Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-07
District Government Affairs.

TdN-TlIKFfS
along 1lth street northeast, from Massachusetts
avenue to street north and on II street be-
tween llth and 18th streets east. have petitioned
the District Commissioners TO have trees plant
ed along the streets named
Building permits issued by Inspector Entwisle:
Herman Striebeling. repair brick. 6S5 |. street
northwest; $500. f. X. Shoemaker. erect a pri-
vate stable in alley between 18th and lith streets
northwest; $1,000. w. c. johnson. repair brick
No. 6o9 New Jersey avenue northwest; 500.
COMPLAINT OF THE ALDERNEY DAIRY.
Mr.. Calderon Carlisle for himself. Mildred
Carlisle ana other deyisees of the late ]. NJ Car
llse, has sent communication to the District
Commissioners calling their attention to the
milk dairy and butter and cheese manufactory
of Mr.. F. h. Ward on Sd. between ID and Il
streets. known as the Alderney dairy. setting
forth alleged annoyances to which they are sub
jected by reason of the business carried on there
10y MIR. Ward. After stating that property in
this and adjoining squares is improved by first
| class three and four story residences the paper
proceeds to specify the character of the annoy
ances and discOmforts caused thereby. They
protest against the carrying on of the manufac-
tory or dairy, and especially the use of steam
engine and the stabling of a large number Of
horses. as interfering with the comfortable en-
joyment OF the property and ask that such law
ful measures be taken to prevent such interfer-
encc as the Commissioners shall deem expedi-
ent.
THE GEORGETOWN MARKET CONTROVERSY.
The paper signed by citizens property holders
and dealers i'm the market house. of George
town. expressing regret that permission has
been granted the country people to stand In the
street, in front of the butchers market on High
street, calling the attention of the Commission
ers TO the fact that the matter has been before
the courts heretofore, and such privileges disal-
lowed, because the ordinances and resolutions
OF the Georgetown corporation for the year 1865
are on the statute books and never repealed and
asking that such permission be revoked was re-
ferred to the attorney for the District. who, i'm
reply to-day. says: Il see no difficulty i'm the
Commissioners making the order referred TO i'm
the petition, and think the prohibition of the
Georgetown ordinance is repealed by the Dis
trict of Columbia license law"
BIDS FOR STREET WORK.
Bids were opened i'm the Office Of the'District
Commissioners at 12 o'clock to-day, for grading
and graveling the roadway of New York ave-
nue., between North Capitol and Boundary
streets northeast. The grading is about $500
cubic yards and the grayeling 1870 square
yards. The bids are as follows: Z. Maloney,
81. GO; T. Joyce, informal; w. ii. Mohler,
SI.196.45; and M Hines Si.3i7.33 Also for
laying asphatum paving blocks on the following
streets i'm Georgetown, the District furnishing
the blocks: 3lst street, between and streets.
and N street, between 2Sth and 3lst
streets: amounting to 5,lOo square yards.
The bids were follows: John Cudmore jr..
81 l,77220 Patrick Maloney, 1.21440; Thomas
Joyce, 81 1890; Taylor, 81, l,36630; w. III.
Mohlcr, 81, ,467.40.
ELECTED TO SUCCEED HIS sFATHER.-The board
of directors of the National Bank Of the Republic
to-day elected Mr.. Charles S. Bradley cashier to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of his
father, the late Chas. Bradley.
THE COOLING APPARATUS heretofore in use M
the White House is to be tested at its fun
strength there this afternoon and tomorrow.
All the ice will be taken out of the boxes and
everything started right from the beginning
The Presidents room will be experimented
upon. There has never been a time when the
machine was allowed to do its best. II vas
only permitted TO work co-relatiyey with the
comfort of the President. Tests viii now be
made and record OF what the apparatus 10
really capable Of doing will be kept. One fea-
ture Of the test will be to close all the windows
and doOf9 Of the Presidents room and see how
low the temperature Of Ii can be reduced. Tho
cold air has never yet been turned on with doors
and windows closed. It would have made it too
cold for the comfort Of the President
THE TAILAr00eA win resume her fFoighf tn
next Saturday lenying thon for New York