Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-22
District Government Affairs.


The plumbing regulations agreed upon by
committee of practical plumbers and heretofore
published i'm THE STAR. have been passed upon
iavoraoiy 10y the Health Officer and adopted by
the District Commissioners In accordance with
the act of Congress, and will 90 into effect on
the LIST day of August.
gentleman residing on 9TH street, South
Washington. writes TO the COMMISSIONER ask
ing them TO send some one TO inspect the corner
OF 1th and streets southwest after being
swept last evening. He asks Cannot the
street be swept later In the night il is swept
between and Z O'Clock. driving people into
their houses, and compelling those who keep
stores TO close their doors.
Building Inspector Entwisle notified the Com
missioners to-day that Mr. Hewlett. contractor
for the street school building. has requested
that his work be inspected for acceptance on
next Tuesday. Mr.. Entwisle invites the Com
mlssioners to be present. and has notified the
school trustees TO be present also.
Building permits have been issued by Inspec-
tor Entwisle to w. z. Particle to erect a two
story dwelling on p. between 9th and 10th
streets northwest, to cost a 500; and to senator
Van Wyke to erect dwelling. corner 18th and
Massachusetts avenue at a cost of $4,000
THE PROPOSED NEW HIGH SCHOOL B;n.DING.
The plans and specifications for the new High
school building. on street. between 9th and 7th
streets northwest. have all been completed aud
proposals will be advertised for at once for bids
for its construction. The plan. by Mr.. Edward
Clark shows a front on street of 200 feet and
with two wings. about 80 feet I'm length
each, three stories and basement. CA feet
in height main building, and 81 feet for
the wings. There is TO be large hall in the
mansard roof 65 by 81 feet i'm size and ~ class
and recitation rooms. including the large hall
besides the rooms i'm the basement which en-
brace boiler room. four gymnasium rooms two
water-closet rooms and four play rooms and fuel
rooms The roof has a plain pitch, and covered
with slate. The base belt courses are of stone
and band courses of ornamental moulded brick
The stair cases are of iron, and far as possible
the building is fireproof
TAX COLLECTIONS IN 1SSI-On the request OF
Hon. H. s. Neal. Of the District committee to be
informed as to the amount collected as taxes
Sc.. for the year ending June 30th. 1881, the
Commissioners have furnished him with the fol-
lowing observation-disclosures of tax on real
estate, Sl.O6S. 1l9.49; on personal property
moneys and credits banks and bankers and
street railways. S130, 1868. 10; on licenses S145-
23S AZ: miscellaneous S62. S. amounting to
Sl.401 ,O45.61 amount TO be- collected, s276 32l.-
62.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to
VIM. Hamilton and Amelia Allen: Robert J
Hurst and Maria ID. Perry: Henry L. Nash and
Martha +. Meddow.
THE CASE OF Mr.. CITY H. THoMPsoN-A
rule was issued 10y Judge Smell to-day against
Mr.. Guy III. Thompson to appear and show
cause why he should not be punished for con-
tempt of court in interfering with a United
States witness. This charge against Mr. Thomp-
son is substituted for the more grave one Of
corrupting and impeding witness, which was
abandoned 10y Mr.. Coyle on the ground that the
case was ont of the Jurisdiction of the Police
Court. This charge will be heard in the Police
Court next Tuesday.
A DRUNKEN FATHERS TREATMENT OF Hs
FAMILY.-Conrad Roeths, a white man. was
called up out of the cells of the Police Court to-
day and charged with assaulting his son George
boy about is years Of age. The fathers face
g rod md &c l1ar "A L. l..l
appearance of man who had been on pro-
tracted spree. His son testified that his father
has been drunk for some time and assaulted him
the other day and chased him with a large knife,
and threatened to kill him and other members
of the family. Another witness. a ne!ghbor OF
the defendants, testified to the threats that
ROeths had made at his family, which were OF
the worst character. The court asked witness
If Roeths was "a crank and he replied that he
was not but was continually drunk. The court
said that he could give bonds for his future good
behavior or stand committed to Jail for six
months and he would probably get the whisky
give the required bond (S1O0) and was COM
mitted. Roeths was sentenced TO the workhouse
for being habitual drunkard a short time since
and was lately sent to Jail for assaulting his wife,
who 1t is stated is lying home dead having died
yesterday.
DESERTED WIFE APPLIES FOR DIVORCE.
To-day Mrs. B. A. Lockwood filed bill for
Mary Ann WEIGH for divorce from George
Welch. She sets forth that her maiden name
was Ward; that she was married to defendant
at London, England, April, 1867; that she came
to this country i'm 1863 following her husband.
and i'm 1875 went to Charlotte. n. c.. where they
lived till 1876, when defendant came to this
city, and she came five months afterward and
after living here till November 9th. 1877 de-
fendant went to Baltimore and wrote back that
he could not longer support a wife and children
and that she must go out into the world and
support herself since which time she has not
been supported by him. She asks divorce and
the custody of their three children.
The defendant. Mrs. Caroline NJ. Buckley. in
the divorce case in which decree was granted
her husband, VIM. Buckley, on the 18th inst,
has appealed the case to the General Term.
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for The Evening Star
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITUREs.-The ac-
counts for the fiscal year rendered at its close
is now being digested. The following is a state
ment OF the amounts appropriated at the OPEN
ing of fiscal year. each item followed. first by
the appropriation and next by the expenditure
under that head during the fiscal year: For
salaries S3.S50.00. -, 77S; police officers and
extra police, $500, IS 6932o: public schools,
$4,000. Sa, Sss.66 chain gang, $500 sI7s7s;
pumps and repairing. 900, S321.1S printing
and advertising, S450, S525; poor and work.
house and outdoor poor, $1,000, s3,9 4.l3; fire
department S3.600, S3. SO; the courts and
Jail. s. 600. So 9l746;law expenses s400 s454 "a;
repairs and expenses Of public property. $500.
S975. 16; expenses Of city council and OF con-.
tingencies. $500, S926-3S; coroner's inquests
800, S70.50; expenses of elections, $3.50. S164:
ground rents, 800, s100; board OF.
health SOS, Sl4; dog licenses $50 81: nublie
debt and interest on same. $3S. 100 s49. .27
1t will be seen that except the school fund.
chain gang; poor fund, coroners inquests, cleo
tions, board of health meetings and dog iicense
expenses, all the items of expenditure oyerran
the appropriations.
New ScHooL---It is thought that owing to tho
additional applicants for places in the primary
department OF the public schools, it will be me-
cessary to open new primary school for small
boys and girls next school year. Miss Ada
Grgg and Miss Cora Tatsapaugh are candidates
for the teachership.
HELD FOR PEACE BoxD.-Louis E. Payne. =
Washingtonian. formerly count, court clerk here
who was recently slightly wounded hy +. Burke.
ls held By the police here. He IL so ac.ated and
nervous that the examination of the charge Of
conduct against him has been post
poned until be RECEIVERS.
HOME AGAIx.-The Alexandrians who visited
Culpeper yesterday arrived home last night, DE-