Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-19
CITY AND DISTRICT.
District Govern ment Affairs.

Commissioner Morgan is absent from the city
to-day to attend a meeting Of the board of di-
rectors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal COM
pany at Annapolis.
Inspector Entwisle has notified Mr. Charles
Curtin. agent. that the houses zoos and 1910 4th
street northwest. which We're damaged by the
late storm, are in dangerous condition. and
that he must reconstruct them within ten days
from date.
THE ASPHALT NUISANCE.
The following letter has been received by the
District Commissioners and by them referred to
the engineer department:
WASHINGTON, July 16, 1881.
The Honorable Commissioners:
GENTLEMEN: In the creation and continuation
of the Understandable, sufiOcatin@, poisonous as
phatum stencil in such localities as to smother,
envelOp and permeate hundreds. perhaps thou
sands Of families at their homes in Washington
who are unable to escape from it unless by the
abandonment of their homes. so much audacity
is displayed that it can hardly fail to arrest and
concentrate the attention and consideration OF
the whole people. The material emitting this
foul stencil in its manufacture is required upon
work solely controlled by the Commissioners
who hold their authority for the preservation
and promotion of the interests, welfare and hap
pineSs of the people. The surroundings of
Washington present unlimited facilities for its
manufacture without injury to any, and the
simple requirement by the Commissioners in the
contracts for work that this should be done ap-
pears TO he all that is or has been necessary to pre-
vent the introduction Ofthis poison into the other
wise defenceless homes of the people here. The
case presented is therefore that of city poisoned
By sections byand through the act of the govern
ing power. There appears To be no remedy tut
to wait the recovery of the President and pre-
sent this great crime to him for his consideration
anu action. II. SPAIDiNG.
PAVEMENT CONTRACTS Aw ARDED.
The Commissioners to-day awarded the con-
tract for the work of laying the stone pavement
On Virginia avenue. between 9th and 18th
streets southwest. to Edward Lynch. at
81 $50 81 The work of LAYING the granite block
pavement on 4 street between Maryland ave
nue. and III street southwest. was awarded to 7.
MalOney. the next lowest bidder after the bid of
Messrs- Hines 81 Cudmore, which was informal.
The bid OF T. Naloney was S93.i5l.
PROPOSED NEW BUILDINGS.
Building permits issued by Inspector Entwisle
AT hing. TO erect twO-st0ry dwelling. Bridge
between Green and Washington streets George
tcwn; cost S1.0O0. Mrs. Fitzhu@h Coyle. to
erect five twO-story dwellings, Riggs. between
18th and 18th streets northwest: cost 1900.
These houses are for tenements. % by So feet
two stories and cellars. pressed brick fronts fiat
mansard roof. brick corniceS and stone trim
min1s.
AN OHIO MAN VISITING OUR CHARITABLE INsTI-
TUTIONS.
Yesterday afternoon Commissioner Dent ac-
coEpanied Gen. Brinkerhoff OF the Ohio state
board of charities. through the aims and work
house buildings and the Industrial Home School
at Georgetown. The General expressed HIM
self as well pleased with the condition and man
aeement OF the affairs at the first named stating
that II was equal in appointments and discipline
10 any similar institution in the country. He
tnOught the sleeping apartments should ALWAYS
be separated and each independent i'm ventiia-
tion- This is not the case in the new work
house. as many as nine inmates being lodged in
The same ROOM Of the new system now being
introduced there. for grouping the children in
families and erecting separate dwellings, for
them Gen. BrnkenhOf stated that ne had not
given the matter much thought bat his impress
Ions are that it would not work So satisfactorily
Ii wouid be mere expensive. besides. as a mat
Ter OF discipline and supervision, he thought
the community system the best To-day he is
visiting the Deaf ard Dumbas ylum. accompanied
BY Secretary Tindall.