Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-02
District Government Affairs.

District Commissioner Dent has left the city
for a ten days trip to the northwest, for HIS
health, accompanied by his son.
Inspector Entwisle reports the number of
permits issued for the month OF August for
new buildings at So: repairs, l49;. awnings. 3;
and 66 lineal feet of vaults, the fees amount
Ing to 1896, which have been turned into the
Workmen are hard at work on the stand
pipe at the location where 1t is to be erected,
and the clatter of hammers rlveting the steel
plateS forming the bottom portion Is enough
to drive the denizens in that neighborhood
The pay-rolls of the janitors of the public
ceiye their pay for August Thursday next.
!, The American Convention for the promo
tl0n OF American commerce is to be held at
and the managers have invited the District
represent this District.
Health Officer Townshend is making prep
aratlons for removing the health Office from +
70 AZ street, next door to the Columbia build
1ngs, where rooms have been secured at a
cheaper rent. The office of the Odoress Ex-
Scavatlng company will be removed to the same
location, and it is expected that both offices
will be removed by the 18th inst.
The bid of Mr.. j. w. Barker for repairing
streets northwest, has been accepted by the
District Commissioners and Mr. Barker nOti-
fed.
Collector Cooks monthly report for August
shows total amount collected. from all sources,
$3S, ,642 81, which have been distributed in ac.
cordance with the requirements of law.
Messrs. c. c: Royce and A. De We're Burr,
late clerks IN the office of the Police COmmis-
siOners, have been notified by the Distric.
Commissioners that their removal was for no
cause other than the imperative necessity for
retreDchment in the expenses of the police
service of this District.
POLICEMEN'S PAY.
The published statement in relation to the
rates OF pay to be fixed for the police officers
nrpm2tnrQ
daflOn. No rates have as yet been fixed al
though 1T is probable that some reduction will
be made @ IN the he course Of general economy
1t is not improbable that this rate will be
based on the length of service and record of
the officers.
AND NIGHT SOIL.
Health Officer TOwnshend to-day arranged
with the District Commissioners for a thorough
cleaningof of the alleys once per week instead.of
twice per month, as heretofore, and the labor,
ers under the superintendent of repairs of
streets and alley, with the force employed by
Mr: ). ID. Fowler, contractor for cleaning and
ter disinfectants literally throughout the aIIeys
which are subjected to overflow during heavy
storms, embracing all alleys south of Pennsyl-
vania Avenue, and at other points where neces-
by requisition, and will be used, periodically,
during this and next month. The Health Ofii-
Ger is considerably perplexed by the not very
garbage and offal consequent upon change
of contractors: Mr.. McC Cauly's contract goes
into effect today, and up to II o'clock he had
nj not reported for duty. and complaints, thick
moving dead animals-some thirty having
been reported as awaiting removal this morn
ing. The change of contractors for the re.
moyal OF the night soil also takes place to day,
and up tothe hour named no notice from Mr..
McCauly had been received that he was ready
to proceed. Eighty-four tons is the average
daily quantity to be removed, and there can
be no delay permitted, at this season especi-
ally 1t Is probable that Mr.. McCauly will ar
range with MI. r: M. Draney. the former con-
also, for his depot, on the James creek canal,
for shipment, until he prepares suitable place
of his own.
Mr.: John McCauley has reported that he has
purchased steamboat, the PotOmac-a stern
Wheeler-fOr the purpose of removal of the
night soil, dead animals and other otfal, and
the Commissioners have directed him to make
use OF the same point for removal as was used
by the last contractor, Mr. F. Nj. Drany who
has been notified to vacate the premises. MI
McCauly will erect new sheds and other ac-
comm odatiOns necessary to carry out his con-
tract.