Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-07
District Government, Affairs.

| Mr. w. q Roome, In charge OF the reyIston n,
special assessments has completed revision on
the following streets: Il street from 22i 10 WITH
| streets west, for sewer only; III north frona ald
| TO Potomac river; 4th west from Q 10 north.
oln east from fennsy lvania avenue 10 X street
south, and north from Sd east TO 4th street
| east.
Poundmaster Einsteln reports IS animals I'M
pounded last week 25 redeemed. al killed ana On
| remaining I'm pound
Health olicer Townshend's report OF the on
erationS OF his office for the week ending last
saturday shows, nuisances reported, $50; abated,
! VIGOROUS PROTEST AGAINST CANNON FIRING
The District commissioners yesterday re-
ce1Ved note from MI. W. w. Levy residing on
Missouri avenue, protesting against the firing
OF cannon on the public mall lie saws: ..But
few weeks since Captain Byles was Mutually
murdered by the firing OF cannon. Yesterday a
child or MT. Chopenings (my grand child was
thrown into commissions from the same cause
the windows bling broken in the room where be
was lying. He had been sick with brain fever
for some ume and we had Just congratulated
ourselves that he had passed the crisis. The
firing threw him into commissions, aud to-day
there Is a consultation OF physicians. Their Sc
ricus looks gives us little hope. A mountain OF
gold could not pay its agonized father and
mother for the torture inflicted. IL is time stop
was put to this worse than nonsense. Ii bearded
men must make children OF themselves by firing
crackers. rop-guns and cannon. they should 90
where they cannot injure their neighbDrS |
have given you no fancy sketch OF the injury
done. DIR. Townshend Is the physician, and
called the consultation today, after proaounc-
Ing the child out OF danger on Monday. and the
glass In my windows Will corroborate the bal
ance or my statement It has made me so ner-
vous that II is With difficulty can hold my pen
to MIite."
LIQUOR LICENSE REFORM
The District Commissioners propose 60 take
some action at once for facilitating the examt-
nation by the public of all applications for liquor
licenses. Heretofore the license board have
been holding their meetings in the basement OF
the MORRISON building, owing 10 the scarcity or
room In this building. II is probable that an
order VIII be issued for the occupancy by this
board OF some room In the upper story OF this
building during their sittings, and that record
book Will be kept showing the names OF appli-
cantS. with the names and residences or sigQer5
TO each petition. so that every one interested
can go there ana see for himself whose names
are appended 70 these petitions or applications,
and that the newspapers be permitted TO pub
lish them II desirable. A revision of the rules
governing the board In the consideration OF ap-
plications Will be made as there are some
things necessary to be changed. In fact, It Is
the purpose TO make an open book to the public,
so far as possible, OF all the transactions OF the
board in each case. The names OF the policemen
certifying TO the petitions, and that or the as
SCISSOR certifying as 10 the ownership OF real
estate by the signers, viii also appear upon this
record book. There Will be no change In the
committee for the present
JUDGE BUNpYs PAY.
Police Judges SEeli and Bundy visited the
District Commissioners to-day to see about the
pay OF the latter for his services as substitute
during the recent trip 90 Maine or the former.
II viii be recollected that Congress at the last
session struck out the amount heretofore ap-
propr1ated TO pay a substitute for the Poles
Court Judge during his absence, leaving the
Judge OF that court 10 settle with his substitute
out Of his own private means The rate OF paw
is so PER day, and on presentation OF the bll
the commissioners informed these officials that
they could not recognize this under the present
law, but that IL the Controller OF the Treasury
would pass favorably upon it, they could not
object.