Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-30
District Government Arairs.

Thus far 1,0o6 dog licenses have been issued
the present season.
&r. George d. Chittenden. who lives in the
county. ASKS permission OF the Commissioners
TO erect a telephone line on poles from house Of
j. :. nelano. Mount Pleasant over Pierce's mill
road to his residence on the Kcasby farm. Re-
ferred TO the Engineer Commissioner
Water Registrar Cox. in reply 10 q tax-payer
and large property owner, who complains that
his tenants are leaving his houses in consequence
Of their not being sufficient supply Of water
states that the supply Of water I'm this CITY In not
equal to the demand. and that unless something
is done in the premises much evil viii result
DIR. Henry Darling has been appointed hy the
District Commissioners as physician to the poos
in the second sanitary division in place of Dr. G.
q. Stone.
town during the present month was six. the loss
being $4,000, on which there was an insurance
of about So S000
Messrs. Gilmore. Meredith & Co. coal
shipping and commission merchants. Of
Georgetown, In a note TO the District
commissioners, protest against the renting
OF the terminus OF Washington street OF that
city, to Mr.. w. ii. Simms or any one which.
they state. would be a violation OF property
holders rights on that street, and Of the laws
and ordinances of Georgetown.
FOUR MORE NEW SCHOOL. HOUSES To RE Bt-ur
The two new school buildings having been
accepted by the Commissioners they will now
give their attention TO the erection of the pro-
posed new buildings i'm the I'd school division,
the sites for which have already been decided
upon-one at the corner of 10th and III streets
and the other at the corner of Massachusetts,
avenue and 1st street northwest. Architect
clark Is now engaged In making the plans aud
specifications for them. also for two new school
buildings in the county to contain four school
rooms each. These all have to be completed for
occupancy by the LIST of September, 1882. The
money was appropriated for the purpose last
session ofCongress.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued 10y Inspector Entwisle: Alex SummerS
repair brick building, 1879 l. street northwest,
$500; Nathaniel Wilson, repair brick building,
9l2 18th street northwest, $4,000.
The Burch Obsequies.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE SECRETARY OF THE
SENATE.
The funeral of Col John C. Burch. secretary
of the Senate, took place yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock from his late residence. No. 1925 YER
mont avenue. Before the hour for the funeral
Mr. Clark Mills. the sculptor. visited the house
and secured plaster bust cast OF the deceased,
which will be reproduced in bronze During
the funeral services the house was thronged
with friends Of the deceased. The burial ser
vice was read by Rev. E. H. Ingle of Ascension
Church, the responses being made by Rev. DIR.
Heath. of Tennessee At the close of the ritual
Rev DR.. Bullock, chaplain of the Senate, offered
fervent prayer.
The floral offerings were particularly noticeable
for their number and beauty. A handsome
broken column, at the head of the casket was
remembrance from the newspaper fraternity
Senators Pugh and Blair contributed beautiful
wreath. The casket. which was covered with
black cloth. had a plate. inscribed: John C.
Burch, died July 2S 1881. I'm the 55th year Of his
age" The pall-bearers were Senators Jones' Of
Nevada: Blair. of New Hampshire: Pugh. of Ala
bama: Butler. of South Carolina; Johnston, OF
Virginia. and Sergeant-at-Arms Bright, Colonel
Peyton and Captain Bassett.
All of the employees and officers of the Senate
now in the city were present. At eight o'clock
the remains escortedby the pail bearers. were re-
moved to the b. L. depot for shipment to Nash
vile. Captain Alabach and Officers Wood.
WOolwine. ONeill. Banks Connolly. Duley and
Brewer, of the Capitol police force acted as pall
bearers. The train bearing the remains left at
half past nine O'Clock. Mr.. Paul Jones. attended
the remains as a representative of the Senate
employees, Mrs. Burch and her family went on
the same train.