Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-07
District Government Affairs.


The making OF a condenser aud air-pump for
the GeorgetOwn high-service pump-hOuse, was
to-day awarded by the commissioners TO Messrs.
Gray q Noy eS, at 81 4S0.
Yesterday the application OF Charles Schnei-
bel for liquor license was approved, and that
OF Catherine Denu was rejected.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS BY CITIZENS.
Frequent applications are made by property
owners who are making valuable Improvements
In sections or the CITY remote from improved
streets for street work In the vicinity OF their
properly. The Commissioners have not appro-
priat1UnS for all such work. and IL they had IL
would not be polite in many OF these cases TO
l'comply with the requests, as it would require
heavy outlayS TO make the connections between
such Improvements and the streets or avenues
already paved. In order 10 afford relief In such
cases, a system of permit work has been de-
yfSed by Lieut.. Green, and for some time past
has been In operation with good effect. Under
this system the District furnishes all the neces-
Sary materials, and the property owners have
the work done at their OVID expense, subject TO
inspection OF the engineers office, deposit OF
$50 being required Ia advance, from the appli-
can't, 10 gual antee proper use or the material
furnished him. The appropriation for the pur-
chase CT materials fer this purpose for the
current year is twenty thousand dollars,
and as the contractors for furnishing materials
TO the District agree TO deliver ii wherever
ordered, tie expense OF such delivery is thus
ayot ed TO the applicants for street work. The
following work has been done since July lst un-
der this permit system: Pave, set curb. lay brick
sidewalks to building line on New jersey ave-
nue, corner OF street northwest: pave alley In
square No. lS3; lay new brick sidewalk In front
or 1924 street northwest; raise, set curbS, lay
cobbe stone gutter and sidewalk on ID, between
9Th and 10th streets southeast; lay brick side
walks on south side of Market street, George
toWn; set curbS, lay eobble stone cutters and
DICK pavement on New Jersey avenue and
Boundary street northwest; same work north
east corner 25th and / streets; pave Corcorau
street with brick within parking space: lay curb
gutter, nag and brick pavement south side Vir-
glnld avenue, between 9th and 10th streets
southwest; same work on College street east OF
~ street EXTENDED north; same class OF work
.tn street, between and ID streets northeast
ana on ID, between 9Th and Sth streets porfr'
east; same class OF work on North CapitoI he
tween b and streets northeast: same Worl,
III q, between B and Park Place northeast. and
on B, between llth and 18th streets northeast.
same On Ii, between 5th and 9th streets NORTH
east: pave alley and construct sewer IN snnare
NO. sl5: lay brick pavement on each side OF II
SIreet extended, and same work on ith between
and F streets northeast, and on c. between
Ith and Sth streets northeast.
ANALYSES OF PUMP WATER.
DlStf1ct Chemist DeSmedt has anaIyZed wafer
ueaI, tore ore OF Ihe street pumps. and reports TO
water taken at the laboratory OF the professor
very good water, and mere fIIterjng makes ~
q u IUat I ofganlcaliy pure; pump corner 9Th and
4 stTet Us SW., 'haTd water. still usable but In
great Cahgef OF pollution pumps on 10th be-
tween \ ana y streets northwest, 9Th and
sueels nortnwest 10th and \ streets north
vest, and 9TH and Ridge streets northwest, re-
ported as "gooG water"
REPORTS OF MARRIAGES BY CLERGYNFN
our district clergymen are not at all ayerse
TO the Performance OF their duty, as required
Oy law, In relation TO marriage returns, as the
following copy OF a letter received by the health
officer this morning. from one OF our most emf
nent ministers OF the gospel, Will show:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., August G. 1850.
Dear Or. 7O,rhsl,e1td:-0nly personal-this
and nothing more. | am utterly out OF sym
pathy with that protest or pastors against the
marriage reports required by the board OF healtb
name Hnd
very little difficulty In securing the facts re-
qulred to ill up the blanks and II did, (Which
do not the fault would likely be half my own,
No, let the board continue In this direction per-
fectlDg this statistical method as 10 marriages
more and more and not bellttle the marriage
union by receding one lot u or title" from the
been used and nonored. III parties Will not give
accurate ana truthful responses let their lies
go on record as they give them for responses.
and so let them meet the falslties IN results, IL
they deliberately put themselves false on the
records, But my experience teaches me that
these lying cases are exceptions, not the rule
rage business. and an abiding effort 70 secure
more honest count, II past returns have been
your restrictions: and IL you can ind any way
in which TO honor marriages still more effect
lvely, give us more blanks-more restrictive
laws and regulations II these VIII do IL shall
always abide your orders most cheerfully.
NOTICE TO HoUsEKKEPERs.
Health Officer Townshend has issued the fol-
lowing notice 10 houSekeepers: "The health
1flicer, realizing the Importance TO the citizens
4 the District OF Columbia OF maintaining a
yOOd sanitary condition, would appeal TO them
10 cooperate with him 80 far as possible, I'm
securing prompt removal OF all garbage from
heir premises, and requests those having gar
oage TO remove TO respond promptly TO the call
Of the collector OF garbage and cause ft to be
always in convenient and accessible places for
removal. 1t should be kept In close vessels un-
Ter cover, and never permitted TO remain for
onger period than two days II dsinfectants
are at hand use freely. Complaints for nom
Iulfillment OF service by the collector should be
promptly reported TO the police of1lcer OF the
beat. or the nearest police station. These pre-
cautions win materially aid the health oficer
n securing to the people an efficient service
eF The man who leaves two-thfrds OF a CIGAR
10 dark nook on the front door stoop when he
yoes TO see his g1fl, VIII make thrifty husband.
HarkeDe.
q A girl Just returned to Hannibal. Mo-
rom Boston high school said, upon seeing
Ire engine at work: "Who would evan have
1reamed such vewy dimtnutive-loohn M apaW
itus would hold 60 much wattah,'