Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-16
District Government Affairs.

The Commissioners have decided that license Is
required for all public entertainments where a fee
is required for the safe Keeping of hat and coat,
prior to entering such entertainment, 1t being
equivalent to an entrance Zee.
Special License Agent Raft states that there are
a number or men engaged in business who have no
license: that he has made against the follow
against them to-morrow:-L NJ. Saunders & Bro,
w. E. BurfOrd, L. r. Shoemaker AlOnZ0 A. Marr,
w: bowman, and Ryan & Tracy.
called to the condition OF the trees on street, be-
tween Delaware avenue and 1st street northeast,
An effort will be made by the District Commits
sioners to introduce gasgovenOrs into the public
school buildings in order to economic In that
Building permits issued by Inspector Entwisle:
George w: Evans, repair brick, No. IL Grant
street; SIS: Mrs Busy, erect two two-story
Georgetown; 32, 400.
THE BILL FOR RELIEF OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
The Senate bill, introduced by Mr.. Ingalls,, March
9Th, for the relief Of Howard university, which
provides that all taxes upon the real and personal
property OF Howard university due and unpaid be
remitted, and that said property shall be forever
exempt from taxation SO long as it is used only
for the purposes set forth in the charter of said
tees cause to be decided to the United States the
square OF ground containing eleven acres, known
as University park, was referred to the District
commissioners, who have returned the same
to the Senate committee, stating that as
this Is free institution OF learning it's proper
OF taxes. The total amount OF taxes-county, city,
and personal, with penalties, interest, etc., is
$16,10667.
THE WATER SUPPLY QUESTION.
Water Registrar Cox, in explanation to an In
Quiry made by gentleman living in the north
west portion OF the city In relation to the made
Quate supply OF water In the square bounded by r
and Corcoran and 18th and i4th Streets states that
The water registrar states that when the stand
pipe was first erected there were only 400 houses
draWng ray water from It but at present there are
late hour at night the high service is turned of
and the low service put on to enable the men to I'LL
high service is first turned on in the morning
tolerably good supply OF water Is furnished, but it
= m not Long pedofe the tSp supply becomes weak from
into the stand-pipe. The pump on u street only
runs at about half its capacity, owing to the fact
The only remedy thatt water department. sees
which will help is for Congress to pass Senator
Harris bill for an-ancreased water supply.
LOCAL SMALLPOX NoTEs.-Another case OF small
p0x was developed to-day at 412 E street south
west. The published statement about serious re,
suits 10 the nremen from vaccination are denied
by the health Office officials and by Chief Cronin
Health Officer Townshend denies the statements
coming through his Office and respectable drug
stores is absolutely pure, andsin this connection,
hs that he sus n
District. 1t is cropping ont in all quarters in a
small way, and the only way he knows to prevent
It's spread Is by vaccination. This is the way it
tion to the public. telephone message from
truck company B this afternoon, says the pub
lished statement Is false, as every man OF that
company is In good health and ready for service.
Dr. Mead Is to visit Arlington tomorrow to
arrange for quarantine over the Long bridge, If
found necessary. The schools viii be closed on
that siele OF the river.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue.. $349. 81; customs, Ss02 78745
NATIONAL BANK Norks received to-day for re-
demption, $275, GOO
COIN CoUNTERFElTERs sARRESTED.-A telegram
to the chief OF the secret service reports the arrest
at Detroit, Michigan, yesterday OF Chas A. Nesbit
and Chas. II. Chapman for manufacturing ane
passing counterfeit silver dpilara.