National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-14
THE COMMISSIONERS,
Currcnt transactions ut the variOus Dis
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Building permits were issued yesterday TO Fred
stutE 10 build FIVE brick dwellings, corner Thir.
teenth aud r streets northwest, to cost $4,000
Patrick Stanton to build one brick stable ut 23l7
l. street northwest, TO cost $1,000; Drs. suddarth
and Herbert, to build one brick dwelling in alley
between and and Second and Third streets
northwest, to cost $3.50 Michael Clark, to build
one brick dwelling and store, corner and Twen.
tyfrst streets northwest, to cost 81 600; Sulson
Hutchlns and others. to erect one steam engine
and boiler, in alley between ID and = and Ninth
aud Tenth streets northwest TO cost l,200i Morris
Downs, to make repairs on street, between Ninth
and Tenth streets northeast, to cost 500; John
Hoover, to make repairs in county, u cost $3.50
Benton G. Davis TO make repairs ut 49i Il street
southwest to cost s,00O II. q. Patton, to make
repairs at HOG g street northwest to cost $3.50
Michael Clark, to make repairs Mt Twenty first
and l. streets northwest, 70 cost S20Oi John ii.
stewart to make repairs on Tenth street, between
n and streets northwest, to cost 500; Elliott &
Webb to make repairs corner Pennsylvania ave
nue. ana Fifteenth streets northwest to cost SlIOO.
Five cases of smallpox were discovered ycster-
day at 2Oj Virginia avenue southeast, three in II
family named Mitchell and two in family named
Butler living In the same house. They were ro-
moved to the hospital and the house thoroughly
John Hopkins was yesterday appointed a special
officer for the period of one year by the Commits
siOners.
The Commissioners have sent a letter TO Hon.
II. S. Neal, chairman of the House District Com
mitee, in regard TO H. r. 1872, to authorize tue
Southern Maryland Railroad Company TO extend
a railroad Into and within the limits of the Dis.
trict stating that considerable part or about
twenty miles OF the road mas already been con-
strictcd and operated, and that no objection gX-
lists to the extension through the District, as pro-
posed in the bill As nc road will cross two
county road9 near the city limits, the act should
Jv amended so as to require the company TO make
It's crossing above or below grade. They say they
are not informed as to the financial strength OF tile
company.
The Commissioners have informed Major Brock
that the First Comptroller of the Treasury has de.
a n
nently incapaCitated from performing duty from
any cause whatever are not entitled to pay aud
they have directed the Major to convene n board
consisting Of the police surgeons, inspector, aud
one police lieutenant, who are to inquire into the
cause of the disability Of such officers who are
known TO be permanently unfit for active duty
and TO report to the Commissioners AS carly ~
bosSible, with any recommendations he may think
tit to offer.
permit was granted at the Health ONCE ycstcr.
day 70 inter the remains of King David Liverpool
aged twenty-iour years
The safety committee were officially discharged
| yesterday afternoon by the Commissioners anc
| thanked for 'he faithful service they had rem
| dcred
Special License Agent Ran will to. day take on
warrants against the following persons for failure
TO show their licenses for eating bnrs John Beck
Louis Bctz b. Bryan, Robert Callahan, j. w. Denly
| A. Dettcrer, John English. Frank Forster, w.
Fuellng G. Godfrey d. Iaggerty, John Travers
| Ernest LamouT George w. Harris, G. NJ. johnson
L. /. Johnson, Henry Michael, II. Retor. IL. scherf
The Food Inspector has recently seized some ter
| or twelve caTcaSses of dressed mutton, known a.
"blOwn mutton" sent here from Baltimore. Thii
meat is by some process blown full of air, which
gives II the appearance OF fat meat whereas 1t II
poor and unfit for food, and will quickly decom
pose after being blown.
| Upon the recommendation of the special assess
mcnt division, the Commissioners have directed
that some one hundred notifications be sent out u
! persons whose assessments had been revised bu
no liens issued, so that they may have opporunit!
| TO settle the corrected assessments.
| District Attorney Riddle has decided that tn,
property of Mount Zion Church, in square rs, II
! Georgetown, is exempt from taxation.
| Complaints of bad drainage on Sixteenth street
! above NJ street, have been made to the Commits
! SiOners