Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-24
District Government Affairs.
LONG PETITION AGAINST THE AsPHALTNU

A LONG PETITION AGAINST THE ASPHALT NUISANCE
petition over eleven feet long. signed by
546 citizens and property holders in the north
eastern section of the city against the location
OF the Asphalt rendering nuisance on North
Capitol, between and L streets, belonging to
Messrs Fletcher. Murdoch and Baily paving
contractors, was handed to the Commissioners
yesterday afternoon. To-day the health officer
notified the asphal company to discontinue the
nuisance at once
A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Superintendent of property John b. Clarke
yesterday afternoon sent complaint to the
Commissioners that for some time past without
his consent horses have been taken from the
public stables by the foreman of engine COM
pany No. 4, or some one of that COMPANY by
his direction and used; that on Sunday last one
OF the police ambulance horses was used, and
another horse kept for the assessors use was
taken: that the latter was found in his stall
early the next morning with q dry sweat coated
into his hair, showing that the animal had been
badly used and not properly groOmed when re-
turned. Mr.. Clarke further states that the fore
man of the company claims to have authority
from the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department
to use any of the District horses when i'm his
Judgment one is needed. He recommends that
as soon as horse can be spared, he be au-
thoriZed to turn it over to this COMPANY for the
exclusive use ofthe Fire Department.: and that
1t be fed from the forage of that department Re-
erred to the Chief Engineer.
IL Is stated by the officers OF the fire depart-
ment. and will be so reported to the District
Commissioners to-day, that the horse i'm ques-
tion was used to haul fuel to keep the cooling
apparatus for the relief Of the President going
in accordance with general instructions of the
fire department to use all means and appliances
available in the emergency growing out of the
Presidents illness.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: Patrick Sullivan.
repair brick. 2l4 E street southwest: $500. Mrs
+. A. Anderson. erect two two-story dwelling,
+, between AZ and 9th southwest; s., 600.
THE TOY PISTOL INVESTIGATION.
Health Officer Townshend has taken steps to
investigate the recent deaths from lockiaw.
caused by wounds inflicted with the toy pistols.
He will request the history of each case from
the physicians in attendance, and classify the
records. One object of this examination is to
the ordinary way or whether there is not some
peculiar poisonous quality in the powder used
in the pistols.
THE COST OF POLICEMAN DUBOIS DEFENCE.
Acting First Controller J. Tarbell. In reply to
the letter of the District Commissioners OF the
2lst inst. in relation to certain costs in the suit
against VIM. Dubois. a member of the Metro
pOlitan police, and asking the opinion of the
controller as to what fund said costs would
properly be charagble against, states that the
costs can be paid out of the appropriation for
judicial expenses.
THE SCHOOL. REPAIR FUND.
The school committee on buildings and repairs
have sent report to the District Commissioners.
in which they state that the appropriation for
repairs for the year beginning July J. 1881 should
be divided among the several school divisions as
follows: 1st division. 81 1890; I'd do. SS32 90;
Sd do, S836.60; 4th do, s1.1272 20; 5th do.
81 006S0: 9Th do. S720, 7tli do. 60 600. This is
a reduction Of 20 per cent on the original esti-
mate. making altogether $7,901. 40, and leaving
a reserve fund of 81 go for repairs i'm case of
emergency. The paper has been referred to the
building inspector.