Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-15
District Government Affairs.

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District Government Affairs.
The Commissioners have dsapproved liquor
licenses as follows: Robert White. 2o02 1th
street northwest, and Christian Poggensee, 300
sth street northwest
The Commissioners have returned to Mr.. CAL
deron Carlisle, who complained OF the location
OF the Alderney dairy. on Sd street. above ID
northwest, report on the subject by the health
officer He states that ne made personal in
! spectiOn OF the premises complained OF and in
his opinion found nothing which would Justify
action under the health ordinances
The monthly report OF the collector of taxes
for August shows receipts s37 .459.ll
Engineer Commissioner Twining returned 10
the city this morning after an absence of several
weeks, and was at his ofiice at the Columbia
buildings. He Is in excellent health.
Mr.. Entwisle. inspector OF buildings. in a note
to the Commissioners to-day. states that the
south wing of the Georgetown MARKET house il
in an unfinished state. having been so left by the
contractors. Himber a Fletcher. He asks per-
mission to finish up the work, which will not
cost above S25.
SOUTH WASHINGTON PETITION
petition signed byabout forty citizens and
taxpayers of South Washington was sent to
the District Commissioners. asking that the
! fencing covering Virginia avenue between 18th
and 18th streets southwest be moved back to
the regular parking line. 1t was referred to
the engineer commissioner.
CALLER FROM HOLLAND.
Mr.. J.Pleyle. of Frederiksoord Holland. called
at the health Office this morning i'm company
with Mr.. John Hitz. He has been on a tour
through this country, since the I'd of June. i'm
the interests OF emigration from his country,
and TO famariZe himself with the American
system of agriculture. He is looking into the
various local and general departments OF our
government before returning to Holland
BIDS FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS
Bids were opened i'm the Office of the District
commissioners to-day for improving 22d street,
between Nj and streets northwest by grading
gravelling. putting in sewers: the grading EN-
bracing 1900 cubic yards; graveng. 1900
square yards: 2S0 feet of pipe sewer hauling
DC. The bidders were as follows: J. J. Cud-
more, jr-. James Reynolds. NJ. Hines wm Buck
ley and Thomas Joyce. The lowest bidder In
not known, as the bids were not scheduled.
THE PLUMBERS AND THE .'REGULATIoNs."
The committee of plumbers. consisting of Jas.
Ragan, chairman: Edward Caverly secretary; 4.
A. Ridgway, Daniel Hannah. John Mitchell. r.
j. Campbell. and-T. V. Noonan, who al the re-
quest OF the health officer. revised the plumbing
regulations. yesterday sent letter TO the Com
mlssioners protesting against a certain change
made in the regulations by the Commissioners.
Inc regulations as approved by the committee
required all plumbers before doing work to leave
deposit of 800 in cash with the District treas
urer or bond of $500, either Of which should be
held by the District treasurer for one year. This
regulation has been so modified by the Commits
sioutIS ttidt Ine cash deposit requirement. has
been stricken out and also the time for which the
bond should remain on deposit. They object to
this change and saw" for the violation for said
rules Congress has defined the penalty to be from
s25 to $500 or 30 days imprisonment, and in our
opinion the deposit OF 500 i'm cash. If retained
for one year. will be an ample guarantee to the
health department for the faithful compliance to
their said rules and regulations. more especially
as II is no bar against prosecution. underthe act
of Congress, for the violation of said rules
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET.-At Drovers
Rest the cattle sales Tuesday (reported
by L. E. Tavenner) were as follows
400 cattle up and sold-best 4s<c to Sc: good
oxen and cows. 2S4c. to &c. l.306 sheep and
lambs-lambs. SC. TO 614c.: sheep, &c. TO 4Lc
ID cows and calves $50 to S45.
THE CASE OF CAPT HowGATE.-There is an
thority for stating. notwithstanding the reports
to the contrary. that Capt. Howgate Charged
with embeZZlement) is i'm some parts unknown
to the officers. and some think he is out of the
country. Some assert that his whereabouts are
known and that the officers can lay hands upon
him at any time: but the truth is that since Miss
Burrell Joined him i'm New York, as il is stated,
about five days after his departure from this city,
all traces of him have been lost.
THE DEATH OF ]. PRICE KEPNER. chief clerk
or the record and pension division. Surgeon
Generals Office. which occurred on the 18th in
slant. will be noted with grief by his many
friends. During the war he served WITH dstinc-
tiOn in the 9th Pennsylvania cavalry. Ia 1864 he
was appointed hospital steward U.SA.. and in
1865 transferred to the Surgeon Generals Office.
where his marked ability caused his assignment
to the charge of the statistical division. from
which. in January. 1867. he was appointed chief
clerk of the record and pension division under
Surgeon General j. j. Woodward, As an ex-
ecutive officer he stood high. and his uniform
kindness endeared him TO his associates in office.
He was a graduate at law of Columbia College.
He had been i'll for long time with consump-
tion yet such was his tenacity of life and invin-
chile ciieerfulness as to create hope for his re-
coyery. He leaves wife and two children.
THE RIVER FRoNT.-Harbormaster Sutton~e.
ports arrivals at the river front to-day as fol-
lows Schooner George ID. Loud Captain MUIR
ply, 245 tons stone for j. Miller; schooner j. w.
Bell Graveland, 13l tons coal for G. l.. Sheriff;
sloop William Ward, Russell. oysters market;
sloop Yankee, Richardson, oysters. same: schoO-
ner j. ID. Trayers, Younger, light; schooner Cop
pers, Terry, stone for j. Miller schooner ID. s.
Williams, King, 600 tons ice for Independent
Ice Company; schooner Virginia Dare Delaney,
coal for George Bogus; longboat Lady of the
Lake Summers wood for j. o. Carter: long
boat w. ID. Clark, NASH wood for same: long,
boat Richard Lacy, Olden, wood for same, long,
boat Wicomico, Carroll. wood for same: schoo-
ner Mary Parks, Butler, wood for same; long
boat Gettysburg, Jones, wood for same; schoO-
ner Banner, Chiseltine, wood for j. II. johnson
Bros.
SUIT AGAINST A RAILROAD COMPANY.-To-day
Charles Hinelne, by his father as his next friend,
entered suit against the W.&G.RR X. for damages
laid at 5000 received by being run over bya
street car at the corner of 9TH and X streets on
August 9th last. F. I. Browning appears for
plaintiff.
A Discarded Lovers Revenge.
WINONA, MINI, Sept. 15.-Annie Martin aged
Is, the daughter of a respectable farmer near
Winona, was shot and instantly killed by some
unknown party about ten O'Clock Wednesday