Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-14
District Government Affairs.

TIE District Commissioners today m ltle Pc
QUESTION unnn Chief of Ordnance tiener ii
S.v. Benet for eighty teB-pound salating ear
lrid.eS ana one hundred friction primers. 10 he
delivered 10 Major JIiius X: HaHnenan. COM
handing the II. G. volunteer artillery.
several Of the contractors paving the streets
III Washington were paid OF to-day. Am,ng
them were j. :. Baldwin. SLASH: Crawford &
Hoffman, $2.50a and si.io0; ". r. Davis So, 900,
and VI. {. Murdoch 81 .S26.
AniohS the VISITORS who called upon the Dis
trict commissioners to-day were Senator'S Pad
dock and Saunders. OF Nebraska. their mission
being 10 obtain situation for one Of Jheir CON
StftuentS In the District water department.
me commissioners have appointed Mr.. G. 5.
Jones an additional private on the police force
Tor ahty IN connection with the license system
OF the District OF Columbia for six months with
out aodltional compensation.
BIDS WERE OPENED
IN the once OF the District Commissioners TO-
Gay Dy MeSSrS HoXfe. Brock. CFonin and Lar
man. the new special committee on bids for
furnishing the District with general supolies
Need eAcepted) for the six months ending June
81. 1912 embracing all the articles en,lner 1t ed
In the printed Isis furnished the bidders The
competition. as contemplated, was quite spi,-
ned, there Geing about 100 proposals put il a
mucn larger number than ever before known
on a similar occasion. The prices were of
course quite varied but generally low and will
require considerable time to schedule them so
as TO ascertain the lowest responsible bidders.
which will be made known at the earliest day
possible.
SOME OF THE CLERGyMEN OF THE DISTRICT
90 not cooperate with the health officer in his
efforts 10 obtain correct data for the vital sta
tlSticS- which embraces in its scope, the mar
RACES. 1t Is believed that this is owing TO for
getluineSS in many cases, and as remnder,
the hea!th officer has furnished the clerk of the
court with the proper blanks necessary. To be
nied by them. and requested the CLERK TO incIoSe
one win each marriage license issued, to be
handed with ii to the officiating cIergyina IL.
WIN request that it be flied up and returned
10 The health officer. II is not the purpose OF
the health officer TO follow this practice but
only TO remind the ciergymen of their duty, and
Win the expectation that they will supply
themselves with the blanks, and forward them
properly Hlied, as required by the law.
DESPERATE AITEMPT OF PRISONERS TO Es-
CAPE.-ThiS morning. when the man attached
10 the MarShaFS office drove up to the door OF
the court house, having 10 prisoners brought I'D
tor arrangement in the Criminal Court it was
found on opening the door that six OF the prS-
OnetS had had their handcufS removed Ill
medlately on the door being opened several OF
them made bold strike for liberty by running
but none succeeded. VIM. WILSON, indicted
for shooting al Sergeant AnlisS Immediately
started across the square towards 9Th and {,
streets, but Bailiff Searle succeeded in over
haunnG him. Norman Carter. indicted for
grand larceny. was overhaued by Perry car
son near tie south side OF ID street and James
SimmS. charged with assault with intent TO kiii
ran down Indiana avenue and into the alley
aDUnt midway between Sd and A. streets Had
II mol been for the pTomptneSS of the Officers
including BailiT Taylor and James Leonard
seiZlng the other prisoners, doubtless others
would have got away. 1t is stated that Wilson
While on tie way up. being hand fled to
another prisoner lStone} got hold of the buckle
OF his SuSpender with which he unlocked the
handouts. and ii Is understood that had he not
peen successful another prisoner had breast
pm so Dent that he would have unlocked them
Norman Carter oil being arraigned plead guilty.
and received a sentence Of three years IN the
penientiaTy.