Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-06
CITY AND DISTRICT.
District Government Affairs.

District Commissioner Dent left the city lase
night for Bedford Springs. Pa. TO be absent for
week District Commissioner Twining pro-
poses TO leave next week for months absence
Commissioner Morgan will act a. president OF
the Board OF Commissioners during Mr.. Dents
absence.
The District Commissioners have referred TO
the nist controller of the Treasury a request
Oh John ). Knox for papers in the case OF an
alley in square SO. asking an opinion on the
same The question raised Is whether payment
Tor Land condemned and used" for a public
alley can be made when the alley is only na1iallv
opened.
Thus far there have been issued l 10 doc tags
only The poundmaster states that the dogs are
growing scarce. Ii that is so they manage TO
make more noise at night than they did when
there were more of them.
District Collector Cooks monthly statement
for July shows the total collections for that
month from the various sources TO have been
SIS, $4,000.
THE LEANING CHURCH SPIRF.
This morning Inspector Entwisle and Mr..
Charles Walker made a partial inspection OF the
Metropolitan church steepe To determine as to
its danger of falling during high winds but
came TO no conclusion and Will not until Mon
day next. They have employed the services of
Assistant Engineer McCoombs. who will make a
test with plumb line TO see how far il is out OF
place.
fHE CHARGES AGAINST THE INSPECTOR OF
PLUMBING DISMISSED
The charges preferred by Mr.. J. l. Atchinson.
dong business as plumber on l4th street against
inspector of Plumbing Robinson. which were
sent 10 the District Commissioners were re-
fefred by them Ia the health officer, who after
an investigation reports To the Commissioners
that he does not think the inspector had any in
tention of interfering with Mr.. Atchinson's busi-
ness In this case. He had been instructed i'm re-
gard to the Importance of and recognizes the
necessity for strictly avoiding interference by
word or deed in any private business. He has
shown himself a painstaking and careful officer
during his three years connection with the
health department. He recommended the dis
mlssal OF the charges, which report was this
morning approved by the Commissioners.
REFoRNAToRY INSTITUTIONS.
commissioners Morgan returned last night from
his visit to Baltimore. where in COMPANY with
the managers of the reform school. he visited the
several charitable institutions of that city. He
reports the systems employed there as very
good. and that all expressed themselves web
pleased. especially with st. Mary's Industrial
School, Catholic institution. and the house Of
refuge. which is sustained by appropriations
from both city and state. In both of these in
stitutions there are little upwards of 200 in-
mates. mostly youths and the industries enl-
ployed are shoe making. making of clothing
willow baskets and other light and useful en-
ployments which are learned by the boys and can
De utilized by them as paving trades after they
leave the institutions At the same time the
proceeds OF their labors 20 far towards support
ing the establishments. The purpose is TO make
tour of the several institutions of this kind in
the various states, with the view of selecting
such industries as will be best suited to the in
dustrial home school and the reform school Of
TINS District. They propose in a short time to
make trip TO the colored boys reformatory i'm
Prince Georges county, a state institution.
which has been very successful i'm educating col
0red youth TO useful employments. and divert
ing them away from ideness and crime.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued hV InSnpetor Entu-SIa. nr Tahor Jobp
son. repair brick. corner 10th street and n. Y.
avenue northwest 5000; J. j. Hester. repair
brick. 1o41 18th street northwest $780, James
fraser. erect two-story dwellings, Va. avenue,
between 9Th and 10th streets southwest. IS 600; A.
j. Bidder, erect 2three-story warehouses; c. be-
tween 9th and 10th street northwest 5000.