Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-13
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Mr.. Riggs viii.

RlGyS VIII.
WHY IT HAS NOT BEEN FILED FOR PROBATE
There has been some delay in probating the
will OF the late G. W. Riggs Of this city. The
will was made in 1867 and leaves all of his prop
erty TO his children. IL being equally divided
among them. The delay in prohating the will h
due TO the absence OF Mr.. Alexander Elliott. who
rs the executor. liz Is not known how much the
deceased left TO his heirs. That will only be de-
ternined after careful investigation. His prop
cry included vast amounts of real estate In this
city, In ST. Louis and other cities i'm the west.
III Is estimated that the interest Of the deceased
IN the banking firm Of Riggs a Co. Of this city,
constituted about one-thrd OF his estate. Since
ne oed TWO new members have been admitted To
the firm.-Mr. I. Lawrence Riggs. his Youngest
son, and Mr. Alexander Elliott. for many wears
connected with the New York house The
business oil the bank will be conducted as here
toiore. under the same firm name in Washing
ton and New York The will will 10 nrohated
as soon as the executor arrives i'm this CITY and
completes arrangements for that legal REQUIRE
ment. There Is no truth in the report that the
oeceased ieit no VIII or that 1t had been lost.
District Government Affairs.
DIR. Gottfr. Conradi. from Chrisfiania Norvar
called AT the health Office yesterday TO examine
into the health department system He Is con-
nected with the health and sanitary department
OF thai place and is in search of all the knowl-
edge he can obtain touching sanitary matters.
ESTIMATES SUBMITTED BY MR.. ENTwlSIE
Mr. Entwisle inspector of buildings has sub
United estimates for his Office for the fiscal year
1882 So as follows: Salaries. including that for
draughtsmen. and for stationery. s.. 2SO: repairs
TO market houses, $1,000; police stations and
police court, $500; work and amshouse 81 600:
engine houses, 81, 800: school houses 1000:
eNcavating and underpining east half of Wallach
school. $500 enclosing and improving grounds
AT Force school, S2.41o enclosing and improv-
ing grounds at Il street high school Sell94 40:
enclosing and improving grounds at 10th aud u
streets school. S4.610: enclosing, &c grounds
at LIST street and Massachusetts, avenue school
S2.S25; steam heating for same s. 500 enclos-
ing &c. grounds at 10th and ii streets school,
$3.50 steam heating same. IS. 500 encos-
ing &c, grounds at Anacostia school. $3.50;
same at Bladensburg road school, $3.50.
SECRETARY TINDaLL's ANNUAL REPORT.
DIR. VIM. Tindall secretary of the Board OF
District Commissioners. to-day submitted to
them his annual report, in which he says: NO
progress has been made in the old record divis-
ion. because of the necessity FOR EMPLOYING the
clerks provided for that work in other depart
ments OF the District government. I renew my
recommendation of last year respecting the de-
STABILITY Of placing this work under the super
vision uf an officer who shall give his exclusive
attention to it." He recommends that Mr.
Frank IA. Loring. messenger clerk i'm his Office,
be promoted to a clerkship.
THE FoCR-AND-A-HALF STREET IMPRoy FMEST
delegation of South Washington citizens and
property holders waited the District Com
missioners to-day to urge the completion of the
repayilg of4l2 street, which they think is being
unnecessarily delayed. The Commissioners sent
for Lieut.. Greene. who explained that the work
had been somewhat retarded in consequence of
the contractors for furnishing stone blocks not
coming quite upto time. but that when Virginia
avenue (Which is being paved with the same
KIND OF materially is completed. attention would
Toe then given TO finishing A street. This work
would all be completed before November next
The delegation went away satisfied.
TAXING MEASURES TO KEEP THE STREETS CLEAN.
nlLSlnn t..l..-
nication to Major Brock again calling his at
tention TO the almost total disregard OF the law
forbidding the placing of refuse substances of
any Kind whatever i'm the streets. avenues gut
tiers. and highways Of this city. Experience
the communication says. has shown the neces-
sity of avery strict observance of the law touch
ing TINS important matter. MANY of the sewers
were choked up 10y refuse by the food of YES
terday. which indicates that the law has not
been executed against those who have offended
i'm this respect. You are hereby directed at
once 10 take the most positive and energetic
measures TO prevent such infractons of the law
ana 10 cause the arrest of any person or persons
who NAV be found violating the same Youwill
especially direct the leutenants of each precinct
that the officer of each beat must report the san
ltary condition of his beat daily and that the
sergeant must inspect each officers beat and re-
port its condition. When a beat is found i'm an
unceanly condition the officer. unless he can
give satisfactory reason for the same. will be
reported for gross neglect of duty and made to
answer before the trial board on charges The
commissioners cannot let this occasion pass
without impressing upon the minds of all con-
cerned that the health of the District IL of para
mount importance, and that all possible vigil
ance on the part of all its officers should be eyer-
clsed to further the same and the comfort of the
citizens increased by all means i'm their power"
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: Henry T. Easton,
repair brick $50 street southeast. 5000: trus,
tees Providence Hospital. build portco. &C. to
hospital, $500: A. W. Shiles, build addition to
frame 1916 9Th street southwest $500: Leopold
Ofenstein. make addition to frame corner 18th
and ID streets northeast. 81 500: John l.. Vogt,
erect stable in alley rear of GID street north,
west, $3.50: O. +. Presbery, repair brick 9O1
street northwest, s400 Alex. III. Jones a Son,
erect store and dwelling 10th street and vir-
glna avenue. 81. 700: John X. Pfeil repair
frame corner 22d and streets northwest 5000
The District Telegraph Service.
PROPOSED CONSOLIDATION OF THE LINEs-A RE-
PORT SUBMITTED TODAY.
Major W. b. Brock, chief of police, and H. r.