Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-25
District Governmcn. afs.,r..


police surgeons
Il new stand has been set apart by the Dis
tIlct commissioners ON the north side OF LouiSi
ana avenue, between sth and 9th stl eets, inme
dlately In front Of the Washington market, 70
some six or eight furniture wagons.
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RENTING and refurnishing will amount to up
wards Of $4,000.
RkFUNDING OF DISTRICT DEBT.
The District Commissioners have forwarded
to the chairmen of the District committees II
both houses OF Congress the following comtnu
s.Sir:"It is found probable that the PEI
| cent bonds of the District OF Columbia car
| now be sold at par II issued In accordance will
| the provisions of the recent act OF Congress
| authorizing the Commissioners to sell $751;, 50t
! OF bonds to redeem certain bonds that fell due
January 1st and March 1st last. More favor
able terms can be obtained for loan of some
magnitude than for one so small as that above
mentioned. There are now due and payable a,
pleasure $40 500 of per cent bonds, and $53 O0t
OF per cent. bonds. There will be $4,000 S
per cent. bonds due In 1881, and $4,000 pc.
cent. bonds In 1884. On July L. 1891, s., 600 900 OF
6 per ct. and 100000 of per ct. bonds fall due
with the s2sl 500 first above referred to, and the
small amounts falling due shortly, aggregate
$1,315.550. The sinking fund applicable to the
old debt, on the basis OF the appropriations for
1879 and 1885, will hardly suffice to pay off more
than one third OF this amount before provision
will have to be made for the larger amounts
falling due In 1891. The commissioners are
therefore OF the opinion that it is advisable to
take up the larger portion OF the per cent.
bonds now payable at pleasure, by substituting
s per cent. bonds, and they ask for general
est not to exceed that rate, for any indebted
ness of the District bearing higher rate of in
tereSt than per cent"
IN RELATION TO THE REPAIRS ON POLICE STA
TION HOUSES,
Inspector Entwlsle, in a report to the District
commissioners, states that he finds all of them
need whitewaShing, the lowest bid for which
he has thus far received being $11O Station
and locks, and other things amou Ea 1o tS
$l4s.50. Station house on K street, between
goth and 21St streets, requires the partition
taken out OF the second story to make better
lockers, &C., amounting to $685. No station
on 10th street requires more ventilation, and
repair OF sitting room. Station Ms. on Mass
achusetts avenue, requires transom windows
over the doors. Station No. by the terms of
lease Is required to be kept In repair by the
owner. Slight repairs are recommended on
station No. s, and the one in Uniontown, all of
them at an estimated cost OF 1854.
RECENT ORDERS FROM POLICE HEADQUARTERS
are as follows: "By law, from 1st OF May to list
of December, 1t Is compulsory upon occupants
OF dwelling houses, stores or any other kind of
building to have the paved footwalk and quite.
IN front at OF MS her or their premises clea, &c
in piles. These piles Of dirt will be removed ~
some one designated by the Commissioners. D.
c. You will see that the law Is complied with,
q reasonable time, report the fact to these
headquarters"
Attention is called to the playing of ball in
the streets,-it must be stopped. There are
directed, upon which they may indulge in the
game and be an annoyance to no One Admon-
ish them that playing ball, or use of missiles OF
any KIDD, will not be permitted In the streets
ana II persisted In arrests must follow
General order No. 3I7 is amended so as to
permit either the leveling or the lowering of
the cuIbstone, as may be preferred by occupant
OF premises: but on no account win anY oh
StructiOnS De allowed In or over the gutter"
IELINQUsNT WATER TAXES.
Out OF about 200 cases of delinquent water
takers who have been warned by the water
register TO pay up their scores, more than half
ana OF this number SIS have come forward and
paid the rent with the So extra for cost OF cut
ung on. This brings a revenue OF upwards
OF Thousand dollars to the water fund. The
water registrar makes no exception In any
case, unless 1t Is shown that the fault belonged
10 tne water department. No plumbers are al
lowed to turn of Or On the Potomac water. The
n ooEEng the Of the o
gag laws ana water regulations. particu-
larly OF vacant houses. Iii the latter uas.
lne water Is turned OIL from all premises where
mere are no tenants living. This Is for the
protection OF both the department and the
property, as in many cases costly dwellings,
have been damaged by water left running. The
second 1nstallment OF water rent will be due
July LIST.
issued by the Inspector OF Buildings:-Mrs.
Shea. construct two two story brick dwellings,
30 and L st. n. W.; IS 600. Sarah BOhanan re-
pair frame, 14l5 Sampson st: NV; SIS: B. U.
keyser, repair brick corner Sd st. and Pa. ave.
Q W.; $3.50. F. Baugerter, repair frame at Fort
Reno, above Tennallytown; SIS.