Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-04
District Government Affairs.

The offiCefS conUccleQ Win the W dSllnGCOn
poOr-houSe deny In most positive terms the
statements going the rounds that body has
been taken from r6tters Field They state
that no grave has been disturbed there for more
than year, which fact they can prove:
george L. Hodges was appointed an additional
private on the police to-day. to do duty between
It'll and 9Th and II and streets northwest.
Charles t. Davis, one of the proprietors OF the
piication for an injunction against the District
commissioners to restrain them from cutting
OIL the supply OF water from the swimming rink
for failure TO pay his water dues. A temporary
restraining order was issued by Judge MacAr-
thur, and the District Commissioners were sub
pGnaed 10 hearing OF the case.
sioners and the Treasury department in relation
to overdrawing the estimates for the expendi-
lures in the assessors Office having been ad-
lusted, the clerks and employees in that office
will receive their pay for November tomorrow.
THE FIRE BOARD C0NTRoy ERsY.
secretary SchuZ has addressed another letter
to the District commissioners in relation to the
claim CT Mr.. VIM. B. Reed las the appointee Of
The Interior Department. to represent the fed
eral government in the District Board OF Fire
Commissioners. The matter had already been
referred by the District Commissioners TO At
tOrney Riddle for legal opinion, and the Com
miSSlOnerS have so informed the Secretary II
is thought the matter will be satisfactorily ad-
jpsted.
THE FIRE ALARM SERVICE.
superintendent Miles, of the fire alarm teIe-
graph, is extending the telegraph wires TO con-
rect with the new truck houses now being con-
structed-one on North Capitol between and
section OF New Hampshire avenue and street
northwest. The bell OF the western Presbyte-
fian church on II street, between 10Th and 2bth
having become displaced by reason Of the gear
ing giving way last week, the fire alarms can
not be struck upon 1t az present. Superintend-
ent Miles has sent to Boston for some ca stingS
ard other articles necessary to its repair.
LIGHT WANTED.
Nci0 in n lao
miSsionerS. suggests that measures be taken to
light the following StreetS:-1315 street. from
street TO Pennsylvania avenue northwest;
Boundary street, from 9TH to 9th northwest: B
street. from 18th to 10Th northwest, as they are
totally without light. 1917 street is particularly
bad locality; Il street is ffequeAted by market
men, and on dar. nights is the scene of much
confusion, and Boundary street is a thorough
fare.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle A. St0ckman.
repair brick house, corner 9th and ] StS NV.
$500. F. ". Royce. repair brick, corner 9th and
E stS. NV; $500. j. Van Riswick, repair brick
91l G st. NV: 500. John +. DonOhue, construct
q brick private stable. New Jersey ave- between
and lSt SITS. Sc: $500.
THE LABOR ExCHANGE.-The regular monthly
Exchange was held last evening-Judge Mac
Arthur in the chair, and L. S. Emery secretary
Tie report OF the superintendent was presented
for the month OF November showing that an
additional order for 100000 seed pockets was re-
ceived from the Agricultural department. and
that III the female department the demand for
good servants continues undimlni5hed The
Exchange is entirely unable to NIL the many
applications made for reliable white women for
domestic service, at wages ranging from IS TO
sl3 per month. Number of applcations-Ma
white, $; colored, 12-total, 90; females white,
p; .colored, 49-total. &c. Number employed
Males, White. - colOred, 5-total, II: females.
white, IL colored, 26-total, 81 The treasurer;
report showed receipts, s11l.s4, expenditures,
Ssl.62-Oalance on hand, s2l.22. Judge MacAr-
thur, John Il. Mitchell. James Z. Smith. A. S
Solomons. and Mrs. General HtZ were appointed
The executive committee. Mrs. HtZ turned in
$40, a donation from Hon. r. B. Bryan John T.
Mitchell, NJ. GOldStein, John A. Baker. George
+. Baker, r. ID. MuSSey, w. Ii. Norton, and Miss
Susan Walker were appointed the finance COM
mittee. Ii was stated that S37. - had been re-
ceived at this meeting.