National Republican., 1878-08-30
Minor District Notes,

The repair of Gleason Road in the county Is
asked for
Mr.. B. Ortlcy. computing engineer. has been
granted leave Of absence for fortnight.
William Ferguson and Richard Middleton
have been appointed In the Engineers depart
ment.
Tho amount retained OF the contract Of
William Buckley has becn' ordered to be re-
turned
Wash u. Williams has been given permission
TO grade and pave alley in square i5i at his own
expense.
The property. holders petition for a we'll
and pump to be located at tho corner of Eighth
and Boundary streets northwest
DIR. A. W. Adams has been appointed police
surgeon by the District Commissioners In place
Of DIR. w. q. II. Newman, resigned.
An expenditure of $l75 has been authorized
for laying cobble-stone cutters at the corner Of
High and Third streets, Georgetown.
The property holders on Virginia avenue
petition for tho completion Of tho work on
that thoroughfare without further delay.
J. q. Carter and Others petition for the re-
moval Of the hack stand from Centre Market
Space, between Seventh and Eighth streets
northwest
A twclve.inch pipe.sewer has been ordered
to be laid on tho south side Of b street, be-
tween Thirteen. .and-a-hslf and Fourteenth
streets southwest, at an estimated cost Of $3.50.
A delegation called upon the Commissioners
this morning to urge the appointment Of Mr..
Peter Wynne as intendant for the Washington
Asylum In case change Is determined upon
Permit has been given to John Shea to lay
sewer in alley between Maine and Maryland
avenues and Third and Four and a. half streets
southwest, the District To furnish the ma.
terial.
Mr. Edward Baldwin, trustee Of the second
school division, has called the attention of the
Commissioners TO the necessity for at least six
additional school-rooms In the second school
district
Quite q number Of the county Taxpayers
have requested the appointment Of Mr.. B. F.
Martin, of Brightwood, to tho position of Su-
porvisor Of Roads for the middle district
should there be any change made there,
The Commissioners have directed the Assis.
tant Attorney for the District to defend Pri-
vato William Dubois, of the police force, in tho
suit brought against him for $4,000 damages
for an alleged illegal arrest. The Commits
sioners are satisfied that the officer only per.
formed his duty in making the arrest
The Commissioners state, In answer to the
request of citizen for permit to sell by the
small around the Streets that you cannot
become an itinerant vender without subject.
ing yourself to the necessity Of taking out q
license for that business, or to the penalty OF
selling without license"
permit WAS Issued yesterday by the Com.
missioners to the Lawyers and Bankers Asso-
citation, represented by General William Dir
ney, to give an entertainment baseball game
between the lawyers and bankers, at the Ma.
tional Base. Ball Grounds, on the Sd of Sep.
tcmbcr, 1873, for the benefit Of the yellow
fever sufferers.
In answer to John RidOut, as attorney for
tho jurors summoned TO attend at a recent
cOroncr's inquest, asking by whom the fees
will be paid, the Commissioners inclose pOr-
ton of the opinson of the assistant attorney
for the District in the promises, as follows
81 think these fees should bo paid by the
United States"
The published statement TO the effect that a
refusal had been made by the Secretary of
the Treasury to an application made by the
District Commissioners to place the District
of Columbia 3.6j bonds upon the public debt
statement is without any foundation. rs no
such application has been made to the Secre.
tary Of tho Treasury or any other Treasury
official
An anonymous writer some two weeks ago
having furnished the gratuitous and improba.
Bile information that the medicines supplied by
Mrs. Gilman to the Washington Asylum werc
not up to the standard, tho matter was IN yes
tigated by the visiting physician and commits
sioner Of the almshouso. The report of DR.
Dyer states tuat the uruSs supPiicu are up u
the standard" Mr.. Caswell, the commissioner
corroborates this statement and indorscs tn,
good quality Of the drugs furnished.
In answer to q communication from JOSEPH
Weaver, requesting that the country people bI
permitted to sell fruit. &C., of their own rails
ing In front Of the butchers new market. house
In Georgetown, the Commissioners decline t
grant the request, and refer him to an extrac
: of opinion of the assistant attorney, as follows
Tho limits Of tho market for country dealer
: in Georgetown is fixed by an ordinance of th,
corporation OF that city. approved May q, 1865
and prohibits sales by them east of Warehous
alley, although thcy are permitted to go as f..
! west of the markct-house as necessary. Th
power Of the Commissioners to act in the prem
0 ises aud modify this ordinance Is doubtful, an
am of the opinion that the prayer OF the
petitioners should be denied"
School -Suits.