Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-06
District Government Affairs.

th'tt IN the emu II would prove To the District an
expensive undertaking.
District Government Affairs.
"orkmen are already engaged in repairing
The 0ld mouse on the northwest corner of { I
street and Pennsylvania avenue for TIE nov
police headquarters.
The superintendent Of street lamps has fur
nls1ed a schedule of the time of lighting anC
eNuhSulshlng the street lamps TO Major Nor
Gan. OF the police force. for the purpose OF hay
ing t3e policemen report as to whether the scne
dqle is adhered to by the lamp lighters
I'D response TO persons making application for
military commissions. the District Commission
efs state that they have no power to issue any
but civil commissions.
LIQUOR LICENSES APPROVED.
The committee on liquor licenses Yesterday
afernoon approved the applications OF the fol
loWing-named persons:-Francis Brandner. j. j
6 6roSnan' MARIA FIzgerad; John Fegan. J; W
Nolan. W. \. OMeara. Jeremiah O'Co0neIl
Patrick Quill, and W. F. Thyson.
POWER TO ABATE NUISaNcES
an opinion OF Mr.. Riddle. attorney for the
matter OF prosecuting the Bates soap factory
nuisance case has been submitted to the Dis.
Jflct commissioners. In il he states that the
matter which the report of the health officer
ana oIhef papers cover, are of the graveSt i'm
pOltance. That this soap boiling should be per
united 10 remain so long, almost warrants the
conclusion tnat rem1SSneSS in the law makers
or executors Is due somewhere. He rehearses q
blSt01y OF the prosecution under the ordinances
OF the late Board of Health. which was Dmshed
10 the supreme Court in General Term, where
II was CARED by writ of certiOrari. and SET
tled by judgment of that court adversely To
the board. The principal questions before the
court was the validity of the ordinance of the
BoaId OF Health, and 1t decided that the power
OF Inc board was limited to such acts and
Things as at common law were Injurious to
health, and by ii declared to be nuisances-that
lhlngs trades or acts not nuisances injurious
70 health at common law, were outside the
power OF the board TO deal with, no matter how
really Gurtful they might be; that whatever
was already a nuisance and punishable by law.
The pcaTd might deal with: what was not. was
peyOnd the control OF the board though il mipht
depopulate city. After further rehearsinc The
aetioh OF the court, he expresses the opinion
that there is ample authority to proceed ar9 inst
and abate this nuisance at common law in tho
name CT the United States, and recommends
that the matter be laid before the L. $. District
Attorney -''- ~ .
TIE STATUS OF FIRE COMMISSIONER REED.
IL Will be remembered that a few months ago
when tne commissioners of the District re0r-
StnAed the board OF fire commissioners Mr.. W
b. Reed, VINO had been filling the position of a
commissioner under appointment of the Secre-
tary OF the Interior. was left out. Mr.. Reed
claimed TO be still fire commissioner. and the
oecfeIafy q me Interior questioned the power
OF lhe commissioners TO abolish the office and
referred the question to the attorney general
who returned an opinion sustaining the views
OF lhe secretary or the Interior. District Attor-
1et fluuie IN his opinion mentioned in yester-
gay STAR. sustalnS the Commissioners of the
District. He says the change in the fire hoard
Was nlade pursuant TO the organic law of the
Dlstrlc5. which gives the Commissioners power
TO abolish. consolidate, reduce the number of
employees. &C. in ''any Office under then, author
lied by law Attorney Riddle in commenting
on the attorney generals opinion, says :-.The
lhilrlnty. In the opinion OF the Department of
Justice, II such thing can exist is i'm constru
ing the phrases under them to be the eo1iva-
lent OF appointed by them / venture to sue
s gSs' onan TINS IS an entire misapprehension OF
the meaning or these words = Clearly
me me lire commissioners both as board and in
dlY1duaily as officers, are under the Commits
S 9 OF the District" He thinks that Mr..
Reed was ineligible. not being a resident Of tho
county, and not being commissioned by the
District commissioners, as required by law. and
sums up by saving: =" Mr.. Reed was at best bur
de 1acto officer. The Office itself has been aboI
iShed by the Commissioners" Mr. Riade thinks
that quo warrantO would be a propar method
or testing Mr.. Reeds authority and he con
Guides fai py ADVISING the Commissioners that they
nave the power 10 abolish the fire board and
place the IRE department in charge of some
officer under the immediate supervision of the
District Commissioners if such course Is hr
them deem Ell eXredient
POLICE COOPERATION WITH THE WATER DEPART
MRST.
Wafer Registrar Cox has had considerable
tlouD.e with plumbers and other persons in the
discharge Of his duties. especially in relation 10
the matter OF permits, and has finally called
upon Major Morgan for the co-operat ion OF tho
ponce lorce in the carrying out OF tue reruIa-
municltion TO tie superintendent of the noIina
ne states that he often finds plumbers earaUad
I'D tapping The mains and sewers without Der
mission OF the authorities. In some eases oId
permits out of Gate are used as authority fn~
new work, and in some instances the water in
Spect0iS IND their old permits have been trans
ieaTed 10 lTeSp9nsiole persons for work with
asks thai the police may be instructed tn care
fully ScrItiniZe all permits and reDorr all yinlo
non OF me rules OF the water department. He
no
frequent cases OF idle or vicious bows who
InJure and In some instances destroy the public
pumps II oy throwing pebble stones in the tops
otherwise iniuring them.
BUILDING PERMITS
lSsutd by Inspector EntwfSle:-Edward Med
aitr, construct three twO-StOry brick dwellings
Plefce st, between 18th and 18th SIS as ON
louis Schade. repair brick. SIG 10th st NV:
500 Mn; Humphrey, construct six tw0-story
ollck dwellings, Pierce, between 18th and 18th
SIS NV; s9,ooQ,
DEATH OF MR ANES LYNCH.-Mr Jas. Lynch.
Idtely Justice or the peace, whose serious III
ness was noticed in last evenings STAR died
thiS morning about O'clock MI lynch was
born in the northern part OF Ireland. in 1St7 hut
come here when boy with his father and tam
ny, ana they settled On Capitol iIiii Mr. lynch
as slte iiIed IN that part Of the city He
"ds, lh0eI the Old regime, one of the auxiliary
sear,,, ana was regarded by many as the best
oiiiter on the force; subsequently, he was chief
VI IHe CITY ponce, and more recently Justice of
me peace he was for many years member of
b me o.d Columbia Fire Company, and In the snti
,o id. gay was connected with the Washing
Ton Light Infantry. He had been for a long tIroSa
q, mason OF y. b. French Lodge He was q man
81 Sttihs integrity, and was quiet and un0D
hnulityy; y " 'hos IN the COM
HANDSOME dress gods, eolored silks black
silks; colored and black trimming velvetS: col
o e1 and black satin, only 81 a yard; colored
Sins, every color and every shade; colored silks
from '5c. TO $50; black silks from 75c to S.;
our e. Is and 81 so black silks are special bar
cams. carriers, al Market space9 Cloaks,
cloaSS, cloaks, trimmed with silk; cloaks
S sIlni,lea With velvet; cloaks from IS to $s5:
covers, S. TO $s0.-Adrt. ''''' f''A'
Now IS THE TINE to buy your ca-nets and
save from g to S. on each. Closing out our en-
On hand to select from. Floor oiIcIoths All
widths; Nottingham curtain lace, from % Cents
up; blankets Immense stock on hand. fulI
double, 81, $780, s., s., S; bed comforts from e
cents up. Towson's. dry goods and carnets
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