Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-29
District Government Affairs.

Major Morgan, the new District Commits
sOner, took the oath OF Office about o'clock
to-day, administered by DR.. T1ndall, secretary
to the Commissioners
Health Officer Townshend arrived this morn
ing from his trip to Nashville to attend the
annual meeting OF the American Public Health
Association, He returned by way of Shawnee
town, Ill, and accompanied his brother, the
Hon. r. w. Townshend, member Of Congress,
and his family to this city.
COLLECTOR COOK
appears to be the busiest man about the Dis
tr1ct Offices. His place is overrun with citizens
anxious TO pay their taxes. The tax sales are
at the same time being made and the bidders
are quite numerous, increasing in number every
day. In the preparation of the tax books and
delinquent lists he Is receiving the assistance
OF Messrs. VIM. j. Donoho, d. Warner and Mr..
hayward, al thoroughly competent clerks, who
nc frequently compelled to remain until late at
night at the Office to keep the work up.
THE WATER QUESTION AGAIN
Water Registrar Cox has sent note to Gen.
T. L. Casey, superintendent Public Buildings
and Grounds, requesting him to issue a permit
to cut the 3O-tnch water main at Massachusetts,
avenue and 4th street northwest, and also the
2O-inch main in Maine avenue and ~ street
southwest, with permission to shut off the water
for that purpose.one week from Sunday next,
which date will be December 18th, for the
purpose of laying the Pinch main for the ben
etit of residents on Capitol Hill. This work is
being done as per appropriation of $4,000 made
gentlemen connected with the department that
this will add about seven feet rise in the water
on Capitol Hill There can be no doubt but
that to great extent the dearth of water on
Capitol Hill is due to the general waste of water
all over the city by water takers who entertain
the erroneous opinion that by leaving their water
fixtures running it has the tendency to purify the
atmosphere In their rooms. Practical men who
have the best means of knowing, state that this
practice has an exactly contrary effect, as in
almost every Instance where water is left run
nng, tne escape or sewer gas Is sure to follow.
Inc SuD1ecC mas given The commissioners
great deal OF trouble, and it may result in some
Thing Dy which this waste can be suppressed
In other cities notices are posted up by the
local authorities in all dwellings cautioning the
inmates against the dangerous practice of 1eav-
ing water run; In the city OF Richmond the
Board OF Health have posted notice calling the
attention OF persons using water closets in their
premises to the danger to their health by allow
Ing the water to flow continually through them,
as for every gallon of water thus passed through
the closet similar amount Of Se,1er air may be
reCeired into their houses unless the closets are
supplied with ventilating tubes OF course
sufficient amount Of water should be used to
cleanse the pipes, and only an excess Is to be
avoided.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
The board of liquor license commissioners
have approved applications for licenses of the
Birch, B. T. Beveridge, James Cantwell, George
+. c. Drescha, John O'Brten, Rudolph Petersen,
James and Thomas McAllister, VIM. Mcclure,
kins, Mary C. Goheens, Charles Grover Dennis
j. Collins, Joseph Debes, Hillerous Fearsonger,
George Schaeffer. Henry +. Stutberger, John NJ.
Stutz, Henry Stubner, VIM Sweeney, James
Wormley, M. A. Welsh, Robert A. White (ap-
proved subject to payment of fine against the
brother, who 1t is believed Is interested In the
business), James Clotworthy approved subject
to payment of fine, John Timothy Hayes zap
proved subject to payment of fine imposed
against him.) This is held over for John Tim
othy Hayes to prove that he is not the John
Hayes who now occupies the premises in ques-
ton and who has failed to pay the fine imposed
by the Police Court.