Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-13
District Government Affairs.

THE FRENCH FLATS.
Tie FIRE board to- day returned to the Dis
trict Commissioners the letter referred to them
OF Mr.. Edward Weston, stating his objection
10 having fire. escapes put on his new building,
the Portland which II he describes In detail
fire commissioners endorse on the paper re-
port, In which they say:-"We have made
thorough inspection OF the apartment house,
corner Vermont avenue and 14th street.
and founo the within description OF the
building to be substantially correct To
make assurance doubly sure. however, and
guard against even the most remote possibility
OF disaster, we recommend. as our longest fire
ladders will not reach the roof of the building,
that instead OF the fire escapes TO which objec-
erected In the courtyard, against opposite
walls two iron ladders, of dimensions aud con-
structon TO be approved by the building In
speetor and the chief engineer OF the fire de-
partment, and to.be located as they may direct
Such ladders viii enable the firemen to reach
any story Of the building or the root in any
Emergency requiring their presence, and OF
course could serve as fire escapes, conceiing
that they should ever be needed for such USE"
CLEANLINESS IN THE CITY.
TIE commissioners have Informed the Su per-
intendent OF police as To the places wnere
sweepiDgs and offaI except such as are iUtl-
I1Cus TO health shall De deposited, ar which
man Will be stationed 70 properly take care of
the material and dispose OF it 10 a syst IN attic
manner. and request the maj Or to instruct the
force, especially the mounted men, to visit the
localities named, and make careful inspection
TO see that no substance Injurious to the pub-
lie health Is deposited at these points. The
major is directed further to instruct the Off cers
TO notify citizens 10 deliver the material re-
moved from their premises. &C.. at these points.
Parties removing earth required for filling lots
or streets Of course are lot TO be included In
this order. The Commissioners say that the
general cleanliness of the city is demanded at
this season OF the year, and they therefore urge
part Of the police.
THE SUNDAY ICE QUESTION
Mr.. John T. Leetch, representing the Wash
1ngton and Georgetown Ice company, has
called the attention of the Commissioners to
the necessity Of enforcing the law which pro-
hinNs the carrying on OF mercantile or other
business pursuits on the Sabbath day. he
states that the business Of selling and dis
trlbuting Ice requires the men and horses en-
gagged In the work TO start out each day as
early as a m and continue long after dark
that IL Is unjust and positively cruel, both to
men and horses engaged, TO work them On the
seventh day. He urges upon the Commissioners
the necessity OF an order prohibiting any one
from distributing Ice from wagons on the Sab
bath day. He thinks that two deliveries on a
Saturday would make one on Sunday I'M
necessary.
TEE OBJECTION TO THB LOCATION OF THE SIXTH
POLICE STATION HOUSE.
A number OF property owners on MaSsachu-
sets avenue, between 9th and lOJn streets
northwest. having pe1tioned the District Com
missiODers for the removal OF the sixth precinct
police station from that neighborhood 1.-The
station house being very Objectionable and
depreciating TO the value OF property on the
finest avenue In the CITY," the owner OF the
property, Mr.. James Towles yesterday wrote
TO the Commissioners, denying that its location
Is detrimental TO the interests OF the neighbor-
hood. and asks, If removed, would 1t not be
detrimental to somebody elSes interest. He
says: 81 happen TO know that In some northern
cities there are police stations located In the
midst Of more elegant property than any In that
neighborhood, and Jet the property holders do
not complain and deem them detrimental, but
they are rather considered safeguard and pro-
lection than otherwise am property holder,
owning more property In that ne1ghoOrhood
than any one on the petition, and do not CON-
ny win furnish counter petition to that effect "