Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-14
District Government Affair.

NEW YORK April lL-Flour quiet Wheat steady.
Corn dull.
District Government Affairs.
Charges OF inefficency, &C, have been pre-
Tered against Mr.. Geo. A. Caswell OF the WASH
fngton asylum ard Col E. f. NJ Faehtz by Mr.
augustus II Lendner who has also filed an ap-
plication for the position OF commissioner
should the charges result In a vacancy In that
Office.
Mr.. Frank II. Howe, member OF the District
bar, has been appointed by the District Com
m1ssloners to assist Mr.. E. c. Ingersoll In codi-
trict. s anu arranging 'ne CIVIL laws Oh the p's-
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT ARCHITECTS.
some dozen or more architects from different
cites In the country have addressed notes TO
the District Commissioners asking for informa-
uon about the proposed school building to be
erected here the coming season, and asking a
modification OF the terms offered by the Com
missiopers in their advertisement. Most OF them
state that they will send plans but not on the
terms proposed, and one condition must be that
In case the plan is not accepted it must be re-
turned TO the maker. The answer TO these let
their terms.
~. REPAIRS OF NO. 2 ENGINE HOUSE.
pared anS inspector OF buildings, has pre-
s1oners plan for a new front for engine house
NO; on ID, between 18th and lsth streets.
Of the buildings, Strengthening back wall and
altering floor and tracks to conform to the new
OPENINGS, Will cost about $3.50. The plan shows
pidlu duu very neat appearance.
WATER TAX IN THE DISTRICT
In reply to Senate resolution OF the 5th inst.
tne District Commissioners have furnished the
senate with schedule of prices charged for
water rents In this District, and In order TO make
the rents bear more equitably upon water takers
they state that it is proposed to charge a fixed
amount 10 every private dwelling in which
water Is introduced, this payment TO cover such
nXtuTes as are usually found in the smaller
class OF houses now being built, and to charge a
nxeo amount Tor each spiggot In excess OF such
usual number. BY this it is expected that the
discourage putting In q suitable amount OF
fixtures for the comfort OF those occupying small
houses, while IT VIII require occupants OF
in proportion TO the greater Dement'S they re-
ceive. The amount OF water rents now re-
ceived is about ss2, ,0c0 an increase OF thirty per
mum, making total Of for the sssesea s sHi
rent, nearly all OF which would be Collected
Inc amount OF delinquent water main tax is
is recommended TO be reduced to three years
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwfsle:-Louis e. Duvall
repair frame, 4e3 st. s.w.; SIS. Chas Heurfch,
tween NJ and n sts. NV; &, 100. Alexander
stephens, construct frame shed, Kingman
Court, between 18th and 14th sts. NV; SaO
Adam MOTIFS, repair frame on West st.. near
Rock creek, Georgetown; $780, Mrs. George W.
McElfIesh. repair frame, S09 4th ST. NV: 80 II
Fillmore, repair frame, 1906 18th st. NV: ss0
Politics WITH PIsToLs.-A telegram from
Petersburg, Va. April IL, says-For some time
ces has been waged between two wings OF the
conservative party OF Prince George each
ciaiming 10 represent the regular organization,
and each % With full ticket Of candidates for the
May election. To-day q republican meeting
was held at this court house 70 confer as to the
proper course OF the party IN the present divi-
cans from petersburg and NorfoiH par,cippsted
and representatives Of both the conservative
wings were present. There was much drunk.
night In the court house between two conservs.
ttves OF the opposite factions, named respoc-
lively Birchett and Gee, and while it was pro
wounded an unknown negro There WAS Qreaf
excitement, but it is not known who shot the
negro or whether the shot was accidental.
TIE FUNERAL OF GEN. RIcHAsD TAYLOR
took place yesterday, from the Church OF the
Iransnguration in New York. Rev. DR.. Hough-
Phelps, Ex-Governor Tilden, ex-Mayor WICK
ham, President Jewett, OF the Erie railroad,
general smith, Parke Goodwin, and Charles A.
Dana BY special request there were no floral
oner1ngs. The pail bearers were Hon. Hamil-
ton Fish, Charles O'Conor, Secretary VIM. m.
Eve, Evarts D: D; Arthers. VIM. r. Traverse, Geo.
I1cknor Curtis, August Belmont, Charles l.
Perkins. VIM. Constable, Abram s. Hewitt
Senator Baya and Mayor Csoper The ne,
mains were Inferred In the Marble cemetery.
GONE 10 EURoPE.-Madame Gerster ana DIR.
GaIolnl, ner nuSOanQ, the tenor Campaninf and
wife, and Chin Ian Pin Chinese minister at
washington and ten attaches OF the Chinese
embassy, were among the passengers on the
BriCanic, which sailed from New York for
Liverpool Saturday. Many friends OF Gerster
ana Campanint took leave Of them on the YES
sci. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lawson, Mr. r. C.
Green and Miss NJ. A. Green, OF Baltimore, were
also passengers on the Brfttapic.
The "GoLD CASES" on trial In the e. s. court
at Richmond. Va, are those In which the fede-
raj government sues eX-Gov. William Smith and
other ex-state officials, In authority at the
evacuation OF Richmond In 1865, for $50 900 gold
claimed by the United States as spois or war
and said to have been appropriated by the de-
fendants.
MUST DELIVER THE TELEGRAMs Judye
Laughiln, OF ST. Louis, has decided that Z. Fl.
Brown, manager or the western Union Tele-
graph company In that city, must deliver up
the kilograms demanded by the grand Jury
which were sent and received by Gov. Phelps
and other parties In connection with certain
"rfng" transactions.
WoMKN's RIGHT TO yoTE.-In the Massachu-
setts house Thursday the bill to secure women
TIE right to vote on municipal affairs In clr1es
ard towns came up for third reading, and
was rejected without debate. The bill to give
women the right to vote for members OF school
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