Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-25
District Government Affairs.

Ill d Iotc W lHe commissioners lnIenOa0J
CasWell. OF the Washington asylum, requests an
investigation of the charge made against him by
a morning newspaper of turning man out of
the asylum hospital put there for treatment of
mania pOrtu. He says he knew nothing of the
admission until he had walked out.
In response to an application for the erection
OF street lamps on. College Hill Lieutenant
Greene states that as there appears to be no law
to prevent the destruction Of lamps outside of
Boundary street he recommends that they be
protected and kept in repair, and that if the
parties interested will furnish and erect lamps
the Commissioners will light them.
The Commissioners have notified Mr.. H. A.
Willard that Mr.. J. c. Willard has made COM
plant of the occupation of portion OF the alley
adjoining his premises. in square 254, for space
OF 81 by 15 feet for private purposes. The Com
missiOners say that unless the authority for such
occupation is exhibited to the Commissioners on
or before the 2Sth instant they will have to
direct the removal of the obstruction forthwith
The Commissioners in reply to communica-
ton from parties living on 26th street, in rela-
tion to the Improvement of that street. state
that this street was recommended for pavement
with granite blocks last April, and the recon-
mendation was approved. The blocks, they
state, are not coming as rapidly as anticipated
but they think the work can be completed be-
fore winter.
RESIDENTS ON ALLEYS.
Doctors D. B. Street. B. NJ. Beall and J. Wal
tei, d cohiIiittee representing the physicians TO
the poor have addressed a letter to the health
officer calling attention to the urgent necessity
for naming the alleys Throughout the cities and
numbering or REMEMBERING the houses located
thereon. They recount the difficulties under
which they labor in responding to calls in the
unnamed and unnumbered alleys. and say that
the naming and numbering, if DONE would facil-
ltate greatly the discharge of their duties and at
the same time add very much to the convenience
OF the general public. DR.. TOWnshend in for
w apfii M
slOners says: ''The suggestion of the physicians
is an important one, and trust it may be found
convenient to act fayOrably thereon at an early
day"
IN REPLY TO A REQUEST
OF parties living on 18th street, asking that a
also that the street lamps be placed on that
road. the Commissioners state that the apprO-
priatlOns by Congress are for specific purposes
and the only appropriations for the roads outside
OF the city limits are for repairs of county roads:
that to construct plank sidewalk is not max
ing repairs. They say that there is an appro-
priatiOn for purchase of materials for permit
work. and that under this. either brick or lum-
Der could be bought and furnished to the parties,
provided they will lay Che walk at their own ex-
pense.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: John j. Schladt.
repair brick. 69 High street. Georgetown; $40.
Young estate, repair brick, southeast corner
Louisiana avenue and 9th street northwest;
$500.
COULD Nor IDENTIFY HIS AssAnANT.-
William alias Alexander Brown, who was
charged with beating another young white man,
named John E. Smith, with blackjack on
Pennsylvania avenue last Friday night, was
put on trial in the Police Court yesterday.
Smith testified that he is bartender for George
Mantz, and was walking up PENNSYLVANIA
avenue on the night in question and was struck
from behind by some unknown person and
knocked senseless and then beaten. His ewes
were very black and his face and head had
several cuts and bruises on them, which he said
was done at the time of this assault. AS he
could not identify the defendant as the man
who assaulted him, the charge against him was