Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-12


The Bigelow Blue Stone Company Of New
York, to the use of Samuel j. Kitchle, has en-
tered suit against the District OF Columbia for
f9, Ass 49, the amount claimed to De due for stone
furnished during the year 1875, which the Dis
trict refuses to pay on the ground that 1t has
adv need &c. 81. so on payment OF freights, and
the amount has not been refunded.
The mortality Of the District last week was
IS. being q less than the week previous. or the
decedeDts 80 were white and Sc colored. The
disease that swept OF the greatest number was
For the same period there were As births re-
p0rted-A white and 81 colored.
ATTORNEY RIDDLE ON MILK FOR BABES.
Attorney Riddle yesterday transmitted to the
commissioners an opinion regarding the petit
city, demonstrating In effect against the en-
1Orcement OF the regulation forblddng the keep.
liz OF cows in the city. Mr.. Riddle says: "Thia
view. On inquiry fnd that Mr.. Padgett now
only prosecutes the cases against purely dairy
Keepers where they manage their premises In
sucn slovenly and filthy Way as to be nuls-
ance IN fact. He holds with me that where
parties are keeping one or two COWS for the
primary purpose of supplying themselves with
pure milk. there is no penalty against selling
the surplus to others We cannot advise dis
regard or suspension OF this nor any other
law. You have no power to do that We will
try to so enforce this law as TO secure the
largest amount Of real good'
Mr.. RIDDLES OPINION IN THE STEAMBOAT
WHARF CONTEST.
Attorney Riddle has submitted to the Com.
missioners supplementary opinion In the
matter of the application OF the president OF
the Upper Potomac Steamboat Company. in
reference to the occupation of wharf at the
foot OF NJ street The controversy is between
IL and the ferry company. The Upper Potomac
company had the use OF the wharf In consider
alton OF removing the debris and deposit which
had accumulated, which 1t did. Thereupon the
Terry company dropped q boat into the thus
improved dock, (for dock 1t proves to be, With
d N O n Of on r fx-fr fP IFS
wharf, thus made accessible. The opinion
says: The Potomac company asks to have It's
rights enforced by the Commissioners and this
In the premises recommended ACTON bY the
Commissioners. IC now appears that the ferry
company owns or has the right OF using the
wharf to which the boat is tied, and the dock
is too narrow TO admit the vessels of both com.
panies at the same time. / confess this to me
seems to present the case In an entirely new
light. l do not see what power the Commits
sioneIs have to hitch tug to the ferry COM
wharf. nor do see that they can intervene In
the case at all. The Potomac company under
stood the position of things when 1t cleared the
COCK, and, as It seems to me. should have had
about Its use. think 1t Is matter entirely
between the two companies, In which the Com
mlSsioners cannot be called upon to intervene.
DUMPING PLACES.
The following have been designated by the
Commissioners as places where all street, yard
and alley sweepings and cleanings, and eartn
from excavations not otherwise provided for,
shall be depoSited:-N street, between 9th
street and Rock creek; G street northwest, be-
tween nth and 18th streets; Canal street SOUTH
west, between 1st and South Capitol; street
northeast, between North Capitol and 1st; 65h
street, between L and NJ; also, Ii the owners
permit, the square bounded by P and Q and
18th aud 18th streets northwest.
CURTAILMENT OF FIRE LIMITS.
the commissioners. yesterday, issued an or i,
as follows:-"The city OF washington, except
that portion east OF 18th street east and south
OF i street street south; and that portion Of the
City Of Georgetown bounded on the north by
Broad and SJh streets, on the west by the
boundary line Of the city of Georgetown on
the south by the Potomac river, and on the
east by the city Of Washington, within which
1t shall not be lawful to construct or erect any
wooden building"
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY BY PUBLIC SCHOOL
BOYS.
communication to the trustees OF the public
schools, calling their attention to letter
which was sent them by the Commissioners
last october, respecting the destruction of
property. &C, by pupils OF the public schools.
In which they advised the prompt expulsion OF
every pupil so offending. The Commissioners
are again compelled to refer to this subject,
because OF repetitionS Of certain oi the repre-
hensible acts which gave rise to their former
communication, notably, bOiSterous behavior,
and wanton mutilation and destruction of trees
Force school building, and ask the application
OF the most vigorous means to correct the evil,
which is discreditable to the management OF
the school