Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-28
LOCAL NEWS.


Ire property holders and resfdents hear the
west, In q Communication TO the District Com.
missloners, call attention TO the delay in re-
moving the garbage OF said market, and ask
th;H thSt Iegal measures be Instituted to prevent
The number OF drawback certificates is-
sued Dy Mr Roome, clerk IN charge OF re-
1922.
The crowd OF persons in quest OF the rebafe ar
excessive water rents at the Office on Az street
has somewhat dwipdled down. The number OF
checks drawn up 10 2:S0 O'Clock TO day was 1890,
varying from 50 cents up; the highest being for
f3sS; The total amount thus Tar returned Is
$500.
NEW SCHOOL TRUSTEE ArporNrKp.
The District Commissioners to-day appointed
for the sixth school district, TO al the unex-
pired term OF Mr.. VIM j. Rhees, resigned. Mr..
Chaplin Brown is son OF :. p. Brown esq, and
is wen qualified by his intellectual acguire-
ments and his practical knowledge to MI me
position creduably. He is a native OF Maine,
but has resided here for 10 years: Is a graduate
o,1 OF Columbian o. University, talented young
taken q lively interest In school mat
ters, especially In the county. and doubt
less viii prove valuable member Of the board.
{: yelling, OF columbian University, aud many
OF the best citizens OF the county.
THE NEW BONDS
District Commissioner Phelps has been busy
TO day signing the new per cent District re-
funding bonds. These bonds are OF the denomi-
nation OF one thousand dollars, aud are very
a view OF tie Capitol, looking from up s!S New
Jersey avenue, with a large and fine medallion
likeness OF Washington In the LEFT hand corner.
The commissioners this afternoon transmittei
to the Secretary OF the Treasury coupon bonds
numbered from 10 300, or the denomination or
81. 600. which have been duly signed. sealed and
registered by the District auditor and con-
troller.
TIE IoTTERY) SCHOOL FUND.
The action OF the school trustees, at their
meeting last night, In relation TO the disposi-
ton OF the SEQ GEO. old public school fund, had
ALREADY been anticipated by the District COM
missioners, and the refundfng OF the same In
District 1865 bonds was intended only tenn
porar1ly, until the amount could be judicfously
expended In school sites and buildings. The
commissioners In their discussion OF this sub
ject some days ago concluded that the interest
on this fund was small affair In comparison
with the heavy rents paid for school sites and
buildings, that saving or at least 900 per
annum could be made by expending this fuud In
the manner proposed. which would be equal to
the interest On about &i50, 900, and they had so
determined. This fusd originated from the lot
terry business in this District. From the school
report OF ls70l it is ascertained that SIXTY
| years ago Congress conferred upon the corpora
| tion OF Washington the power to authorize the
| drawing OF lotteries for effecting important
| Improvements, one OF the first being the cree.
| tton or the present City hall; that under this
authority the city councils, from time to time,
| passed resolutions, which were duly approved
| by Presidents Madison, Monroe and Adams, in
turn. and which authorized the corporation to
raise by lottery specified sums for the purpose
OF endowing and supporting the public schools
These lottery rights were sold to Yeatos
Sees Mci6fyIs the and sa,e part onn,,o OF the
support OF the two schools, which, at that
tine, constituted the school system OF this city
By an ordinance OF July 27th, ls2s, the mayor
was authorized and requested to invest the
surplus TO tie extent Of SO, 600 In corporation
Stocks, which money was to be kept vested
continually and forever after" for the endow-
ment and support OF the public schools. By act
OF october 2S, 1884, the mayor was authorized
and requested to invest $40 600 more s'to serve
as fund for Ohe endowment and support OF a
dowment was thus made $50 900. During the
administration OF Mayor Wallach, who cher
fshed peculiar regard for this fund, it was In
crued until it reached the sum Of ss4sss. S since
| that time the fund increased the amount OF IN.
| terest, which has been expended for the MAIN
tainance OF the public schools OF this city.
ATTORNEY RIDDLES SALARY.
The District Commissioners are In receipt OF
note from First Auditor Reynolds, OF the
| Treasury department, In which be refers to the
accounts OF expenditures In the ONCE Of the
attorney for the District for the months OF July
and August, ISIS, as being at the rate OF g, ZOO
| per annum, the pay-rolls for which were re-
ceipted by the attorney In full for services
counts for october, 1Sss claim for services
rendered as attorney for the District OF Colum.
bia Is put IN covering from July lst ISIS. at the
1T Is supposed this claim arises from an I'm.
crease OF salary OF this officer ana he requests
the commissioners to furnish his ONCE with q
said increase OF salary was directed, and at the
same time refer him to the authority for such
action. In reply the Commissioners ackaoWl-
edge the receipt OF the note, and state that the
| aggregate pay OF the attorney at the date or
| their order Increasing it was much less than at
the date OF the act referred TO In the opinion OF
| the attorney, copy OF which the Commission
atforpeys salary as Included in % the estimases s1
submitted by the Commissioners 10 Congress
| was 1000. and In the deficiency appropriation
| for the District, March Sd, 1873, Congress d.
| cordance with those estimates, without max
ing any exception In the case OF the attorney.
copy OF the order directing the increase was
also forwarded.
| THE MORTALITY REPORT
or the District for the week ending SATURDAY.
| August 23d, shows 104 deaths, or at the rafe AZ
so Sos.s per goo per annum. OF these decedents,
males and 2l colored females, showing an an
nual death rate Of 26 .456 per LEGO for the White
ana 80. .93 per 1000 for the colored populaf1on.
Of the deaths, 81 occurred In washington, In
pitfalls. There were eG births reported-i4 white
males, l6 white females, 20 colored males and IS
cThGteo hg,e lie aemales: Marriages reported, 1910
Health Oncer Townshend, fn a note to the
District Commissioners. calls attention TO thf,
nithy condition or that part or Louisiana ave-
nue., between 9Th and 10th streets and street
between 9TH and 18th streets northwest. He
states that during market days this avenue and
street becomes Uttered with refuse vegetable
mater and o1al OF various kinds which, II por-
initted 10 accumulate, becomes very offensive,
creating nuisance prejudicial TO health and
comfort: d the avenue and street named require
sweeping at least three times weekly and I'm
mediately after market closes
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle:-Henry PAGE
construct three two-story brick dwellings 10Th.
petween \ and o SITS. NV; $4,000. j. c. Cha.
pln, construct three-story brick dwelling
13tn, between Q and r sts. NV: So 900. Smith
weiss, construct frame shed, 1906 E st. NV;