Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-14
District Government Affairs.

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watson referred TO the Commits sionrrs oy direc-
ton OF the President, submitting for ronsidera-
tion proposition relative TO the organizing of
Labor market for the assist ance or tnose In
need or employment, the Commls ioners in
form Mr. Watson th6J his 'propos.ttOn NAV be
a good one but Involves an org inized system TO
nor means TO establish
Hon. ID. B. Anger. city postmaster has sent
a communication TO the Commits toner's. stat
ing that the cobble-stone pavement on & st reef
o5tween 9th and 9TH streets has bacome so
much out OF repair that II is almost impass-
able fer the heavy mail wagons that are con-
Staouy receiving and unfolding mall matter
aGd asks that the matter receive early attep-
uoh; refe5red TO the engineer co nla ssfOner.
Tie commissioners have issued an order that
tie Mutual Union Telegraph company be
loved TO erect a line OF telegraph poles and
wires down sherman avenue TO 10Th street
west aid boundary; dowR said 10 h street TO w
street north; on w 10 l2Jh street vest; down
-l2fh TO street north, and stop at the last
named roinJ untu further orders
Collector COOK Is making dlstra'nts daily for
personal taxes. To-day his deputies brought
10 Eorse aud business wagon OF Mr.. NJ Har-
rls, merchant OF Georgetown, delinquent IN
his personal tax It was sent to The District
proi eIty yard, where il Will be sold IL not re-
deemCd.
REFORM AT THE WASHINGTON ASYLUM
Mr. George A. Caswell, intenient OF the
Washington Asylum, has put a force OF about
twenty laborers at work grubbiny ana clearing
IN the old magazine grounds prep lratory TO
pioWlng the entire twenty acres enclosed. It
is his purpose TO use such Fertilizers as
Can be procured from the asylum grounds
aid get paying crop OF vegetables
for use of the asylum In return, which crop
VIII 60 far towards the maintaiueace OF the
paupers. The long frame bdildilys used as
narTackS and store rooms by the government
be VIII have reconstructed, Windows put In,
rCciAs made and chimneys erected suitable for
hospital Tor the aged colored people who are
Lot well provided for at present.
wARNINGs FROM THE BUILDING INSPECTOR.
Mr. w. Il. Weob has been notified that the
condition or the building. 1890 psqasylyania
avenue northwest, Is such that the Inspector
says be cannot longer take the resp Dnslbilty
ana Unless IL is removed within thirty days it
viii be condemLed aid taken down.
Building Inspector Entwisie mas "a irassed
note TO Mr. Edward Weston reminding him that
he has not provided the four nre csc apes for hi
French flat house at the corner or Yer lont ave-
nue. and 14th street, as required aud that he
must provide the building with them within
thirty days.
The b1ilding inspector has addr ssed note
| TO I. j. McNamee that he has IN l1e eXamina-
ton OF the house 9l4 Rhode Island avenue, for
which he is agent, and finds the excavation
made Ia the cellar so far below the base OF the
walls as TO make them dangerous as 10 case
| the earth under the walls should become
saturated With water the banks would certainly
yield with the weight He hotihf-s him that
| The walls must be underplnne1 within thirty
days.
The trustees OF the Second Baptist church,
3lS Sd street northwest, have been notified that
Tue DullQlllp OWneu Dy J0aJ C1lrcl, $40 81
street, is SO dilapicated as TO render &c danger
GUS TO life and limb. and Is therefore con-
demned and must be removed within thirty
days. The trustees or the John Wesley church
on Connecticut avenue, between l. and Nj
streets northwest, have been notified TO make
alterations In the manner OF carrying OF the
water from the roof OF that church.
THE LOST sRwBR CERTIFICATE COUPONS AGAIN.
The Commissioners are Ia receipt OF a COPY
| OF letter from Mr.. Daniel Donovan. clerk
| in charge OF records or the late board OF
audit, 10 Mr.. John T. Ninson, District auditor
and controller, Ia which he states that ''in CON-
| phance With the request OF Hon. James Gil
| tfllan, Treasurer UuiJed States, contained In
| his endorsement under date OF April g. 1881
upon certain statements presented TO him by
| Mr. Moses Kelly, late treasurer OF the siuk1ng
| fuId or the District OF Columbia dated April
| .st instant, relative 10 detached coupons OF
sewer certificates, amounting 10 Sl3,5S0, died
Dy The late commissioners or the sinking fund
| with the board OF audit, j respectfully report
| that i have carefully examined the books OF
| the LATE board OF audit, now in the possession
| or the Commissioners OF the District. aud as /
| have heretofore stated In my report 10 you.
lnd no record by said board OF any OF the state
| meDtS referred to ia said endorsement IL
/ further appears from said records that none of
| the coupons referred TO In the endorsement
| have been Included In any certificates Issued by
| the late board OF audit for conversion into
| three sixty I'VE bonds"