Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-17
District Government Affairs.

The work OF building new pound has been
ne to MI 5onn e. MoTe e5 81
this morning "tlat the contractors for laying
the pavement at the intersection of Louisiana
avenue ana tn stIeet bar are antnorzed 70 iay
present contract price for tone"
Mr.. Robert Sutton, inspector of marine pro-
ducts, last week condemned 1887 bushels OF
oysters and 1900 bushels this week, up to and
DROPPING INTO POETRY.
The following is copy Of a communication
received to-day by the Commissioners and their
decision thereon:
zone hundred moons have waxed to wane
Ger Corkhill pines Mount Pleasant Plain
And tax has reaped her sheaves OF gain,
While We have asked and prayed in vain,
To have you sink surface drain
Which need not tax kind HoxIe's BRAIN
II faithful Greene will catch the strain
And soothe us with his sweet refrain,
And pipe his tune and pipe amain
on Howard street, Mount Pleasant plain.
Pray honored Dent and Phelps and Twining
Relieve our prayer and long reptning.
Respectfully, (signed) DANIEL BREED.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Oct. 16, 1879"
Which inspired the following response from
Commissioner Dent.
"Dear Doctor Breed,
We have agreed
That your desire
Shall not require
Another strain
TO make your drain.
With good intent
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: A. Pollock re-
pair frame, corner 18th and SITS. NV; $500.
Hawkins Taylor, construct three two.story
Dr1ck dwellings, 1st ST., near st. me-; $1,000.
w. Gait, construct a three story brick dwell.
ing, b, between 9th and 10th sts. NV; s., 600.
THE CASE OF Ex-ScHooL TRUSTEE DAVIS
Yesterday the case Of U. s. eX relatione B. P.
Davis agt. w. J; Rhees, was taken up in the
Court in General Term, and the case was argued
CO-Qay-Mr. MuSS6Y for The f6lat0r and Mr.
Davidge for Mr.. Rhees. This is an application
for writ of quo tcarrGnto on Mr.. Rhees to show
the public schools. The petition recltes the
provisions of the law for the appointment Of
trustees OF the schools; sets forth his appoint
his commission and entered on his duties; and
on August 9Th he was asked by the commissions
ers to state If he was citizen Of the District,
bis residence I elsewhere, and and T he Hei Charges s
that by reason Of his appointment &C, he
became trustee foI two years from July
or been removed therefrom, but that " On
usurred the ONCE, &c. MI Rhees, In Sis
Davis was appointed on the 23d Of August, 1878.
and said appointment was revoked" by the
Commissioners and notice given to the relatorr
that he has qualIned and entered on the dis
charge OF his duties, &C.; that he Is adviser
that under the law the powers, &C., OF school
UTuSIt6a3 WcIt N6Slcu LII LILO observation-disclosures
who we're responsible for their exercise, and
that the "office" of school trustee Is an employ
ment or agency held at the will or discretion Of
the said Commissioners, and that 1t is not such
an office as the writ Of quo warranto win ne:
that he has exercised the duties of school trusx
tee by virtue of his appointment; that he haa
no knowledge of the REALTORS being resident.
that he Is advised that one years actual resi-.
dence in this District Is necessary TO give the
right to hold office, such residence to be perma.
nent and for all purposes, political and other.
wise; that he Is Informed that after the rela.
tors appointment the Commissioners Discovers
cd that ne was Ineligible by reason Of retaining
q residence for political purposes elsewheres
and removed him; that he Is advised that even
II this Judgment OF the Commissioners was
erroneous 1t is not competent for this court to
review the same, all power Of removal and ap-
pointment Of District Officers being vested In
the Commissioners. The decision Is reserved.
HE No member of the Texas bar who haa
been refused credit on.account OF the introduce
ton of the bell-punch believes the sixteenth
legislative TO have been constitutional body.
RKThe second trial OF Rev. W. W, HAYDEN
for numbering Mary Stannard Is now progress.
ing at New Haven, Conn. The testimony yes
terday was confined to the charge OF poisoning
the girl.
~ The Boston Courier discovers that wheH
two young fellows meet they address each
other as ''Old man." and that when two Old
fellows meet they say ''my boy,n