Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-29
Di.tr,ct Governmcn, Affairs.

The Con m.ssloners issued an order this
afternoop. that from ana after the lst proxino
luu oia euildtpgs. ana viii detail such officNs
nom the Police force as by reason OF disability,
arising from age or exposure In the service. are
bot NJ Tor the more active duties IN all kinds OF
vesther as watchment at SAID buildiccs in
lieu OF those whose time OF service Will expire
on the 3oth Instant
The parking commission are making wonder
lul progress in righting up the trees. and Il Is
.nooeht that not more than twenty per cent OF
those PROSTATE viii be lost. Nes tree boxes
are are nslng pisced where found necessary ana
OLD ones sre being unkered up.
In reply tos note 10 the District Com
mlsSloners lrom MT. j. Ledyard Hodge asking
IN pehalf OF the Mutual Union Telegraph CON-
pany permission 10 run wire on the poles of
the fire alarm or police lines from the ori,e.
l4s0 New York avenue. 20 LeSls johnson a.
Co.'S ONCE and also 20 9th street ana louisiana
avenue. they state that they deciiRe to comply
with the request.
A petition has been received by the Commits
sionerS from citizens In the county asking that
pr Daring DE api olnted as physician to the
Foor N place OF Or. stone. Also a petition
nom oth,r residents and citizens asking that
Df s'one be continued as physician 10 the poor
Yesterday Mr.. W. O. Roome issued TAX Hen
certificates for NJ street south from az street
west 10 4th street east; 18th sire { west from
TO 'ueets north, and ID north from 4th 70
10 h stret Is east.
The Commissioners have issued an order thar
'herearter 30 leave OF absence viii be granted
clerks in this department for longer period
IMAM zen Gays, except In cases OF sickness or
Yesterday Health Onicer Townshend by let
Ter, requf sted MaJor Brock 10 cause assistance
TO De rendered MIN By the police force IN
preventing garbage and offals being removed
In open vehicles by couDtrymen aud dairymen.
He states that this practice interferes with the
regular service, ana is also nuisance
RESIGNATION OF SCHOOL rRCsrKE.
Dr. Arthur Christie. school trustee from the
m
the Commissioners to-day. This will make
seven vacancies TO ill In this board on the &C
OF July. Vacancies by Limitation 10 other d.
Visions are as follows: Benjamin Loveioy, lst;
4; A. Lambert, I'd; ID. w. Middleton. jr, 81:
Charles Nj. Matthews, 4th; Alexander Farley,
5tt; and Jas b. Nourse, 9th division.
THE PROPOSED NEw SCHOOL BrILDrSGs.
The commissioners have addressed note TO
MI Edw. J. Clark, architect OF the Capitol. fn-
forming him or the purchase OF school sites
Ole at the Intersection OF Massachusetts ave-
nue.. ISL and u streets northwes', qqare 6ls
al d northwest corner OF square SIS nth and ri
streets northwest. for SIS 0o0 lea wing s5i 900 of
the appropriation for the erection of school
buildings They request that lie viii furnish
as soon as practicable plans and specif cations
Tor Them 10 be submitted 10 the board OF school
trustees for their approval, as required by the
act OF Congress.
THE CONTRACT FOR REPARs OF BITUMrNous
PAYMENTS.
Tne commissioners have ordered that as the
flrm or A. Gleason Co., the lowest bidders for
tne Work or making minor repairs TO btu
mlnous payements for the next FISCAL year
have not complied with the conditions of the
instructions TO bidders which require that bid-
oeTs shall have been for reasonable time req
ulaIly engaged IN laying the pavement proposef
TO be put down, &C., the contract IS hereby
awarded 10 d. L. Crawford, the next bidder.
TELEGRAPH WIRES AND THE TREES
MI Leonard Whitney, manager Of the West
e eIn 1ioa Telegraph COMPANY. hss been In
formed by the District Commissioners, in reply
10 request from him that the trees De trim.
mt "a In places where they interfere with the
telegraph wires, that the parking commission
reports"ihat the trees on the streets mentioned
IN the request are mainly trees which have
been planted within four and i've Years ana
that IL would be barbarous to head them down
for Indefinitely hung telegraph wirea A com.
pete STOP should be put TO this At once-loy IA
Just as goCd as any other time. Let the wires
be Insulated, which has been and can again be
done. TO this complexion must it come az
last. The parking commission protest az ainst
this constant cry OF telegraph owners