Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-13
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Mr.. Riggs viii.

will Of the late G. W. Riggs Of this CITY, The
will was made in 1867 and leaves all Of his prop
erty to his children. IL being equally divided
among them. The delay i'm probafing the will AZ
due TO the absence of Mr.. Alexander Elliott. who
is the executor. IL Is not known how much the
deceased left 10 his heirs. That viii only be de-
termined after careful Investigation His prop
erty included vast amounts OF real estate In this
city, IN St Louis and other cities in the west.
III is estimated that the interest of the deceased
IN the banking firm Of Riggs a Co. Of this city.
constituted about one-third OF his estate Since
ne died two new members have been admitted 10
the nrm.-Mr. L. Lawrence Riggs. his Youngest
oon oon, anu nr. Aiekander Elliott. for many years
connected with the New York house The
business of the bank will he conducted as here
toiore under the same firm name i'm Washing
ton and New York. The will will he prohated
az soon as the executor arrives In this city and
completes arrangements for that legal require
ment. There Is no truth in the report that the
deceased left no viii or that ii had been lost
District Covernment Affairs.
ut Gottfr Conradi. from Chrisiiania Norvav
called at the health Office yesterday TO examine
into the health department system. He Is con-
nected with the health and sanitary department
OF that place. and is in search of ali the knowl-
edge he can obtain touching sanitary matters.
ESTIMATES SUBMITTED BY MR.. ENTwIsIE
MI Entwisle, inspector of buildings. has sub
mltted estimates for his Office for the fiscal year
lSS2 81. as follows: Salaries. including that for
draughtsmen. and for stationery 81 2Sa repairs
TO market houses 81 900: police stations and
police court $500 work and almshouse 81 600:
engine houses, Sl5oo: school houses. $4,000:
eNcayating and underpining east half of Nallach
school, $500: enclosing and improyiny .rrounds
AT Force school. S2.4l0; enclosing and improy-
ing grounds al II street high school Ssli9 40:
enclosing and improving grounds at 10th and u
streets school. S4.6l0; enclosing. &c grounds
at lst street and Massachusetts, avenue school
e2.S23 steam heating for same. S. 500; enclos-
ing. &c. grounds at 10th and ii streets school.
II l,291.5o: steam heating same. So 500: enclos-
ing. &c. grounds at Anacostia school SSSS 50:
same at Bladensburg road school, $3.50.
SECRETARY TTNDAILs ANNUAL REPORT.
Dr. VIM. Tindall. secretary of the Board OF
District Commissioners. to-day submitted to
them his annual report, in which he says: "No
progress has been made i'm the old record divis-
Ion, because of the necessity for employing the
clerks provided for that work i'm other depart
ments OF the District government. I renew my
recommendation of last year respecting the de-
STABILITY Of placing this work under the super
vision of an officer who shall give his exclusive
attention To it." He recommends that MIR.
Frank ii. Loring, messenger clerk in his Office
be promoted to a clerkship
THE FoUR-AND-A-HALF STREET TMPRovFNEN
A delegation of South Washington citizens and
property holders waited on the District Com
mlssioners to-day to urge the completion of the
relaying of4l street. which they think Is being
unnecessarily delayed. The Commissioners sent
Tor Lieut.. Greene. who explained that the work
the contractors for furnishing stone blocks not
coming quite upto time. but that when Virginia
avenue (Which is being paved with the same
Kind of materially is completed. attention would
be then given 10 finishing A. ) street This work
would all be completed before November next.
The delegation went away satisfied.
TAXING MEASURES TO KEEP THE STREETS CLEAN.
The Commissioners yesterday sent a commu-
nicatlon to Major Brock. again calling his at
tention To the almost total disregard of the law
forbldding the placing of refuse substances of
any KIND whatever in the streets, avenues gut
ters. and highways Of this city. Experience.
the communication says. has shown the neces-
slty of avery strict observance of the law touch
ing this important matter. MANY of the sewers
were choked up by refuse by the flood of yes-
terday. which indicates that the law has not
been executed against those who have offended
In TINS respect. lou are hereby directed at
once 10 take the most positive and energetic
measures to prevent such infractions of the law
and 10 cause the arrest of any person or persons
who NAV be found violating the same vouwill
especially direct the ieutenants of each precinct
that the officer of each beat must report the san
ltary condition of his beat daily. and that the
sergeant must inspect each officers beat and re-
port Its condition. When beat is found i'm an
uncleanly condition the officer unless he can
give satisfactory reason for the same will be
reported Tor gross neglect of duty and made to
answer before the trial board on charges. The
commissioners cannot let this occasion pass
without impressng upon the minds of all con-
cerned that the health of the District is of nara
mount importance. and that all possible vigil
ance on the part of all its officers should be eyer-
cised to further the same. and the comfort of the
citizens increased 10y all means i'm their power"
BUILDING PERMITS
issued 10y Inspector Entwisle: Henry T. Easton
repair brick $50 street southeast 600: trus-
tees Providence Hospital. build portico. &c. to
hospital, $780, A. w. Shies build addition to
frame 1916 1th street southwest. $500: Leopold
onensteln. make addition to frame corner llth
and ID streets northeast. 81 500; John l.. Vogt,
erect stable in alley rear of 622 street north
west, $3.50 o. +. Presbery. repair brick 9Ol
street northwest, s400; Alex. II. Jones a. Son.
erect store and dwelling 10th street and vir-
ginia avenue. s1,700: John X Pfeil. repair
frame corner 22d and streets northwest $500