National Republican., 1878-08-01
Minor District Notes.

Joseph i. GlatItait proposes to whtewash
trec-bOSes at ~ cents per box.
Mr.. c. c. Royce, as clerk to the Metropolitan
Police, has been discharged.
Two thousand three hundred tax tags have
b.Cu sold by the collector for dogs.
A hydrant will be erected at the corner of
Canal and l.streets southea't, at cost of $3.50.
Mr.. 5. ID. Charles clerk ia the Engineers
| Department, las been granted tou days leave
| of abs nee.
The erection of gas lamp is asked for on r
street, between Nineteenth and Twentieth
| streets northwest.
The erection Of hydramt at the corner Of
Massachusetts avenue and North Capitol
streets has been ordered at a cost Of 1870.
Ernest LJeilor suggests rs proper site for
u swimming school his grounds, which have
heretofore becu known as the Washington
| City Gardens.
Permission has been given the property.
holders on SiXth-nnd.a street, between ID
| apd l. streets southwest to extend the side
walks at their own expense.
The application Of Thomas Kelly to run a
| terra Gotta sewcr-pipe from property of Jacob
Franz On Seventh street road, through CoIfax
street, has been disspproved.
Sanitary Inspector Dennis reports that he
has inspected the meats offered for sale by II
II. W. Fisher and W. c. ". Butler, Ia George
town, aud fluids them in excellent condition.
Commissioner Twiuiug has approved the
| petition Of residents in the county aud recon.
mends the laying of plank walk on Seventh
street, from Boundary street to Whitney
| aVcnuc.
Licenses have been issued rs follows House
| ~ Hester, Insurance returns J. X. Barr, iu.
suancc returns; {. II. Underwood, insurance
returns; Alex. NichOl, commercial agent; q.
| II. Il. White, notary public.
M. A. ID. V. Burr, the efficient aud faithful
clerk who has occupied that position to the
| Major Of Police, also to the treasurer of the
board, has been discharged owing to the con-
sOlidati"n Of the work and the abolishiug Of
| the board.
From the repeated applications being made
for duplicate dos-tags, II Is presumed that great
| chrclesshcss Is shown in securing them to the
dog-collas. Unless more prccaution is takei,
the Commissioners will decline issuing the
duplicates.
The prospects Indicate that there will be
IHtly competition for the Seventh street cOu.
tract. In response to applications 240 sets OF
blank proposals have been issued and of this
number some seNeuty.hve have been sent tC
Eastern cities.
| Lieutenant HoXie reports that the nuisance
complained Of by the COOred Orphans Home
j. caused by the OfIil and filth thrown into the
stream from slaughter.houscs and cattle.pcn'
above. These should either bc suppressed OF
compelled to remove their Oli, aud connect
with sewer, below gravel pit, at their own ex
pensc.
In response TO a communication from Mr. b
W, Wrcnn. secretary of the North Georgia
stock aud Fair Association, to the District
Commissioners, asking for n list Of the vOluu
tccr military companies, Colonel Amos Web
stcr, adjutant.gencrt Of the District militia
has replied, furnishing the information askeC
for.
Inspector Entwisle has issued the follOwin!
permits to build: +. Widdows, one two story
liable, No, iii street northwest, $50 Laur,
Bancs, one twO.stnry brick, on Massachusetts
avenue, between first and Second street
southeast, 5000; John Rupport, one two
story brick, Seventh and o streets northwest
$1,000. Repars--Mr. NJ. J. Powell, rails
hou.c, No, 1916 Nineteenth street, one story
s25O; James MOriarty, back building, at No
2Ol3 X street northwest, S15; George Savage
hcw floor at No, 30 Pennsylvania avenue
500 {. Becker wood-shed, SO.