Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-11
District Government Affairs.

The Commissioners have issued an order
that the major OF police, SUPERINTENDENT OF
t0Tney shall constitute board 70 examine
and report respecting the merits of applIca
tiuEs for liquor licenses.
Ex-DiStriCt Commissioner Bryan was at the
District Offices to-day looking after some test.
mentaTy matters entrusted 10 him by clients
He is already Overrun with legal business, and
says he feels much more ike free man than
when hampered with the cares and RESPONSE
biiitieS of office.
Yesterday afternoon the District Commits
siOners. upon the recommendation of Ma jor
Morgan appointed VIM Sweeny as special
policeman to do duty at the Theater Comique
This is the first appointment of the kind by
TIE District Commissioners This commission
Of special police gives power TO arrest but no
salary is attached 10 il.
RE ORGANIZATION OF THE DISTRICT CoMMIs
Si0NERS' OFFICE.
Yesterday afternoon the District Commits
slOnerS, i'll executive session, completed the
organization of their own Office, and agreed
upon the plan OF making three branches, each
with Commissioner at its head The bust,
prOpriate branch for examination and report
to the full board for final action. The casSi-
hcatiOn agreed upon is as follows: Commits
slOner Phelps will have charge of the fire,
pOllce and health departments: Commissioner
Dent public schools and charities, and Com
missioner TWining the engineers Office, mar
kets, police buildings, public property and
tor, treasurer, controller, assessors and super
iDtendent of assessments and taxes being eS-
tablished by law, and their duties fixed by
these offices report directly TO the Commits
siOnerS as body. All discussions relative to
any new matter or appointment within any of
the branches is to be considered by the three
Commissioners.
COST OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The total expenditures for the support of
the public schools for the fiscal year ending
June Both, 1873, were White schools, Wash
ingtOn, $200,6l61S; do. Georgetown, So 599. 81 ;
county schools, $i0,574.G3; cOlOred schools,
Washington and Georgetown, $l0j, 255 So. Bal
ance due cOlOred Schools June 18th, 1873,
$29,612.79.
THE NEW POLICE COURT.
An order was issued by the Commissioners
last night that the Judge of the Police Court
the building on the northeast corner of 9Th
ard d streets northwest, in this city, is now
ready. for occupancy by said court, which he
will at once proceed to remove thereto The
keys of the building were accordingly turned
over to the judge of that court, who concluded
to hold court there to-day, il being the eighth
anniversary OF the inauguration Of the Police
Court in this District,
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Major Morgan, Superintendent of Police
yesterday transmitted his report for the quar-.
ter ending June 3Oth, to the Commissioners of
the District, showing, Whole number of
married, ISL single; 1856 could read and
write and 9S7 could not. OF ofenseS against
TIE person there were 2,072 cases, Q,624 males
and AS females;) otfenses against property,
sd cases, (7l2 males and 50 :emaleS.} or The,
cases reported, loss persons were dismissed.
turned over TO military, $50 sent to jail, 343
committed to the wOrkhOuSe, 10 gave bonds to
keep peace, 81 gave bail for court, II sent to
reform school, u not disposed Of and i'll Al
cases various light punishments were inflicted,
and fires have been imposed in 742 cases,
eases, sl,9I3.43 in United. States cases,
s2ig5 in District eases appealed, and
$5l5 in United States cases appealed.
Under the head of incidental duties the fol-
furnished with lodgings, 2,G23: lost children
restored TO parents, 70; horses cattle and We
hlcleS found and restored to owners, Sc; doors
found open and secured, 1l2; fires occurred,
"A; dead or abandoned infants found, Il: sick
or disabled persons assisted or taken 20 hos
pltals, ~; lnquests attended, IS. Of the per
sons arrested ], 139 We're white natives f2lO
cc!ored natives. In the list of arrests was
editor, reporters II lawyers, 2 loafers, 3 con
stables, magistrate, telegraph operators, !
undertaken, y agents. So carpenters, 81 clerks,
)! farmers, 169 labOrers, 40 printers, physi-
clans, lS2 prostitutes.
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
This morning large batch of complaints of
insanltary matters were forwarded to police
headquarters by the lleutenantS of police. and
before ten O'Clock they We're all before Health
officer Townshend, at his office on Street
The police generally take hold of their new
duty with zeal.
TEhNllS
issued by Inspector EntwiSle: Washington
Gas Company, construct private stable cor
ner Virginia and New Hampshire avenues :;
LOO. VIM. j. Wilson, build bathroom. Ii,
between I9th and 2Uth streets northwest; Sl5y
WIN. Z. harvey, repair frame house corner
9TH and streets southwest: so. j. E. vii
manson, construct a two story brick dwelling
o. between 9Th and 10th streets northwest
SsEV. Z. r. +. ROsenthal, construct a green
house on r, between lst and Sd streets north
west; $50. ThOS. S. Jones, repair a frame
building. ID, between 1st and I'd streets south
west; $50 Maurice COlliuS, repair a frame
building, Massachusetts, avenue. between Isl
and North Capitol streets northwest: 80
Mylon Roche, repair a frame, 1919 5 street
northwest; sll9. Thomas Harper, repair a
brick house, III, between Sd and 4th streets
northwest; SiSO Peter May, erect a frame
shed, $50 Pennsylvania avenue southeast: SIS