Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-11
District Government Affairs.

DIR. VIM. Ward has accepted the Office ten
dered him as commissioner OF pharmacy for
this District.
THE GEORGETOWN ENGINE HOUSE.
A delegation OF citizens and business men OF
Georgetown, consisting OF MeSsrs. Benjamin
Miller, F. L. Moore, John j. Waters, Henry
Hurt N. Mathews and E. ID. Hartley, waited
on the District Commissioners this afternoon to
urge them to remove the fire engine house to
Bridge street, on the site occupied by the old
town hall. Mr.. Moore said II was the wish OF
sioDers should carry out the plan before
mooted. of making this change, the good OF the
fire service and the better accommodation OF
the public for hay scale accommodations requir-
Ing II to be done. Every load OF hay weighed
at these scales has to be backed In and out OF
narrow place, very incommodious, and frequent
hay is loaded. By removing the engine
house and tearing away the old engtne-hoilse
they would have plenty OF room for the hay
this thing as they did and order the change to
be made. Mr. Matthews stated that the cars OF
the Metropolitan road are to be kept under
cover, fS I ana there would De no c'ashing between
sloner Phelps thought that to move the engine
mouse simply to make hay scale accommoda-
Would cost ee ae saG M ,bs IL
question Is would they be justified in such an
exLense for SO small an object. The present
Mr.. Matthews differed with Comnissloner
Phelps, and said he thought the accommoda-
tons were not sufficient Commissioner
aahelps questioned the propriety OF putting a
the one suggested. Mr. Hurt explained that by
tne improvement made by the company he
hay scale would be largely increaseH and she She
increase might probably warrant such change
as is desired by the citizens. He thought the
present site the best one in that city for a hay
scales Commissioner Twining thought the
change asked would be tantanount 10 the
erection OF a new engine house, and he thought
Commissioners to order this work, and the aud
ltor OF the District accounts In the Treasury
department might not be willing to pass on the
accounts. He, however, conceded the obiec-
house and the hay scale should not be
together as at present. Mr.. Hurt said
that the Increased patronage to these scales
said there was some doubt as to the author,
tty OF the Commissioners to make the change
asked for. Other discussion followed and the
commissioners said they would give Tie matter
done.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle:-John Crawford,
repair frame, south side Sd, between Lfngan
and Warren SITS, Georgetown; 500. Daa
Louehlin. repair Owen House, Pa. avenue; $500
joseph Tyssowski, construct two story brick
0weiilng, o, between 10th and 18th StS W.:
S5sC0: John Casey, construct a two story brick
dH elliDg, 9Th, between and X stS. s.w; $780,
VIM. Reed, repair frame, lib 18th ST., between
twostory brick dwelling. T, between 9Th and
lth sts NV: $500. E. A. Atkinson, repair
frame, No: II 9Th st. ne; $50. Thos e. Holmes,
repair building No. 42 ST. NV; $40. VIM f.
Scala, construct two-story drug store, corner
OF East Capitol and 5th SITS. s.e.; ST, 500 r. B.
Clark, construct three-story brick yelling,
Mass. ave. and 18th ST.; 5000 James Small
repair frame 6ls ST., between and G SITS.
s:w.; $50. r. Schuman, repair frame No. 127 c
st. ne; $50. A. L: Barber q Co., repair frame
corner 1877 ST. and alley; 500. S. A. II. Marks
construct four two-story brick dwellings, 9Th ST.
Sc. 25 Goo