Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-23
LOCAL NEWS.
District Government ass,tr

the District commissioners today awarded
the contract for the Improvement Of the y,ass.r-
Walton :tt the junction OF MasSac -atf and Del
the lowest bidder S
Health onicer Townshend to-day addr.Sso1
communications to several OF onr District rlev-
gymen who have been remiSs In fheir ,luty az
making the proper and promp; return, ~ his
ofilce OF marriages. The law me, a p,nalIy
from s25 10 s2n for every neglect IN such cases
ELIGIBILITY or ADDITIONAL POLICEMEN
In relation 10 tine question submitted 10 A.
torney A. G.. Riddle, as 10 whether additional
policemen are required 10 have served I'm the
amy or navy as necessary qualiiication for
appointment under the law. the attorney states
that he has had the matter before LIN several
times. lie states that for everything except
compensation the additional private occupies
the same position OF every priv ate ot the force
He thinks they are within the pro1 sion Of SEE
tion 81 Rev. stat. ID e. and unless they have
served IN the army or navy they ar" Ineligible
as special policemen. Tnat section Seqlires
that watchman should have this quaiiucl-
zion.
UNSAFE.
Nj: Entwts'e has addressed q note 70 Mr wn,0
1. Hook. stating thar his attention has been
called 10 the condition OF house NJ 9l1 u street
northwest; that upon an examination he nndS
tLe hali partition decayed. causing he lolsts OF
lhc upper noor 10 settle, and nutifN inC him 10
pui up new wooden partition and q good brick
Il undaiion or Il 9-inch brick wall IN place az
the present han partition. 10 make The builins
safe.
q Nj -IFlT
ItTIoNS.
Mr.. tboS. u. EntwiSie. Inspector az buildings
on me l+lh i'ist. notified hr y. g. Starkwcatlier
agent Tor Nj. John FarnSwoIth. that the Thick
ness ci walls I'M house now i'm course of con
StTuItlon Tor Mr. FarnSwoTth on Il - rect uoIrh H.
east. aces not conform To his app,.el;iNn ana
permit. ana lte was ordered 10 hav,. th,. ,yOrl.
suspended ard 10 make the Walls cA9fnrm "a
tie permit. This not having been Needed. he
to-day addressed note TO Mr.. Earn ,.yoffh So.
ting ioith the facts. ana stated thai mon evan
in3IiOn II the premises he finds pnil'nn OF the
walls 3hOfe the second foOr bur- 8, inches
less in thickness than called Tor =. r." appnc1-
tiGn UPON which the permit VA, 4 ltcd, ana
stating hat the wallis mus D. c5..~, fIIc;sd IA
coBluinjt WIN the permit. lie ...,p Informs
him ihaj The rear wall has b1c4 c.faotrcref
without uUc regard 10 strength bg placing 4
Ee3NY F.tE over an opening. N..rA work has
have 10 IL tern down and resoa~' 7lc;cd with
properly constructed piers Z" -'l5f G,a me wall.
FITTING TIRE TE,NpS TO WoRE -~.}e argay-oT
uahiS recently sent down 20 J..t.. -.lrhi house
have been set a. work with siri-a-haminarS
breaking stone 10 be used IN ,..raro-tae, ,H.
l"s emCNj StClN d The MeW WDiNhUu-, ard a.Sn
tC work iiHe hours per day. Eighteen viii d.
"ddyI 10 lie gang on Monday H"Nt. 81 aey; stack
o1 h"mMeiN h3VinE been SeHt foI.
HJFvIAEr LAST NIGHT-Ias1 ni-ili burglars
broke iUic the residence OF Nj Ada'f tlrS, on
70 street. hy cutting through the front WIudo.v
Si15s inio ire basement. and TGu-acEei tho
tent. selecting al the solid SlYrryyasa irom The
p'&Ied ard dccampng with IL. Ir .tas nor ,l!S-
CUNe,oI EHtii this morning when ua -eI.aUr
Ieiahtd 10 the Iii tchen.