Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-04
CITY AND DISTRICT.
District Government Affairs.


lining the system of various industries connected
with the reformatory workshops Of that city. Ie4
Is the purpose to Introduce some new industries
In the reform school Of this city.
| TOO HIGH TO GET POTOMAC WATER
In answer to an application from the managcrSi
! OF the Reform school for a supply Of Potomae
water TO that institution. the Commissioners en-
close a report upon the subject by Surveyor For
syth. who states that 'the Level of the Reform
schools floor is 2l6.S2 feet above the city datum,
The level of the Potomac at Great Falls lis l<Sr
feet above said datum, 7l.s2 feet below the
level oil the floor Of the Reform school"
CONTRACT AWARDED.
The contract for building the 100 stalls In the
| new Northern market-house has been awarded
TO Mr. Daniel Smith. at $50.
| THE NEW sCHooL-BUfIpING PLANS
The District Commissioners to-day received
the plans for the two new school-buildings from
Architect Clark, 10 be erected in the second schoo1
division. The specifications had already been
received.
THE 3-6S SCHOOL FUND BOMBS
None OF the 3-65 bonds of the Washington
school fund have been cancelled as has been
announced. IL Is question whose duty II IL 70
cancel them. whether the District auditor and
treasurer or the commissioner Of the sinking
fund. The disposition of these bonds under the
law, is regarded 10y the Commissioners as non
sense, because they say. by the cancellation iu-
place of the sale of the bonds the school fund
will be benefited 10 the extent OF the par valuc
only. Had the act been drawn authorizing the
bonds to be sold and the proceeds applied for ,
the school fund. the premium would have been
added. which. together with the appreciation Of
the bonds since purchased. would have amouufeth
to Sia 600 more than the original amount which
was $4,000. This difference has accrued by
luGicious Investment of the fund bV the District
commissioners. In connection with this matter
Is another showing the advantages of a.
similar investment by the Commissioners. In
lSi, AN old gentleman of this city died. leaving, (;
10y will. S20000 To De invested so that the an i
nua Interest would be divided equally between
ia
the st. Ninccnt's Orphan Asylum after the pay
ment of stO annually to the Ebenezer Station |.
Sunday school of East Washington. The money ]
was invested at that time in per cent corpora
Iion bonds. which a few wears since were REL
deemed by the sinking fund commissioners ana {,
the District Commissioners at once re-invested
the amount in 3-65 District bonds at S5s. cents.
making the permanent amount s.3.3 800 instead
OF $4,000. on which the annual interest il now /.
SSp0.45, which II paid over to the benefciaries
as above, semi-annually These bonds are now
ar premium.
COMPLAINING OF THE ASPHALT Nuisance.
! communication was received by the COM
mssoners to-day from large number of citi-
zcns headed by Mr.. f. A. Pcugl of the north
eastern section of this city, representing the in
creased annoyance from the asphalt mill. on the
corner OF and North Capitol streets and that il .
is becoming unbearable. They state that they
have been led TO believe that this would be
abated. but in place of IL it has been intensified.
BUILDING PERMITS
y.
erect two-story dwelling Boundary between
l4th and 18th streets northwest S2 600: Memo
rial Lutheran Church repair brick church on l4th
and streets. $3.50.
ODD FELLOWS NEW GRAND OFrrcERs.-st
the annual communication Of the Grand Lodge,
lc-o.F.. of the District of Columbia held last
evening. the following officers were installed for
| the ensuing year Or. John Edwin Mason
grand master; John Long. deputy grand master;,
Rev. Fred. A. Stier. grand warden Rev. p. H..
md L
treasurer: Charles +. Wells grand marshal: Rev.
Richard Emmons. grand chaplain: Samuel T.
Boss. grand conductor: Thos. W Greer. grand
guardian; George Dice grand herald
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET-At the Queens
town Drove Yards. on the Metropolitan Branch
B. and o. II. r., three miles from the city, Lewis
ID. Means, propretor.-TNesday l:B5 head of
cattle were offered. of which all were sold 10
butchers. at 4a5la cents per pound. 800 sheep
and lambs up: all sold. as follows: Sheep. Ia
AZ cents per pounds lambs. 5a614 cents per
pound. Cows and calves brought s25as45
The state of the market was fair
Ihe DFoyers Rest cattle sales Tuesday (re-
ported by L. E. Tayenner) are as follows:
29o cattle up and sold-best. 515c to see;
good, DC to 51zc.; medium fair 4S4c. to 5Lc;
nine steers. oxen and cows. SIC. to 4c l249
/ sheep and lambs-lambs Size. TO 63Le.; sheep.
3]s to 454c. Is COWS and calves, S2o.5o to s45.
BILL IN EQUITY.-Joseph Foertsch has filed
a bill in equity against john Wagner asking that
he be compelled to pay the purchase money for
lot lS6 in Bealls addition to Georgetown 'front.'
ing on Washington street Thomas bowling
auctioneer. sold the property for the plaintiff on
May 9th. 1881, and it was knocked down to the
defendant.
THEATER To BE REMoDE1Ep.-Mr. WIN.
| Stone Albert. the owner of the Metropolitan
Hall property. on street. between llth and
! 18th streets. has had plans made 10y Architect
Smithneyer, with the view of renoyatng en-
larging and undermining the old theater Ac-
c0rdlng 10 the plans there will be a new and
handsome front. with a tower projection in
which the entrance will be located This front
viii be forty feet high. The ground floor will
be occupied as at present. 10y stores. The audi
forum VIII. when completed, accommodate
about LOCO people.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Josi
johnson and Mary Burden: Charles Hahn and
Mollie Smith, both of Baltimore. Nd: Moses
Bradshaw and Sarah +. Austin; VIM. n. Thomp-
son and Matte Il. Clarvoe; Asbury Adams aud
Adene Digges.
INsANE.-Cornelia Shemoneck and Richard
Magee were sent to the insane asylum to-day,
both having been inmates there before, and dis
charged as having been cured.
AIexandrfa Affairs.
Reported for The EVENING STAR.
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY Poor RATE.-The care
ofthe pOorin Alexandria county has been for some
time. a fruitful source of jarring and COMPLAINT
Singulally enough the traditions of the war are
the local poor rate was made not long since to
the United States government. asking an inter-
ference, and the paper was referred by the de-
paitment TO Capt. Strong, at Fort Myer. OF
course, no military interference was possible. IL
is thought now that an effective arrangements
has been made for the equitable distribution OF
the poor fund. Formerly the county orders for
groceries did otspecify what groceries, and one
of the most obseryant of gentlemen i'm the
county, says the poor rate paid for whiskies and
tobacco. as well as meat and bread. Mr. Ben
Austin. the clerk. has devised a system Of ac-
counts and orders by which the specific article TO
be furnished TO paupers on the countys order is
specifled. and meal, meat moasses. etc. only
are allowed TO be furnished, except by special
orders. No grocery orders are allowed except
such as are detached from a record book whose
stubs show the whole transaction. Two other
account books complete the new system, and
with the efficiency and vigilance OF Supt. WI
bert it is expected that the poor will be cared
for with as much comfort and at less expense to
the taxpayers than heretofore.