Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-23
District Government Affairs.
ALONG PETITION AGAINST THE AsPHALrNr]

LUNG PETITION AGAINSTTHE ASPHALT NUISANCE.
A petition over eleven feet long, signed by
oiS citizens and property holders in the north
eastern section of the city against the location
of the Asphalt rendering nuisance on North
Capitol, between and L streets, belonging to
Messrs. Fletcher. Murdoch ard Baily, paving
contractors, was handed to the Commissioners
yesterday afternoon. To-day the health officer
notified the asphal company to discontinue the
nuisance at once.
A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Superintendent of property John B. Clarke.
yesterday afternoon sent complaint to the
Commissioners that for some time past without
his consent horses have been taken from the
public stables by the foreman of engine COM
pany No. 4, or some one of that COMPANY by
his direction and used; that on Sunday last one
OF che police ambulance horses. was used and
another horse kept for the assessors use was
taken; that the latter was found in his stall
early the next morning with dry sweat coated
into his hair, showing that the animal had been
badly used and not properly grOOMed when re-
turned MIR. Clarke further states that the fore
man OF the company claims to have authority
from the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department
to use any of the District horses when in his
Judgment one is needed. He recommends that
as soon as horse can be spared he be au-
thOriZed to turn it over to this company for the
exclusive use Ofthe Fire Department; and that
it be fed from the forage of that department, Re-
ferred to the Chief Engineer
1t is stated by the officers Of the fire DEPART
ment, and will be SO reported to the District
Commissioners to-day, that the horse in ques-
ton was used to haul fuel to keep the Cooling
apparatus for the relief of the President going
in accordance with general instructions of the
fire department to use all means and appliances
available in the emergency growing out of the
Presidents illness.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: Patrick Sullivan,
T. A. Anderson, erect two twO-stOry dwelling
F, between ~ and 9th southwest; So, 6OO
THE TOY PISTOL INVESTIGATION
Health Officer TOwnshend has taken stems to
investigate the recent deaths from lockjaw.
caused by wounds inflicted with the toy pistols
He will request the history of each case from
the physicians in attendance, and classify the
records. One object of this examination is to
determine whether the lOckjaw was produced in
the ordinary way or whether there is not some
peculiar poisonous quality in the powder used
in the pistols.
THE COST OF POLICEMAN DUBOIS DEFENCE.
Acting First Controller j. Tarbell. in reply to
the letter of the District Commissioners of the
2lst inst, in relation to certain costs in the suit
against VIM. Dubois, member of the Metro
pOlitan police, and asking the opinion of the
controller as to what fund said costs would
costs can be paid out of the appropriation for
judicial expenses.
THE SCHOOL REPAIR FUND
the school committee on buildings and repairs
have sent report to the District Commissioners
in which they state that the appropriation for
repairs Tor the year beginning july 1881 should
be divided among the several school divisions as
follows: list division, S1.379.6O I'd do, 1882 20;
Sd do. SS36.GO; 4th do, 81, 1870; 5th do.
81 ,OO6.S0 9th do, $40, 18th do. 81 COO This is
reduction of 20 per cent on the original esti-
mate, making altogether S79Ol. 40. and leaving
reserve fund of 50 1913 GO for rppairS in case of
emergency. The paper has been referred to the
building INSPECTOR