-RooMs ADJOINING THE MAkKET.
Attorney Birney has given an opinion that entire
jurisdiction In the matter Of granting liquor licenses
had been given by law. to the Board of Metropoli:
tan Police and that II was proper, when nNiispued
only under advice or instruction from the attorney
of the Police Board. This opinion was drawn out
on account ot the question raised by the supcrin.
tendent Of assessments and taxes Whether, under
the law. keepers Of lquor.shops on Seventh and
Ninth streets, opposite the Centre market would
be required 70 secure the signature OF the market
company to their applications for licenscs7 There
arc quite number Of liquor saloons opposite the
market on these streets, and " the Police Board
require the signature of the market company be-
fore approving applications 1t will place 1t in the
power OF the market company to stop the sale Of
liquor opposite their building altogether.
THE CENTRAL FREE DIsPESsARY.
petition from D; n. keyscr, president A. s.
Solomons. vice president, Thomas J. pnrant. sec
to the District Commissioners requesting an in
crease of the amount at present placed at Its dis
nDShl ny lnt Dlstrltt hHtHDTlllcH, suites tHut ue
average attendance Of applicants is nearly one
hundred a day that this service has heretofore
been performed by ward physicians and ward
druggists at an aggregate cost to the District of up
wards Of seoyNO per annum. and the dispcnsary
now asks less than one-tenth Of that sum that
whatever amount is given reaches the patient d.
rectly and intact, subject 10 no abrasion in the
shape OF salaries or percentages, except to drug
rist and ap0thccary employed at sl5 per month,
the funds being devoted exclusively to the pur-
chase Of drugs ind curatiycs, and that these sub.
ects Of their care II not relieved would become
charge III some shape upon the public charities OF
the District, and II needs no argument to demon.
strale the expensvcncss of maintaining pnuper
hospital They ask an allowance Of $50 per
month after the lst instant, Number Of patients
over last year. iig total number treated from
April time of is orsanizationl TO date, l.elg
number of prescriptions compounded for quarter
ending October l. 1877, $3.50.
In reply to a dclegaton Of the members Of the
dspcnsary who waited upon the District Commits.
sioncTs Friday to ask an increase Of The amount m
Commissioners stated that at present they have no
power to increase the debt Of this District and that
sioner Bryan raid that II the District authorities
succeeded in the suit pending with the Market
house Company as 70 the rent due the District
they would not be embarrassed for funds for char
liable purposes.
MINOR DISTRICT NOTES.
The property holders on street. between Four
tecnth and Fifteenth, complain that the sewerage
IN that part OF the city is inadequate.
On saturday James Reynolds was awarded the
contract for rcfoorng Kstrcet bridge his bid being
500 also, the contract for constructing sewer
trap corner Of Thirteenth and Q streets northwest,
for s2|iO.
Road Supervisor George T. Smallwood for the
Middle district states that the late freshet damaged
the road.bed on Magnolia avenue at the culvert
also Queen Chapel road, and that the south wing
wall Of the culvert the Seventh street road fell
during the late storm.
-Himbcr and williams on Saturday were award
ed the contract to construct party. at No. 2
engine house The bids were ns follows James
G. Naylnr 81 rs; Himber 4 Williams, s9J0 and with
wood foundations sal0 Thomas W. Entwisle, 81 2lli.
and wood foundations, sll76; Entwisle 4 wanstall,
81 3Sn and wood foundations, u 800,
The District Commissioners have denied peti.
tiOn OF citizens asking that fine Of sl0j against
Dennis Byme, for violating the liquor law, lie re-.
mttcd the attorney for the District having given
All opinion that while the Commissioners may law.
fully exercise the right Of pardon, they have not
the right To release debts due the District.
-Commissioner Bryan has accepted the mission
Of presenting 10 Congress petition containing II
large number of signatures of citizens of the Dis.
trct In behalf Of the movement for All increase of
pay for lettcrcGrrcrS and asking such legislation
will secure II to them ScnRior Bayard will pre-
sent the petition in the Senate and Hon. A. II.
StephCns In the House.