Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-29
CITY AND DISTRICT.
District Government Affair.".

District Government AHy0AEOs
It is Officially stated at the Commissioners office
that the employment OF Mr.. Brady at the request
or the building committee on new school build
ings. is not on account OF any Incompetence OF
Mr.. LauritZen first assistant inspector OF build
fngs. who has heretofore executed the work 70
their entire satisfaction, and who three years ago
received the prize offered for the best school
The health officer was informed last night that
the offensive oleomargarine works at the foot OF
tallow yesterday and that there VIII be no more
OF Ii.
District Commissioner Morgan returned to the
city last night after brief trip to Atlantic City
and Long Branch. He is still suffering from ner-
vous prostration and may ind it necessary TO re-
peat his visit, the time he was absent being too
short to AFFORD permanent relief
Mr.. RAN, special license agent, yesterday ar
rested two huckSterS for doing business without
license, and to-day he took out warrants for two
more.
ThR SCHOOL SITES
selected for the new schools to be erected this
summer are a lot on Sd street, between and L
streets, for one eight-room school for the eighth
division colored schools, and lot offered by Mr..
school building, on F, near 9th street. The site
for the tweve-room building is, as has already
been stated, in the west end OF the city.
THE RENT OF CURTIS SCHOOL HALF.
The fund derived from the rent Of the Curtis
school building In Georgetown for concerts, etc,
which goes the benefit OF the nth school division,
has heretofore been deposited In the Farmers and
Mechanics bank, of Georgetown, by the sub-board
OF school trustees Of Georgetown, for the sake OF
convenience, subje ct to the order Of Mr. c. NJ.
Matthew'S in trust, that school division receiving,
soners, by the wishes OF the Us Treasury ofiici-
ais have ordered that these funds be turned over
to the US. Treasury to the credit Of the District.
Mr.. Matthews was at once notified.
Mr.. Cook this morning received a note from Mr..
c. NJ. Matthew'S dated at Cape May, July IS, 1882,
gard 70 the sums to his account in
the Farmers and Mechanics bank as school
trustee. and stating that he had asked Informal
ton of the bank as TO the exact sum and would
give directions that check for the same be sent,
but that he will not be able to render an account
until his return to the city: Mr.. Cook has to-day
received q check from the bank In Georgetown for
e59. which Mr.. Cook, collector Of the District,
Will deposit in the Treasury.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwsle: Mr. Hubbard, re-
model brick, corner Connecticut avenue, 18th
street, and Dupont crclue; s2,500 John Fahru-
koDf; repair brick, Ash street s.w.; $500 Fire
mems Insurance Co., erect new three-Story Office,
corner Louisiana avenue and 9TH street NV.
1880
The South Washington Water Supply.
REASONS WHY NO SPECIAL MEASURES OF RELIEF
CAN BE ADOPTED UNDER PRESENT CgCUM-
STANCES.
The District Commissioners have written the
following letter, addressed to Hon. O. II. Irish,
chief OF the bureau of engraving and printing:
Your communication OF the 18th instant, stating
that for the proper conduct OF the business OF the
vi engraving ana pruning II Is aDS0iutefy
necessary for it to have an increased water sup
ply, and suggesting to that end that the District
lay 12-inch main from Pennsylvania avenue to
street, connecting there with the existing r.
inch main leading to the bureau, has received
careful consideration. Congress has made no
appropriation for this work, and certainly
If it be done for the benent of the
bureau its cost should not be put the water
fund of the District which results solely from
water rents and taxes collected from its citizens.
If the work is needed partly for the beneft OF the
citizens, even then the United States should de-
fray its portion Of the expense and such eXpendi-
ture is not yet authorized by Congress-. Under
present conditions this work could not be done for
the benet OF the citizens, and If done it could not
be utilized without drawing upon the limited and
inadequate supply OF other sections where in
many cases great distress already exists. 1t
is possible, with existing mains, to turn more
wafer INTO the South Washington district, but only
by aggravating the evil referred to above. The
present water supply is as evenly divided as 1t is
possible to make 1t, and 1t is the policy and duty
or the Commissioners to maintain it so. Any other
course would be clearly inequitable and unjus-
tiiable.
The Commissioners have also written a letter to
VIM. Pettibone, in reply to an application filed by
him and other citizens OF South Washington re-
queStng Increase of water supply In that section,
in which they say that the difficulty is not in the
absence OF sufficient capacity Of distributing
IN ms, but In the absence OF an available supply.
1t would be Impossible to turn more water into
that section except at the expense OF other dis
trictS