Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-03
District Government Affairs.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.

MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
commissioner EimOndS held consultations yes
to-day afternoon with Chief of Police DYE and
others as to police reorganization.
Commissioner West, after a consultation with
advertise for proposals to erect the new school
Yesterday afternoon the Commissioners renewed
The commission OF Mr.. Henry Raft as special pO-
Geeman and license agent
MI. W. Walton, owner of the premises on 14th
street used by the District for school purposes
yesterday afternoon notified the Commissioners to
Vacate his premises within thirty days, as he de-
sires the ~ or the property himself.
MI T. T. Buell., market master. In his report to
tne commissioners upon the communication OF
MI Watson recommending the establishment
OF labor market on street advises against IL
and gives his reasons at length. He says work
men OF all Kind can be found where any labor is
The quarterly statement of the debt of the Dis
uict shows an Increase OF 81 $50 over the previous
statement, which Is due TO the issue OF IS bonds
required by the act OF June 18Th, $780, The total
Indebtedness OF the District r s21 66601O The de-
crease In the debt has been 81 .ls9 80 since 1873
Changes have been made In the health Office as
follows: G.. ". DOugherty. appointed clerk vice
". }. Cooke, resigned; Thos. N. Shepherd, trans
iefred nom tnird TO second sanitary division: j. n
Dickson, from second to fourth sanitary division:
Theron ". Parsons. 10 duty as permit and COM
PLANT clerk: VIII A. Short, to sanitary duty in
third district; II. NJ Barr from chief clerks office
70 bureau OF vital statistics
Health Onicer TOwnshend yesterday addressed
the employees of his office, urging renewed energy
IN the performance or their duties He said stricter
discipline was the order OF the day in all the de-
was furnished with a letter OF Instructions
The report OF the inspector OF buildings for the
month OF March shows that 40 permits We're
ISSUED 1or new buildings, and 1c4 for repairs.
COLLECTIONS IN MARCH
District Collector John F. Cook has made collec-
Gcns for the month OF March as follows: on ac-
count or general taxes for the year ending June
30 1Ss3- s2,S51.s1; Tor year ending. June 30 1882:
- v same e G5 ysaP s a ,aso J! June 80 ISL
,er 20 sistS.S: year Is's {. $3.50 year Isl,
$40. 62; licenses, sI.i963G; water rent $5s16 "a:
water mains, 81 81, which, together with other
month.
Building permits issued by Inspector Entwisle:
Gen j. GOckeler, erect two story dwelling Tth
between q and streets northwest; 81 SEQ j a.
Jones. erect S-story dwelling, 18th, between ST.
Ryan. repair brick, 327 street northeast: $3.50
Gen d. g. Swain, erect a two story dwelling, Mt
Pleasant; $500. Miss L. NJ yoss erect four build
ings on OIL street southeast; 81 900 H. C. Burcb.
$1,000. AN 1''A'
BAIL FOR BENNETr.-This morning. in Judge
Eagners specia! Criminal Court, District Attorney
COrkhtn stated That, III the case or Nathan l. BEN
1etL indicted Tor receiving stolen property uhe
ChIistiancy diamonds). who was held In New York
70 Dali TO appear here on April 1st the defendant
was present prepared 10 renew his bail Mr. Ben
nett thereupon appeared, and John f. Cusck, OF
14G3 Isl avenue, and Lawrence Mcdonald I222
vest llth street, New York, after examination,
were accepted as sureties on his bond in 1900 Tor
1f appearance WDtn called
MARRIAGE LICENSES--Marriage licenses have
1ern issued by the clerk OF the court 20 Amasa S.
Crossfl@ld and Louise 7. Brown. Thomas W. Kin
eatd and Virginia f. CaSSin. Jerry F. Johnson
and Mary Perry. Victor windelcn and jesse
Louise Randall Thomas o. HUI and Mary Lee
EOwiand, both OF Alexandria, Va Robert TAYLOR
and Clara b. BranS0n, OF Baltimore, Md. Daniel
Hcdford and Eliza Ann Boone. both OF Annapolis
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKHr-At the Queens
town drove yards, on the Metropolitan branch,
IL & II fhrso mill from he cit Tayr
Means proprietor, yesterday 2l6 head OF cattle
were sold to butchers at 5a7Ic. per 10. $40 sheep
ahd lambs we're sold as follows: sheep, Gaze. pei
70 lambs, iGai2kc. per 10. . cows and calves
lAir.
1BE INDUSTRIAL HONE SCHOOI.--The regular
nonthlS meeting OF the officers OF this school was
- last evening at the residence Of Mr. Henry A.
Wnaiu, laSo n street; present-Mr B. H. Warner.
PRESIDENT; Mis- II. W. Blackford secretary. Mr..
mi Mrs Willard, Mr.. and Mrs Tupper Sen atoY
S1hgef ana wife, Prof Doo,ittle Mrs Voorhees,
is H. NJ. Ticker, Mr.. c. Nj. MattheWs and Snnf
0eoek hridSe. Several applications by parfies
Wishing 10 adopt children were acted on ( com
0sttee was appointed 10 submit recommendatSons
g the next meeting as 10 the expenditure or the
congressional appropriation. Resolutions were
soopted thanking the amateur orchestra, under
Dol Bernays, for the concert recently given me
onAdren, anc 70 E W. Stone for organizing the
= After adjournment those present enjoyed
osn@ous collation., provided BY Ma Wulal0