The Evening critic., 1882-02-15
District Government Notes.

The Special Assessment Division has re-
vised the assessments against alley in
square 236.
George c. Camack will build brick
dwelling, to cost 81 ,675 at Nineteenth and
E streets northwest.
The schooners G.. w. Driver, Two
Sisters and Ale k Shinn, with cargoes of
oysters, arrived at the wharves yesterday,
w. Brice will build a brick ex-
tension to his house on Louisiana avenue,
near Sixth street, at an expense of l,225.
-Thessafety committee have been unable
to visit any buildings for several days but
will renew their Operations to-mor-
row.
Edward Temple, esq, received per-
NIT to-day to build a brick dwelling on
Virginia avenue, near Ninth street, at an
expense Of $3.50.
The liquor license committee at their
weekly meeting, this afternoon, approved
the applications of james Roche and John
Raedy and dissapproved those of VIM. II.
Right and John Ready.
The Commissioners have referred the
Rollins resolution to the assessor with the
Endorsement: "The assessor will make a
report in detail concerning liquor licenses
issued and other information requested"
The Commissioners have received a
communication stating that the residents
of Connecticut avenue have an intense de.
sire to see street-sweeping machine, and
request the city fathers to send the con-
trivance referred to out that avenue oc-
casionally.
The Parking Commission are making
arrangements for vigorous spring cam
paign. A large number of young trees will
be planted and the defective wooden tree
boxes will be replaced as rapidly as prac-
ticable by superior ones constructed of
metal.
"A delegation of residents of South
Washington waited upon the Commission
ers to-day, to protest against the taking up
| of the pumps in that locality. Major
| pumps would not be removed in any place
where the water was fit for use.
The compulsory vaccination of pub.
| lie school pupils who have not been sue
cessfully vaccinated within the space of
two years was commenced to-day. The
only school visited to-day was the Sum-
ner building, DR.. Jolle being the physician.
| Tomorrow number of schools will be
visited.
The trustees of the Nineteenth. street
Baptist Church have written to the COM
missioners stating that parties have en-
| deavored to get permit for an entertain
ment alleged to be given by said church.
The communication says that the church
has not applied for snch a permit and OBJ
jects to any outside parties using their
name to procure permits or other favors.
j. w. Thompson esq, having objected
to the entering on the books the money due
to the District for paving the streets ad-
joining the street-car tracks as a lien
against the real estate, the question was re-
ferred to Attorney Riddle, who to-day sub
| fa1 tC N;fatn hat fl,a 1aI,f Of la
railroad for this work could not be entered
as a lien against the property while the
questions involved were still pending in
court.
Mr.. p. ], Lauritzen, the architect to
the Inspector Of Buildings, has been in-
structed to commence tomorrow the
| preparation of plans for the reconstruction
of the Jefferson building. The plans will
be in accordance with the original design
of the building but will differ in some re
spects ir the interior arrangement of the
building. The walls and partitions will be
continued up to the roof. The artificial
ceilings will not be replaced, and the in
fiammable construction of the old building
will be avoided. Metal railings and slat,
steps will be built, and the passages anC
platforms will be made fireproof.
The Commissioners to-day received ;
reply to the requisition of Capt. G. A
Fleetwood, for one hundred improved
breech-loadng rifles for Company A, Wash
ington Cadets, and also requisition o
Thomas S. Kelly, for eighty simila
arms for the Capital City Guard. Th
Chief of Ordnance has reported as follows
"The District of Columbia has alread.
oyerdrawn to the amount of $4,000.
this requisition Is honored, IL will increas
the indebtedness of the District TO neaTl.
$1,000 This would absorb her quota unde
the law for arming and equipping tn
militia Tor the next ive years" Secretar
Lincoln has refused to provide the arm
| and eauipments requested.