The Evening critic., 1881-08-03
nis,rict Goyernment Notes.

"A ntttinR VI UnC lTt DUtIu WI po
held tonight.
Ten hundred and ffty-six dog.tags
have been issued to date.
The Poundmaster's report, sent in to-
day, shows 1853 canine tramps disposed of in
seven days.
--Forty-two arrests were made by the
police during the twenty-four hours ending
at 8 a. M to-day.
Samuel McKeevcr and Dorsey Denny
will build frame dwellings in the county
at a cost of 800 each.
William Bartholomaes liquor license
was renewed to-day to do business at 1705
Seventh street northwest.
VIM. A. Barker received the contract
to-day for withdrawing the public schools
of the first division at $5S.
Thomas Cooper will build new dwell
ing on First street southwest, between |
and X streets, to cost 5000.
"A permit for making the repairs to
Willard's Hotel was taken out to-day. The
expense was estimated Mt $4,000
Tho improvements to the house of
Truck b have been completed. The build
ing has been reprinted and reroofed.
The Inspector of Buildings notified
Charles Walker that he was ready to inspect
the Metropolitan church stceple at once.
Jenny Meyer, liquor dealer; Hermon
Throupfoudt, produce dealer, and George
Zouhornd, hack driver, were licensed to-
day. .e-. ~. l--
Residents of square 725 wrote to the
Commissioners to-day calling attention to
the filthy condition of the alley in that
square.
Residents of square 1903, through their
attorney, applied to-day for payment for
property condemned in that square for an
alley.
Dir. Chapins laborers turned out in force
to-day to receive their monthly pay and
surrounded the Columbia building for sew
eral hours.
The Commissioners have authorized
Contractor Reynolds to continue the filling
up of Eighteenth street until work on some
alleys in that vicinity is completed.
The Commissioners have declined the
request of the Mutual Union Telegraph
Company to be allowed to run wires on the
poles already erected for the use Of the fire.
alarm telegraph. CI fe
/ William Oscar Roome, chief of the
special assessments division, will leave
town on Saturday on months leave o
absence. He will make trip through
New York and Pennsylvania.
| Hc CoubluCO ciOcpihb thO ~
school building on square 446 was to-da,
formally awarded to Bright & Humphrey
who were the lowest bidders, as stated
previously in THE CRITIC. The bid i
$7639l.
Mr.. John X. Adams wrote to-day t,
{ the Commissioners, complaining that
| ditch which extends across Fifth street, be
, tween X and i streets southeast, is con
slant source of accident to vehicles passin,
along that street.
I: Slight alterations are being made il
D some of the minor details of the new Hig
: school plans to reduce the expense and al
0 low wider margin for contingent eS
: penses. The School Board will report o
I; the subject tomorrow.
Fourteen persons were admitted to TIL
Government Hospital for the Insane durin
July by order of the Commissioners, an
9 three of those formerly admitted were di
u charged, according to the monthly repol
, : furnished the Commissioners to-day.
- Lien certificates against the follow
q ing streets were issued to-day: Eight
:, west, from + to Water; G south, from Sout
:, Capitol to Second streets; M south, frol
: Sixth east to Eighth east; Fifth west, frol
:, 0 north to Boundary; Greene. from Bride
to Water; Thirteenth west, from N mort
to @ north south, from Second east
Sixth east B north, from First east
, Fourth east; First east from l south to
: south.