Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-10
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ties to make the paving improvement on the
west side of that street, instead OF the east
side, as had been decided.
THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES ALL RESIDENTS.
In response to the circular note from the
District Commissioners to the new members OF
the school board, as to their citizenship, all
have declared that they are bona fide citizens
of this District and that they exercise no
rights of citizenship elsewhere, either by
voting or otherwise.
THE CHILDREN's HOSPITAL APPROPRIATION.
MeSsrS s. V. Niles and F. B. Mcclure, pres
ident and treasurer Of the Children's hospital,
have made requisltiOn Oh the District Com
mlsSlOnerS for the paymentof the $1,000 appro-
the support of the hospital for the current fS-
cal year. They call the attention of the Com
mi mssioners to the fact that the necessities Of
the daily wants of its inmates.
A NUISANCE.
Property-holderS and residents of South
Washington have entered complaint to the
section: They state that owing to this danger
Gus nuisance they cannot lent their property.
o, y and Cd streeCs, i'm the vicinity of the James
Creek canal, are the points most complained
terror to citizens in this section of the city.
PENNSYLVANIA EXCURsIONIsrs.
oa General Mcbride, OF Philsdelphia;. to, day
siOners and notified them that there would be
large excursion OF citizens of Philadelphia
to TINS city on the lSth inst, and suggested
to do SO, invite the governor of that state with
his staff to accompany the excursionists and
receive the hospltailtieS and cOurtese' of ne
Commissioners and Of the citizens here The
subject will come up in executive session of
the Commissioners.
CITIZEN ISAAC COHEN,
OF street corner nOtOriety, has sent reSolu.
ton to the District Commissioners STATING,
whereas. Officer VIM Dubois did on the 70 b
DAY OF July make oath to certain facts before
United States Attorney Wells, alleged in IA
complaint for an ARRAY against Isaac Cohen,
Wnich caused said Cohen to be arrested, de
prlved OF his liberty, and brought before tie
bar OF the Police Court, and arraigned, whit h
charges were not prosecuted but Withdrawn
Dy the attorney as untrue: therefore, Res0JC-
ca. mat any man who will make a Solemn
oath in the manner aforesaid is not an officer
coming under the purvieW described herein
guilty OF a Criminal act, and disgrace to the
police force: and that the District Commits
SlOnerS institute an investigation and have
DUBOIS Immediately discharged"
AN EX-TEACHER OF A COLORED SCHOOL
writes to the Commissioners, calling their
attention to the fact that a few years ago
there was rule made in the colOred board
that When teacher married she would have
10 resign, as no married teacher would be
allowed to teach. While this is the case as
soon as poor cOOred teacher marries Just as
soon she loses her situation; it matters not
how they get along afterwards: that she was
one OF this unfortunate class that had to re-
sign on that account, while there are, as she
can name, plenty OF married white teachers,
too, allowed to teach and as this is very un-
fair, She asks that action be taken to remedy
it. She and her husband have mad nothing to
do since they were married. Referred to the
school trustees.
COLUMBIA LYING-IN HOSPITAL.
MIR. John l.. Mitchell, treasurer of the CO.
lunbia hospital and lying in asylum, has made
a written request of the District Commission
ers to cause a warrant to be issued to him in
his official capacity for the sum of Sl2,OOG, the
amount appropriated by act of Congress, ap-
ee to be paid by the District
siOners, in reply, have informed Mr.. M. that
they have as yet drawn no part Of this appro-
prlatlon by Congress referred to; that the ap-
preparation Is for a sum not exceeding Sl2, 000;
ana that 1t is probable that it will be more con-
venient to the District to pay it in instruments
THE TIBER CREEK SEWER.
4. Inc district commissioners have instructed
the engine er to invite proposals for the uncOv-
ering and removing of about $50 feet of the
arch OF the main Tiber sewer within the Be-
ssaeal grounds The earth to be removed
width along the length named.
SEWER INSPECTION
Engineer HOXle has given orders to his sub
ordlnateS to drop all work and apply them
all the sewers in the District, to see what the
effect OF the late storms and floods have been
upon them.
OFFICES CONSOLIDATED.
Yesterday the Commissioners notified Mr.
James Small of his removal from the Office OF
seaier OF weights and measures for the city OF
washington, TO facilitate the consolidation of
that Office with the like office for the city of
Georgetown into the Office of sealer of weights
and measures for the District of Columbia
which has been done. and of his appointments
as sealer OF weights and measures for the Dis
tllct or Columbia: and also directing him 10
file his bonds and oath of office for the same:
also instructing him to receive from the late
Seaief OF weights and measures of the city OF
Georgetown, the public prOpertyin his charge
The opinion of the attorney for the District
as to the right of the assessors to tax the stock
of the late corporations of Washington and
georgetown and other District Indebtedness,
is that all bonds Of the cities of Washington
and Georgetown and of the District of Column
Dla which are not expressly exempt by the
issued, which are held by residents of the Dis
trlct OF Columbia should be assessed as taxa
bic property; that the bonds held by the non-
alton in the District is very clearly laid down
by the Supreme Court of the United States i'm
the case OF the state tax on foreign held
bOndS.''
OPINION AS TO PARDoNs BY THE DISTRICT
COMMISSIONERS.
The attorney for the District in a cOmmuni-
cation to the District Commissioners in rela.
ton to an application for pardon for one
takes occasion to say of pardons that in the
trial of cases the District is put to expense i'm
the payment OF clerk and marshars fees, and
winch thO SOhe VI tNC parry Is tStdOIlS4SQ ne
can see no reason why these expenses should
not be paid by the offender when pardon is
granted. He therefore recommends that eX-
cept where the pardon is granted because the
commissioners are satisfied Of the innocence
oil the party, it should be on condition that the
costs are paid.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector EnwiSle: j. G. and J. NJ
Waters, repair frame house on Canal between
Hlgn and Congress streets, GEORGETOWN: $50
Lizzie Bennetf, repair frame house H. be-
tween ii aud North Capitol streets northeast:
DISGRACEFTL CONDCCT OF Young WIFE
"A young South Washington wife left her
home few days since, after an irksome hon
eymOOn OF several months, and was next seen
by her husband at the schuetzen fest drink
Ing beer, IN company with two strange men,
Last night She returned home about midnight
and finding no one in the house concluded her
husband had gone to the home of his parents.
in an adjoining street, where with some diff
Guilty, she managed to finally arrive. and rang
the door bell. 1t not being responded to as
promptly as suited her notions, she rang again
and commenced TRADE Of abuse against her
husband, and his family for harboring him.
The inmates OF the house were soon aroused
as well as the entire neighbOrhOod, all the WIN
dOws being filled with witnesses to the midnight
scene. The longer she upbraided her husband
and the family, the more she became convinced
that she was much-abuSed woman. The huS-
pand and old folks came down and vainly en-
deaVored to pacify her, but, like Rachel Of old,
she would not be cOmfOrted, and in her rawlings
snpped on the steps. and rolled to the ground