Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-19
District Government Affairs.

pardon to Benjamin Butler, convicted in the
Police Court of indecent exposure.
The Commissioners have not yet determined
what to do with the class OF claims arising out
of work done under contracts made with the
corporation of Washington and executed
under the Board of Public Works.
The OFFICIAL bonds of Z. F. NJ. Faehtz, in
A. Jones, inspector and measurer of wood
Potomac district, were filed yesterday.
The commissioners have discarded the old
blanks used by the police board in maklngou
commissions for the policemen, and will issue
the general fern used for all employees of the
District government.
Health 0sicer TOwnShend, in cOmmunica-
tlOD, calls special attention to the bad cOndi-
tion OF the sewer at the corner OF and Sd
streets southeast, and asks that immediate
remedy be applied by its repair.
The commission designated by orr execu-
tive authorities to examine applications for
liquor licenses met yesterday and organized
by electing Major Morgan president and Mr..
Curtis secretary Several applications for
licenses were before them. but were not acted
on. Several cases of transfers were exam
lned, and that OF James OCOnnOr granted.
1t is thought that the recent ruling of Sec
Rotary Sherman, mentioned in Wednesdays
STAR, in relation to the accounts to be kept
with the District Commissioners. will be some
what modified, as by its enforcement great
difficulty will be experienced in the tranSac-
ton of the routine business of the DISTRICT.
Another conference will be held between the
District Commissioners and the Treasury Off
Gals before the rule is finally adopted.
THE SCHOOL TRUSTEE QUESTION.
4 delegation of citizens, residing on Capitol
Hill and the Navy yard, consisting OF MesSrs.
7. b. Marche, Hawkins Taylor, ex-TruSteeS
Scott and others, called at the office Of the
the retention of the present trustees OF the Sd
school district, Messrs- French and HOvey
Mr.. Marche and Mr. Scott addressed the Com
missioners, stating that it was the almost
unanimous desire of the parents of pupils in
that district and of the tax. payers. that these
officers be retained. He submitted petition,
with about one thousand signatures, in sup
port Of what he had stated. Commissioner
Dent replied that they desired light upon this
matter of preference for school trustees, and
promised that this paper should have due con-
A delegation from Capitol Hill and East
Washington waited on the District Commits
siOnerS this afternoon in favor of the appoint
ment of DIR. S. A. II. Mekim as school trustee
for the Sd district. A petition was left signed
by the leading bankers and business men of
this District. asking that this appointment be
made in the interest Of public education.
a delegation of cOlOred persons from the
western portion or the city were before the
the retention of MesSrs. Brooks and johnson
upon the school board, to represent the cOlored
schools. MeSSTS. David Fisher and VIM H.
Smith spoke OF the thorough efficiency of these
gentlemen as trustees, and OF the vile attempts
made To blaCken their character by malignant
and malicious persons.
CONDITION OF STREET
MIR. y. ID. Larner was before the Commits
sieners to day to ask that somethinf- H.. dnIa
for the Improvement of | street, between 9.h
and 10th streets northwest. He stated that
nothing had been done there since 1864 when
the property holders paved that street. He
presented petition asking that new pave.
ment be laid of such material as the Commits
SiOnerS may select.
A elegaIiOn-consiSting of MeSSrs Dubant.
ROthwell, Maury and LewiS-preSelted a be-
lltlOn representing the bad condition of |
street northwest, from Massachusetts avenue
TO New York avenue, and that something be
done to make the street paSSable. They rep
resented that they had paid for two separate
carriageWays in the past seven. years-firSt
blue Stone which the board of public works
tore up to lay with wooden blocks, and now they
have none. Major Twining called the atten-
ton OF the delegates to the fact that their
means might not permit the authorities to
enter upon this work the present year. and it
might be that they would have to put 1t off
until next spring. They would do the best
they could, recognizing as they do the justice
Of their demand.
PROPOSED INTERFERING SEWER
A plan for sewerage Improvement promised
to the District Commissioners by Mr.. A Wat
son, Is 10 run an interceptlng sewer in E or f
street, from 9Th to 18th street and thence
dlagonally across the White lot, with a heavy
1all to the river at the foot of 18th or 18th ST.
above high tide and river floods. This sewer
will intercept all the water from or f street
10 north and eth street west, thus prevent
ing, 1t IS claimed. the overflow of The old canal
sewer from sudden heavy rains three or four
times yearly with very foul water into the eel
lars on the avenue and on all the low grounds
IL viii also intercept and run OFF to the river
rapidly the mud, street WaShingS, stable
kitchen and sink sewerage from a large part
OF the city, which now runs into and much OF
IL settles IN the old level canal sewer, keeping
IN IL two or three feet of city filth, the stencil
from which coming out of the traps on the ay-
enue and on all the low grounds. is yery Of
1enslye and unhealthy, especially in summer,
aud which at every heavy sudden rain is also
forced back up the hill aud through the sewer
connections into the houses ana out at the
traps TO be carried into the houses through
III WILL therefore, cut OH the lower part OF the
city from the local rain floods, and full three
fourths Of the mud and city filth, and will also
cut of the high parts OF the city, including the
POST and Patent offices, Treasury, Waite
House, State. War and Navy departments.
from foul and poisonous sewer gas which now
is endorsed BY DR.. Daniel Breed, chemist;
Hon. AlonZo Bell, Assistant Secretary Interior
department; j. Q: P. Burnside, ,SIpt. P o.
Pitney, superintendent Treasury department.
and by Joseph Williams, sewer builder and
expert.
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS OF 1873
Gen. VIM. Birney yesterday made an arpu-
ment before the District Commissioners in
favor OF amending the assessments against
were commenced under contracts entered into
by the old corporation governments and com
pleted under the board OF public works on
the terms of the law in force at that time,
which made the property adjacent liable to
One-thlrd OF the cost only. 1t will be remem
bered that the board of public works did not
recognize the old law In the settlement OF
these assessments.
BOARD OF PHARMACY
Yesterday the District Commissioners ap-
pointed Drs. Riley and Morgan, w. S. Thomp
son. Charles Decker and j. ID. ODonnell as a
board of pharmacy under the new law. Tue
TWO hrSt-named represent the medical profess
sion, MeSSrs. Thompson and O'Donnell the
college OF Pharmacy, and Mr.. Decker the
druggists not associated with the college All
are we'll business and professional
men.
BUILDING PERMITS
Issued by Inspector EntWiSle C g. Cornish
repair brick house. 32i ID street sou Iheast:
30. Emanuel jackson, construct a UWo-story
brick dwelling. 9th, between L and Boundary
streets northwest: 1850. b. L. Bell construct
a twO-stOIy brick Office, Louisiana avenue, be.
tween ~ and 9th streets northwest: 5000
w. Is. Williams. repair a brick house. 7th
street; s?5. Mrs. Hurley, repair a frame
dwelling, 1914 M street northwest; S25. Ali
son Nailor, repair a brick house 306 18th street
northwest; 500.
Another Exciting Ball Game Yester.
day.
There was another close and exciting game
yesterday afternoon between the Nationals