The Evening critic., 1882-03-01
District Government Notes.

An important meeting of the Fire
Board will be held tonight at the Office of the
Chief Engineer.
The trustees of the Industrial Home
School to-day applied to the Commissioners
for a number OF young trees TO plant In tho
vicinity Of the institution and along the aven-
ues leading to it.
,I The % liquor lice license committee at their
applications OF d. Hudnell and William Cox
and disapproved those OF Frank Junkhaus
and White 4 Stewart.
The Inspector of Buildings will imme-
dately begin to issue notices TO the proprle-
tors OF sixty public halls, dancing academies,
etc., Of the changes of construction required In
the buildings by the Safety Committee.
The list of fires during the month end
ing yesterday shows tina. on fourteen occa-
sions the services OF the Fire Department were
called into requisition. The loss by fire dur
Ing the month"; including the Jefferson Build
s5i, 300. s ' W " ~ . "'''
building permits have been granted as
follows; To Mrs. Francis Toughy, TO erect u
pense OF 81 900; John Brinkley, TO erect a
store on NJ street. near First northeast 81 900;
to Thomas Ready, to build a frame house on
Conduit road, $500.
The Asbestos Manufacturing Compa-
nies furnished the Inspector OF Buildings to-
day with q number OF samples of the asbestos
cloth adapted for theatre curtains. The sam
pies show that the fabric is entirely applica-
lace for oil painting the canvass Of which
curtains are customarily made.
The School Board to-day sent to the
Inspector of Buildings printed copy OF the
"description and directions for operating the
steam heating apparatus at school-house at
the intersection OF Tenth and U streets and
Vermont avenue" The circular states that
the building is heated by two largo boilers,
situated In fire-proof boiler rooms In the base.
ment, and gives at length the directions for
their operation.
MIR. Bailey, Superintendent of lamps.
| is making an effort 10 Introduce gas-lamp, 10
| be placed at the top OF iire-escapes In the big
| hotels, warehouses, Departments, etc. The
white letters, are the words, "Flre-escape
| station" If these lamps were lighted at night,
he claims they would attract attention and
| acquaint people with the situation of the ire
escapes, so that they could ind them without
| loss OF time In case OF panic, which would be
| great advantage, and might prove the means
| OF saving many lives.
| Special License Aegnt Henry Raft to.
day took out q warrant against Benjamin j.
| Moore, who holds a responsible position In the
| Sixth Auditor'soflice, Post-onice Department,
| charging him with evading the license laws of
| the District Some weeks ago The CRITIC,
true to its principles as the workingmen's or
| gan, published acomplaint that certain men IN
| Government employ were injuring the carpen-
| ters OF the city by taking large contracts for
| church furnishing and other carpenter work
| out OF their hands, and giving them TO outside
| firms who could aford to do the work at a
much cheaper rate. The article was brought
| 10 MIR. Dents attention, who referred Ii TO Mr..
| RAN, and by the latter the case was inyesti-
| gated. II Is stated that tho gentleman for
whom the warrant was Issued has solicited
| orders for the Excelsior Furniture Company,
| of Cincinnati, Ohio and that company has re.
| recently furnished the pews and other furni-
| ture Of church In this city, otc., through his
| efforts. Several other Government clerks Will
be arrested oreompelled to give $500 for a
! license.