Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-08

Drs. Elliot, McKim, and Newman, police
surgeons examined about forty candidates
for the police service to day-among them a
number of old applicants whose papers were
before the old police board.
TIE appointment OF MI; george i; Small;
county roads, has been revoked. and Mr.
George Beale has been appointed in his place
The engineer department OF the District is
now preparing specifications for repairing a
number Of the streets III this city which have
become impaSSa bic.
Street lamps have been ordered at the fol-
lowing places by Engineer HOxie: Two on
Massachusetts avenue, between t and North
Capitol streets northwest, and one on X he
tween l4th street and Vermont avenue north.
west. "
at special meeting of the liquor license
committee, at The Columbia Buildings this
morning, the case OF the application for license
OF James Donnelly was argued by his att0r-
ney, MT. Charles Th0mpsop, jr, aud submit
ied, and after a consideration OF all the facts
the committee decided to approve the license.
MEDICINE FOR THE POOR
Inc District Commissioners have issued q
circular 70 the physicians II The poor, who have
oHefed their services gratuitnusly, requesting
then 10 make agreements with the druggists
In ACCORDANCE with the instructions contained
In the circular. The terms to be observed are
That the druggists agree to furnish. at price
not to exceed eighteen cents for each pre-
Guiding .cinchona and its alkaloids, properly
PREPARED and put up upon prescriptions of
the physicians: also, including tinctures, mix
ueCOCtiOuS anu pills, pOWUcTS,
oiBtments, suppositories, blisters, &c. The
Commissioners say that it is desirable that
the poor should have the benefit of any advan-
tage that may be derived from the adoption
OF this system in the disbursement OF the
recent allotment of $50 for medicines.
POLICE REFORM.
he District Commissioners have in cOGtem-
plaIiOn slight change of the police SySlem
by which the force on duty in the night time
VIII be 1ncrea1ed. The increase OF the mount
ed police is believed to have materially added
to the efficiency OF the force, especially for
patrol duty, and 1t is probable that there VIII
be further increase in this branch of the GER
vice. Tie beats patrolied are SO long in some
instances as to preclude the possibility of a
proper attention; some OF them being from
i've to fifteen miles in extent. In such in
stances mounted men prove TO be the most
eflcient in every reSpect--their movements
being much more rapid, and the amount of
labor performed nearly double that OF the
fOOtmen.
BUILDING PERMITS
Issued by Inspector Entwisie: Il. s. Main, re.
pair brick, corner 14til AND Samson ST. NV:
S@ue. WIN. III. Eutler. make addition to brick
house, 642 i ST. S.w.; 500. VIM. PumphTey
construct tWo-stOry brick dwelling. U ST., bet.
.fh st. and Vermont ave-, NV. $500. Also
tVo-story brick dwelling, Vermont ave. NV:
$l.Ht. Humphrey Ware, repair frame house,
6Gy b ST. Sc: $50. VIM. III. Dohamen, con
stfuct a tWo,story brick dwelling and store,
TN ST., bet. q St and South Carol ma ave.
$1,000 Geo. W. Brown, repair brick, SCI T. ST.
nv; Il Ct.l. Louis WaldeckeT, construct shed.
NJ, bet. 4th and 5tn Sts.. NV; $50 Dennis
Nliand, remodel brick dwelling, 1850 2Gsh
ST., bet. L. aud NJ NV; Leo. ChaS. lowell,
repair frame house, on Il St., bet, Vermont
ave- and 18Th SITS. NV: so.