Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-28
District Government. Affairs.

The work OF vaccinat.ng the poor OF the city is
gong steadily on. One OF the physicians last
Week vaccinated l,604 persons
The sale OF the FISH stalls in the Georgetown
narkeS house and the fish wharves in that city
taxes place this afternoon in Georgetown. and the
1Sh WhArveS ia Washington at O'Clock this after
noon at the Center market
water Registrar Cox and his assistants are busy
making up list OF delinquent water takers. lie
h;S already long list. and this mornlag started
out gang OF men 10 cut of the water They have
instructions to make no distinction out 10 Gu: II
OF In every instance.
THE NEW SCHOOL HOUSES
very good progress has been made during IN,
M EilIu Wlh,er weather uron the II, school houses.
ne one at the corner Of 10th and ii streets Is
cred In and much OF the inside work has bet
lonc, and the inside trmminCS are now being put
H. ms Is most substantial building. and VIII
accommodate twelve schools. The one at MasSa-
chcsettS avenue and 1st street is not quite as lar
5dvanced. The High school on street, and the
street school, on the Corcorau ma rktt S.,u 3re
are IN an advanced state. ani viii be finished
within the time specified in the contract.
COMPLAINT FROM SOUTH WASHINGTON
A delegation, consisting OF MtSSrl L. Culnane,
John A. Itcrman, Conrad Sbster and George No-
hlen, property-owners IN South Wasbin, ton. were
before tie Commissioners this morning TO ask
that + street, between Az street and Nirs2ia ave
nue., be paved With granite block They repre-
nted the dreadful condition OF that street, and
that lt was nearly impossible. Mr.. Culnauc
stated that II they want is an equit IDLE dStthu-
ton OF the money appropriated for street Improve
ments. They were all Taxpayers, ana were will
ing 10 pay taxes. but they arr not willing To see
all the expenditures made IN other see ions OF The
city, to the entire exclusion - the stree u IN their
section. During the last twenty-five years there
had not been a street batween Virginia avenue
ana the arsenal Grounds, and betweeG AZ street
ard South Capitol street. paved nor improved
not even with grlVel-and the mud and NTH rrIi-
DER the lives OF the people not only unpleasant but
unhealthy and unsafe. IL is not right. nd the
tlnlents until they have justice done them. Com
missioner DeuI said he would bring the subject
before toard meeting. and do the best he could.
II this street was the schedule streets 20 be
paved this season they may he able L. do some
thing. hut If not il would have to 90 over to neither
year. The authorities are now worsiag to get the
rotten wood paVementS out of the WAY. and would
90 All IN TIER power to serve the southwestern
portion OF the city.
BOWS AND ARROWS FOR USE AT FIRES.
Commissioner Morgan yesterday received the
following communication, and il Is a matter now
biiCre the board: ''Snme one proposed, IL the New
York Tribune, after the ire in the Obi BOriG build
ing. at which several lives were saved by n rope.
that fire engines, trucks. &c. should be provided
with BOWS and arrows and lines by which small
lne could be Shot into window, or room r,sf.
ana used TO haul up rope OF sufficient strength TO
save life. This equipment is very inexpensive
From what have seen O. the Potomac ArcherS (l
clup OF tsiiS clti) am convinced that it is entirely
practicable, and that with very little practice any
man MT to be fireman could shoot. with cord at
tacheo an arrow into any window in this city
Lewis W. MunSon Wis secretary of the Potomac
Archers last summer; captain, w. a. Blrtlett I
am sure that any member OF the club Young
enough to take active part IA these meetings would
gladly instruct any OF the firemen in the use OF the
bow ana that oae lfe thus saved by using this
universal The small line can generally be best
sent up unwrapped, around the head OF the arrow
as shown in a sketch accompanying TIE letter
VII you have the experiment tr!ed?r the Com
mlSsionerS thiGh wen Of the suggestion, AMI viii
most likely have it tried by the tireinen. Itwls
Gen. Me%S who made the su-geSt ion in the New
YORK Tribune Dis to bows and arrows.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisie: Isaac Beers, ernct
q two-StoFy dwelling. near UnontoWn county;
SI,oV. CoiuRlbuS Alexander, repair brick. 18th.
between New York avenue and G street north
West $500. Susannah 4. Evans, erect a two-story
dwelling. 2ist street, between Nj and \ streets
northwest: $500. NJ f. Coughn erect private
stable corner L st. and New Hampshire ave: $500
Francis Leonard, erect two tw0-St0ry dwellings
corner 1st and q sts. S.w.: S1,C00 Bernard Leo
naId, erect dwelling and store corner Sd and f
SIS. s.w.; 1.c0O. ThoS b. Ferguson. erect four
three-story dwellings,, St, bet nth and l5 h sts
NV: $4,000. Mary E. Cushing and Elizabeth
FaTney, erect a three-St0ry dwelling, E, bet. 9Th
ana 10th sts. NV: 800 Epiphany church, erect
brick chapel, 1916 MARYLAND ave. sw.: So $50.
Geo. Walker, erect a small dwelling, corner and
2t stS. Sc: 500. f. Imlofe. make addition to
brick, 1922 l. 81. NV: $500. VIM. woodward repair
frame, 935 Virginia ave S.w.: $40