Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-24
n,.,r,c, Government Affairs.

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to-day by the collector of taxes, making l,555
licenses altogether for dogs.
Applications for blanks for proposals for
street repairs, have been received by the Com
miSsiOnerS from contractors in Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York, and other cities
north.
Health Officer Townshend. In a communica-
ton 10 the District Commissioners, states that
in the discharge Of his duties he finds it will
frequently be necessary to bring suit in the
Police Court for the enforcement of orders for
aOatcment OF nuisances, which will require
the attention of a competent attorney and he
asks for instructions as to the course he is to
pursue in such cases.
Or: Alexander McWilliams, recently ap,
pointed sanitOry inspector, has resigned the
office, to take effect tomorrow, and Health
Officer TOwnshend has recommended Mr.. B.
s. Elliot as his successor. Mr.. Elliot was for
meTly butcher, and he will be assigned to the
markets and stores.
Mr.. A. l.. Barbour, in a communication to
the District Commissioners, asks that he be
reimbursed by the District for putting gas
lamps in LIE DrOit Park, and that hereafter the
cost for lighting them be borne by the District
of Columbia.
A synopsis of the operations of the Health
Ohicer for the week ending July 20, 1878, was
submitted to the District Commissioners last
evening by Health Officer TOwnshend, show
ing nuisances reported, 2S3 abated, III deaths
from all causes reported, 104; causes of death
investigated, Is, with the usual record of food
inspections. pound operations, &c.
view the action of the late Board of Police
Commissioners in the account submitted to
Mr.. G.. r. Herrick, late property clerk. for eX-
traOrdinary services against the late Board of
Police.
THE PARKING COMMISSION
in communication to District Commissioner
Twining, submit estimates and suggestions in
relation to tree planting and care OF the park
ing in the District. l. To dig around trees,
remove weeds &c, from now until December
81, 1873; 5000. 2. Keep tree boxes In repair.
year: $4,000. g. WhitewaSh 5000 tree boxes
at cost not to exceed four cents per box,
estimating the labor at two cent and material
statement marked "A" over 5000 is required
to plant streets graded and paved, estimating
at $50 per tree; $4,000. III impracticable TO
plant all these streets this year, list of those
most urgent is suggested. 5. Upward of 5000
trees require paving at 10 cents per tree: 5000
Accompanying is statement of streets, parts
of streets and avenues in this city that are
graded and paved and ready for digging holes
Tor shade trees, upwards of 80 in number and
requiring 5,S95 trees. The streets and parts of
streets on which shade trees have been plant
ed and which require paving around the trees
are 80 in number, and the number of trees to
be paved around, is set down at 6,35S. Com
missioner TWirHng has endorsed the paper as
follows: The estimates is approved with this
exception, that the amount allowed for new
work shall be reduced so as not to exceed the
total $l5,Cr for the year estimated by the Com
missions, as the total expense of the parking
COLuHlISSiOu lOi INC ScdI
THE PROPOSED SWIMMING SCHOOL.
Il. Z. Odlum, in communication to the
District Commissioners in relation to swim
ming school, states that it is an acknowledg ed
tiles, and that it is in need of some place where
the art can be taught. At present many per-
sons of this city are daily riSking their lives in
out of the way places in the effort to become
swimmers, when the same could be taught and
enjoyed in the heart of the city at less expense
than to reach the places they now visit, and
with no danger whatever of losing life. All
other cities in the Union have natatOriumS.
st. Louis has three. These schools are sup
ported by heads of families as well as by the
young men of the city, for the reason that
may be the means of saving life. He solicitS
the attention of the Commissioners to the
matter, and asks their most liberal terms for
seven and half feet of water in a basin 20 by
10 feet, to be filed three or more times per
week and located north Of Pennsylvania ave
Twining. Mr. Odlum has an apparatus OF his
own invention, which he claims by once using
any person may learn how to prOpel himself
in water. He proposes to devote two days in
each week to the instruction of ladies' A
petition, signed by about sixty merchants and
others OF the city, was presented to the Com
misSiOners yesterday. asking that the neces
sary facilities may be afforded the OriginatOrs
OF the swimming school.
DR.. M'KIM FOR SCHOOL TRUSTEE.
This morning delegation of citizens from
Capitol Hill favoring the appointment of Dr.
s. A. IL. Mckim as one of the school trustees
waited upon the Commissioners to urge his
appointment, for the reason that he is we'll
fitted for the position in every respect. and
viii give the duties such attention as are re-
quired. Among the delegates were Re-. Jos.
X: Wheeler, w: W. Dyre, .. w. Langan, III. j.
Pierce. eco. W; Wheeler, A. C. Bromley, DR..
LOomis, j. III. McCathran and S. T. Arnold.
THE LAW OF FLOUR INSPECTIONS.
MeSSrS: Herr Il CiSSell, of Georgetown, in a
communication to the Commissioners call a.
tentlOn TO the act of Congress, approved June
1, 1873. III reference to the inspection of -four
and penalties for selling it if understandable
are whether flour brought into the District, or
manufactured in it not for SdIe-but for ship
ment TO other localities, is required TO be in
spected here. and if it is not. whether the own
er or manufacture becomes subjected to pen
altleS." They say: 1t seems to us both QueS-
lions should be answered in the negative. l.
The inspection required is Ofevery barrel and
hall barrel OF flour manufactured in the Dis
trict, or brought to the same for sale-nOt out.
side the District, but in it. 1t is not all flour
which must be inspected, but only that in
the penalty is against flour, not examined aud
branded, which may be sold within the Dis.
trict II not sold within its limits, no penalty
can arise or be enforced. But flour sent out
OF the Dlstrict-tranSpOrted from it, for sale
elsewhere, cannot be regarded as sold i'm it.
;. Besides the act is sanitary in it's class It's
true intent is not to give fees or compensation
to an officer, but to protect the citizens from
the use of bad or improper food or flour Other
cities have their own inspectors and regula-
tiOns: the law is therefore in its nature of
limited and local application. To hold other
wise would subject flour, not designed for sale
here, subject to inspection at any other local
lies 10 which II might be shipped; in fact to
repeated inspections which would be both use
less and unjust to both manufacturers and
consumers The Commissioners having di-
rected that all -four manufactured in the Di
trlct be inspected as required by the act of
August y, ISL, have sent the paper to their
attorney for his opinion as TO the law in the
case.
SALE OF PUBLIC HAY SCALFS.
BY order OF the District Commissioners the
several hay scales in the District have been
sold for the ensuing years by Messrs Duncan
son Bros. and the sums realized were as fol
lows: No. !, CniOntOwn. to Il. +. Martin for
80; No. 2, no bidders: No. 8, 10th street and
Louisiana avenue, to Washington Market
company, iOr S2,0O2.50; No 4, North Liberty
Market, to w. F. Tyson, for $l025O; No s,
High street. Georgetown, to A. r. Offutt for
S27O; No. 6, Boundary and III street northeast,
to I. X. Benson, for Sl2: No. Z, Brightwood, to
j. Il. McCnesney, for $40. Total sale, 81, 437
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector EntwiSle: David Vessels,
repair a frame, pa l. street southwest: Sl5
August Wartz, construct a. two-StOry brick
private stable o, between 18th and 18th streets
northwest; 500. A. j. Cunning, repair a
frame, 81 10th street southeast SIS. w. H.
Dyer & Bro, build shed, 27th between Q and
street northwest; $40. G. L. Lewis, repair a
frame dwelling, 2ll7 street northwest: $50
Mrs. Johanna Cross, remove frame, 205 Va.
avenue southwest; $50 j. E. Williamson. re-
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