Evening star., 1880-01-26
District Government Affairs.

D1SfrlCt GOVernment AtfalrSs
The building committee of the school board
were before The District Commissioners this
morning to confer about the chances of con-
Structing the new school building on MaSSachu-
sets avenue. IL will be remembered that the
recent bids opened for its construction were all
above the appropriation and after brief dis
cuSsion it was determined TO hold full meet
ing of the school board tomorrow night, at the
Franklin building.
Clinton vermliion was to-day appointed by
the District Commissioners special patrolman,
TO do duty at the Wallach school building for
one year.
Mr. Entwisle. inspector of buildings. has
given orders TO Rev. Mr. Crummell TO have the
exit doors OF his church, at the corner OF 18th
and Samson streets northwest, changed SO as to
swing outwardS in place of inwardS.
THE AMMONIA WORKS.
Some time since the proprietorS OF the am
m0n1a works on Ii street, between 2tth and 2Stn
streets, Which il Will be remembered were in
dicted as nuisance, submitted 10 the authori-
ties their desire to do everything possible to pre-
vent any complaint. Dr. De Smedt thereupon
at the request of the health officer, made an ey-
animation OF the works and suggested plan by
which the cause OF complaint could be removed,
Which although enta1lng considerable expense,
was adopted by the company and the additional
apparatus was put in. At the instance OF the
propTietors few days since that the works
were in full operation, DR.. De Smedt and In
spector S. \. Robinson made full inspection and
they have transmitted their report to Major
port concluded as follows 1.-The undersigned
conclude and earnestly believe that the
nuisances OF the ammonia works has been sue
ceSsfully abated by the improved scientific
method adopted by the company, but we cannot
consider the report completed without stating
that other nuiSanceS exist still In the neighbor-
hood and which might be hereafter, through
ignorance, attributed to the manufacture of the
Sulphate of ammonia"
STREET RAILROADS AND SPECIAL TAXES.
The District commissioners to-day addressed
letter to Hon. Eppa Hunton, chairmi m OF the
House committee On the District or Columbia,
| In which they state that in answer to reSolu-
ton of the House of Representatives OF Decem-
Der 10, 1879, copy OF which was referred TO the
Commissioners for information and report, that
they forwarded tabular statement showing the
amounts charged in the revision of special asses
mentS against the several street railways In the
cities OF Washington and Georgetown. By Sec
tion of the act for the government of the Dis
trct OF Columbia and for other purposes, ap-
proved June 20, 1874, the question OF the amount
to be charged to street railroad companies was
| referred to the board of audit. The report OF
that board will be found in House eX-
ecutiye document No. 10, Forty-third Con-
greSS. second session, pages to u, fncluSive,)
There is also enclosed copy of the ,tes Of re-
rision adopted by the present board in carrying
out the several acts of Congress relating there
to, and which were reported to Congress In the
report of the Commissioners for 1873, PIP. AS-
25O and the legal opinions upon which the rules
relating TO the railway companies were based.
The roads show no compromises made with
these companies, and that prices charged tndi-
viduals and companies have been uniform.
None of the present Commissioners are now Or
have been stockholders in any street railways
As to the private affairs of previous Commits
slonerS, the present board have no nforml
tioL."
NEED OF ADDITIONAL POLICEMEN.
1t will be remembered that in the last an
nual report OF the major and superintendent OF
police forcible appeal was made to the Dis
ti1ct Commissioners for an in-reaSe of the num-
ber OF patrolmen on The police force, and some
pertinent facts were stated by way OF argument
TO sustain the appeal: The then superlntend-
ent OF police was Major Morgan, now District
commissioner. In place of Cant. PhplnS. Com
missioner Morgan being still deeply impressed
with the necessity of the increase of the force,
has commenced the preparation of a bill which
in few days will be ready to present to Con-
greSs, asking for an increase of 100 more patrol
men. The present metropolitan system was
inaUgurated in 1861 with so patrolmen, when the
population of the District was 81, 122 and the as
sesSed yalGe OF private property was S54 1866 ia.
The rapid increase OF wealth and population in
cident to the war was So great as to induce
Congress to authorize an increase in the force
to 200 men, since which time, Notwithstanding
our city has spread over large area OF what
before had been open commons, and many
costly buildings have been erected, and our
population has more than doubled, yet no in
crease OF police has been made since 1866. In
his argument before the committees In support
OF his bill the commissioners will show many in
teresting facts in connection with this subject.
One, statement showing the increase OF In
habitants in the District by decades, commenc-
ing with 1900, when the population was s,l44,
up 10 1870, when it had increased TO 13l, 200.
From these ngureS 1t can be seen that the ave-
isi5S lliCloet CNSiy ~ stdlo liuo uccu
per cent, and adopting this as the measure OF
future increase, the result VIII be that in 1890
our population will be 296,3Z5, and in 1900
Al. 4S7. No better argument than such data
could be used to show the necessity OF having
our police protection keep pace with the in
crease OF population and wealth.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwistle: Conrad Schafer
construct a two-story dwelling, Z, between Sd
and AZ streets southwest; $500. Benjamin p.
McNeW, construct a two-story dwelling Il, be-
tween 21St and 22d streets northwest; $1,000.
VIM. Zenner, two dwellings, AZ, between E and
+ streets southwest, 81, 600. Z. L. BOyce, con-
struct two two story dwellings, l, between North
Capitol and 1St streets northeast; S., 900. Ger
man American Bank, repair house, 52l 7th street
northwest; 81 300.