Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-01
District Government Affairs.

Tne commissioners have paid over to the United
states Treasurer on account OF insurance monies
received for the jefferson school building ga &
Liquor licenses have been approved for issue u
VIM. Cox and Delaware Hndnell. Applications OF
Frank Junghaus and White anu Stewart have been
dfSapprOved.
The building inspectors report for February.
made and 10 lineal feet or vau!ting made. The
receipts for fees which have been turned into the
District treasury was S197.
pared and had printed description and regilIa-
tiOns to govern the janitor in the management OF
the heating apparatus connected with tie school
house corner OF 10th and u streets northwest.
occupied by the colored schools. This is printed
In convenient form on card to be always hung in
the room OF the jan1tOr, SO that he cannot 20
astray In the management OF the heat or ventiia-
tlOn.
VACCINATION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Aspecial meeting Of the board Of school trustees
has been called for tomorrow afternoon ut 3
O'Clock to consider communication OF the health
officer to the Commissioners. which has been re-
to is request that the health officer be allowed to
go in the schools and vaccinate the scholars
COMMISSION TO EXAMINE THE PENSION OFFICE.
The Secretary OF the Interior, in a note to the
OF buildings for the District be detailed to act as
member of q board, of which the architect CT the
Capitol and Adolf Cluss, esq, will be members, to
strength OF the walls of the building at the corner
OF 18th street and PENNSYLVANIA avenue, occupied
by the Pension Office, to support the weight upon
them; and also what, if anything, is necessary,
to be done to guard against fire, and to afford
easy exit for the employees In case OF fire.
SALE OF FISH wHARvEs AND STALLS.
Mr.. Thomas Bowling, aucttOneer, rented yeSter-
day, by direction OF the District government, the
following fish wharveS and stalls in Washing ton
and Georgetown: Stall No to c. Simmons for
ss4; stall No. to same for s25; No. TO same for
$11; No. 4to same purchaser for So Fish wharf
to Grafton Harper for sls5: the Washington wharf
to w. A. Wimsatt for S625, the whole aggregating
handsome per cantage on last years sale.
THE INVESTIGATION OF PUBLIC-SCHoOL BUILDINGS.
The committee designated by the House resOlu-
t1On adopted a few days since, consisting OF DIR.
John S. Billings, Hon. John Eaton, Commissioner
OF Education, and Edward Clark, Architect OF the
Capitol, was at the Office OF the Building InSpec-
tor to-day for the purpose of getting diagrams OF
the several school buildings by the present
Board of Commissioners The duty OF this board
Is to inquire into, examine, and report to the
House District committee, on or before the 18th
OF March, the character, condition. and fitness OF
all buildings owned and rented, now in use, or in
process OF erection, for the use OF the public
schools OF the District OF Columbia, together 18th
the amount Of rent paid for each building or room
rented, and whether said rent is too high, with a
view to such modification for convenience, safety,
health, and reduction of rent, etc.
The Commissioners are giving this committee all
the facilities possible in connection with their dI-
ties, as it Is believed the more information Con-
greSS receives about the schools OF this District
the more clearly will the members see what is due
to the schools, especially when viewed in connec-
uOn with what has been done by Congress for edu-
cation in the states.