Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-09
District Government Affairs.

In reply to a communication from DR.. C. r.
Purvis, surgeon in charge OF the Freedman's hos
pital, SITTING that there are eight imbecieS in
that hospital WHO have been residents or the Dis
trict for number of years, and asking to be.fur-
ingtOn asylum, the commissioners enclose to Dr.
PurviS a copy OF report of the commissioner and
intendant OF that Institution, and showing that
there are no accommodations for persons of un-
sound mind there.
The Commissioners have directed that gas
lamp be placed in front of the Fifth Baptist church.
on Vermont avenue, between @ and r streets
northwest.
Revslons have been made in special tax as
SessmentS on property in square 24S, by Mr.. RoOme
Id charge OF such duty.
DANGEROUS CROSSING.
In response to the application of a number OF
citizens, the Commissioners yesterday requested
the superintendent of the Baltimore and Potomac
railroad company to place fagman, at night, at
the corner OF Maryland avenue and 1lth street
BUILDINGS CONDEMNED.
me building inspector to-day condemned the
town) as dangerous structure, and Allows thirty
days for its repair. Also, house No .2SG9 street.
par OF demoIiton and the 'front.' WoSden 'Sr Sudng M
and One-stOry shed rear OF 1904 Congress street,
Georgetown. Thirty days are also allowed in this
case.
LIQUOR LICENSES APPROVED.
:, The Commissioners to-day approved liquor
licenses as follows: Richard w. Morgan, John B.
Reuth, Frank Kappel, James McGrann, Eberhardt
Koltman, George Schafer, John lyman, H. HOder-
man, Michael Clark, John Curtin, Richard Curtin,
William Fitzpatrick, John Gibbons and e. L. Tay,
ener, Sebastian Aman, Mary Brannagan, Geo. w.
Bauer, Bauer, Saml @ N, Bryan' James James Boyce, Bernard
Brown, John Corrigan, Patrick Casey, Joseph G.
Cook, Duffy Leanarda, w: j. Davis, Chas- Dtsmer,
A. David, Adrain England, Rosa EIsenbelss,
Inns, Joseph Finley, Gilbert Cannon, Geo. Holmes,
Joseph and John p. Hamlin, F. Herzog, George w.
Pn Fa a AssSf n
Barbara Phillips Reuben ROwZee, Henry Re1ter,
Matthew Rupert, James Richardson, wv, W: T.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: +. n. WARD, raise
brick, Sd street, No. 414, $500; Edward +. Lewis
street Streets I northwest, s:oo; Dr.: j. F. May, repair
building 1902 street northwest, 5000; Clark Mills
build shed on Bladensburg pike, county, $780,
Boy WITH PIsroL.-A ten-year-old colored
boy, named Lemuel johnson, was tried In the Po-
lice Court this morning for carrying pistol OFF,
Ger Barkley stated that another small colored boy
complain ed to him that the boy johnson drew the
Ing him a loaded pistol was found. The court sent
him to the w0rkhouse for 20 days, in default OF a
BURIED IN THE WRONG CEMETERY.-John M.
Mitchell, an undertaken, doing business at No. 913
Court to-day with having, on the 3lst OF October
last Inferred and disposed OF the dead body OF one
raps IN the
TO SO do. The government proved that Mitchell
got permit TO inter the body in the Young Mems
cemetery at Mt Pleasant, and buried It at Hills
defendant, told thecourt that it was mistake,
remarked that the public has a right to be pro-
tected against these mistakes and the undertakers
mgst De sure that the statement contained IN the
mates: And g g public policy that these regula-
son was murdered q foully dealt with, and the
body buried II this loose way, II could not be